The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-28

out license, nor shall any patent right dealer be
required to take out license to sell his own inven-
ton, nor shall any person travelling on foot can
vasslng for or selling books pamphlets papers or
maps be required to take out the license In TINS
chapter provided.
section 4. Section sixteen of said chapter sew
enty-two is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following words, land every specai treasury agent
appointed under the provisions OF TINS act, shall
before entering upon the discharge ot LIS uusies as
sufficient sureties and in such sum as the treasury
agent may think proper go that aid section six
teen, when amended shall read as follows: Section
I6 Every special treasury agent appointed under
the provisions of this act shall, before entering
upon the discharge OF ms au.ea as such, take and
the treasury agent, duly certified by the officer
taking it. and every special treasury agent appoint
ed under the provisions OF this act, shall, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of his duties as
such, execute to the treasury agent a bond with
suffici Mt sureties and in such sum the treas
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March IS, 1876.
Published April IL, 1861
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to provide for the safe keeping OF public
moneys, and the investment of surplus funds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact as folows:
Section 1. Every public officer who by virtue of
any public Office in this state becomes the custodian
or possessor of any moneys belonging to such Office
ex-oillcio otherwise, shall faithfully hold and
keep the same until drawn, transferred invested
in accordance with law; and the use of loaning of
such money by any public officer without the
authority of law shall be deemed enlightenment, and
upon conviction thereof he shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the state prison for q term of not
less than one year nor more than ten years, i'll the
discretion of the court.
Section 2. The use or conversion of any public
moneys other than by lawful authority, and the use
or deposit of such moneys for private purposes
gain, shall he deemed as loaning embezZling the
same, and upon conviction thereof, the party SO
offending shall be punished as provided i'll section
one of this act.
Section 8. Whenever in the opinion of the law
fully constituted authorities, it may be deemed
advantageous to the state to invest public MONEYS
in interest bearing bonds of the United States.
of this state, IT may be lawful for the author
ties which otherwise might control and direct the
expenditure of the same, to direct such investments
to be made; pr0uided that such direction shall be
made and kept of record and that the account of
loss or gain shall be kept with the particular fund
from which the investment is made, and the loss
ga thereby sha inure to the same fund.
Section 4. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands by and with the approval of the gov
ernor, may from time to time direct such invest
ments from any fund held by or belonging 10 the
state not otherwise provided for, and may specify
any amount of such bonds to be taken; and so,
may direct the subsequent disposal of such bonds,
the proceeds of which shall be covered into the
fund from which taken.
Section s. 1t ehall be the duty of the governor
and attorney general at least once in each quarter
year, and at such other times as the governor may
elect, to examine and that the sum of al
OF state and state treasurer belonging to the
several funds is in the vaults of the treasury and
in case of deficiency to require the treasurer to
make the same at once good. Should the treasurer
r. fuse or neglect for the period of ten days there
after to have the full sum due in the treasury, il
shall be the duty of the attorney general inst-
tute proceedings at law to recover the same.
Section 6. Sections one and two of this act shall
apply to all public officers within this state and for
any violation of the provisions thereof suit may be
instituted by any tax payer, as III other criminal
proceedings.
Section 7. Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed as prohibiting the investment of fluids
by any county, town. city village authorities in
the outstand ng inde btedness of their respec-
tive organizations.
Section s. All acts parts of acts conflicting with
or COL travenlng the provisions of this act here
by repealed.
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first Monday in January
1878.
Approved March IS, 1876.
Published April IL, 1861
CHAPTER 4O4.
AN to amend certain sections of chapter thir-
teen of the revised statutes, entitled ''Of county
and county officers
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section one hundred and forty-two Of
chapter thirteen OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended to read a follows: Every register
of deeds shall keep general index, each page of
which shall be divided into nine columns with
heads to the respective columns follows, to w.t.