The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-21
LAWS OF WISCONSIN
Passed at the Session of 1876.
Published April 4, 1851
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revised statutes, entitled "Of the assessment
and collection OF taxes"
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Whenever the board of supervisors of
any county in this state shall fail to apportlon
against any organized town thereof, III any year,
any state, county school tax, any part o. any
such tax with which such town is or should be
properly chargeable it shall be lawful and it is made
hereby the duty of the board of supervisors of the
county III which such town is situated, in any sue
ceefing year thereafter, to apportion any and all
such taxes failed to be appclt against such
town, and add the same to the amount of the annual
or current tax apportioned to such town. 1t shall
be the duty of the clerk of the said board 10 cer
~ the gross amount of such tax to the clerk of
such town in the manner and ct the same
ume as he is now required by law to certify the
annual apportionment of taxes; and it shall be
the duty OF the town clerk of such town to calcu-
late and carry out the gross amount of such omit
ted ana current taxes in the matter and at che
time now provided by law for carrying out taxes
in town tax-roils and warrants The provisions of
TINS act shall apply to the wards in cities and incor
porated towns and villages, and to such failures
to apportiOn that have heretofore occurred we'll
as to those that may hereafter occur.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be i'll
force from and after its passage and publication
Apr we'd March ID, 1876.
Published April 4, 1851
CHAPTER 374.
AN ACT relating to duties of town officers, and
amendatOry of section two, chapter fifteen, of
the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section two of chapter fifteen, of the
revised statutes, entitled ''Of towns and town
officers, powers and duties of towns" Is hereby
amended to read as follows: Section 2. The quail
fed electors Of each town shall have power at any
legal meeting thereof to vote to raise money TOR
the repair and building roads and bridges, for
the support of the poor, and for defraying all
proper charges and expenses arising in the town,
and they may direct the institution and defense of
actions controversies
corporations, individuals or other towns, and
direct such sum of money to be raised for prose-
cutting and defending such actions as they may
dee u proper.
Section 8 ri. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March ID, 1875.
Published April T. 1861
CHAPTER 376.
AN ACT to amend section ifty-eight of chapter
one hundred and fifty-two, general laws of 1869,
relating TO highways and br dyes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section fft5-eight of chapter
hundred and ffty-two of the general laws of
1862 is hereby amended to read follows:
Whenever the supervisors shall lay out, alter
discontinue any highway, they shall cause an ac
curate survey thereof to be made, when necessary,
and they shall make out description of the high
way so laid out, altered, or discontinued, and in
corporate the same, in order to be signed by
them, and shall cause such order to be filed and
recorded in the Office of the town clerk, who
shall note the time of recording the same in the
record. Such order, together with the award of
damages hereinbefore mentioned, shall be made
out and filed in the Office of the town clerk within
ten days after the day fixed for deciding upon the
application; pr0Uided that the town board of super
visors shall have power TO adjourn from time to time
until they can decide upon such applications but
not to exceed thirty days from the time of the first
meeting of the board; such application Il writ
ten notice for each adjournment shall be pasted for
laying out, altering, disseminating such high
way, and in case said supervisors shall fail to file
such order and award, within the ten days afore-
said they shall be deemed to have decided against
the application.
Section 2. This act shalt take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1876
Published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER SOL.
AN ACT to provide for the payment of fees to gar
nishees.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. In all actions of proceedings hereafter
commenced IN any of the courts of this state, in
which any person or corporation shall be summoned
as garnishee, the person summoned to answer in
such garnishee suit proceedings, shall be en-
titled to receive the same tee for travel and attend
ance, as is allowed to witnesses in all courts,
in which said garnishee is summoned to appear
and such garnishee shall not be bound to appear
answer unless his fees for travel and at least one
days attendance, shall be paid him at the time of
the services of the garnshee process upon him, and
such fees shall be taxed costs in the action or
proceedings III the witness fees
now taxed.
Sc tion 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 49, 1876.
Published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER 800.
An ACT to prevent the hunting of deer with dogs
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to hunt, chase, drive, worry kill with
<f1 ,l~ry al
time; and any ersou or persons offending against
the provisions of this section shall be punished by
fine OF not less than twenty dollars, and not more
than thirty dollars for each and every offense
gether with costs of suit and shall be imprisoned in
the county jail OF the county wherein the offense
was committed until said fine and costs fully
paid, or discharged according to law; and in
all conditions convictions under this act e-half
of all fines and penalties shall be paid by the
justice of theIpeace to the person who shall inform
make complaint in the case.
Section q Justices of the peace shall have juris
diction to hear, try and determine all cases which
may under The provisions of this act; prOUidej
that the defendant shall not be deprived of jury
rial, nor his rights of appeal as in other cases.
Section 6. This shall take effect and be in force
fl ON and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IS, 1876.
published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER 4l2
An ACT to provide for the better protection of life
in theatres, concert halls, lecture and pub
lie school houses.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly do enact follows:
Sectlen l. 1t shall not be lawful for any owner,
lessee or manager of any theater, concert hall, or
lecture room, to rent the for public use,
unless the owner, lessee manrger first having all
the doors Of said theater concert hall, lecture
room made, constructed and so hinged locked
and fastened as to open outwards, so that in case
of fire or panic, that rush is made to get out,
the doors may be forced open in place of being
forced Shut so that it would be impossible to open
them.
Section 2. Any person who shall neglect or refuse
TO comply with the provisions of this act, shall be
punished by fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars, nor more than fifty dollars for each and
every offense.
Section 5. All penalties imposed by the prov s.
ions of this act may be recovered with costs of
action by any person or persons in his or their
name before any justice of the peace in any city,
village or town in the county where any offense,
under this act may be committed, where the
party .neglecting refusing to comply with the
provisions of this act may reside or be found,
and any justice of the peace shall have Jurlsdlc-
ton to hear, try and determine all cases when
may arise under the provisions OF this chapter;
oyouided the defendant shall not be deprived OF
Jury trial. or his right to appeal as in other cases
section 4. All penalties for the violation OF this
act when collected shall be paid by the court be-
fore which such conviction shall be had, to be
placed to the credit OF the school fund.
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