The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-04-27
LAWS OF WISCONSIN
passed at the Session of 1875.
Published March 81. 1876.
CHAPTER 058.

III Senate aRQ Assembly, 10 6HdCJ dS 1OhOHS.
SECTION 1. Section one ~, OF chapter one hun
dred and two 102) of the general laws OF 1868, is
hereby amended by striking out OF said section,
after the word who in the second line, the words
Eshal reserve from the natural growth or" so that
said section ~ shall read as follows: Section l.
Every land owner or possessor OF five acres OF land
or more, who shall successfully grow by planning,
not to exceed onefth part thereof in forest trees,
in the form of tree-bets hereinafter described,
shall be entitled to have the land on which sGcn
trees grow exempted from taxation from the tlme
the said trees commence to grow, II planted py Sne
owner, until the trees shall reach the height OF
twelve feet Whenever the trees shall nave at
tanned the height of twelve Q2) feet, he shall be en-
titled to receive annual bounty OF TWO ~ per
acre. for each acre so planted or grown as a tree-
belt which bounty shall be allowed MN as ne[eln-
after provided and the certificate therefor snaii De
received by the collector of taxes assessed on the
entire land of which the tree-belt forms part as
SEC . All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with,
contravening the provisions OF TINS act are mere
by repealed. 5000
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1876.
Published March 81, 1861
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT TO amend section one d. OF chapter tnlrty-
three (33) Of the general laws of 1874, relating TO
permanent land marks.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact rs follows:
SECTION / Section one ~, of chapter thirtythree
1885, of the general laws of 1874 is hereby amended
so as to read follows: Section l. me quanneo
electors of the several towns in this State are here
by authorized to determine, by vote, at any annual
town meeting hereafter to be held or at any special
town meeting which may be called for that purpose,
whether they are in favor of erecting permanent
land marks at the corner of sections and quarter
stakes or not; due notice thereof having been
given as provided by law in case OF special town
meetings: and for this purpose every quallhed
elector may vote separate ballot, upon which snail
be written or printed, partly written and partly
printed, the following words: " For erecuon OF
1ermanent land MARKS" or "against the erection
of permanent land marks" which ballots shall De
counted and canvassed in the same manner as pal-
lots for town officers are canvassed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March H. 1876.
Published March 81. 1861
CHAPTER 270.
AN ACT to amend chapter sixty-seven OF the re-
vised statutes; relating to cemetery associations
and town cemeteries.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Section six of chapter sixty-seven of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by add1ng
thereto as follows: Said trustees shall also have
full power and control said cemetery, and may
take such measures, they may from time TO Tune
think proper, relative to beautlfylng ana adormng
said cemetery by the planting of trees, shrubs and
flowers and no owner agent OF any lot or lots IN
said cemetery shall plant any such trees or shrubs
or erect any fences except In compliance with sucn
rules regulations, and orders as said trustees may
from time to time prescribe and said trustees shall
have full power and authority to require any lot
owner occupant of any lot or lots upon which any
such trees or shrubs may have been planted, or any
such fences may have been erected, to remove: re-
arrange, rebuild, or repair the same III compliance
with such rules, regulations, and orders as they
may from time to time prescribe and in case such
owner or occupant shall refuse neglect to en-
ply with any such rule regulauon or Qroer as sau
every such case, said trustees may cause any such
trees shrubs, fences to be removed, rearranged,
rebuilt or repaired, as the case may be.
SEC 2. This act shall be in force and take ehect
from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1876.
Published April l, 1851
CHAPTER 344.
AN ACT to codify and consolidate all laws in rela-
ton to town insurance companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Tt shall be lawful for any number OF
persons not less than twenty-five, residing III the
same town djoning towns in this State who, col
lectivey, shall own property OF not less than twenty
five thousand dollars in value, which they desire to
have insured. to form themselves into
compauv for mutual insurance against loss dam
age by fire lightning, which corporation shall
possess the usual powers and be subject to the
usual duties Of corporations, and the corporate
name thereof shall embrace the name of the town
in which the business office of said company Is
located.
SEC. 2. Every company so formed shall choose
of their number not less than five nor more than
nine directors to manage the affairs Of said COM
pany who shall hold their Office for one
year. and until others are elected; and such
directors shall choose one of their number presl-
dent and one as secretary.
SEC. 3. The dire ctors Of such company shall file
their articles of association together with copy of
their bylaws and the names of the officers OF such
company in the clerks office of the town in which
the office of said company is located and shall keep
record of their proceedings in book to be Kept
for that purpose together with the names OF all
persons insured, and the amount each person Is
insured, which record shall be kept open for the
inspection of all members of such company from
the hours Of O'Clock a. m. to O'Clock p. M.
of each secular day, the established Mondays eA-
cepted.
fine president and secretary.
agreeing in the of the company to pay al loss
or damages which may be sustained, by fire or light
ming for a term not exceeding five years, by the
holders of such policies, and not exceeding the sum
named in such policy.
SEC. 5. Every person so insured shall give his
dertakng, bearing even date with the policy so Is
sued to HIM binding himself, his heirs and assigns,
to pay his pro share to the company of all losses
or damage by fire or lightning which may be sus-
tanned by any member thereof. and every such I'M
dertakng shall, within ten days after acceptance by
the said company of said undertaking, be filed in
the office Of the secretary OF such company, and
shall remain on file in such office, except when
-quirsd to be produced in court as evidence. He
shall also, at the time OF eecting such insurance,
pay such percentage in cash and such reasonable
sums for a policy as may be required by the rules
or bylaws of the company.
SEC. 6. Every member of such company who may
sustain loss damage by fire or lightning shall i'm
mediately notify the president of such company, or
his absence, the secretary thereof, who shall forth
with convene the directors of such company, whose
duty it shall be- when so convened, to appoint
mittee of not less than three nor more than five
members of such company, to ascertain the amount
of such loss or damage and in of the inability
of the parties to agree upon the amount of such loss
or damage the claimant may appeal to the judge of
the county court OF such county, whose duty it shall
be to appoint three disinterested persons COM
mittee of reference, who shall have full authority to
examine witnesses and to determine all matters in
dispute who shall make their award in writing to
the president or in his absence, to the secretary of
such company, which award thereon shall be final.
The said committee of reference shall each be al
lowed the sum of two dollars per day for each days
service SO rendered and the sum of five cents per
mile necessarily Travelled in the discharge of such
duties which shall be paid by the claimant unless
the award of said committee shall exceed the sum
offered the company in liquidation of such loss OF
damage, in which case said expenses shall be paid
by the company.
SEC T. The company formed under the provis-
ions of this act may classify the property insured at