The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-30

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 8, 1876.
published March 49, 1851
CHAPTER $50.
An ACT to provide for the better protection of
bridges in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section i. The owner or owners of any bridge
in this state, kept and maintain ed wholly for the
use of the public, free OF TOLL shall have the au-
thority to fix and collect, in the name or names
and for the and benefit of such owner or own.
ers suitable penalties for the riding or driving
faster than walk such bridge, the length of
whose span not less than twenty five feet; pro-
ended, said penalties shall III no exceed the
sum of five dollars, be less than one dollar:
and pr0yided frth9r that it shall be the duty of
said owner or owners to put up and maintain, at
their own proper cost and expense, in conspicuous
places at each end of a II such bridges notice in
largo characters, that any person riding or driving
faster than walk on such bridge, shall forfeit the
sum which shall have been fixed as the penalty
therefor, as hereintofore provided.
Section 2. Whoever sha II wlfully injure any such
bridge, for every such offeuse shall fort cit treble
damage; and be may be indicted aud punished as
provided by law
Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1876.
Published March 10, 1861
CHAPTER 236.
AN ACT to amend section three (3) of chapter one
hundred and eighty-seven $50 of the revised
statutes OF the state OF WISCONSIN,, entitled 90
prisons generally and common jails."
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Section three (3) of chapter hun
dred and tightyseven l8i) of the revised statutes
of the state of Wisconsin, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: Sec ton 3. All charges for
maintaining convicts who have been sentenced to
confinement IN the state prison. and the expense
for maintaining persons char ged with Offenses and
duly committed for trial and Of those who arecon-
fined in the county JAIL or who may be committed
hp of AN md py for
fsafe keeping, shall be paid out of the unity treas
ury the accounts of the keeper of such Jail having
been first allowed by the board of county superyi-
sors; pr0riied, that such keeper shall be entitled
to and shall receive such compensation for main
tanning persons in said Jail, shall be allowed
by the board of supervisors of the proper county,
not less than three dollars 49, per week for each
prisoner.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 9. 1876.
Published March IS, 1S7G.l
CHAPTER 1872.
AN ACT relating to actions for the foreclosure of
mortgages.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repr ssented
in senate and assembly do enact follows:
Section l. The plaintiff III any action for the fore
closure of a mortgage, heretofore hereafter COM
menced, may amend the summons, complaint and
proceedings in said action, after judgment and
before sale, by making any person a defendant in
said action who is a necessary or proper party to
the same and who shall not have been made a
party before judgment, i'll the manner hereinafter
described.
Section The plaintiff desiring such amend
ment, his attorney, shall make affidavit stat
ing that the person sought to be made defendant
is necessary proper party to said action: that such
person has, claims to have as the aant believes,
some interest in or claim upon the mortgaged
premises, which interest claim, if any subject
to, or subsequent to the mortgage in the complaint
described. Upon such affidavit the court in which
such action is brought, OF a judge thereof, county
Ju 1ge court commissioner of the proper county,
! motion fl q IA rjprt hat
! the person named IN such affidavit be made de-
! PENDANT in said action and that the summons and
| complaint be amended accordingly, and such order
shall direct that the summons and complaint as
amended, be served such defendant together
with copy of such order. and that proceedings on
such judgment be stayed until the further order of
the court, and that unless the said defendant so
brought in, answer said complaint as required by
the summons, the judgment in said action be
! amended to bar such defendant in the same
manner and with the effect if he had origl-
naly been made defendant therein and failed to
answer the complaint.
/ Section 3. If any such defendant so brought in,
is nonresident of this state, and it appear by
affidavit, the order shall further direct that SER
vice of the amended summons be made on such
absent defendant as now provided by law. If any
defendants persons unknown owners or
heirs, said amendments may be made as against
them, herein provided, and notice given to them
as provided by law; and in case of any known
infant defendants brought in, the court or judge
thereof, or county judge shall appoint guardian
! al Item.
Section l. Upon due proof of the service of such
| amended summons summonses and complaint,
as required by this act, and by the order made as
aforesaid in said action, and of the default of such
defendant to appear or answer, the court shall on
the application of the plaintiff, at any general or
special term in the circuit, render judgment
amending the origina Judgment in the action, so
as TO bar and foreclose said defendants, brought
in, from all right, lien, claim, interest equity
of redemption in said MOI gagged premises any
part thereof, except the right of redemption given
by law, and that the premises be sold upon such
| Judgment as amended; and such judgment so
amended shall be valid and conclusive against all
the defendants in said action, originally enter
ed against ALL
Section 5. ANY defendant, so brought in, and ap-
pearing or answering, shall have the same rights
and be entitled to the notice of proceedings
thereafter in other cases; and any issue Joined
by him shall be disposed of by the existing prac-
tce.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1876.
Published March Is, 1876.
CHAPTER 189.
An ACT for the organization of corporations fol-
benevolent purposes.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. Any number of persons, not less
than three, who shall desire to associate them
selves together for the purpose of affordng relief
distress or by contributing the expenses for bury
ing the dead, or furnishing aid to their widows
and orphans, and for other benevolent purposes
may, with thelr associates, successors and assigns
| become body corporate and pohtic by complying