The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04

fne Of not less Khan twenty dollars, and not nor,
than thirty dollars each and every offense to-
gether with costs of suit and shalt be imprisoned
inhe county Jail of the county wherein the offenst
was committed until said fine and costs are fully
| paid or are discharged according to law and in
all conditions lconvictiOns) under this act
of all lines and penalties shall be paid over by the
justice of the peace to the person who shall inform
or make complaint in the case.
SEC. 2. Justices of the peace shall have iurisdic-
ton to hear. try and determine all cases which NAV
arise under the provisions of this act urovided
that the defendant shall not be deprived Of a Jury
trial, nor his rights of appeal as in other cases.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication
Approved March IS, 1876.
Published APRIL e. 1861
CHAPTER 412.
AN ACT to provide for the better protection of life
in theaters, concert halls, lecture rooms and pub
lie school houses.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION /. 1t shall not be lawful for auy owner
lessee or manager of any theater concert hall, or
lecture room, to rent the for public use I'M
less the owner lessee or manager first having all
the doors of said theater, concert hail. or lecture
room made constructed, and SO hinged, locked and
fastened as to open outwards, 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.
SEC. q ANY person who shall neglect or refuse to
comply with the provisions of this act shall be pun
ished by a fine OF not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars for each and every
1 offense.
Sec g. All penalties imposed by the provisions of
this act may be recovered with costs of action by
any person persons in his or their name, before
any justice of the peace in any city, Villages town
| in the county where any offense under this act
may be committed, or where the party neglecting
or refusing to comply with the provisions of this
act may reside be found, and any justice of the
peace shall have jurisdiction to hear, try, and de-
termine all cases which may arise under the pro-
visions of this chapter; provided, the defendant
shall not be deprived of jury trial. his right to
appeal as in other cases.
SEC A. All penalties for the violation of this act,
when collected, shall be paid by the court before
which such conviction shall be had to be placed to
the credit of the school fund.
Sec s. Any person who shall be convicted of any
ofense under this act, and who shall fail to pay the
penalty and costs of such prosecution, shall be
committed to the jail of the county in which such
conviction shall be had, for period of not less
than ten days, when the penalty in such case does
not exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars, and for
the period of one day additional for each dollar,
by which the amount of such penalty shall exceed
in amount the sum of twenty-fiv dollars.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March13, 1876.
published April 6, 1861
CHAPTER S99.
AN ACT to facilitate the driving of logs down the
rivers of the State and their tributaries.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. ALI incorporated companies organ
lied or which shall hereafter organize under
chapter hundred and forty-four, of the gen.
eral laws Of Wisconsin, for the year 1872 and the
acts amendatory thereof, for the purpose of driv-
ing, sorting and delivering. logs on the rivers
of the State and their tributaries, and for the
improvement of such rivers and tributaries for |
such purpose, their successors and assigns are |
hereby authorized and empowered to improve |
any Of such rivers and tributaries or any part |
thereof, by clearing and strengthening the chan
nels thereof, closing .sloughs, erecting sluice
ways, booms of all kinds, necessary side, rolling
and flooding dams, otherwise; provided, how
ever, that such works of improvement shall not I
materially obstruct impede navigation upon such
rivers or tributaries. And in case any such COM
pany shall make such works improvement, and |
shall keep in repair and operate the same as to
render the floating and driving of logs down any of
such rivers and tributaries practicable and reason
ably certain it shall be entitled to have, receive and
collect reasonable tolls for the and enjoyment
of such improvements, to be established and regu-
lated by the directors of such company, subject, |
however to the alteration and revision of the Legs-
lature of this State.
SEC. In case it shall be necessary to take, flow |
injure any lands and property in the construction
of the works of improvement hereby authorized, the
companies making such works. their successors and |
assigns, shall be subject to all of the provisions and
entitled to all the benefits of chapter ftysix of the
revised statutes of Wisconsin, entitled " OF mills
and mill-dams, and of the acts of the legislature
amendatory thereof.
SEC g. It shall be lawful for the companies |
making such works of improvement, their success |
and assigns, to take possession of all logs put
the same, of which the owners or the agents of |
the owners shall not have made adequate provis- |
ions for driving by furnishing all necessary tools,
men, teams, equipments and provisions for break /
ing rollways at the proper time, making in due
time thorough drive OF such logs down such |
rivers tributaries SO improved, without hinder
ing the main drives, and to drive the same down |
and out of such rivers and tributaries and sort |
and hold Ihe same, and shall receive and collect |
therefor the actual costs and expenses incurred I
therefor and incident thereto
SEC. 4. For the tolls and the amount of costs |
and expenses as herein provided, such companies |
shall have lien on the logs for which the same |
were incurred, and may enforce the Same by seiz- |
nre Of the whole or any part thereof at any time /
and from whomsoever may have possession there |
of, and by sale of so much thereof as shall be |
necessary to pay the amount upon such lien upon I
giving ten days. notice provided by law for CIV
ing notices sales of personal property execu-
ton or Justices judgment; may enforce such |
lien in the same manner if provided for the en- i
forcement of liens.
SEC s. Nothing contained in this act shall be con- |
strued as authorizing the construction of any dam
across any river in this State before the first natu
raj impossible barrier to steamboat navigation, ex
listing above its mouth, any works which will ma
terialy obstruct the navigation of such portions of
any such river, FOR as authorizing the obstruc- |
ton in any manner of any slough in any |
such portion of any river, unless said company |
their successors assigns, shall own the entire |
shores on both sides of such SlOughS, have the
written consent thereto of the owners thereof.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March IS, 1876.
Published April 6, 1851
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT to further provide against injury to life
and property upon railways.