River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-18
Published February %, 1876 !
CHAPTER IA

AN ACT TO compel clerks OF every town, city
and llage, and the county clerk OF every
county m this state, to carry cut the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred and fifty
tl5Ol, OF the general laws Of l572 an act en-
titled IAN act to provide for the collection
OF statistics from towns, villages and cities,
showing the amount OF taxes raised therein"
Tbe people OF the state OF Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
Section T. Whenever any town, city or vil-
lage clerk shall tiii IN any wear to return to
the county clerk within the tune fixed by law,
tue statement required Ivy section one %, OF
chapter one hundred and nifty 900, 0t tho gen
eral laws OF 1872, It shall be the duty Of the
county clerk OF the county to send a messen-
ger to such town,city or village clerk SO delin-
quent, 10 procure the statement required by
said act: said messenger shall be entitled 10 a
conversation Of thne dollars (S3 90 per day.
aad 10 a travelling lee OF ten cents 40 cts per
mile iOr tie distance necessarily travelled in
the discharge OF such duty and such com
pensation shall I've paid from the county treas
ury, aud the chairman aud clerk shall Issue an
order for the amount, aud SAID amount shall
be charged 10 the town, city or village so de-
linquent, aud shall I've certified 10 the clerk oi
such town, city or village by tue county clerk,
as a special tax TO be raised therein at the time
OF making the annual apportionmeat Of taxes
~ November IN each year The compensation
so charged TO the town, city or village, shall
be paid back into the treasury Of the town, city
OF village by such delinquent clerk and Il
shall be the duty OF the treasurer OF such town.
city or village TO deduct such compensation
out Of the salary Tor leesl OF such delinquent
clerk
Section Q Whenever the county clerk of
any county shall fail 30 discharge the duty re-
qulred by section two (2l, OF chapter one hum
bred and fifty 400, Of the general laws OF
1879. il shall he the duty OF the secretary OF
state 10 dispatch messenger 10 such county
clerk 10 procure the statistics required by such
section and such messenger shall be entitled
10 a compensation OF three d0llsrs 50 00) per
day Tor such services and travelling lee Of ten
cents 90 cts per mile Tor the distance neces.
sarlly travelled in the discharge OF such duty,
and such compensation shall be paid by draw
ing warrant by the secretary OF state on the
state treasury for the amount, and said score
taIy shall certify such amount to the county
clerk of the county SO delinquent AT the time
Of certifying 10 the state tax necessary 10 be
raised In such county. and the said amount
shall be Especial state tax against such county,
and shall I've collected and Le returned in the
same manner that other state taxes are col
lecied aud paid into the state treasury The
compensation so charged 20 the county shall
he paid back into the treasury Of the county
by such delinquent clerk, aud il shall he the
duty Of the treasurer ol such county 30 deduct
such compensation out OF the salary Of such
delinquent county clerk
Section B. This act shall take effect and le
IN force from aud after it, passage and publi-
cation
Approved February "a, 1876