River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-04
LOCAL LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March 30, 1876. ]
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AN ACT to mend sections one On. two t2l
and three la), Of chapter two hundred and
ninety mine 1891, OF the laws Of Wisconsin
OF 1875, entitled IAN act to prescribe the
duties and regulate the fees OF the lumber
ins peetor Of the Fourth district"
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
Section !. Section one, OF said chapter two
hundred and ninety mine, is hereby amended
by inserting the words "or corporations" af-
ter the word "person" in said section, and by
inserting after the words, Fourth district 81
this state, the words cor who shall receive
transfers or assignments OF logs, or permits
Tor cutting logs, or who shall have liens upon
logs, SO that said section when thus amend
ed shall read as follows: Section / All per-
sons or corporations " no shall cut and man
uiactnre logs and lumber in the Fourth dis
trict OF this state, or who shall receive trans
fers, or assignments Of logs, or permits for cut
ting logs, or who shall have labor-liens upon
logs, shall within thirty days thereafter file
an accurate description OF their several marks
upon said logs and lumber in the office OF
the lumber inspector Of said district, and it
is hereby made the duty Of the lumber in
spector Of said district to record said marks
the description OF which shall be filed in his
office ss aforesaid, for which he shall be en-
I TWENTY
cents for any mark so recorded
Section 2 Section two Of SAID CHAPTER
two hundred and ninety mine, is hereby
amended by adding after the word "persoa
the words cor officer or agent OF any corpor-
alton" and by adding at the end OF said sec
ton the following: land no chartered com
pany or log-drivIng association, or chartered
log-driying company in said Fourth district
shall have any right to collect tolls, either for
sluising or log-driving, unless the logs Sc
sluiced or driven shall have been scaled by
the inspector OF logs and lumber OF said
Fourth district or by his deputies and all
logs so sluiced or driven shall be scaled be-
low the st. Croix boom, in lake St Croix. and
such scale shall he the basis upon which such
chartered dam companies, log driving associ.
atoms, and log-driving companies shall col
lect their tolls and tees, so that said section
when so amended shall read as follows Sec
tion 2. Any person or officer or agent Of any
corporation who shall hereafter cut and man
utacture logs and lumber in said Fourth dis
trict, and shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the requirements Of this act, in viola ton
with filing Of the descriptions Of SAID marks,
as set forth i'll the preceding section, is here
by declared guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine Of not less than twenty-five dollars.
nor more than one hundred dollars, of which
otfense justices Of the peace shall have con-
current jurisdiction with the circuit court:
and no chartered dam company or log
driving association, or chartered log-driving
company, in said Fourth district, shall have
any right to collect any tolls, either for sluio-
ing or log-driying unlesa the logs so sluiced,
or driven, shall have scaled by the in
spector Of logs and lun Of said Fourth dis
trict, or by his del rs, and all logs SO
sluiced OF driven. shall Je scaled below the
st. CrOix boom, in lake ST. Crix, and such
scale shall be the basis upon which such
chartered dam companies, log driving asso-
Citations, and log-driving companies, shall
collect their tolls and fees.
Section g. Section three, of said chapter
two hendred and ninety-nne is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof, the fol
lowing: 'lt shall he the duty of the inspector
Of logs and lumber of said fourth lumber dis
trict, 70 make, or cause 10 be made, tull and
perfect scale OF all logs cut on permits or 9TH
erwise, within the limits of his district. said
scale 10 be made at the place where such logs
were cut or landed, and the cost of such scale
shall he and remain lieu upon such logs.
until the same shall be piidn
Section 4 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and pub-
cation.
Approved March II, 1876.