Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10


ions of this act shall be paid one half to the
lnformer and the other half into the county
school fund.
Section 5. All acts or parts of acts in confiic
with this act are hereby repealed; prouided tina
nothing herein shall apply to or affect the laws O.
the state relating to the propagation, preserving
ana raising brook trout, nor shall anything here
in apply to the accidental taking of brook trou
fish. '' Az 10 DIV NJ "'''e''' ''''u o'l'ei 'ars'
Section 6. This act shall be in force from ano
after its passage and publication.
Approved March ID, 1876.
Published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER 1916.
AN ACT relating to hawkers and peddlers and
of 1870.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one of chapter seventy two OF
the laws of 1870 is hereby amended by inserting
after the words "any goods, wares or merchan-
ose the words "or farmers produce" 80 that said
section one, when amended shall read as foil ws:
NO person shall be allowed to travel from place to
place. within this state, for the purpose of carry
ng to sell or exposing to sale any goods, wares or
merchandise or farmers produce, unless he shall
have obtained license as wker and peddler in
the manner hereinafter provided
Section 2. Section seven of said chapter seventy
two is hereby amended by inserting after the
words "be found travelling or trading" the words
lin the manner indicated in section one," and add
TO said section seven the following Words "And it
ceved in such under this act shall go to the
prosecutor" that said section seven when
amended, shall resd as follows Every person who
shall be found travelling or trading in the manner
indicated i'll section one, selling or Offering to
sell any patent right territory for eale use or
manufacture of patent rights articles within
this state contrary to the provisions of this chap
ter or contrary to the terms of any licence that
may have been granted to him as D hawker and
peddler, patent right dealer or public Snowman
SHALL for such offense, be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars nor less than twenty dollars
and costs OF prosecution, and in default of such
payment may be committed TO the county Jail ter
period not exceeding six months.
Section 3. Section fourteen of said chapter
aeventy-two is hereby amended by inserting after
the words, 'to prevent any," the word farmer,
and also insert after the words, shis own work or
production" the words ''either by himself or by
one of his family, or any employee, and strike out
the words "having legal residence in this staSe,,
grown in this state; and also strike out the words
''who is citizen of this state" 30 that said sec
ton IA. when amended, shall read as follows Sec
ton IA. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be
50 construed as to prevent any farmer rnanufac-
turer, mechanic or nurseryman from selling his
work or production, either by himself or by one of
his family, or any employe in any manner, with
out license, nor shall any patent right dealer be
required to take out license to sell his own nven-
ton, nor shall any person travelling on foot can
Wasting for or selling books, pamphlets, papers or
maps be required to take out the license in this
chapter provided.
Section 4. Section sixteen Of said chapter sew
enty-two is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following words, "and every special treasury agent
appointed under the provisions of this act, shall
before entering upon the discharge of his duties as
such, execute to the treasury agent bond with
sufficient sureties and in such sum as the treasury
agent may think proper, 80 that said section six.
teen, when amended, shall read az follows: Section
Is. Every special treasury agent appointed under
the provisions Of this act, shall, before entering
upon the discharge OF his duties as SUCH take and
subscribe an oath Of Office and file the same with
the treasury agent, duly certified by the officer
taking it; and every special treasury agent appont
ed under the provisions of this act, shall be-
fore entering upon the discharge of his duties as
such, execute to the treasury agent q bond with
suf6c Mt sureties, ara in such sum as the treas
ury agent may think proper.
Section This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March ID, 1876.
Published April IL, 1876
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to provide for the safe keeping of public
moneys, and the investment of surplus funds
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact follows:
Section l. Every public officer who by virtue of
any public Office in this state becomes the custodian
or possessor CT any moneys belonging to such office
ex-o1llc1o or otherwise shall faith uly hold and
keep the same until drawn transferred, or invested
In accordance with law; and the use of loaning of
snch money by any public officer without the
authority of law shall be deemed embezzlement, and
upon conviction thereof he shall be punished by i'm
pr1sonment in the state prison for aterm Of not
less than one year nor more than ten years. in the
discretion OF the court
Section 2. The use or conversion of any public
moneys other than by lawful authority, and the use
or deposit of such moneys for private purposes or
gain, shall Re deemed as loaning or embeZZing the
same, and upon conviction thereof, the party SO
offending shall be punished provided in section
one Of this act.
Section 3. Whenever in the opinion of the law
fully constituted authorities, it may be deemed
advantageous to the state to invest public MONEYS
in interest bearing bonds of the United States or
OF this state it may be uful for the author-
ties which otherwise might control and direct the
expenditure OF the same, to direct such investments
to be made; proU'ded, that such direction shall be
made and kept of record, and that the account of
,oss or gain shall be kept with the particular fund
from which the investment is made, and the loss
gain thereby sha inure to the same fund
Section 4. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands by and with the approval of the gov
ernor, may from time to tims direct such invest
ments from any fund held by or belonging 10 the
state, not otherwise provided for, and may specify
any amount of such bonds to be taken; and, aso
may direct the Subsequent disposal of such bonds,
the proceeds of which shall be covered into the
fund from which taken.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of the governor
ana attorney general at least in each quarter
elect, to examine and see that the sum of ali
moneys appearing by the books of the secretary
OF state and state treasurer belonging to the
several funds is in the vaults of the treasury; and
IN case OF deficiency to require the treasurer to
MAKE the same at once good. Should the treasurer
1ase or neglect for the period of ten Gays there
AteI 10 nave the 1uu sum due In the treasury, 1t
shall be the duty of the attorney general to inst-
tute proceedings at law to recover the same.
Section 6. Sections and two of this act shall
apply to all public officers within this state and for
any violation of the provisions thereof suit may be
instituted by any taxpayer, as in other criminal
proceedings.
Section 7. Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed as prohibiting the Investment of fluids
by any county, town, city village authorities in
the outsand ng indebtedness of their own respec-
tive organizations.
secton 8. All acts parts of acts conflicting with
Or COL travenng the provisions of this act here
ny repealed.
Section 9. This act shall take feet and be in
forca from and after the first Monday in January
1873.
Approved March l3, 1876.
Published April II, 1851
CHAPTER 337
AN ACT to amend section seventy six, of chapter
one hundred and forty-two of the revised stat
utes of the state of Wisconsin, entitled 'Of the
partition Of land owned by several persons"
The people of the state Of Wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. Section seventy-six, of chapter one
hundred and fortv-two, Of the revised statutes of
the state Of Wisconsin, entitled "Of the partition
of lands owned by several persens," is hereby
amended SO to read as follows: Whenever it
shall appear to the court, on the application of the
guardian of any idiot, lunatic spendthrift or per-
son mentally incapable of managing his affairs,
lor upon the application of the nonresident
f11nr,