Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-03


| hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
| following "And towns in which is located an in
cOrporated city or village " so that said section
when amended, shall read follows: Section / .
The provisions OF chapter four hundred and forty.
five of the laws Of 1864 entitled, " An act to guard
against the abuse of the elective franchise and to
preserve the purity of elections, by registration of
electors, ana all acts amendaory thereof, and
supplf mentary thereto. shall hereafter be spplca-
BILE onysto incorporst, villages and cities, and
towns II which is located an incorporated village
or city"
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March IS, 1876.
Published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER 1856.
AN Act to legalize the proceedings of G. J. Pardee,
Albert Scnarf and James Wilson, committee of
the board of Supervisors, OF the county of Co
1umbia, Wisconsin, appointed at the annual ses-
sion of said board, for the year 1875 in altering
or changing a certain territorial road in the town
of West Point, in said county.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section /. The proceedings of c.. J. Pardee, Al
bert Scharf and James Wilson, committee of the
board of supervisors, of the county Of Columbia,
Wisconsin, appointed for such purpose at the an
aual session of said board, in the year 1875, in
1eriDg or changing the territorial road on the
moth halt of section thirty in township twelve
north, OF range eight east, in the town of
West Point, in said county, hereby legalized
and declared to be valid and effectual for all pur-
poses whatever, notwithstanding all the require
mo1tS OF law may not nave been complied with
making such change alteration.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March Ii, 1876.
Published April 4, 1861
CHAPTER 3S1.
AN ACT to protect purchasers of railroad land
grants in this state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. That whenever any railroad COM
pany or railway company in this state, holding
grants of lands to aid in the construction of its
railroad, have shall have finished and put in run
| ming order its said railroad, any section or
sections of said railroad Of twenty continuous
miles, and the same shall have been certified to
the secretary of the interior of the United States
by the governor of this state completed in COM
pliance with the several acts and resolutions of the
Congress of the United .tates and the act or acts
Of the legislature of this state granting said lands
for the construction OF said railroad, and lists of
said lands so granted, Of any portion thereof,
have been certified by the secretary of the interior
of the United States to this state for said company
or it's predecessors by and under which the right
to have said lands may have been acquired by said
company, the governor of this state, acting in the
name of and for the state, is hereby authorized
| and directed to convey said lands so Certified by
| deed deeds in the usual form, to said company
or its assigns, which deeds, when so issued, shall
be prinea facie evidence of title in all the courts
of this state and shall to the benefit Of said
| company it's assigns, and to any and all persons
or parties claiming any right, title interest in
and to any OF said lands by, through under said
company its assigns, to the extent Of their re-
spective right title or interest in and to any of
said lands, to the extent and in the same
manner as if said lands had been originally so
conveyed by the governor OF this state for and on
| behalf of this state prior to any person or party
having acquired any right title or interest in and
to any of said lands by, through under said COM
| pany or it's 1gns: prouided that nothn herein
contained shall be construed as IN any manner i'm
pairing or bridging right, title or interest in
and TO said land, which may have been lawfully
acquired by any presumption or homestead claim
| ant, other person
Section 2 The expenses attending the issuing of
said deeds sha l be paid by the company to which
the same are issued, the cost thereof to be
| tanned and fixed by the secretary of state, and
not to exceed the cost for like similar services
! other cases.
| Section g. This act shall take effect and he in
| force from and after its utilization.
! Approved March IL. 1915.
CHAPTER 1884.
AN ACT for the organization of savings banks and
| savings societies.
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Any number of per sons, not less than
twenty, may unite for the purpose of organizing
an association to receive on deposit the savings
III laborers mechanics, farmers servants, minors,
and others, and to loan the same for the benefit Of
such depositors They may make sign and &C,
knowledge before some proper officer authorized
to take the acknowled gments of deeds, certif-
cate IN IN b sna De the name
the of the city, village, town, and county in
which the operation OF such association is to be
Section q Said certificate shall be filed in the
office of of deeds of the county in which the
business Of the is to be carried on and
duplicate thereof shall be deposited in the Office
Section g. Such corporation shall have power to
enact bylaws for the of it's affairs and
such bylaws may prescribe the c. tons on
| which such deposits shall be made and the terms
on which payments shall De MADE to the deposit
be bound by the conditions enacted such by laws
which shall be printed and conspicuously posted
n the office OF such corpora tion
Section 4. The c"rpOratorS shall annually elect
by ballot board of trustees directors, which
shall consist of not less than ten.
Section g. The trns ees or directors, within ten
days .fter th election; shall the m
Independents q treasurer, and secretary they
may also elect from tn irown members commit
tee finance all said officers to hold their Offices
| till others are elected to fill their places.
Section g. 1t shall be lawful for such CORPORA
tions to purchase, hold an convey such real es-
tate as banks of discount and circulation u
thorized by the laws of this state to purchase,
hold, and convey.
| Section No more than three officers of am
Gers # any one bank Of discount or cireulaton or
trust company; and no :, cashier Of a bank OF dis
ings bank having over five hundred thousand dol
lars of deposits.
this act, may employ, not exceeding one-half it's
deposits in making loans personal security,
of the United States, of the northwestern states,
| to wit Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa,
bonds Of an ineorporated city, village town nor or
counties in the aforesaid northv estern states.
|
unincumb be- ed real estate lying ana sit1 ated in
the aforesaid northwestern states. No such saw
ings baLk shall invest any part of It's deposits in
| the stocs of any railroad company, loan on,
nor invest in any mortgage or real estate except
such cal estate as lies in the aforesaid north
western states.
Section 9. No such corporation shall buy or
| loan any money upon any obligation which on
1gone prison. or firm shall be holden, without ad-
/ ditiona1 security for the equivalent to the
guarantee or Endorsement of some other spon ST.
| BILE party.
| Section 10 Such bank may receive deposit
| from any perssn, in his or her name, or in
| the name of another III one year. sum not exceed
! ing one thousand dollars
| Section IL. The directors, managers Or trustees
shall annually appoint not less than two auditors
who shall not be directors, m snagers, or trustees
| of the corporation, who shall examine the books
accounts and securities belonging to such society
or bank, and make sworn statement showing the
! rue condition thereof, the total amount Of de-
| posts, the whole number of depositors, the
/ largest amount due to any depositor. the
amount invested in leans on real estate securities
! the amount invested in stecks and bonds, the
amount of funds hand, the names of CORPORA
tors, trustees, and of the other officers of such
ms ii tuition, and the first day of January Of
| each year, which statement shall be kept on file
III the Office of such bank, and attested COPY of
/ the same shall be forwarded to the secretary o
1 state, or before the first day Of February in
/ each year.
Section II. Such corporation shall not make and
issue any bill or piomiseory note to circulate as
currency.
| Section 10 No cornorator tyustoa d;roo+or