Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19

Passed at the Session Of 1876.

Passed at the Session Of 1876.
Published March IS, 1851
CHAPTER I42
AN Acr to provide for the better care of manners
and destitute children
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre- scented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. 1t shall not be lawful for any county
superintendent or overseer of the poor, or other
oncer, TO send any child over five (5) and under
sixteen l6l years of age, pauper to any county
poor-house OF this state, for support and care,
less such child shall be an unteachable idiot, an
ep1ieptlc or paralyt1c, be otherwise defective,
diseased or defC rmed so to render it unfit for
family care; but such county superintende nt or
overseer of the poor other officer shall provide
Tor their cafe and support in families, orphan
asylums other appropriate Institutions
Section Q. It shall be the duty of the county
superintendent Of the poor, or other proper off,
GERS charged with the support and relief of indi-
gent persons Of the several counties in this state
in which they county poor-houses, to cause the
removal of all children between the ages of five {5)
and sixteen 16( years, except such child be IN
teachable idiot epiep6c, paralytic or be otherwise
diseas ed or deformed SO to render it unfit for
family care, from their respective poorhouses, and
provide for their care and support as provided in
section of this aof and the said snnervsors of tho
several counties are hereby required to take such
action in the matter may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this act as fast suitable
places can be obtained,
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approyed March z, 1876.
Published March 49, 1851
CHAPTER 194.
AN ACT tc authorize counties towns cities and
villages to establish sinking funds for the pay
ment of their bonded Indebtedness.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate ald assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever any town, county, city or
incorporated village this state shall have bond
ed Indebtedness, it shall be lawful for the board
OF supervisors of such town or county, the common
council OF such city. or the board of trustees of
such Incorporated village, to establish sinking
fund, to be appropriated only to the payment Of
its bonded Indebtedness, whenever the same shall
become due.
Section 2. The board of supervisors of any such
county or town, or the common council the
board of trustees of any s;leh city village for
the purpose of est ablishing sinking fund for the
payment of SUCH Indebtedness, may levy tax
upon the taxable property Of such county, town,
city or village, not exceeding six mills of the as
sessed valuation thereof for the year in which it is
levied, exclusive OF the tax it shall levy annually to
pay interest on such bonded Indebtedness until
the bonded Indebtedness of such county town, city
or village is paid and e1tinguished, which shall be
carried upon the annual tax ron, and be collected
as other taxes are.
Section 8. In addition TO the tax provided for in
section two {) of this act there may be set apart
for such sinking fund all moneys received for
licenses or from other sources, in the expendi-
ture of such moneys is Lot otherwise provided for
by law.
Section 4. The money So collected and set apart
shall constitute sinking fund, and shall be used
and applied only to the extiDguishment of such
bonded indebtedness, and shall be invested by or
under the direction Of such county or town board
of supervisors, or common council of city, or viii
iage trustees. either III the outstanding bonds of
such county, town, city or village for the benefit
of which such sinking fund IS established, or IN
interest bearing bonds Of the United States, or
loaned on mortgage upon unincLmbered real
tate, which shall be worth, aside from perishabIe
improvements, at least three times the amount of
the loan, and every such loan shall be made paya-
BILE at least one year previous to the time when the
outstanding bonds OF such county, town, city or
village for whose benefit such sinking fund was eS-
tablished, shall become due.
Section 5. In case any such sinking fund shall
be invested in whole in part, in the outstanding
bonds Of the same county, town, city or village,
such bonds shall be regarded considered to all
mtents and purposes as paid and e1tnguished,
except that shall be the duty of the proper board
CfsupervisOrs of each county town, or common
council of the city, village trustees, to annually
levy and collect, so long as Il shall be necessary to
maintain such sinking fund.- sum equal to the
interest such bonds, IN which such sinking
fuud may have been in whole or in part invested,
IN the same manner as s sum equal to the interest
upon the other bonds of such county town, city or
village outstanding, is levied and collected. which
sum, when collected, shall be added to and const-
tute part OF such sinking fund, and shall be used
or invested as hereinbefore provided. Each bond
OF the county, town, city, or village in which its
sinking fund shall in whole or in part be invested,
shall have written Or printed in clear and legible
IuduucT dCTOSs tie Lu6roOi, sIatomeOt TO the
effect that it has been taken up and forms part
Of the sinking fund Of such county, town. city or
village, and that it cannot be again lawfully nego-
tiated or put in circulation which statement shall
be signed by the chairman Of such county or town
board, or mayor of the city, or president Of the
trustees OF the village, and countersigned by the
county, town, city, or village clerks, and such bond
or bonds shall not be again negotiated or put in cir
cuaton. but shall be kept by the treasurer of such
county. tow. city. village who with his suretes
on his offcii bon ,ucn all lie responsible fol
the safe letpiug aud delivery OF tt same to his
successor ia Office
Section 6. Nothing herein contained shall in any
way limit or discha1 ge the liability of any suct
county, town, city village, to paw and discharge
its said bonds, and the interest accruing thereon
at muturity. as provided by the Legislative act o.
acts under which said bonds may have been or.ma,
hereafter be issued. :
Sec. T.. This act shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its rassage and publication.
Approved March 3, 1876.
[Pubhsned March 10, 1876.
CHAPTER 13e.
AHAcT to amend cbapser 152, eff the general law
of1872, entitled ''an act to authorize the count,
boards OF supervisors in the several counties O.
this state to levy special tax for county roat
PURPOSES
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Section seven %, of chapter one hun
dred and fftytwo [152 of the general laws of 1877
Is hereby amended by striking out the words, II,
payers Of the town, city, incorpor, ted village
and insert therein the werds /" freeholders of Ih,
county," SO that SAID section shall read as follows
Section I. In case any town, city incorporated
village shall refuse neglect to keep the aforesaid
road or roads in repair and the county clerk staI
have receive written notice of such neglect sienei
by at least six freeholders of the county in which
said roads are situated 1t shall then be the duty Of
said clerk to notify the proper authorities of sucl
town, city. or incorporated village, in which tn,
road compjalned Of is situated, to such roa(
roads to be repaired within many days (sta.inf
the time in the notice and if said road Oh roads
are not repaired within the time given in said
notice, the same will he repaired by the county
and the expense Of repairing such road roads
will be charged to such town. city, incorporated
village.
Section 2. Section eight {8), Of said chapter on
hundred and ffty-two, is hereby amended by in
sorting a. ter the words, 6 chairman of the count,
board Of supervisors in the fourth line of sait
section the words, 81 or county road commissions
In those counties having such commissioners" s,
that said section shall read as follows: Section s
After the time specified in the aforesaid office shall
have expired, and such road or roads, aforesaid
have not been repaired, it shall be the duty of thu
chairman of the county board of supervisors, o.
county road commissioner, lin those counties hav
ing such commissioner to cause the same to b.
repaired, and he shall keep an accurate account O
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