The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-04-06

form now provided in such case for railroad COM
panies, which license shall commence on the rirst
day of January in each year for which the same
was issued, and shall expire, unless lawfully re-
voked, on the S1st day of December next succeed
ing the date of its issue, and no other or greater
sum shall be required for licensing such pontoon
! bridges.
Section Q If any company, corporation or per-
| son operating pontoon bridge within this state,
shall fail to comply with the provisions of this act,
! such corporation person shall incur the same
penalties prescribed BIZ section three 81 of
chapter one hundred and seventy-four (l74) of the
| general laws of 1860.
Section g. All pontoon bridges n this state are
hereby exempt from taxation for sly purpose what
/ ever except as prorided in this act.
Section A. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z. 1876.
Published March 8, 1851
CHAPTER 90.
AN AoT for the preservation of duck and other
wild fowl.
The people Ct the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
at any time, or in any place, upon any of the
waters of lake Koshkoning, in this state to shoot
at, catch, kill, wound, destroy, or to pursue any
duck or other wild fowl by the aid, means or use
vice or structure, however known called; nor
shall it be lawful for any person to build, or to
use, for the purpose of hunting or shooting duck
or other wild fowl, upon any of the lakes, rivers
streams or marshes in this state, any sunken or
floating boxes batteries, any other similar
device or structure however known or called, or
to sail for any wild fowl of any kind in or shoot at
them from any vessel propelled by steam or sails,
from any boat other structure attached to the
same.
Section Any person violating any of the provi-
sons of this act shall be punished by fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars for each and every offense.
Cn04S0 iO0TR0 NV tho wi
s1ons of this act may be recovered with costs of
action, by any person or persons in his or their
own Names before any justice of the pe ace in any
/ town in the county where any ofense, under this
act may be committed, or where the party commit
| ting the offense may reside or be found and any
such justice of the peace is authorized upon recev
ing satisfactory proof by affidavit, of the violation
of any of the provisions of this act, by any person
being temporarily within his jurisdiction, but not
residing therein to issue his warrant and have such
offender committed or held to bail, to answer the
charge against him
Section 4. All penalties for the Aiolation of this
act, when collected shall be paid by the court be-
| fore which such conviction shall be had, one-hal
! to the county treasurer of the county in which
/ such conviction shall be had, to be placed to the
credit of the school fund, and the remainder to
complainant prosecutor.
| Section S. Any person who shall be convicted
of any offense under this act and who shall fail to
| pay the penalty and costs of such prosecution,
| shall be committed to the jail of the county in
which such conviction shall be had, for period of
not less than ten days, when the penalty in such
case does not exceed the sum or twenty five dol
lars, and for the period of one day additional for
each dollar by which the amount of such penalty
shall exceed in amount the sum of twenty-five dol
lars.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Approved March g. 1876.
published March 49, 1861
CHAPTER 116.
AN ACT in relation to the state library.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
senate and assembly, do enact as fol lows:
Section /. The justices of the supreme court and
the attorney general shall be exofcio the trustees
of the state library, and shall have full power to
make and enforce such rules and regulations for
the custody, superintendent, care and preserva-
ton of the books and other property contained in
said library and for the arrangement thereof
to said trustees shall necessary and proper;
proUaded, that nothing herein shall be
strued to authorize the appointment or state
librarian by other person or persons than the gov
ernor.
Sec. O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage ard publication.
Approved March 6, 1876.
Published March Is, 1876.
CHAPTER 1877.
AN ACT to amend section six () of chapter one hun
bred and thirty-four 134, of the revised statutes
entitled, T" of executions and proceedings supple
mentary thereto"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section six 6>, of chapter one hundred
and thirty four of the revised statutes, is hereby
of said section: ro1ided such referee shall not be
appointed by the court until the plaintiff in the
action or his attorney, shall, by affidavit, satisfy
the court that the sheriff of the county where such
premises are situate, is party to such sale, hes
pecuniary interest in the premises or real proper
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect from and after
it's passage and publication.
Approved March 7. 1876.
Published March 10, 1861
CHARTER 81.
AN ACT to regulate the license to be paid by rail-
road companies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The license fees required to be paid
by law by railroad companies whose roads are
operated in this state shall be as follows: First,
four per centum per annum of their gross earnings
all companies whose gross earnings equal or
coed three thousand dollars 00e) per mile per
annum of operated railroad Second. Five dol
lars per mile of operated railroad by all companies
whose gross earnings exceed one thousand five
hundred dollars (S1. 50O) per mile per annum and
are less than three thousand dollars ($3OOO) per
mile per annum, and in addition, two per centum
of their gross earnings in excess of one thousand
five hundred dollars ($1, 500) per mile per annum.
Third Five dollars ($5) per mile of operated rail-
road, by all companies whose gross earnings do not
exceed thousand i've hundred dollars Isl, 6OUl
per mile per annum.
Section .. The annual report of each railroad
company operated in this state, whose gross earn
ings lesst han three thousand dollars $4,000 per
mile per annum of operated railroad shall contain,
in addition to the matters now provided by law, the
number of miles of railroad actually operated by it,
| and its gross earnings per mile fol the calendar
| year preceding the report.
Section 8. All licenses ssuable In and for the year
| 1885, shall be granted upon reports made for the
business of the preceding year, and at the rates
| prescribed in this act
Section f. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to alter or repeal any of the provisions of chapter
one hundred and thirteen 113) of the laws of 1876
| entitled i" an act to amend chapter two hundred
and seventy three 273), general laws of 1874, ent
tied an act relating to railroad, express and tele-
chapter two hundred and seventy eight (278) of the
laws of 1875 entitled !" an act to exempt the Wis