The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-04-20

CHAPTER 1877.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and nine
teen Q19), of the general laws of 1875, entitled
"An act to prevent gambling on railroad cars"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows
SECTION 1. Section two of chapter one hundred
and nineteen, of the general laws of 1876, entitled
" An act to prevent gambling in railroad cars" is
hereby amended to read follows: And it shall be
railroad officers or employees, and they shall have
and possess the power and authority to arrest any
person or persons which they or either of them,
shall find in the act of gaming, as mentioned in
fore any court of competent jurisdiction, upon his
or their complaint forthwith, without warrant.
And it shall be the duty of and be lawful for any
sheriff, constable, marshal, police officer, any
citizen of the State, either of them, and they
shall have and possess the power and authority to
arrest any person or persons, which they or either
of Them shall find in the act of gambling as men,
toned in section of said act, and bring him
! them before any court of competent Jurisdiction
upon his their complaint forthwith, without war
rant, and any such person persons convicted
shall be punished by imprisonment in the penten-
tiary not less than one year nor more than five
years, and fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars or more than five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Section three of said act is hereby amend
ed to read as follows: Any person or persons CIV
ing information and making complaint OF violation
of the provisions of this act shall be entitled to
! half of the fine recovered.
SEC. 8. This act shall be in force from and after
/ its passage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1876
Published March Is, 1876.
CHAPTER 227.
| AN ACT to provide for the recording of lands of
the Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land
| Company in the registers Office of the several
counties in which such lands situated.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
! SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall cause to
be made out lists of the lands of the Wisconsin
/ Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company, situated
in the several counties of this State. Said lists
| ahalI fair f111I Of all
| in any county, and shall be certified to by said
Secretary of State under his hand and the seal Of
his Office and on before the first day of july A.
d. 1876 Such lists certified to, as aforesaid, shall
be transmitted to the register of deeds of the sew
eral counties respectively, in which such lands are
situated.
SEC g. Any register of deeds receiving such lists
and certificates, shall record the at length in
the record books of his Office and enter the in
the tract index books in the same manner as con-
veyances of lands required by law to be record
ed and indexed.
Sec g. Such register of deeds shall receive for
such services five cents for each description of lands
contained therein, to be paid by the treasurer of
said Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Com
pany.
Gates, made aforesaid, or any certified copy or
copies thereof shall be- and hereby declared to
be admissible in evidence in the same manner, and
with like force and effect the records of convey
ances now required by law to be recorded, and GER
titled transcripts thereof are received in all courts
and places.
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from and after its passage.
Approved March g. 1876.
Published March 18, 1861
CHAPTER 1877.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and sew
enty-six Q76). of the revised statutes, entitled,
''Of arrests"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
SECTION i. Section eighteen (18), of chapter one
hundred and seventysix (l76) of the revised stat
utes, entitled, of the arrest and examination of
Of
sorting after the words recognZance in the eighth
(8th) line of said section eighteen 8) the following
words: And when required by the district-attorney
court shall give full description of such land,
and in what county such land is situated, SO that
said section, when thus amended, shall read as
follows Section 10. The amount of penalty of the
recognizance or bail bond shall be in such sum as,
n the opinion of the officer taking the same, will
secure the appearance of the accused for trial.
The recognizance shall be signed by the accused,
and at least two sureties who shall severally
that they each own and possess unincumbered real
estate within this State, not exempt from sale or
execution to at least double In value the amount of
recogniZancG; and when required by the district
attorney court, shall give full description of
such land and in what county such land is situated.
Such recognizance SHALL Immediately after its exc
cution be filed in the Office of the clerk of the cir
cult court, and dOcketed upon the docket of judg-
ments therein, in the same manner judgments are
required to be docketed in such Office. The said
recognizance from the time the same is executed
before such judge, shall bind and be charge upon
the lands and tenements, real estate and chattels
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whether owned by them jointly or either of them
severally, and wherever the same may be situated
in this State until such recognzance shall be fully
paid and satisfied, otherwise discharged by due
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1876.
Published March 49, 1861
CHAPTER III
AN ACT to permanently provide for deficiencies in
the university fund income.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. There shall be levied and colected9or
the year 1876, and annually thereafter, State tax
OF one-tenth of one mill for each dollar of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable property of this
state, and the amount so levied and collected is
hereby appropriated to the university fund income
to be used as part thereof.
SEC O. The Secretary of State shall apportion said
tax annually among the several counties of this
State other State taxes are apportioned by law,
and the same shall be levied, collected and paid
into the treasury in the same manner other State
taxes.
SEC. 3. Said tax, when levied, collected and paid,
as provided in the preceding sections of this act,
and while this act shall remain in force, shall be in
lieu of all other appropriations provided by
law for the benefit of said fund income, and shall
be deemed full compensation for all deficiencies
in said income arising from the disposition of the
lands donated to the State by Congress in tr1st for
the benefit of said income.
SEC. 4. From and out of the receipts from said
tax the of three thousand dollars (S3,0O0) an
nuay shall be set apart for astronomical work and
for instructions in astronomy, to be expended I'M
der the direction of the regents of the University of
Wisconsin, so soon as complete and well equipped
observatory shall be given tie university in its
grounds without cost to the State provided that
such observatory shall be completed within three
years from the passage of this act
Sec 5. From and after the fourth day of July.
A. ID. 1876, no student candidate for admission
to the University of Wisconsin, who shall have been
a resident of the State of Wisconsin for one year
last preceding his application for admission to said
university, shall be required topay any fees for tut
ton therein but this provision shall not apply to
students in the law departments; and provided fur
ther that each county in this State shall be entitled
to an equal per cent. of scholars in said university,