Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25

the provisions of this act or of the act to which this
| is amendatory, unless such payment shall be ap
proved by the governors pr0Dided further, that the
commissioners appointed under the provisions OF
this act shall not receive any compensation for
their services but their actual expenses incurred
while in the per orance of their duties under this
act shall he paid by the state.
Sect on &, This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and Publication.
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March IS, 18TH
CHAPTER los.
AN ACT relating to prisons and common iails, and
aanendatory of section of chapter I9J, Of the
revised statutes
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact rs follows:
Section J.. Section nine Of chapter one hundred
aud ninety $50 OF the revised statutes of 1853 ia
hereby amended by inserting in the fifth line af-
ter the words min listers of the gospel the words
8" Or persons duly delegated by any regularly or
ganized Young Mems Christian Association within
the county," so that said section of chapter 100
when amende q, shall read The keeper of each
prison shall provide at the expense of the county
for each prisoner under his charge who may be able
and DESTROYS to read a copy of the Bible or New
Testament, to be used by such prisoner at proper
seasons during bis confinement, and any minister
of the gospel, person duly delegated by any reg
ularly organized Young Mems Christian Association
within the county disposed to aid in reforming the
prisoners and instructiDg them in their moral and
enable and proper times.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication,
Approved March l. 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CAAPTER 2ST.
AN ACT to provide for the organization of road
districts.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact follows:
Section Whenever the owners of real estate
exceeding in value one-half of all real estate ac-
cording the last preceding assessment roll in
any township in this state, being part of any or
gained town, and three-fOurths or more of the
lands in such township being unocCuuied, shall
by themselves or their duly authorized agents,
petition the board of supervisors CT the town in
which said township is located to Law out and open
public highway through into such township
from some town or county highway, it shall be the
duty of the board of supervisors of said town to at
once lay out and establish said highway az nearly
as practicable on the line indicated in such petit
ton.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of The said super
visors to proceed to open and put said highway in
q suitable condition for travel as fast it be
done from the highway tax levied upO3 the proper
ty III said township owned by such petitioners,
which shall be applied solely for that purpose, and
for the purpose of paying for right of way over
lands not owned by such petitioners. if compeusa~
ton for such right of way is claimed required
to be paid until such highway is completed, for
the term of three years from the date Of the order
laying out said highway, and the said supervisors
may, If they think proper. allow the whole of the
highway tax levied upon the lands in such town
ships to be expended in constructing such high
way for the whole or any part of the period afore
said
Section 3. Before any Of such highway tax shall
be expended upon any such highway the petition
ers therefor shall execute and file in the Office of
the town clerk of sucn town a good and sufficient
release of all damages fer the right Of way for
such highway over and across the lands owned by
them prOpided, that this act shall not be const rued
to prev ent the inhabitants of such township or
the officers of any such town, from laying out high
WAYS therein in the manner provided by law.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty OF SAID supervs-
to let the contracts for the construction of such
highway to the lowest responsible bidder, and to
give notice OF the time and place Of the letting Of
such contract or contracts by publishing notice
thereof once in each week for three successive
weeks in some weekly newspaper published in such
county, prior to the time tor letting such contract,
and If there be newspaper published in such
county then by posting notices Of the time and
place Of the letting such contract, in four public
places in county, theretf being at the post
office at the county seat Of sach county, and three
within the township IL which such highway is
located. -.-. ~. .+ JE
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1877. t
Published March %, 1911
CHAPTER 200. .l-aga
AN ACT to amend section l, of chapter 3O3, of the
general laws of 1878, entitled 'sAn act tc amend
chapter rs, Of the revised statutes, and the act
amendatory thereto, entitled Of weights and
. measures p
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one of chapter three hun
dred and three, entitled got weights and meas
ures" OF the laws Of 1S73 is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: Whenever wheat, rye, indian
core, oats, barley, clover seed, buckwheat, dried
peaches, flax seoa timothy seed potatoes, parsnips,
turnips Common fat), beets, carrots, onions
Tutabagas, green apples or beans shall DO sold by
the bushel, and no special agreement as to the
measure or weight thereof shall be made by tn
parties the thereof sh all be ascertaned by
weight and shall be computed follows: sixty
pounds for a bDshel of wheat clover seed; fifty
SIX pounds for DuShel OF rce or sheed indian corn:
thirtytwQ pounds for bshel of oats; forty-eig
pounds for a bushel of barley; fifty pounds for a
bushel OF buckwheat; twelity-eight pounds for O.
bushel OF dried apples or dried peaches; ffty-six
pounds for bushel CT fiax-seed; forty-hye pounds
for bushel Of timothy seed; sixty pounds for a
bushel of potatoes forty four pounds for bUshel
Of parsnlps; forty-two pounds for bushel Of
mon haG turnps; fifty pounds for bushel of beets;
fifty pounds for bushe of carrots; fifty pounds
for bushel Of onions; ffty-six pounds far bush
Ell Of rutabagas fifty-ssven pounds fora bushel Of
green apples, and sixty pounds fol- bushel Of
beans.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s, 1877. rasr... e..
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 237. -"" .4
AN ACT to codify and amend the laws of this state
relating to garnlshee and garnishee proceedings.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
Ia senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
eral laws OF 1869, is hereby amended 50 as to read
as follow: Section 2. IT the original defendant
in any garDishee proceeding in court Of record
snail desire discharge, the person or corporation
garnlsht ed from liability except in garnisheement
on execution he may file with the clerk of the
court where the action Is pending written
dertaklng in double the amount of Indebtedness
stated IN the affidavit for attachment, when an at
tachnent has been issued double the amount
OF Indebtedness stated in the complaint duly veri
fed when such complaint has been served the
al laaSt tyvn who free
holders and residents of this state, who shall
justify that they worth in the aggregate
double the amount specified in such undertaking
over and above all debts, liabilities and property
exempt ny law from execution, conditioned to
pay the plaintiff the amount OF the judgment, if
any which the plaintiff may recover in the action
against the defendant and serve copy thereof
with the Justification OF such suretles, and notice
OF t1e time Of fling the same, and of the resi-
dence OF such sureties upon the plaintiff or his
attorney provided, h0,oeUer. that the plaintiff may
except to the sufciency OF the cites within the
same time, and in like manner upon bail on ar
rest and failure so to except shall be deemed an
acceptance of the undertaking and discharge OF
the garnishee
Section 2 Sections and S. of said chapter 50, Of
the general laws Of 1869, are hereby repealed.
section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March s, 1877,
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 29S.
AN ACT relating to evidence and amendatory of
section :, of chapter l34, of the general laws of
1855.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact IA follows: