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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-12
Published March Is, 1877.
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AN ACT to amend section 30 of chapter $50 of
the general laws of 1868 entitled IAN act to
provide for the assessment of property for taxa
ton and the levy of taxes thereon"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows: t##
Section 1. Section thirty-two 1927 of chapter
one hundred and thirty (130) of the general laws
of 1868, entitled "An act to provide for the as
sessment of property for taxation and the levy
of taxes thereon" Is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows: Section 81. The treasurer of
each town, Incorporated village or city, shall
execute and deliver to the county treasurer of
his county, bond, with sureties to be approved
as hereinafter provided, in the penal sum of
double the amount of state and county taxes APP
portloned in his town. incorporated village or
city, conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office, and that he will ac-
count for and pay over according to law all state
and county taxes which shall come into his
hands. The said bond and the sureties thereof
of the town treasurer shall be approved by the
chairman of the board of supervisors of the town.
and the said bond and sureties thereof of any
incorporated village or city treasurer shall be
approved by the county treasurer of his county.
The county treasurer shall give to said town vii
lage Orgclty treasurer receipt leg said bond SO
approved, and file and safely keep said bond in
his office.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1877. sY~COPY.
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Published March 20, 1871

CHATTER 1SZ.
AN ACT to amend section one of CHAPTER 299 of
the laws of 1873 entitled 50 An act to amend
chapter 81, general laws of 1870, entitled An
act to provide for the incorporation and gov
eminent of fire and inland navigation insur-
ance companies -
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows: ..--. -
Section 1. Amend section one (1) of chapter
two hundred and ninety nine (299) of the general
laws OF 1878, so that the section when amended
shall read as follows: Section l. Section thirty
three 1884, chapter fifty six, general laws of 1916
is hereby amended by striking out the word g in
corporated, where 1t occurs in the thirty-fourth
t34th) line as printed, SO as to read as follows:
" Section 80. 1t shall be the duty of every COM
pany Tansacting the business of insurance I'M
der this act, to include in its annual statement
statement showing the amount received in cash
premiums Tor 1Isuring property situated in this
state during the year for which such statements
made, also amount received in premium notes
IN cash notes and the amount received from
other sources; and showing also the amount
paid IN this state for salaries, commissions to
agents, and for losses during the same period.
And each such company, before receiving a
incense to transact business for the current year
shall pay to the State Treasurer sum equal to
two per centum of the gross cash receipts of said
company IN this state. including all notes taken
Tor premiums during the year for which such
statement Is made: pi0V10ed, all companies char
tered or organized under the laws of this state
may be allowed to deduct from such gross re-
ceIpts their Office expenditures and officers sala-
ries: pyoUided, that this act shall not be con-
strued to prohibit cities and villages having an
organized fire department fc-n collecting the
two ~ per cent. now allowed by law on the re-
celpts of each insurance company within their
respective limits, to be applied to the support of
the fire department of such cities and villages"
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March z, 1877. s5COPY
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Published March Is, IS17.1
CHAPTER 224.

AN ACT relating to and amendatory of section
!, chapter SS, laws 1874 entitled "Anaet to
ascertain annually the number of acres of the
principal farm products of the state"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. Section one of chapter thirty-eight
of the general laws for the year 1874, is hereby
amended by inserting between the words rye.
and ''hopss in the fifth ineof said section the
words . flax seed Cultivated grasses, potatoes.
roots, apples cultivated cranberries the number
OF bushels of timothy and clover seed, and tim
Der, so that section one, of chapter thirty-eight
general laws of 1919, viii, as amended, read as
follows: 1t shall be the duty of the assessors of
each town in this state, st the time of making
the annual assessment of property to ascertain
the whole number of acres of each kind of farm
products and timber, to-wit: wheat, corn oats.
barley, rye, flax seed, the number of bushels of
clover-seed, cultivated grasses, potatoes, roots
apples, cultivated cranberries hops, tobacco and
timber then growing in.his town, and make du-
picate certificates thereof, one of which he shall
HE IN the Office of the town clerk Of his town
and the other with the clerk of the board of SUI
pervlsors OF his county, or before the first day
of July of the same year sr-Fs tsv 49,
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 7, 1877. ~ COPY.
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.WCOPY.
Published March 20, 1877. |
CHAPTER 148.

AN ACT to amend chapter 139 of the laws of
1875, entitled 6 An act to amend section 3, of
chapter rs, of the general laws of 1867, en-
titled An act for the preservation of game :"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented IN senate and assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
Section l. Section one of chapter one hundred
and thty-n1ne of the laws of 1875, entitled So An
act to amend section three of chapter seventy
eight of the general laws of 1867 entitled an
act for the preservation of game,'" is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows: Section g. No
L,erson or persons shall kill, or take by any de
vice, or means, or continuance whatever, any
deer, buck, doe or fawn, between the first day of
January and the fifteenth day of September.
No person, corporation, railroad or express COM
pany, or agent or employee thereof, shall have in
his or their possession for the purpose of trans
portation or otherwise, any deer, buck, doe or
fawn, between the fifteenth day of January and
the fifteenth of September; and every person or
persons, corporation or company, and every
agent or employee thereof, who shall violate the
provisions of this act, upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to penalty of ten dollars for
each and every deer, buck, doe or fawn, or skin,
or piece thereof killed, taken, sold, exposed for
sale, or had in possession, except it be shown
that the same was taken between the fifteenth
day of September and the fifteenth day of Jan
uary, contrary to the provisions of this act,
together with the costs of prosecution.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 6, 1871. Ia COPY.
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Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER TAG.

AN ACT relating to court commissioners. their
appointment, powers and duties, and amenda-
tory OF section "a, of chapter Is, of the Re
vlsed Statutes entitled ''of counties and
county officers" and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof IS a.s1lI UIH2a
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-
sented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The circuit court and circuit Judges
In vacation In each of the judicial circuits of
this state may appoint In each of the organized
counties of their respective circuits the number
OF court commissioners to which such. counties
are entitled under the laws of this state and
each court commissioner hereafter appointed
shall hold his office during the term of Office of
the circuit judge who appointed him. and until
his successor is appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed by such court or Judge, or his
successor IN Office. Each court commissioner,
upon being appointed aforesaid, shall take
ana subscribe the oath of office prescribed by
law ior other county officers, and such appoint
ment and official oath shall be attached together
and filed in the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court OF the county in which such commissioner
resides before such commissioner shall exercise
any Oh the powers duties of his said Office.
Every court commissioner heretofore or here
a1ter appointed shall have power to issue sup,
punas for witness to come before him, and
to issue attachments and other necessary pro-
cess to compel their attendance in case of DISC
bedlence thereof, to administer oaths take depo-
sitioIs ana tesVlmony IN CIVIL actions, where the
same Is authorized by law, or provided by rule or
order OF the circuit court, or by any other court
having jurisdiction of such actions, toreturn and
report such dispositions and testimony to such
courts; he may take and certify the acknowledge
ment OF deeds and other instruments in writing,
and solemnize marriages within the county for
which he is appointed He may state accounts
between parties, referred to him by order of
court, may order and determine upon the amount
and sufhciency of bail, allow writs of habeas cor
us, ne e1edt, and grant orders of injunction. He
shall have, and may exercise, within his county,
the powers and authority of a circuit judge at
chambers. IN any civil action IN the circuit
court, Except as otherwise provided by law, and
may do such other things and perform such other
duties as are required or authorized by the cir
cut court, or as are necessary and proper Tor the
full exercise of the powers hereby granted; but
his orders may be reviewed by the circuit court
as provided by law, and the rules and practice of
the court. " csNsaSss -
Section 2. This act shall not be construed to
prohibit the appointment of more than three
court commissioners IN any county where the
same is now authorized by any law of tins state,
or to repeal such law -. nsz Eae
Sections. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and afterits passage and publication.
Approved March 6, 1877, HCOP1.
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the continuance of said loan. to make
and transmit to the secretary Of state certified
statement of the equalized valuation of real
and personal property belonging TO that part of
any such joint school dikirict lying within his
town, according to the last assessment roll of
said town, and it shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of state, at the time he shall certify to the
clerk of the board of supervisors the amount of
state taxes, also to certify to the town clerk of
any town in which any school district or part of
district shall be situated, having obtained loan
of money under the provisions of this act, the
amount that shall be due or to become due for
the year, of principal and interest of said loan,
and the town clerk of said town shall thereupon
insert the amount so certified, in the assessment
rolls of said town as a tax upon said school dis
trict or part of district without any further or
other authority to be collected and paid over to
the town treasurer of the town where the school
house is situated, out of the first money col
lected by him belonging to said district or part
of dish let, and by said town treasurer paid to
the county treasurer, and by the county treas
urer paid to the state treasurer upon said loan.
Section 2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1877. - COPY.
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Published March 10, 18TH
CHAPTER 1913

ANsACF relating to loans of school and univer-
slfy' trust funds to school districts, and amen
datofy of section 5, chapter AZ, of the general
laws of ISL.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin. represent-
ed IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Section 5, chapter AZ of the gem
ef fd. laws OF ISL is hereby amended by adding
ninth line thereof the following words. viz: '.un
less by consent OF said commissioners" SO that
the sad section will read as follows: Section s.
All the taxable property in any school district
obtaining loan under the provisions of this act
shall stand charged fol the payment of said loan
and the interest thereon at the time and in the
manner hereinbefore specified, and the bounoa-
ries OF said school district shall not be so altered
as to exclude therefrom any land included there
in at the time of making said loan. until the
loan hereby authorized shall be fully paid, un-
less by consent of said commissioners; provided
such consent shall in no way release any security
for loans of school money, and it shall be the
duty of the town clerk of any town in which a
joint school district obtaining a loan as afore-
said shall be situated, On or before the second
Monday in September in each year during
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Published March II, 1871
pTFR 0Q6

AN ACT relating to the hawkers and peddlers,
and anendatory of chapter seventy-two of the
laws of 1870 as amended by chapter 395 of the
laws of 1876.
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows: i
Section l. Section one of chapter seventy-tvo
of the laws of 1870, as amended by chapter 1876
of the laws of 1876, is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: 8 Section l. No person shall
be allowed to travel from place to place, within
this state Tor the purpose of carrying to sell, or
exposing to sale any goods, wares or merchan-
disc Farmers produce excepted) unless he shall
have obtained a, license as a hawker and peddIer
In the manner hereinafter provided"
Section 2. Section seven of chapter seventy
two of the laws of 1870, amended by chap
ter 395 of the laws of 1876 is hereby amended
SO asto read as follows: Every person who
shall be found travelling or trading in the man
ner indicated in section one, or selling or
offering to sell any patent rights or
articles, within this state, contrary to the
provisions of this chapter, or contrary to
the terms of any license that may have been
granted to him a hawker and peddler. patent
right dealer or public Snowman, shall for each
offense Defined a not exceeding fifty dollars,
nor less than twenty dollars, and cost of prose
cution, and in default of saeh.payment may be
committed to the county jail for period not ex-
ceeding three months; and it is further enacted
that one half of the fine received in such cases
under this act, shall go TO the prosecutor
Section 3. Section fourteen of said chapter
seventy-two amended by chapter 395 of the
laws of 1876, is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows: Section fourteen. Nothing contained
in this chapter shall be so construed as to pre-
vent any manufacturer, mechanic or nursery
man from selling his own work or production
either by himself, employee or any one of his
family, In any manner, nor to prevent any
farmer from SELF ng his work or production, or
the productions of any other farmer, either by
himself or by one of his family; or anyemploye,
In any manner, without license; nor shall any
patent right dealer be required to take out IL
oense to sell his own invention"
2 Section 4. Section 5,of said chapter seventy
two, of the laws of 1870, is hereby amended by
adding the following worcs:--.' also every owner
or manager of so-called side-show, or every
person exhi biting for money any wild animal or
any object of curiosity shall procure state Ii
cense as public Snowman, and shall pay into
the state treasury therefor the sum of twenty
dollars"
Section >. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March s, 1877. s|COPY.
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Published March 20, 1871
pTFR 1SQ

ANACT to submit to the people an amendment
to section of article VIII of the constitution
of this state.
So PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its
annual session for the year 1876 proposed and
adopted by a vote of a majority of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses thereof
an amendment to the constitution of this state,
In the following language:
ReSolued bs the Senate, the assembly concur
ring, That section of article VIII of the consti-
tuition of this state be amended SO as to read as
follows: Section2. No money shall be paid out
OF the treasury except IN pursuance of an appro-
priation by. law No appropriation shall be
made for the payment of any claim against the
State, except claims of the United States and
judgments, unless filed within six years after
the claim accrued Approved Aiarct 9, 1876;
and ~
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state was duly
ratified and agreed to BY the legislature of 1877,
by a majority of all the members elected to each
house, and was duly approved; therefore.
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Published March q. 18TH


AN ACT relating to distraining of cattle doing
damage, and amendatory of section one of
chapter ffty-one of the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
insenate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Section one of chapter fifty-one of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by omit
ting the words within his enclosure" and in
sertlng in lieu thereof the words ION his prem
Ises" so as to read follows: Section l. 1t
snail be lawful for the owner or occupant of
lands to distrain all beasts doing damage on his
premises, and when any distress shall be made
of the beasts doing damage, the person distrain-
ing shall keep such beasts in some secure place
other than the public pound, until his damages
shall be appraised, and within twenty -four
hours after such distress, unless the same shall
be made on Saturday, in which case before the
Tuesday morning thereafter, he shall apply to
justice of the peace who shall appoint three dis
interested freebolders of such town to appraise
the damages. -r- al III 4
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and pubica-
ton.
Approved March 7, 1877. sYCOPY.
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Published March 20, 1877.
. CHAPTER 166

An kCF ii relation to fees of county judges, and
to repeal chapter te3 of the laws of 1871, and
amendatory of sectioH Z Of chapter 121 of the
laws of 1868.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represente8
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Is
Section 1. Chapter 123 of the general laws of
1871; entitled act to amend chapter 121, gener-
al laws of 1868; entitled an act relative to the
com pensation of county jutses is herebyrepealed.
Section 2. Section of chapter 121 of the
laws of 1868, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Section 2. EacI. e,.Id every county judge
in this state is hereby prohibited from taking or
receiving, either directly or Indirectly any fees
whatever for his official services in the admins
tration of the estates of deceased persons or in
the appointment of guardians to minors; proud
ed, that this act shall nor apply to counties au-
thorized by special private act to receive pro-
bate fees. --
Section 8. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1877. e COPY,
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ICOPY.
Published March 20, 1877.

AN ACT to prevent certain officers and teach
ers from acting as agents in the sale of school
books.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. From ard sitter the passage and
publication of this act, it shall be unlawful for
any county superintendent any offieer or
teacher of any public school, district public
school in this state, to act In any manner either
directly or indirectly, as agent or solicitor for
books.
Section 2. Any person violating the provisions
of this act, upon conviction thereof before any
court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
for the benefit of the school fund of his or her
school district not less than fifty dollars nor
more than two hundred dollars, in the discretion
of the court.
Section 8. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication. E..
Approved March Z, 1877. COPY.
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And now dear farmer

ii And now, dear farmers, suoh of you
as are tired of, the old tools, let us give
you bit of advice. If you don't take it
better than advice we have given you on
former occasions, all right--it will be no
great loss to us so here it is: Do not rub
inseed oil on your fork and shovel and
rake handles do not paint your plows and
mowers; do not use any rust preventive on
the iron and steel parts, and above all,
leave everything out of doors. You really
a new q set o of oo p provided ae YOU ~ h pU
a balance at the bank.-yournaI Of Prog
TeSs,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-12
Published March 81, 1871
q rU TlTYI7D nA1

AN ACT relating to the appointment of fire war
dens in certain cases, and amendatory of Sec
ton l, of chapter a. of the general laws of
1874. ~ e lA- 4g
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one of chapter twenty-seven
of the laws of 1874, is hereby amended, SO as to
read as follows: Section 1. The board of super
.visors of any town containing mincorporated
villages are hereby authorized to appoint, upon
the petition of ten residents and freeholders of an
unincorporated village, in any town. a suitable
pe-son persons, to perform the duty of fire war
den in such village or villages.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approx ed March 7, 1877. ~ COPY.