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

is hereby amended as to read as follows, to-wit
| Section 90. Any corporation heretofore organized
under any special charter or general law Of this
state for any of the purposes for which corpora
tions may be formed under this act may amend
it's charter articles of association according to
the provisions Of section twenty one and Of sec,
ton nineteen Of thig act in like manner and with
like effect as corporations formed pursuant to
Section Q. This act shall take efecr and be in
Approved February %, 1877. W Z } V
published March 1, 1871
CHAPTER 65.
AN ACT to amend chapter 53, General Laws Of
1853, entitled 4" An act for the formation and
protection of county agricultural societies."
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
| in senate and assembly. do enact as follows: 4
Section l. Section Of CHI apter So of the general
laws of1S5S, is hereby amended so as to read as
-ollows: section1. In all when the citi-
zens of a county, or of two Or more counties,
socie BY ADOPTION Of
ton. and the choice of the ordinary officers, they
Bottle and NAV sue and be sued, plead and be inn
| pleaded. prosecute and de;end to final jndgm ent
purchase and hold any real and personal estate
which shall be necessary to best promote the OBJ
be exclusively devoted to such objects. Said So
cieties shall also have power to sell and convey,
such real estate, said conveyance or mort IT.
gage being executed by the president and secre-
shah also be free from taxation. while used as
aforesaid by sue societies. provided. that moth
citizen OF any other state from becoming mem
Der or officer Of any agricultural society or indus
| trial association which is now organized may
hereafter be organized under or by virtue OF any
law of this state.
secton2. This act shall take effect and be in
| Approved February "a, 1877. ....a
/. As. published March 6, 1871
| '.l CHAPTER "a.
! n ACT authorizing aud requiring the farm mort
Aeage land commissioners appointed under chap
| ter 446 Of the private and local laws Of 1863 to
extend the benefits of said act to certain other
| parties equitably entitled thereto.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, ted
in senate and assembly, de enact as follows:
| Section l. The wisconsin farm mortgage land
under De s chapter 4 OF
authorized and required to extend the benefits of
sueh act TO the owners OF property on the north
- north of range 9, east in the city of Portage,
of m h
menced to foreciose certain mortgages executed
Section : Hon Joshua j. Guppey, county Judge
Of Columbia county is hereby appointed trustee
named or designated as entitled to present claims
under this act; and the said commit ssioners are
hereby required to recognize his authority to 80
Sections. For the purpose of enabling the said
this act the prov sons Of said chapter 4i6 OF the
private and local laws Of 1863, hereby extended
to the first day of November, 1877.
| Sections. The provisions of said act are also
extended as aforesaid, for the purpose OF allowing
said frst day Of No vember, is77 any other claims
Justly coming within the provisions of said act.
force from and after it's passage and publication
Approved March l, 1877.
Published March 6, 1871
CHAPTER SO.
| AN ACT relating to public printing. and amend
atory OF section D, OF chapter 243, Of the general
| laws Of 1874.
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section twenty eight, of cha pier two
| Of 1874, is hereby amended by adding the follow
ing after the word in the first line of
| &C n hnv inna hnr no nj Infi
subscription list Of not less than two hundred
| (2Oo) names, and which shall have been regularly
pUblis shed for at least three months prior to the
opening Of each annual session Of the egi
and by aadng the b the the end said
this section relating to circulation and length of
one paper published and printed in any county
80 that SAID section twenty, eight, when amended
newspapers having a bona nde circulation and
subscription list Of not less tina. two hundred
publ he'd for at least three months prior to the
opening OF each annual session Of the Leg islature
all of the public acts of general interest passed
each session Of the Legislature which shall be
fciaf state paper as copy laws, shall be al
lowed sixty dollars for such publication, upon
Secretary of State that the same have been pub
b IN Of h tst s sb for
rant upon the general fund Of the state treasury
Il the q5 Of s
lating to circulation and length Of pu blication
hsi ad Pm in one
section2. This act shall be in force from and
after it's passage and pu blication.
Approved March l, 1877
Published March 7, 1871
| CHAPTER 50.
AN ACT relating to town insurance companies
The people of the state Of Wi sconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section |. Any town insurance com pany, now
Or hereafter to be organized under the laws of
| this state, in any town or number of adjoining
towns, contiguous to any incorporated city, may,
1.-THE the board Of s OF such a com
all Of it's business meetings in such city
Section 2; Al acts ana proeeedngs Of such il:
meetings held in such city, or in through its
ana q cleared valid for ali purposes. 1ssan1so
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication
Approved march,, 1877.
| Published March Z, 1871
a-af arl CHAPTER 80. -.e
AN ACT relating to witness fees in courts Of
recor ds ano amendatory of chapter 146 OF geu-
eral laws of 1859.
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented
| in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Chapter LAG, Of the general laws of
SO. is hereby amended SO as to read as follows
vised statutes Of the state Of Wisconsin, relating
| to the lees OF Witnesses in courts of record, is
tending. in any one action proceeding in a
| court OF record, one dollar and fifty cents for
each day, and seventy-fve cents for each half
sectiou2 This act shall take effect and be in
iOICo II dAtoI lIo passage duu puDucal1OQ.
Approved march,, 1877.
Published March s, 1871
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend section 1 of chapter 3d. of the
Jaws Of 1876, entitled g An for the preserya.
ton of duck and other wild fowl"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section one, of chapter ninety-two
| of the general laws of 1876 is hereby amended so
| as to read follows: 1t shall not be lawful for
any person. at any time, or in any place, or upon
| anv of the waters of Lake KoshkonOnQ, or Rock
| River. in the counties of Rock, Dane and Jeffer-
SON. IN this state, to shoot at, catch, kill wound
| destroy, to pursue any duck or other wild
| fowl, while bedded in focks their feeding or
| roosting grounds, by the aid, means or use of
| any float, punt boat sneak boat, similar device
| or structure, however known called. or to
| shoot at or pursue by any aid means whatso-
| ever, any such duck or other wild fowl between
| the hours of eight O'Clock In the afternoon and
three O'Clock in the forenoon Of the folio wing day
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 floating boxes or batteries or
any other similar device or strncture
| however known or called, to sail
for any wild fowl Of any kind in, Or to
shoot at them from any vessel ropelled by steam
or sails, or from any boat Or other structure at
tached TO the same.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March l, 1877.
Published March 7, 1871