The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-14


warden in such village or villages
Section ?. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March q, ST.
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT relating to village cemeteries.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section J. Any incorporated village within the
state shall have power to purchase in the name of
said village outside of the limits Of said village
suitable grounds to be used exclusively as a vii
lage cemetery, and the laws of this state relating
to town cemeteries shall, far as is practicable
govern said village cemeteries.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March q, 1877
CHAPTER 1874
AN ACT relating to distraining Of cattle doing
damage, and amendatory of section one ofchap-
ter tifty-oRe of the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section one of chapter ifty-one of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by omit
ting the words within his enclosure" and in
serting in lieu thereof the words on his prem
ises," so as to read as follows Section l. 1t
shall be lawful for the owner or occupant of
lands to diStrain all beasts doing damaAa on his
premises and when any distress shall be made
of any beasts doing damage, the person distrain-
ing shall keep such beasts in some secure place
OutT lIldJl pubic pound, u1ltll MS 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
me peace who shall appoint three disinterested
freeholders of such town to appraise the dam
ages.
Section p This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
APPROVED Mach 7, 1877
Published March q, 1877.
CHAPTER 256.
AN ACT to regulate fees in settlement of particu-
lar estates in the county court for Milwaukee
county, in probate.
The people of the state Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. In the settlement of the states of de-
ceased persons in the county courts of this state
i'll which there shall be no contest, and the value
of such estate, as shown by the inventory and APP
praisement made and filed in such matter, shall
not exceed the sumsOf one thousand dollars, the
Judge of said court or his clerk if the party or
parties so request shall draw all the papers neces-
sary for the settlement and distribution of said
estate free of charge
Section 2 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March s, 1877.
Published March 81, 1871
CHAPTER 2C0.
AN ACT relating to the preservation of game and
amendatory of section of chapter 12l Of the
laws of 1874.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section /. Section one ~ of chapter one hun
dred and twenty -one (l2l) of the laws of 1879 IS
hereby amended by striking outthe words tenth
day Of" where they occur in the sixth line of said
section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words twenty-ffth day Off so that said section
when amended shall read as follows ''No per-
son shall catch, Kill or otherwise destroy have
in his possession or expose for sale any grouse,
prairie hen, prairie chicken or partridge in the
counties of Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin,
Buffalo or Trempealeau, between he fifteenth
day of August in each year, under a penalty of
ten dollars for each such grouse, prairie hen,
prairie chicken or partridge caught, killed or
otherwise destroyed or had in possession or ex-
posed for sale
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March q, 1,77
CHAPTER oil.
AN ACT relating to fees of sheriffs and referees.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section ]. The fees of any sheriff. referee or
other officer for selling real estate under any de-
cree or order OF court shall be as follows For
making the sale and all the necessary papers and
notices, including deed, when the amount bid
does not exceed one thousand dollars, ten dollars
when the amount bid exceeds one thousand dol
lars, fifteen dollars besides the cost of publish
ing any advertisement of sale.
Section Q. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March 81, 1877.
CHAPTER 204.
AN ACT relating to actions and proceedings by
nonresident guardians, and amendatory of sec
ton one, chapter ", general laws of 1871.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section one of chapter 7S, of the
general laws of 1871, is hereby amended 80 as to
read as follows When guardian she'll be APP
pointed in any other state of the United States of
the estate or person of any minor, insane pers n,
lunatc, idiot, spendthrift or habitual drunkard,
not resident of this state and no such guardian
of such person shall be appointed in this state,
such foreign guardian shall, upon filing an au-
thenucated copy of such appointment in the pro-
bate court of any county in this state be author
lied TO bring and prosecute in the proper courts
OF this state any and all civil actions ana pre-
ceedings necessary or proper to the discharge OF
his duties under such appointment, to all 1ntents
and purposes the same as IT such appointment
had been made under the laws Of this state, and
such guardian shall have and possess the same
rights and powers relating TO the property real
and personal, of his ward in this state, and the
discharge of his duties therein, as do like guard
ians appointed under the laws of this state pro-
utded, hoooeUer, that such guardian may be re-
quired to give security for costs.
Section 2 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March D. 1877
CHAPTER 264
AN ACT to guard against the abuse of the elect
i've franchise, and preserve the purity of cleo
tions by regulating the appointment of inspect
ors OF election, and requiring registration of
electors in certain cases, and to repeal chapter
AS of the laws of 1854, chapter 296 of the laws of
1865, chapter l26 of the laws of 1866, chapter 81
of the laws of 1871 chapter 232 of the laws of
1875, and chapter Sl2 of the laws of 1876, and
amendatory of certain city and village charters
therein referred to.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
i'll senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The mayor of every Incorporated
city, and the president of every incorporated vii
lage in this state except in the hereinafter
mentioned, shall present to the common council
of such city, to the board of trustees of such
village, their first regular meeting in Septem-
Der of each year and in case such common coun-
Gil or board of trustees hold no regular meeting
ourlng september, then at special meeting of
such common council or board of trustees which
snail be held the last Tuesday in September of
each year, the names of three persons for inspect
DTS OF elections, and The names of 40 ersonx Tor
;ierEs OF elections, for each election precinct in
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