River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-22
Published March 10, 1877. |
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AN ACT in relation to the appointments of
Notaries Public and amendatory OF chapter
y, OF the Revised Statutes, entitled ''0f
NOtaries Public"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. Section I, of chapter 10, of the
Revised Statutes, entitled GOT Notaries Pub
lie, !" is hereby amended so IS to lead as fol-
lows: Section /. The Governor shall an
point in each organized county OF the state
one or more notarios public, who must be
| residents and qualified electors, of the county
from which they are appointed, who shall be
| considered state officers, and hold their offices
for the term OF four years.
Section .. Section 2 of said chapter 10 OF
the revised statutes is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: "Seetion .. Every notary
public before he enters upon the duties OF his
office, shall take and subscribe the oath pre-
scTlbed by the constitution Of this state and
shall give bond to the Governor in the penal
sum OF five hundred dollars with sufficient
surety, to be approved by the county Judge or
the clerk OF the circuit court of his county,
conditioned tor the faithful discharge OF the
duties OF his Office. He shall also provide an
official seal, which shall make distinct and
legible impression on paper, giving his name,
Office and county, and shall deposit an i'm
preston OF the same together with said oath
and bond in the Office of the secretary of state
whereupon the secretary OF state shall furnish
and deliver TO such notary public certificate
| OF his appointment, stating the date when his
commission will expire, which certificate
shall be filed in the Office of the clerk OF the
circuit court OF the county where such notary
resides together with his autograph and inn
| preston OF his official seal. The notary pub
| lie shall, at the time OF his appointment, pay
| into the state treasury the sum OF two dollars,
which shall be in tull for his commission and
| the certificate OF the secretary of State. All
| harptOlOra ~ a hy
| clerks OF courts as TO the qualifications OF no.
| taries public, based upon he filing OF their
commissions in his Office previous to the
passage OF this act, shall be as valid and law
| iul and shall have the same effect as though q
| certificate OF the secretary of state together
with such notary's autograph and an inn
preston OF his notarjal seal had been filed
| with such clerk.
Section 3. 1t shall hereafter be the duty OF
| the secretary of state to give not less than
| thirty days notice by mail to every notary
public oil the time when mis- commission will
expire.
| Section A. If any person shall after the first
| day OF May, 1877, knowingly act as notary
| public, exercise any authority, or enter upon
the discharge OF any duty appertaining to
such office without being duly qualified &C
eording to law, he shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be
| punished by fine OF not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars.
| Section 8. If any person shall be damaged
or injured by the unlawful act, negligence or
misconduct of any notary public, the person
damaged or injured may maintain civil
action on the bond Of such notary public,
against such notary public, and his suretes,
and recovery in such action shall not be a
| bar to actions on such bond for any other
cause or causes, to the full amount Of such
bond.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be
l. =
cation.
Anrroved March q 1877