The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-04-19

ures" of the laws of 1878. is hereby amended On az
to read as follows: Whenever wheat, rye, indian
corn. cats, barley, clover seed, buckwheaf dried
peaches max seed, timothy seed, potatoes parsnins
turnips common fstl, beets, carrots, onions.
rutsbaeas. green apples, or beans shall be sold by
the bushel, and special agreement as To the
measure or weight thereof shall be made by the
parties the measure thereof si al be aseertaiped by
weight and shall be computed as follows: sixty
pounds for a bushel of wheat or clover seed. 6ftv
six pounds for bushe of rye sheled indian corn
thirty-tso pounds for bushel of OATS forty eight
pounds for a bushel of barley; fifty pounds for A
bnshel Of buckwheat; twenty EIGHT pounds for a
bushel of dried apples dried peaches; fifty-six
pounds for bushel CT fax-seed; forty-hve pounds
for bushel of timothy seed; sixty pounds for a
bushe of potatoes; forty -fonr pounds for bushel
of parsuips forty-two pounds for bushel of com
mon naf trrnps; fifty pounds for bushel Of beeis;
fifty pounds for a bushel of carrots; fifty pounds
for bushel of onions; fifty six poun DIS far BUSH
Ell of rutabagas; ffty-ssven pounds fora busheI of
green apples, and sixty pounds foI bushel of
beans.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 237.
AN ACT TO codify and amend the laws Of this state
relating to garnishee and garnishee proceedings
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows
Section j. Section 2, of chapter SO, of the GEN
eral law OF 1869, is hereby amended to read
As follow: Section 2. If the original defendant
| in any garnishee proceeding in court of record
shall desire discharge, the person or corporation
| garnishsed from liability except in garnisheement
| on execution he may file with the clerk of the
court where the action is pending written un-
dertaking in double the amount of Indebtedness
stated in the affidavit for attachment. when an at
tachment has been issued or IN double the amount
of Indebtedness stated in the complaint duly yeri.
| fed when such complaint has been served on the
defendant with at least two suretes, who are 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 aud property
exempt by law from execution, conditioned to
! pay the plaintiff the amount of the Judgment if
any which the plaintiff may recover IT. the action
against the defendant, and serve copy thereof
with the justification of such suretles, and notice
| OF the time of fling the same, and of the resi-
derce of such sureties upon the plaintiff or lis
attorney preridsi hOrerer, that the plaintiff may
except to the suficiency of the sureties 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 Sections and 5. 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 its passage.
Approved March s, 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 28s
AN ACT relating to evidence and amendatory of
section 2, OF chapter 1874, of the general laws of
1885,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as fellows:
Section l. Section 2, of chapter IY4, of the GEN
eral laws of 1853, entitled OF evidence is amend
ed so as to read as follows: party to any civil
action Of special proceeding in any and ali courts
and before any and all tribunals and before auy
and I'll officers acting judcialy may be examined
as q witness in his own behalf or in behalf of any
other party in the same manner and subject to the
same rules Of examination any other witness:
pTocided that the assignor of thing in action shall
not be examined on behalf of said party, nor shall
party TO action be examined in his own behalf
in respect TO any transaction communication had
personally by said assgnor said party respect
lively with deceased person against parties who |
list hefru
law next of kin or assgnees of such deceased per-
son where they have acquired title to the cause of
action from or through such deceased person, |
or have been sued as such by the executors, ad- |
mnstrators, deyisees. next of kin or assignees
but when such executors, administrators, devisees,
heirs at law, next Of kin assignee shall be ex |
smined on their own behalf in regard to converse
tions o: transactions had between the deceasa ed !
person or said assignor or said party respectively,
and where the cause of action or defense arose
out OF transactions with agent of the de-
ceased, and not with tina deceased person
ally, and such agent be living and witness then
the said assignor. or the said party may be exam
am1ned in regard to such conversation transac-
ton, but not in regard to any other matter: and |
be it further prOUided, that whenever in anv action
brought by or against any executor, administrator
devsee, next OF kin, heirs ataw ssiguee of any
dfcea person, witness shall be called to estab-
lsh any declaration, conversation, admission or
transactions between such witness and the party
prosecuting or defending in his own right, then
and III all such cases such party SO sought to he
charged may be examined in his own behalf touch
ing such declaration, conversation, admission or |
transaction the same as he might have been had |
tho opposite party brought or defended the action |
In ms own right and not in representative ca. |
pacty, but not i'll regard to any new matter: but |
II the testimony of party to the action proceed
ing has been taken, and shall afterwards die and |
after his death the testimony so taken shall be nsed
upon any trial or hearing in behalf of his execu-
tors administrators, devsees, heirs at law next of
KIN or ass1gnees, the other party the assgnor
thing IN action shall be competent witness as to
any ana all matters to which the testimony so |
TAKEN relates, notwithstanding anything in this |
section to the contrary therefore.
section = Chapter 176, OF the general laws of
1868, is hereby repealed.
section D. This act shall take effect and be in |
force from and after it passage and publication
Approved March 8, 1877
Published March q, 1877
CHAPTER 200
AN ACT relating to the preservation of game and |
laws of 1874.