Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-02

after the making of such offer, but shall pay cost
Section ibis act shall take effect and be- in fore
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March %. 1871
CHAPTER 1913.
AN ACT relating to attorneys fees in justices
courts, and amendatory of section one, of chapte
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
seoon and as enact heS bv
OF the peace the plaintiff, if he shall obtain judg
follows On ali judgments less than fifty y dollars
an amount equal to ten per cent. of such judgment
dred dollars five dollars as attorney fees and on al
Juaements over one hundred dollars. ten dollars a
the defendant, the defendant shall be entitled to
tSeer attoLneys fees, as follows In all cases wher
lars or less, an equal to ten per cent
sncn claim In all cases where the plaintiff shall
under one hundred dollars. the sum of five dollars
ana IN an cases where the plaintiff shall claim in hi
ten dollars The provisions of this act shall apply
to proceedings for the recovery of possession
and claimed shall be the basis for the taxation OF
attorneys fees under this act proyided, horeyer
by attorney, and the defendant have appeared
and no attorney fees shall BE- the the
IN any such action unless he shall have appeared
Section2 Chapter o. of the laws of 1876 and all
ether acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
approved March 7. 1877
published March o. 1871
CHAPTER 2Se.
AN ACT to define the duties of towns and town Of
|. hcers in certain
The people of the of Wisconsin, represented in
senate ana assembly, do enact rs follows:
town IN any county in this state shall not draw
on the town treasurer of this their town for
n "a hnQr nf
supervisors of any town shall not sign counter
s SUCH Tn the tor
fund ont of which any Indebtedness or claim is to
and the roll placed in the hands Of the treasurer
Section 2 No town officer in any county in this
recty, in any contract made by. in behalf of said
town, nor shall any sush officer purchase or traffic
who shall violate any of the provisions of thi, act
shall knowingly charge for and receive any order
his services more than he shall be entitled to by law
for such services shall in every such case be deemed
thereof shall paw inc not less than fifty nor more
than two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in
months. or both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
Approved March s. 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER Isl.
AN ACT relating to fire insurance companies doing
business in the state of Wisconsin.
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. All fire insurance companies doing
business in the state of Wisconsin, who may take
any person, for which the consideration in whole
at DG Of the ans sreo
therein in the body of SUI promssory note obi
CATION, in prominent legible writing print, the
words 'Given in payment for policy of insur-
ance iftransterred either before after maturity
owned by the payee herein named Prorided, that
this section shall not apply to ordinary notes taken
sued on a cash basis. and which may be received by
such agents III payment of premiums.
shall be gotiable and shall be subject to all
defenses the maker makers thereof may have
the said note or obligation may be. Provided also,
that all notes mentioned in section Of this act,
the same were given becomes insoIvent or bank
rupt, be wholly void ia whatsoever hands the same
may be, so far as the premiums for which the same
was given accrued after such insolvency or bank
the provisions section of this act, by neglect
ing and refusing to insert in notes and obligations
section of this act shall forfeit their license to
do business in this state.
ing business in this state after having issued pol
icy of insurance and taken in payment therefor any
said policy the SAID insurance company should be-
come insolvent. fail. become bankrupt, the note
become utterly void so far as the premium for
which the same was given accrued after such ln
ever hands the same may be.
he Of hs act m
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s. 1877.
CHAPTER 26S
AN ACT to regulate the practice in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
sscsion anu n amy and Do ali nsss as Pending
any courts this state, which shall hereafter be
fore the time for "a has Expired Without
giving the full 1--WE days notice of application fer
within one year after the docketing of said judg-
ment, to file and serve answer
in which snch judgment is entered or shall be en-
tered shall allow the moving party to file and serve
such verified answer. the said shall stand for
trial the same if the answer had been served in
by the answer the defen dant shall establish a de.
Tense to the whole of the plaintiffs claim it shall be
the Judgment or if the defendant shalt establish a
defense to only part Of the claims of the plainti
SO much and to such parts thereof the defendant
! fails to establish a defense.
! Section S. This act shall take effect and be III
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March s. 1877
Published March 81, lS77.l
| CHAPTER 2D2.
AN ACT relating to costs and fees, and amendatory
OF sections and 4, chapter l33, revised statutes
and the several acts amendatory thereof.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly do enact follows
Section l. Section one of chapter eighteen of the
general laws of 1867 is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows: The second subdivision OF section one
OF chapter fortynne, of the general laws of 1866, en-
titled An act to amend sections OEe and four OF
chapter one hundred and thirty Of the revised
statutes. entitled "Of costs and fees, is hereby
amended SO as 10 read as fellows such sherl1
shall be obliged to all process in any one &C
ton proceeding, which may be in their hands tor
service, and which can be served in the same Jour
ney, at the time and for such service they shall
be entitled to receveor each mile actually and neces
vpta q and atyrO hing
such process ten cents per mile: prooaded, that
whenever such officer serves more than one process
in the same action proceeding the same jour
Hey, he shall be entitled to mileage for the greatest
distance travelled by him in serving any process
upon any one person named therein, which he may
have IN the same action proceeding at the same
time. Mileage for serving other persons In the
same action or proceeding which may be named IN
any process in his hands, and which could have
been served by him on the same journey, SHAH not
be allowed"
Section2 Section one of chapter co. of the general
laws Of 1869, is hereby amended to read as fol
serve all process in any action proceeding
which may be in their hands for service, and which
can be served on the same journey at the same
time and for such service they shall be entitled to
receive for each mile actually and necessarily trav-
eled gong ana returning to serve 6ny such pro-
cess. ten cents per mile; prorided that whenever
such officer serves more than process in the
same action or proceeding the journey. he
shall be entitled to mileage for the gr eatest dis
lance Travelled by him in serving any process upon
any one person named therein. which he may have
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