Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-18

On Imprisonment for non-payment or line or
On fine of ten dollars and above fave dollars, If
teen days.
On imprisonment for non-payment OF fine
over ten dollars and not over twenty dollars,
thirty days.
On imprisonm ent for non-payment OF hne over
twenty and not over thirty dollars, forty days
On Imprisonment for non-payment on any
sum over thirty dollars, the person imprisoned
by law.
On Imprisonment for the non-payment of fine
over thirty dollars and not over forty DOLLARS
For the on-payment of any fine exceeding
orty dollars, seventy five days.
Section s. The fees Of sheriff, witnesses and
Justices OF the peace in the proceedings under thls
chapter shall be the same as is allowed for SER
vices in criminal cases, excepting that each OF
the justices shall be allowed two dollars Tor sucn
day spent in hearing the application.
Section 6. Al acts and parts of acts contra
vening the provisions of this are hereby re-
section7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 6. 1877.
Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER 146.
AN ACT relating to court missioners, their
atory of section 81, of chapter Is, of the re-
vised statutes, entitled &c of counties an county
officers" and the several acts amendatory
thereof.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and asse bly,, do enact as follows:
in vacation in each of judicial circuits of this
state may appoint in each OF the organized coun-
Z
court commi ssioners to which such counties are
entitled under the laws of this state, and each
hold his office during the term of office of the cir
cult judge who appointed him, and until his sue
removed by such court or Judge or his successor
in office: Each court commissioner, upon be elm:
the oath Of office prescribed by law for other
county officers, and such appointment and Of
the Office of the clerk of the circuit court of the
county in which such commissioner resides be-
powers or duties of his said Office. Every court
commissioner heretofore or hereafter appointed
shall have power to issue subpGnas for witnesses
to come before him, and to issue attachments and
other necessary process to compel their attend
ance in case of dtsobedience thereof, to admins
ter oaths, take dispositions and testimony in civil
actions, where the same is authorized by law. or
provided by rule or order of the circuit court or
by any other court having rlsdiction of such ac-
tions to return and report such dispositions and
tify the acknowled gment of deeds and other in
str4me ms IN wiring, ana m manage
may state accounts between parties, referred TO
him by order of court may order and determine
upon the amount and suffciency Of ball. allow
writs of habeas corpus ne e1eat, and grant orders
Of Injunction. He shall have, and may exer
else, within his county, the powers and author
ty of a circuit. judge at chambers in any civil
action in the circuit court Except as otherwise
provided by law and may do such things and
preform such other duties as required or
authorized by the c j., court or as are neees-
ers hereby grar ted; but his orders may be re-
vewed by the Circuit court provided by law
Section 9 This act shall not be con strued to
prohibit the appointment OF more than three re
same is now authorized by any law OF this state,
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 6, 1877.
Published March 10, 1871
CHAPTER 12s.
AN ACT relating to loans of school and univer-
sity trust funds to school districts, and ame end
atory of section 8, chapter A., of the general
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 5, chapter A. of the general
the words 'shan be fully paid" in the ninth line
thereof the following words, viz: unless by con-
sion viii read as foloWs Section All S the ta1
able property in any school district obtaining a
loan under the provisions of this act shall stand
charged for the paym ent of said loan and the in.
terest thereon at the time and in the manner
said school district shall not be so altered as to
exclude therefrom any land included therein at
authorized shall be fully paid unless BY consent
of said commissioners; provided, such consent
School money. and It shall be the duty Of the town
clerk Of any town in which joint school
Situated, on or before the eAA second None
day in in septsmber in in each year during
transmit to the Secretary of State a certified
statement of the equalized valuation of real and
his
aceording to the assessment roll OF said town,
at the time he shall certify to the CLERK of the
board OF supervisors, the amount Of state taxes,
also to certify to the town clerk of any town in
which any school district or part of district shall
be situated, having obtained a loan of money I'M
der the provisions of this act the amount that
shall be due to become due for the year. of
principal and interest of said loan, land the town
clerk of said town shall thereupon insert the
amount so certified in the assessment rolls Of
said town tax upon said school district or
part Of district, without any further other
authority, to be colIecte and paid over to the
town treasurer OF the town where the school.
house is situate out of the hrst money collected
by him belonging to said district or part of dis
ana oy SAID tow treasurer t paid to the
paid to the state treasurer upon said loan.
Section 3 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March 90, 1871
CHAPTER 15e.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment
to section of article VIII OF the cons titution
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at it's
annual session for the year 1876 proposed and
adopted by vote Of majority Of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses thereof an
amendment to the cons THU ton of this state, in
Resolved By the senate, the assembly coneuring,
of this state be amended to read follows !:
Section 2. No money shall be paid out Of the
treasury except in pursuance of appropria-
ton by law. No appropriation shall be made
for the payment Of any claim against the state,
ments, unless filed within six years after the
claim accrued. Approved March 9, 1876 and
WHEREAS, The for egoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this tate duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature OF 1877, by ma
jority Of ali the mem bers elected to each house,
and was duly approved; therefore,
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this state shall be sub
mitted to the people at gen eral election to be
held on Tues s ay succeeding the first Monday OF
November, 1877, and if the people shall approve
and ratify the said amen emit by majority OF
the electors voting thereon, said amend ment
shall become part of the constitu ii on Of this
state.
Section 2. The form Of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratify said amendment shall be
s for tho amendments and the form of the bal
lot against said amendment shall be 'aRainst
the amendment" which shall be on separate
be castin separate box to be provided for that
purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at any
election in this state shall be deemed voters on
| this gu estfOn. ~@1G
| Section 3. The votes cast for or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned by the
inspectors Of the election in all as votes
for state officers are counted and return ed, and
the officers in counties now designated by law to
canvasstke return of votes for state officers shall
canvas the returns in their respective counties
on this question, and certify and return the re-
| and places and under the same regulations and
restrictions now provided by law for canvassing
and declaring the returns for elections of state
officers, and the state canvassers shall canvass
said returns certified to them provided by
law in case Of elections for state Off GERS,