Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-18
Publis he'd March IL, 1871
CAAPTER 296.

CAAPTER 296.
AN ACT relating to hawkers and peddlers and
amendatory of chapter seventy-two of the laws
of 1870, amended by chapter 395 Of the laws OF
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section1. Section Of chapter seventy-two
of the laws of 1870 amended by chapter 395 OF
the laws Of 1876. is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: 5" Section 1. No person shall be al
state, for the purpose of carrying to sell, ex-
posing to sale, any goods, wares or merchandise
obtained a license as hawker and peddler in the
manner Ile hereinafter provided
two of the laws of 1o7u as amended by chapter 1895
of the laws OF 1876 is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows Every person who shall be
found travelling trading in the manner ind Gated
oh OF I'll a to e
to the provisions of this chapter, or contrary
to m
right dealer public Snowman, shall for each Of
lars, nor less than twenty dollars, and cost Of
prosecution. and in default OF such payment may
exceeding three months; and it is further en-
acted that half of the fine received in such
Section 5, Section fourteen OF said chapter sew
entytwo, as amended by chapter 1916, of the laws
's Section fourteen. Nothing contained in this
chapter shall be construed as to prevent any
selling his own work production, either by
himself employe, or any one of his family, in any
manner, nor to prevent any farmer from selling
his work or production or the productions of any
other farmer, either by himself or by any one OF
his family. or any employe, in any manner, with
out license; shall any patent right dealer be
required to take out license to sell his own in
vention.'
Section 4. Section 5 of said chapter seventy
two of the laws Of 1870, is hereby amended by
adding the following words I" also every owner
or manager of a so-called side-show, or every
person exhibiting for money any wild animal
or any object of curiosity shall procure state
license as public Snowman and shall pay
into the state treasury therefor the sum Of
section5 This act shall take effect and be in
force from after its passage.
Approved March g. 1877.
Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER 49,
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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Sectionl. Whenever any person is committed
TO the county Jail in county in this state for
non-payment of any fine assessed against him or
her by any justice Of the peace of said county,
trial and conviction had before such Jus ice for
for non-payment # such fine shall MAKE netition
oath to the justice of the peace by whom he
or she was committed, or to any other justice of
the peace eff the county, stating his or her ina
blity to such fine, 1T shalI the duty of such
justice to whom such petition is addressed to i'm
of said y, of the fact of such petition BEING
made, and the two justices shall fix upon a day
hearing said petition ,and notify the petl toner
of the cay ana hour and place of hearing such pc
tition, and also notify the sheriff.
Section2. 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff of
the county where such person is imprisoned, or
the Ike eper of the Jail, to produce such prisoner
before said justices at the place fixed upon for
the hearing OF such petition.
Section 8. At the time set for hearing the Pc
ttior, said justices shall attend and receive such
testimo ny as may be adduced in favor of such
prisoner, and also such the district attorney
of the ecu nty may offer against such application
for the di scharge of such prisoner; ana ii upon
the exami n alton they are satisfied that such
person is a poor person, and unable to pay the
1ne sed against him or her, they shall order