The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.

LAWS OF MlSCONSlN.
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or where word has been obviously mistaken for
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but in brackets [thusl.
PETER DOYLE, Secretary of State.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 249.
AN ACT relating to the establishment and aid in the
maintenance of free high schools, and amendatory
of chapter 1923 of the laws of 1875.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION /. Chapter $685. of the laws of 1875, is
hereby amended by adding thereto section num-
bered H. that shall read follows: Section II. Every
free high school heretofore organized and established
in this State, upon complying with the provisions of
said act SO far as applicable, making, through the
secretary, Or other proper officer OF the board
officers having the management and control of the
affairs of such high school, report in writing to the
superintendent of Public instruction, on before
the tenth day of October in any year. of such facts
relating to such high school said Superintendent
shall require which shall include the number of
weeks such high school has been maintained during
the previous year, the whole amount expended for
its support during such year, the amount paid for
instruction therein, the number of pupils attending
the same and also the average attendance shall
thereupon be entitled to share in and to have all the
DEMENT'S and advantages conferred by this chapter
If such high school not established under this act
has been maintained for at least thirteen weeks in
such year it shall be entitled to receive from the
State one-half the amount actually expended for in
struction in said school, not however, exceeding
five hundred dollars, in any year, to any such
high school or schools provided, however, that in
case such high school district contains larger pop
ulation than three thousand, to be determined by
the last national State census it shall be entitled
to receive at the rate of one hundred dollars for
each additional three thousand of such population:
and provided further, that such high school dis
trlct shall be entitled to such aid unless the apprO-
priaton or expenditure for such high school has
been exclusive of the amounts required to be ex-
pended for common school purposes; and the SUI
perlntendent of Public Instruction shall carefully
examine such reports, and he and the Secretary of
State shall take such action in behalf of and
concerning the same, and such high school or
schools, as is required of them respectively by the
provisions of section thirteen of this chapter,
corning high schools created organized under the
authority of this act, and all cities which embrace
two or more school districts parts of districts
ganiZed and governed districts in towns shall
be entitled to all the privileges conferred upon towns
and upon the districts therein by section of said
chapter 1923 of the general laws of 1875.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March s, 1877.
[Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 263
AN ACT to amend sections q and 10 of chapter 344
of the general laws of 1876, entitled 90 An act to
codify and consolidate all laws in relation to town
insurance companies"
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Section 2, chapter 344, laws of 1876 is
hereby amended by adding after the word g Presi-
dent" one Secretary and one Treasurer" Such
Treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of
his Office, execute and file with the Secretary of
such company bond conditioned for the faithful
discharge of the duties of his office, with two
more good and sufficient sureties, payable to such
company in the penal sum of not less than five
directors may order, such bond and suretes to be
approved by the President and a majority of the
directors of such company.
Sec. 2. Section of said chapter is hereby
amended by adding at the end of said section Pro-
vided, however, that if any loss shall occur during
the first eight months in any year, the directors
may after the amount of such loss has been ascer-
talned by vote of majority of the directors at any
meeting called for the purpose of making
ment, hire an amount of money at rate of interest
hot exceeding eight per cent, sufficient to pay such
loss and in such they shall include the interest
with such amount in their assessment, and may
delay the secretary from issuing the aforesaid no.
tees until such time they may deem BEST but not
later than the first day Of October following such
loss,
SEC. 3. Section 10 of said chapter is hereby
amended by adding after the word " jority y the
words of two-thirds of all the shares rstock
posing such company, present at such meeting, and
all acts to which this section is amendatory shall be
construed so not to disorganize any town iAsur-
ance company organized under the laws of 1874 and
all acts and proceedings of such town insurance
companies are hereby legalized and declared valid
to all intents and purposes"
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March g. 1877
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 1853.
AN ACT relating to the organization of corporations
for manufacturing and other purposes, aud amend
atory of section IL of chapter LA of the general
laws of Wisconsin for 1872
Wisconsin.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Section II of chapter LA of the gen.
era laws of Wisconsin for 1872 is hereby amended so
as to read follows: Section r. Every such corpora
ton SHALL by their said name have power to acquire
and hold all such lands, tenements, and heredita-
ments, and all such property of every kind shall
be necessary for the purposes of said corporation
shall be necessary for the protection or benefit of
its interests in the property held used for the pr
poses of such corporation and all such other lands,
tenements and Entertainments, as shall be taken in
payment OF or security for debts due to such cor
poration, or on contracts made with the same. and
to manage SELL mortgage and dispose of the same at
pleasure; provided, that this act shall not be con-
strued as comforting any authority or power on
such corporations to subscribe to- take or hold stock
in any corporation formed under this act.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 265.
AN ACT to amend section "A, Of chapter 165, of the
Revised Statutes, entitled "Of offenses against
property" and the act amendatory thereof
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION 1. Section "A, of chapter 165, of the Re-
vised Statutes entitled OF otenses against prop
erty," amended by section /, of chapter iii, of
the general laws of 1862 entitled An act to amend
section A. of chapter 165, of the Revised Statutes
entitled ''Of offenses against property, is hereby
amended to read as follows Section A. Every per-
who shsll wantony, willfully and maliciously
kill, MANN, or disfgure any horses, cattle, other
beasts Of another person, or shall wilfully or
liciously administer poison to any such beasts or
expose any poisonous substances with the intent
that the same may be taken or swallowed by
them, or shall wantonly, wilfully and ma
iciously destroy or injure the personal prop
erty OF another. in any manner, or by
any means not particularly mentioned or described
in this chapter, shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the county jail or in the State prison. in the dis
erection of the court, not more than two years nor
less than thirty days by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars nor less than twenty dollars: pro-
vided that in such personal property shall not
exceed the value of ten dollars such person per-
sons shall be punished by fine not less than five