The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published Marcn &c, 1871


in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. On the preliminary exam nation of
every PERSON char ed with the offense G. rape,
sault with intent to commit rape, seduction, aaul
terry, bastardy, any cffense against chastity.
morality or decency il 81 all be in the d;scre ion of
the court to exclude fro the place of trial all
Dys'anoers and other sons not officers of
the court or otherwise CURED to be in attend
ence.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1871
Published March 23, 1871
CHAPTER $50.
an ACT in relation to the release of dover in real
estate by insane persons.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, re presented
III senate an assembly, do enact as TO ows:
oectlen |: whenever any married man shall by
PORTION duly verified by his oath, represent to be
court OF the county in VIII ch he resides that
MS WE is insane and that he is the owner o. real
estate IN which his wife has an inchoate dover in
terest, and that it would be for his intereys to
noIsage, convey or otherwise dispose OF any all
VI salo real estate any interest therein, or
imam ne has mortgaged, conveyed or otherwise dis
posed OF any such real estate any interest therein
ana praying Tor an order authorizing the husband
VI SUMS oner person to execute deed or deeds of
any OF such real estate for said wife, renquishing
the dover or homestead interest of such wife
therein, the court shall by order appoint some
certain time and place for the hearing of s1id
peutlon, not more than sixty and not lsss than
twenty days from the time of fling such petit
uon, copy OF which petition and order shall be
.
twenty Gays before the lime so appointed, and
snail also appoint some suitable and discreet
person TO act as the guardian for such wife in r.
iatlon TO sad application and the matters therein
embraced upon whom a COPY of said petition and
ofoer snail be personally served at least fifteen
Gays before the time fixed for such hearing. 1t
small be the duty of such guardian to ascertain as
TO the propriety, good faith and necessity of the
prayer OF the petitioner being granted, and he
Shall have power to resist said application and sub
pona witnesses and take deposition to disproye the
petition. n a inn
proprlety of granting the prayer thereof.
section z If any such wife shah not be resi-
dent OF this state, such order or petition shall be
served on her at least ninety days and Oh the
guardian so appointed a; least sixty days before
the time spp inted for such hearing, and no such
application shall be granted except upon hearing
and proofs produced in open court showing that
said wife is insane, and the propriety good faith
and necessity thereof, and that the same will be
for her benefit! and upon the hearing thereof
such court shall have the power and it shall be it
duty to require a condition of granting the
prayer thereof that such sum shall be secured tor
the use and benefit of said wife out of the estate
OF such husband OF the proceeds of such real
estate as condition and consideration for the re.
hqulshment of such homestead or dover right in
such manner as the court shall direct and pre-
scribe, as the court shall under all the circum-
stances OF the case deem just and proper, regard
being had to the station and condition in life of
the said husband and wife.
Section 3. Upon the hearing of said petition if
the court shall be satisfied that the same is made
IN good faith and the prayer of said petition ought
to DE granted it shall make decree directing the ex
ecuhon OF deed of relinqu shment to the proper
party parties of such dover right as the case
may be, and fixing the terms and conditions Dur
s'iant 10 the act, upon compliance with which the
SINE shall be executed, and shall direct in such
event, said husband or such other person as the
court shall designate, to execute in the name of
Such wife proper deed or deeds of relinquish-
m'nt to the pI oper party parties of the dover
night of the wife in or to any lands so mortcaoed
sold or conveyed by such husband during her in
sanity, or in or to any lands he may desire 10
oil ap1r rrl,,Io .l,o
specaned and described in such Decree
Section T. 1t shall be lawful aud competent at
the hearing of such petition for such wife or her
guardian to deny by answer any all of the allie
cations of said petition, and if demanded by her
or her guardian the issue thereon shall be tried
after being settled by the court, oJ Jury in like
manner as in other cases and eth party NAV an
peal from any decree made such pet ton in like
manner and subject to the same conditions as from
Judgments in civil actions.
Section 5. The court may before rendering a
decree for such REIMBURSEMENT of dover reonire
the said husband to execute bond with sufficient
suretles to such guardian in such as it shall
deem reasonable, conditioned for the support and
maintenance of such insane wife, and that If such
insane wife shall survive her said husband, then
that there shall be paid to Der annually, during her
life, for her sole and benefit, such sum as the
court shall deem just and asonable
Section Is. All deeds of REIMBURSEMENT executed
under and in pursuance of such decree, as herein
/ provided, shall be valid in law and shall convey
all the dover interest of such insane wife in and
/ to airy and all real estate so sold and conveyed by
! said husband durii her insanity, and shall for
ever Jar and preclude her from asserting any
| claim for dover in to the and each anC
every part thereof; but any power so granted fol-
| the REIMBURSEMENT and barring her dover Interest
therein shall cease and become void soon a
| such wife shau become sane and of sound mind
and shall apply to revoke said decree, and sale
decree shall be revoked, but such revocation there
| of shall in no wise affect any conveyance or re
! linquishment previously made Hereunder.
| Section 7. If any real estate of an insane hus
band shall be sold by his guardian by order o
court, the re of such insane husband may relin
quish her dover in such real estate by a separat
release or conveyance.
Section 8. All acts and parts of acts contraven
ing the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
and this act shall take efet and be in force frou
and after its passage ard publication
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT relating to attorneys and amendatory a
chapter lS9 of the VS. of Wisconsin for 1861, en-
TITLED An act ffelating to the admission of attor
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section Section 8 of chapter l89, of he laws
lowing proviso: Procided that no person shall
be denied license under this act on account o
Section q. This act shah take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March S, 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 249.
AN ACT relating to the establishment and aid in
atory OF chapter 8B of the laws of 1878.
The peope of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. Chapter 1923 of the laws of 1877 is hereb,
amended 10y adplng thereto a section numbered II
that shall read as follows Section H. Every fire.
high school heretofore organized and in
this state, upon complying with the provisions OF
said act SO far as applicable, making through the
secretary other proper officer of the board or Of
fcers having the management and control of the
affairs of such high school, report in writing tC
the superintendent OF public Instruction. be-
fore the tenth day of October in any year of such
facts relating to such high school as said superin.
Der of weeks such high school has been maintained
during the previous year, the whole amount
pended for It's support during such year, the amount
paid for instruction therein, the number of pupils
attending the same, and also the average attend
ance, shall thereupon be entitled to share in and to
have all the benefits and advantages erred by
this chapter upon high b schools under
der this act has been maintained for at least thr-
ceive from the state one half the amount actually
expended for instruction in said school not. how
year to any such high school or schools; prorided,
ho,csver that in case such high school district
tains larger population than three thousand to
it shall be entitled to receive at the rate of one
hundred dollars 1or each addtlonai three thousand
such hi gh school district shall be entitled such
such ae hgS school ha Of the
required TO be expente ed for common school pur-
poses and the superintendent of public instruction
shall carefully examine such reports, and he and
the Secretary of State shall take such action in be-
school or schools as is required of them re pect-
lively by the pro visions of section thirteen of this
chapter, concerning high schools created or organ
lied under the authority of this act, and all cities
which embrace two or more school districts or parts
of districts organized and governed districts are
in towns shall be entitled to all the privileges
ferred upon owns and upon the districts therein by
section of said chapter 323 of the general laws of
1875.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March 8, 1877.
Published March p, I877.l
CHAPTER les.
All ACT relating to the organization of corpora,
lions for manufacturing and OF her purposes, and
amendatory of section Il of chapter IA Of the gen
eral laws of Wisconsin for 1872.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows: