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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER LAG.

AN ACT relating to court commissioners, their
appointment, powers and duties, and amenda-
tory of section o. of chapter Is. of the Re-
viscd Statutes, entitled "of counties and
county officers and the several acts amenda-
tory thereof.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-
scnted in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows
Section |. The circuit court and circuit Judges,
in vacation in each of the judicial circuits Of
this state may appoint in each of the organized
counties of their respective circuits the number
of court commissioners to which such counties
are entitled under the laws of this state, and
each court commissioner hereafter appointed
shall hold his Office during the term of office OF
the circuit judge who appointed him, and until
his successor is appointed and qualified unless
sooner removed by such court or judge, or his
successor in Office. Each court commissioner,
upon being appointed aforesaid, shall take
and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by
law for other county officers, and such appoint
ment and official oath shall be attached together
and filed in the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court OF the county IN which such commissioner
resides before such commissioner shall exercise
any of the powers or duties of his SAID Office.
Every court commissioner heretofore or here
after appointed shall have power to issue sup
pGnas for witness to come before him, ana
to issue attachments and other necessary pro
cess to compel their attendance in case OF dlso-
bedienoe thereof, to administer oaths, take depo-
sltlons and testimony in civil actions, where Inc
same Is authorized by law, or provided by rule OF
order of the circuit court or by any other cour,
having jurisdiction of such actions, toreturn ana
report such dispositions and testimony to sucn
courts; he may take and certify the ackno~ledg-
ment of deeds and other instruments in writing,
and solemuIze marriages within the county 10,
which he is appointed. He may state accounts
between parties, referred to him by order OF
court, may order and determine upon the amount
and suifciency of bail allow writs of babedS coz.
puS, ne ersdt, and grant orders of injunction ne
shall have, and may exercise, within his county,
the powers and authority of circuit Judge az
chambers. In any civil action in the clFcus
court, Except as otherwise provided by law, anu
may do such other things and perform such o'nel
duties a are required or authorized by the cur
cult court or rs are necessary and proper toi VIC
full exercise of the powers hereby grantedi ou'
his orders may be reviewed by the circuit coul'I.
as provided by law, and the rules and pTactieeoA
the court
Section ,. This act shall not be construed 70
prohibit the appointment of more than thIso
court commissioners IN any county where US
same IS now authorized by any law OF this sta'''
or To repeal such law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and he II
force from and after It's passage and pnoiic@5t.o1
Approved March 6, 1871. - COf4'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March Is, 1877.
CHAPTER l1y.


AN ACT to amend section 81 of chapter 1870 Of
the general laws of 1868 entitled IAN act to
provide for the assessment of property for taxa
ton and the levy of taxes thereon"
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
sentod IN senate and assembly, do enact as
follows;
Section l. Section thirty-two 1922 of chapter
one hundred and thirty 1901 of the general laws
of 1865, entitled An act to provide Tor the as
sessment Of property for taxation and the levy
of taxes thereon Is hereby amended SO IA To
read IN follows: " Section 3D. The treasurer of
each town, Incorporated village or city, shall
execute aud deliver 10 the county treasurer of
his county, n bond. with surctIcs Ia be- approved
as hereinafter provided IN the penal sum of
double the amount of state and county taxes ap-
portioncd IN his town, incorporated village or
city, conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office. and that he will nc
count for and pay over according TO law all state
and county ttkcs which shall come into his
hands. The said bond and the sulcttcs thereof
at tn. town treasurer shall bc approved by the
chaumaa of the board of Supervisors OF the town.
and the SAID bond and surtties thereof of any
Incorporated village or city treasurer shall be
approved 10y the county treasurer ut has county.
The county treasurer shall give "a said town yil-
lagc or city treasurer - receipt fUr sad bond 50
approved, and HE and safely keep said bond IN
hls office.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after lts passage aud publication.
Approved March Z, 1917. ia cory.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
,erson or persons shall kill, or take BY anv De

person or persons shall kill, or take by any Dc
wee, or means, continuance whatever. any
deer, buck, doe or fawn, between the first dav OF
January and the fifteenth day of September.
No person, corporation. railroad or express COM
pany, or agent or employe thereof, shall have in
his or their possession for the purpose of trans
portation or otherwise, any deer, buck, doe or
fawn, between the fifteenth day of January and
the fifteenth OF September; and every person or
persons, corporation company, and every
agent or employe thereof, who shall violate the
provisions of this act. upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars for
each and every deer buck, doe or fawn or skin,
or piece thereof, killed, taken. sold, exposed for
sale, or had In possession, except it be shown
that the same was taken between the fifteenth
day of September and the fifteenth day of jan
uary, contrary to the provisions of this act,
together with the costs of prosecution.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 6, 1877. Ley COPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March Is, 18TH


AN ACT to require service of notice Of applica-
ton for tax deeds in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. In all actions brought in any court
for the foreclosure Of q mortgage on real prop
erty, if due notice of the tendency of such ac-
ton shall be filed in the office of the register Of
deeds of the proper county, and the plaintiff or
his attorney in such action shall file notice of
the tendency of such action with the county
clerk of such county, and the said county clerk
shall note upon the books of tax sales in his Of
fee opposite all tax certificates upon such real
property the fact of such filing, and thereafter
no person shall receive any tax deed upon any
tax certificate upon the land described in such
notice of tendency OF action, without giving
notice in writing to the plaintiff or his attorney
of application tor ruch deed at least thirty days
before receiving such deed, and any deed issued
in violation OF this act shall be void.
Section q This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1877. TT COPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Pub lished March 20, 1877.
CHAPTER l72.

AN ACT to prevent certain officers and teach
ers from acting AS agents in the sale of school
books
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. From and after the passage and
publication of this act it shall be unlawful for
any county superintendent or any officer or
teacher of any public school, district or public
school in this state, to act in any manner either
directly or indirectly, as agent or solicitor for
books.
Section 2. Any person violating the provision,
of this act, upon conviction thereof before any
court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
for the benefit of the school fund of his or her
school district not less than fifty dollars nor
more than two hundred dollars, in the discretion
of the court.
Section g. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1877. ,y-COPY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER 1870

AN ACT to amend section one of chapter 299 of
the laws of 1873, entitled An act to amend
chapter Sc, general laws of 1870, entitled An
act to provide for the incorporation and gov
eminent of fire and inland navigation insur-
ance companies
sented in senate and assembly, do enact az
follows:
Section /. Amend section one I) of chapter
two hundred and ninety nine (299) of the general
laws of 1878, SO that the section, when amended
shall read rs follows Section l. Section thirty
three 1881 chapter fifty six, general laws of 1870,
is hereby amended by striking out the word " in
corporated, where it occurs in the thirty fourth
(34th) line as printed, to read rs follows:
= Section 30. 1t shall be the duty of every COM
pany transacting the business of insurance, I'M
der this act, to include in its annual statement
statement showing the amount received in cash
premiums for insuring property situated in this
state during the year for which such statement is
made, also amount received in premium notes,
In cash notes and the amount received from
other sources; and showing also the amount
PAID IN this state for salaries, commissions to
agents, and for losses during the same period.
And each such company, before receiving a
license to transact business for the current year,
shall pay to the State Treasurer u sum equal to
two per centum of the gross cash receipts of said
company in this state. including all notes taken
for premiums during the year for which such
statement is made pFovided, all companies char
tered or organized under the laws of this state
may be allowed to deduct from such gross re-
cepts their Office expenditures and officers sala-
RES: pr0Uided, that this act shall not be con-
strued to prohibit cities and villages having an
organized fire department from collecting the
two (2) per cent. now allowed by law on the re-
ceipts OF each insurance company within their
respective limits, to be applied to the support of
the fire department of such cities and villages"
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1877. La COPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March Is, 1871
CHAPTER 269,

AN ACT relating to iron ore, and to the assess
ment for taxation of lands containing such
ore
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact rs follows:
Section |. In determining the value for the
purpose of taxation of any lands containing or
supposed to contain iron ore, the assessor shall
value such real estate in the manner provided by
law for the valuation of real property, without
regard to such ore, except ~ hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
owner owners of such real estate as well as the
person or persons corporation or corporations
mining on the same, or leasing or occupying the
same to prepare and deliver TO the assessor
statement in writing under oath showing the
gross amount of such ore mined produced or
taken from said real estate during the year i'm
mediatoly preceding such assessment, together
with the gross value thereof; and the cost of
mining, producing or taking out the same;
and the assessor may procure from any source
within his reach any other information he
may deem necessary to enable him to arrive
at the correct amount of ore mined, pro-
duced or taken from said real estate within
the said time, the gross value thereof and
the cost of mining, producing or taking out the
game, and from such information he shall fix
the net value of such ore, so mined or taken
from, or produced by said real estate after de-
Quoting from the gross value thereof the actual
cost of mining, producing or taking out the
same; and shall add the same to the value of
said real estate for the purposes of taxation, and
such real estate shall be taxed thereupon for
that year, in addition To the taxes assessed and
levied upon such land, and the tax 80 levied
thereupon, shall be collected with and IA n part
of the tax said real estate.
Section 3. In case the owner or owners of
such real estate, or the person or persons, or
corporation mining upon, occupying OF leasing
the same shall refuse or neglect 10 make out
and deliver to such asscssor the written report
hereinbeforo provided for, the assessor may as
the value of such ore mined, taken or
produced from said lands within the preceding
year at such sum in his Judgment viii be the
full value thereof, and in that event he shall
not allow or deduct from such value the cost of
mining. producing or taking out the same.
Section 4. THIS net shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage aud publication.
Approved March 8, 1877. IA COPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March 90. 1911
CHAPTER lS0

AN ACT relating to the preservation of game in
the state of Wisconsin and amendatory of
chapter 329 of the laws of 1874.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. Section two of chapter 800 of the
laws of 1874 is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 2. No person shall at any time, or at
any place within this state, catch or take with
any trap, snare or net, any grouse, prairie hen or
chicken, partridge, rufed grouse or quail. under
penalty of ten dollars for each grouse, prairie
hen or chicken, partridge ruttied grouse quail,
so taken.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March T. 1877. COPY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
~ COPY.

AN ACT in relation TO fees of county judges, and
to repeal chapter 1913 of the laws of 1871, and
amendatory of section of chapter III of the
laws of 1868.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact rs follows:
Section /. Chapter 1913 of the general laws of
1871, entitled an act To amend chapter 12l, gener-
nj laws of 1865, entitled an act relative to the
compensation of county judges is hereby repealed.
Section ,. Section of chapter III of the
laws of 1868 is hereby amended So as to read as
follows; Section ?. Each and every county Judge
in tins state is hereby prohibited from taking or
receiving, either directly or indirectly, any fees
whatever for his official services in the admins
tratiou of the estates of deceased persons, or IN
the appointment of guardians To minors prou8-
ed, that this act shall not apply to counties au-
thoriked by special or private act to receive pro-
bate fees.
Section 3. This act shall take effect from and
Ger its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1871 ~ COPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March 90, 1871
CHAPTER 1873,
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendme,
TO section of article VIII of the constitute
of this state.

AN ACT to submit 10 the people an amendment
To section of article VIII of the constitution
of this state.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its
annual session for the year 1876, proposed and
adopted by vote of a majority of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses thereof
an amendment to the constitution of this state
IN the following language;
Hesoi~d By the Senate, ne assembly concur
ring That section of article VIII of the consti-
tuition of this state be amended SO as to read as
follows: Section 2. No money shall be paid out
OF the treasury except IN pursuance of an appro-
erlaton by law. No appropriation shall be
made for the payment of any claim against the
State, except claims of the United States and
judgments unless filed within SIX years after
the claim accrued. Approved March 3, 1876;
and
WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of this state was duly
ratified and agreed To 10y the legislature of 1871,
by majority of all the members 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 |. Ihe foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of TINS state shall he sub
united % the people at general election 70 be
held on Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of
November 1871 and If the people shall approve
ana riuty the said amendment by q majority of
the electors voting thereon, said amendment
shall become part of the constitution OF TINS
state.
Section ,. The form Of the ballot in voting to
approve and ratIty said amendment shall be
80 Tor the amendment and the form of TIE bal
lnt against said amendment shall be against
the amendment which shall be on a separate
ballot, and Sgld ballots on SAID amendment shall
DC east in a separate box To be provided for that
purpose, and all persons qualified to vote at any
election IL tins state shall be deemed voters On
tins question.
Section 8, The votes cast FOR or against said
amendment shall be counted and returned by
the inspectors of the election IN all respects As
votes tor state officers are counted and returned
and the officers IN counties now designated by
law - canvass the returns of votes for state Oil
GERS shall canvass the returns IN their respective
counties on this question and certify and return
the result to the state canyassc-s 81 the same
time and places and under the same regulations
and restrictions now provided by law for can
yAsslng sad declaring the returns FOR elections {
state ollees and TIE state ca2y-sssSs aAA.l cAu-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.

Where superfuous word Is found IN tn. en-
poled act. it Is printed in he text but in talic
and enc o,ed in paienthesis. thps) Whera a
word is found necessary 10 sustain the tense o. the
context or where one word has been obviously
proper IL supplied brit in brackets, Thus
All acts published In the state paper That have
the word copy" are those selected by the Sec
relary of State as = acts OF general interest as
provided in sections 81 and 81 chapter 8, Of the
revised statutes. All publishers OF weekly news
papers In the State who shall publish In their re-
tpectye newspapers the acts thus des grated,
will be allowed sixty dollars for such entire pub
lcation. PIsHR DOYLE, Secretary OF State.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March -, 49,
Oh nTER llN-


AN AtI 20 amend chapter 50 of the Gencrallaws
of 1889, entitled An act 10 provide for the
more efficient punishment of certain ofenses.'
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly. do enact as follows
Section !. Section of chapter 50 of the gem
eral laws of 1859 is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Whenever any person shall
hereafter be convicted in any court of this state
of v3grlncv. drunkenness, or of any criminal
oieuse and sentenced 20 imprisonment in the
county ial the court may also sentence such
person 20 bee kept st hard labor during the term
OF hiss nr her imprisonment. either within OF
without the Jail, rs hereinafter provided and al
pcrSous who shall HEREAFTER be convicted of any
ortn~c, Iu amy court OF this state, and sentenced
a. pay tine. and shall, IN default of payment
OF Sala tine, hr committed 70 jail. may dur
lN- ia" term of such imprisonment for delaul,af
p'sprut of such tine be sentenced to be kept at
hard labor
Nesuou d. This act shall take effect and bt
IN force FROM and after Its passage and pullica-
tnn.
Approved Maryh 6, 1871. Cfy-COPY,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11

Approved AlarDh 6, 1877.
Published March % lS77.l
CHAPTER l4S.

AN act IA amend chapter lSa of the laws ~
1870, entitled An att 10 amend section S, Of
catFtor Is, Of the general laws of 1857. ell
u-Hi An Ic, tar the preservation of game
The people of the state of Wisconsin. vup-e-
sea;e1 an senate sud assembly, do cuSct IS fol-
lows.
Section I. Scction one OF chapter one hundred
an5 tA,ay -aine ot the laws OF 1878, entitled be- An
act 90 amend section three OF chapter seventy
cl-at Of the general laws Of ls6l, entitled an
act IA. the preservation Of game, Is hereby
Amended IS - read IS follows. Section s No
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
Published March u, 1871.
CHAPTER ISS.

AN ACT relating 10 village cemeteries.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, rfpls
-snted IN Senate and assembly do enact Is
follows.
Section l. ANY incorporated village wltnin -,
state shall have power to purchase IN the IAN.
of said village outside of the limits of said w
lage, suitable grounds % be used exclusively =
village cemetery. and the laws of this state .,
latng 70 town cemeteries shall, 80 far As Is sIS'
tcable, govern said village cemeteries.
Section 2 This act shall take effect snd o. =
force from and after Its passage. ,,,
Approved March I, 1871, 10 IOTA'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
vass said returns certified % them =. ,.-.

Ssss ss,a returs certified 70 them provided h
Section 4. Within three DAYS after H.
mutation of said canvass by the state ae'e''
they shall certify the result thereof to tbs sa'
ernor, who shall thereupon without delax gov
proclamation of the result. make
Section 8. The secretary of state ia bsr.hu
CURED to include the substance Of tbi. az, =; 70
notice OF the general election for the wear IsI1
Section .. This act shall take effect and 0i ~
IN force from and after its passage and publ;o. %
ton. Pupuca~
Approved March 6, 1877. f1-Copv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11

AN NOT relating go Gee aavs.sS ans r#''-e
laws uI lsjg as amended by g4ag.r. E.E .i .s,
laws os l>56,
Tho people of the state ut Wisconsin. -r--4-
scutod IN senate and assembly, Gg ease. As
follows.
Section |. Section ouc of chart-- seventy rv,,
ct th' taws Of lNlp IS s''errtiod ,s chapter sg5
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
fPublished March 20, TIL
CHAPTER lG6.

Apployed March 3. 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08

to them to know that they are not
the only branch of the new govern
ment which has fallen lamentable be-
low the just expectations of a long
down-trodden people. From the legis-
lature which spent $500, 600 on itself to
the Superintendent of Public Education
who has not yet organized u school
board in poor bulldozed Ouachita, there
seems to be lack Of capacity which is
almost us bad as downright knavery.
1t would be a sad thing if the country,
after recovering from the convulsion of
corruption, should fall a victim to the
putrid fever Of imbecility.
VOX DEL.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-08
OUR JOB OFFICE.

This Office is now supplied with a variety
of job type, stationery, presses and other
material not equaled by any country Office
in the State. We have five presses kept
ready for daily use, an assortment of job
type which could not be purchased at the
foundry for twice the cost of All ordinary
country Office, stationery of all kinds. and
worklnen who are skilled and have Il cor
rect taste. Our prices for job work have
been reduced to figures to suit the times
and to command the patronage even Of
those who have hitherto sought foreign
offices to execute their work.
Sheriffs, clerks, merchants and others
within reach of Monroe by hack, river, rail
or otherwise are requested to give this Office
q trial. We make speciality of legal
blanks of every description, aud will supply
officials with the best of work at the most
reasonable prices. -st .r