The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-19

in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows =
SECTION |. The State Board of Charities and Re-
form is authorized and directed toinqure into the
necessity and expediency OF organizing school for
the instruction and training of feeble-minded or
diotic children, to ascertain nearly as practicable
the number of such children in this State who are
of proper school age and who could probably be
benefited by school adapted to their peculiar
wants, with such other facts as may appear neces-
sary, including the residence, condition. means OF
support and age OF such children. ~
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of all county, town
and school district officers to furnish to said Board
of Charities and Reform any Information in their
possession having relation to the matters named in
the first section hereof when required to do by
the said board. f43F##
SEC. 3. Should the said board arrive at the con-
cusion that tits expedient and necessary that such
school for predetermined and idiotic children be es
tablished then 1t shall be the duty of the said board
to select suitable site to ascertain the price for
which the same can be purchased, and to make re-
port to the next Legislature, embodyng the results
of the Investigations required by this act, with the
reasons governing the board in the selection OF a
Site The said report shall also include or be ac-
companied by bill providing for the erection Of
suitable buildings for said school, on the grounds
selected for that purpose.
SEC. A. This act shall take effect and be ia force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s. 1877. rr.re #&
Published March o. 1871 n
f8 & ~ CHAPTER oil.
AN ACT relating to fees Of Sheriffs and referees.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION 1. The fees of any Sheriff, referee or
other officer for selling real estate under any decree
order of court. shall be as follows For making
the sale and all the necessary papers and notices
including deed, when the amount bid does not ex-
coed one thousand dollars, ten dollars when the
amount bid exceeds one thousand dollars, fifteen
dollars besides the cost OF publishing any adver-
tisement Of SALE s-.,,
SEC. q All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed. w9f~g
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication. B5
Approved March 7, 1877. 49,
Published March 81. 1871 -y~s 1
CHAPTER 256. @*t-.
AN ACT to regulate fees in settlement of particular
estates in the County Court for Milwaukee county,
in probate.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. In the settlement of the estates of de-
ceased persons in the County Courts of this State in
which there shall be contest, and the value of
such estate, shown by the inventory and apprase
ment made and filed in such matter shall not exceed
the sum of one thousand dollars the Judge of said
court, or his clerk, if the party parties re-
quest shall draw all the papers necessary for the
settlement and distribution of said estate free of
charge
SEC q This act shall take effect from and after
its passage and publication. 5n
Approved March s, 1877. A ~
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 238. a.
AN ACT relating to evidence and amendatory of
section 2, Of chapter 134, of the general laws of
1853. a. ~
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: y
SECTION l. Section 2, of chapter 1874, of the gem
era laws of 1885, entitled, OF evidence is amend
ed so as to read as follows: party to any civil
action or special proceeding in any and all courts,
and before any and all tribunals, and before any
and all officers acting judically may be examined
witness in his own behalf or in behalf OF any
other party in the manner and subject to the
same rules OF examination any other witness
provided, that the asslgnOr OF thing in action
shall not be examined behalf of said party, nor
shall party to action be examined in his own
behalf in respect to any transaction or commune
cation had personally by said assignOr said party
respectively with deceased person against parties
who the executors administrators deysees heirs
at law, next Of kin aSsignees of such deceased
person where they have acquired title to the
action from or through such deceased person, or
have been sued as such by the executors, admins
traitors, devsees next of kin or assignees, but
when such executors, administrators, deyisees,
heirs at law next of kin assignees shall be
examined their behalf in regard to con-
versations or transactions had between the de-
ceased person OF said aSsignOr or said party
respectively, and where the of action or de-
Tense arose out of transactions with an agent of
the deceased, and not with the deceased personally,
and such agent be living and witness, then the
SAID assignor, the said party may be examined in
regard to such conversation transaction but not
in regard to any other matter and be it further
provided that whenever in any action brought by or
OF kim hers-at-aw assignee of any deceased per-
son, witness shall be called to establish any dec
laration, conversation, admission or transactions
between such witness and the party prosecuting
defending in his own right, then and in all such
cases such party sought to be charged may be ex-
anned i'll his own behalf touching such declaration
conversation, admission or transaction the same as
he might have been had the opposite party brought
or defended the action in his right and not in
representative capacity, but not in regard to any
new matter; but ii the testimony of party to the
action or proceeding has been taken and shall after
ward die and after his death the testimony SO taken
shall be used upon any trial or hearing iii behalf of
his executors, administrators, devsees heirs at law
next OF kin or assignees, the other party the
assignor of thing in action shall be competent
W1tAess as to any and all masters to which the esti-
mony so taken relates, Notwithstanding anything ia
this section to the contrary therefore.
SEC 2. Chapter 176, OF the general laws of 1861 Is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 8. 1877.
Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 237. ~
AN ACT to codfy and amend the laws of this
State relating to garnshee and garnishee proceed
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The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Section q of chapter So, of the general
laws Of 1869, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Section 2. If the original defendant in any
garnishee proceeding in court of record shall de-
nisheed from liability except in garnisheement on
execution he may file with the clerk of the. court
where the action is pending a written undertaking
in double the amount OF Indebtedness stated in the
affidavit for attachment when an attachment has
been issued or in double the amount of indebted
ness stated in the complaint duly verified when such
complaint has been served on the defendant with at
least two sureties, who are freeholders and resi-
dents Of this State who shall justify that they are
worth in the aggregate double the amount specified
in such undertaking, and above all debts, la
bilties and property exempt by law from execution
conditioned to pay the plaintiff the amount of the
Judgment if any, which the plaintiff may recover in
the action against the defendant, and copy
thereof with the justification of such suretes and
notice OF the time Of filing the same, and of the
residence OF such sureties upon the plaintiff his
attorney; provided however, that the plaintiff may
except to the sutfciency of the sureties within the
same time, and in like manner as upon bail
on arrest, and failure to except shall be
deemed an acceptance OF the undertaking and dis
charge of the garnishee.
Sec 2 Sections and 5, of SAID chapter So of the
general laws of 1869, are hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 8. 1877.
Published March IS, 1871
CHAPTER 287.
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