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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March 10, 18TH
CHA OTTER 1T

AN ACI relating to highways, streets and alleys
upon boundary lines of cities and towns.
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Whenever application, in writing,
shall be made to the common council of any in
corporated city, by fifteen more resident free
holders to lay out and establish alter or discon-
tlnue highway, street or alley, upon the boun-
Diary or division lines between any two cities the
common council of such city shall elect three
commissioners, disinterested resident freeholders
OF SAID city, who shall, after being duly sworn,
proceed in the same manner, be governed by the
same laws and possess the same powers as are
now IN force for the laying out of town line high
ways by town supervisors, and all matters reat-
ing to orders and awards for damages, required
to be recorded with town clerksshall be recorded
In the office of the city clerk or clerks whenever
such city Is party to the laying out altering or
disseminating of such highway, street or alley.
Section 2. The board of aldermen of any city
wherever such highway, street or alley shall have
been laid out altered or discontinued as pro-
vided in section one % of this act shall cause
to be levied and collected in the next succeeding
tax levy of said city, a sum sufficient to pay the
damages allowed and certified to by the commits
sloners so appointed and the further sum of
three dollars per day to each of said commits
sloners for time actually and necessarily en-
plOyed IN the discharge of such duty.
Section 3. The same proceeding shall be fol-
lowed In appeals from the decision of the COM
mlssioners named in section one % of this act
as are followed in cases of appeal from supet
visors in laying out, altering OF discontinuing
highways upon town lines.
Section 4. For the purpose OF constituting and
giving force and effect to the provisions of this
act, the word commissioners" shall convey the
same meaning as the word supervisors" in all
cases where the same shall refer to their powers
and duties III laying out altering or discontinue
ing highways.
Section 5. This act shall be in force from and
after Its passage and publication.
Approved March g. 1877. s8P COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March %, 18TH
- CHAPTER oS0

AN ACT IN relation to the release of dover in
real estate by insane persons.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec. l. Whenever any married man shall, by
petition duly verified by his oath, represent to
the circuit court of the county in which he re-
sides that his wife Is insane, and that he is the
owner of real estate in which his wife has an in
choate dover interest, and that it would be for
ms interest to mortgage, convey otherwise dis
pose OF any or all of said real estate or any in
teTest therein, or that he has mortgaped con-
veyed or otherwise disposed of any such real es
tate or any interest therein, and PRAYING for an
order authorizing the husband or some other per-
son to execute a deed or deeds of any such real
estate Tor said wife, relinquishing the dover or
homestead interest of such wife therein the
court shall by order appoint some certain time
and place for the hearing of said petition not
more than sixty nor less than twenty DAYS from
the time of filing such petition a copy of which
petition and order shall be served on such wife
and next OF kln If any, at least twenty days be
lore the time so appointed, and shall also ap-
point some suitable and discreet person to act as
the guardian for such wife in relation to said
application and the matters therein embraced
upon whom q copy of said petition and order
shall be personally served at least fifteen DAYS
before the time fixed for such hearing. 1t shall
De the DUTY OF such guardian to ascertain as To
the proprlety, good faith and necessity of the
prayer OF the petitioner being granted and he
shall nave power to resist said application and
subpoena witnesses and take dispositions to dis
prove the allegations of said petition or to show
the impropriety of granting the prayer thereof.
Section =. Ii any such wife shallnot be a resi-
dent of this state such order or petition shall be
served on her at least ninety days and on the
gnardlanso appointed at least sixty days before
the time appointed for such hearing, and nosuch
application shall be granted except upon hear
ing ana proofs produced in open court showing
ehaG SAID wife Is insane, and the propriety, good
Iil5n and necessity thereof, and that the same
VIII or her benefit and upon the hearing
Ia such court shall have the power and it
shat be Its duty to require as a condition of
granting the prayer thereof that such sum shall
be secured Tor the use and benefit of said wife
OUT OF tle estate OF such husband or the pro
ceeos OF such real estate as condition and con-
Slderatlon for the REIMBURSEMENT of such home
stead or dover right IN such manner as the court
snail direct and prescribe, as the court shall
under all the circumstances of the case deem inst
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
IT the court shall be satisfied that the same is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March 90, 1871

AN ACT to codify and amend the laws of this
state relating to garnishee and garnishee pro-
Ceedings.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section 2, of chapter So, of the
general laws of 1868 is hereby amended so as to
read as follows Section 2. If the original de
PENDANT In any garnishee proceeding in a court
of record shall desire a discharge, the person or
corporation garnisheed from liability except in
garnisheement on execution he may file with
the clerk of the court where the action is pend
ing a written undertaking in double the amount
of indebtedness stated in the affidavit for attach
ment, when an attachment has been issued or in
double the amount of Indebtedness stated in the
complaint duly verified when such complaint
has been served on the defendant with at least
two sureties who are freeholders and residents
of this state, who shall justify that they are
worth in the aggregate double the amount speci-
fed III such undertaking. over and above all
debts liabilities 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 serve copy thereof with the
justification of such sureties, and notice of the
time of filing the same, and of the residence of
such sureties upon the plaintiff or his attorney
pr0tided, bouegeT, that the plaintiff may except
to the sufhclency of the sureties within the same
time, and IN like manner as upon bail on arrest
and a failure SO to except shall be deemed an
acceptance of the undertaking and a discharge
of the garnishee.
Section 2. Sections and 5, of said chapter SO,
Of the general laws of 1869 are hereby repealed
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage.
Approved March s, 1877. COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March 6, 1877. ]
CHAPTER s4.


AN CT authorizing and requiring the farm mort
gage land commissioners appointed under chap
ter 40. OF the private and local laws OF 1868 TO
extend the benefits of said act 10 certain other
parties equitably entitled thereto
Inc people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section i. The Wisconsin farm mortgage land
commissioners appointed under chapter 446, OF the
privete and local laws of 1868. hereby author
lzed and required to extend the Dement'S OF snch
act TO the owners of property on the north half OF
the southeast quarter of section 6, town u, north
OF range 9 east in the city of Portage, against
whom Judgment was rendered in the second judi
c1al circuit OF this state, in action commenced
10 1orecIose certain mortgages executed 10 the La
Crosse and Milwaukee r. r. company.
Secuon2. Hon. Joshua j. Guppey, county Judge
OF Co umbla county. is hereby appointed trustee
to act in behalf of the persons who are specially
named or designated as entitled to present Claims
under this act; and the said commissioners are
hereby required to recognize his authority to so
act in their behalf.
Section 8. For the purpose Of enabling the said
trustee 10 present the claims contemplated by this
act, the provisions of said chapter 446 of the pri
yate and local law of 1868, hereby extended to
the first day of November, 1877.
Section 4. The provisions of said act are also
extended aforesaid, for the purpose OF allowing
said commissioners to consider and allow. until
said list day of November, 1877, any other claims
justly C ming within tn provisions of said act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be II
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March /, 1877. WC COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03

indian corn, oats, barley, clover seed, buck
wheat, dried peaches, fax seed timothy seed,
potatoes. parsnips, turnips common fat, beets,
carrots, onions, rutabagas, green-apples or beans
shall be sold by the bushel, and no special
agreement as to the measure or weight thereof
shall be made by the parties, the measure there
OF shall be ascertained by weight and shall be
computed as follows: Sixty pounds for a bushel
of wheat or clover seed; hfty-six pounds for a
bushel of rye or shelled indian corn; seventy
pounds unshelled corn; thirty-two pounds for a
bushel OF oats; forty-eight pounds for a bushel
OF barley; fifty pounds for q bushel OF buck
wheat; twenty-eight pounds for a bushel fdried
apples or dried peaches; tfty-six pounds for a
bushel of fax-seed; forty-fve pounds for
bushel of timothy seed sixty pounds for
bushel of potatoes; forty-four pounds FOX a
bushel of parsnips; forty-two pounds for a bushel
of common fiat turnips nifty pounds for a bushel
of beets; fifty pounds for a bushcl of carrots;
fifty pounds for a bushel of onions; ffty-six
pounds for bushel of rutabagas; fifty-seyen
pounds for a bushcl of green apples and sixty
pounds for bushel of beans.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s, 1877. "a COPY.
END OF COPY LAWS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March 8, 1871
CHAPTER Oh

AN ACT relating TO public printing, ana amend.
atory of section 49, of chapter PA, OF the general
laws of 1874
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section / Section twenty eight, of chapter two
hundred and forty-three (243) of the general laws
of 1874, is hereby amended by adding the follow
ing after the woru newspapers, IN the FIST line OF
said section: having bona fde circulation and
subscription list of not less than two hundred
e o. names, and which shall have been regularly
published for at least three months prior to the
opening of each annual session of the legisla-
ture;' and by adding the following at the end of
visions of this section, relating to circulation and
length of publication. shall not apply in cases
where but one paper is published and printed in
any county, so that said section twenty eight when
amended shall read as follows: All publishers of
weekly newspapers having bona fde circulation
and subscription list Of not less than two hundred
(200l names, and which shall ha, e been regularly
publ he'd for at least three months prior to the
opening of each annual session of the Legislature
who shall publish in their respective newspapers
all of the public acts of general interest passed
each session of the legislature which shall be des
ignated by the secretary of state in the official
state paper copy laws shall be allowed sixty
tory evidence by affidavit with the secretary of
state, that the same have been published pro-
vided in this section, for which amount the
tary of state shall draw q war ant upon the gen
era fund OF the state treasury in favor of each of
such publishers pr00ided, however, that the pro-
visions of this section relating TO circulation and
length of publication, shall not apply in cases
county.
Section 2. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March /, 1877. ~ COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03

vision or devise; and upon fling such notice she
his hands, and the same rights as to the homestead
AS though he had died intestate and shall in addi-
ton thereto be entitled to claim and receive the
same share of his personal estate as though he
lad died interstate; prouided ho,oeuer, that moth
ing herein contained shall entitle any such widow
to claim receive from the estate of her deceased
husband IN any of the foregoing cases any greater
share part of interest In his estate than her
rights of dover in his lands her rights to the pos
session of the homestead during her widowhood
and one-third part of his net personal estate.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved March 1, 1877. COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
COPY.
Published March 10, ls77.I
CHAPTER log.

AN ACT relating to estates in dover and amend
atory OF sections II, Is and 10, chapter SO. of
the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin representei
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section II, of chapter 50 of the
revised statutes is hereby amended SO as 10 read
as follows: If any such jointure or pecuniary
provision be made before marriage and without
the assent of the intended wife or if it be made
after marriage, she shall make her election after
the death OF her husband whether she will take
such 1Clnture or pecuniary provision or the share
OF his estate hereinafter provided
Section 2. Section Is of said CHAPTER 50 is
hereby amended so as TO read as follows: If any
lands be devised 10 woman or other provision
be made for her in the will of her husband, she
snail make her election whether she will take the
lands so devised or the provision so made or
whether she Will claim the share of his estate
provided IN the next section but she shall not be
entitled To both unless 1t plainly appears by the
Will TO have been 50 intended by the testator.
Section 3. Section 10 of said chapter 80 is hero
BY amended SO to read as follows: When a
widow shall be entitled to an election under
either OF the two last preceding sections she shall
be deemed 10 have elected to take such iointure.
devise, other provision, unless within one wear
after the death of her husband Size file in the
court having jurisdiction of the settlement OF his
estate notice in writing that she elects to the
provision made by her by law, instead of the mo
vision made for her by such jointure or other pro-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March %, 1877.
GHa DviID no

AN ACT to regulate the bringing of actions for
penalties, and appeals therein.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. No summons, warrant or other pro-
cess shall hereafter be issued by any justice of
the peace or other officer, in any action to
cover a penalty, forfeiture or fine, under the
provisions of chapter 155 of the revised statutes,
unless complaint shall be made and filed by
the district attorney or the mayor or alderman
of any incorporated city or village, a member
of the town board of supervisors residing in the
county where such penalty is incurred, with such
justice of the peace other officer, prior to the
issuing of such process, unless In where the
right of making such complaint is expressly
conferred by statute upon other persons; and no
appeal shall be taken on behalf of the state in
such actions, either to the circuit or county
court or from such circuit or county court, to
the supreme court from any judgment rendered
against the state in such action, except upon the
authority of the district attorney, and upon the
giving of such bond as is required of private
parties upon similar appeals.
Section 2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1877. 81 COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March 10, 1871
CHAPTER los

AN ACT relating to the commencement of ac-
TONS and amendatory of section Is, of chapter
13S of the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-six of chapter 1873
of the revised statutes, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: The limitations prescribed
in this chapter shall apply to actions brought in
the name of the state or for its benefit In the
same manner as to actions by private parties
provided, that this section shall not be so con-
strucUeo as to enable any person to obtain title
to any lands, tenements or hereditaments belong
ing to or owned by the state, by adverse posses
sion, prescription or user"
Section q This act shall take effect from and
after It's passage and publication.
Approved March l, 1877. ECOPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March Z, 18TH

AN ACT for the limitation of tax certificates
owned by counties or municipal corporations.
The people Of the Stata of Wisconsin, repre-
follows:
Section 1. After fifteen years from the day of
the sale OF any lands or lots, whether heretofore
sold OF her eater to be sold, for the non-payment
of taxes, deed shall be issued any certificate
of such sale, owned by county or municipal cor
poration, or by an assignee of county or munich
pal corporation.
Section ?. This act shall not be held or con-
strued to extend in any way the period of limita-
ton for the Issue of tax deeds now fixed by law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force on and after January 1>t, 1878.
Approved March ], 1877. s@COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Published March &c, 1877
CHAPTER 10S


AN ACT relating to prisons and common jails,
and amcndatory of section of chapter 100, of
the revised statutes.
Thepeople of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section nine of chapter one hun
dred and ninety (190) of the revised statutes of
1858, Is hereby amended by inserting in the fifth
line, after the words ministers of the gospel"
the words 6 or persons duly delegated by any
regularly organized Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation within the county" SO that said section
of chapter 1870, when amended shall read: The
keeper of each prison shall provide at the ex-
pense of the county for each prisoner under his
charge, who may be able and DESTROYS to read a
copy of the bible or new testament, to be used
by such prisoner at proper seasons during his
confinement, and any minister of the gospel, or
person duly delegated by any regularly organized
Young Mems Christian Association within the
county disposed to aid in reforming the prisoners
and lnstructing them in their moral and religious
duties, shall have access to them at reasonable
and proper times.
Section This act shall take effect and be in
force from an1 after its passage and publication.
Approved March l, 1877. EB@ COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03

"A very strange accident happened at
the blacksmith shop of Mr.. Mattingly, on
North Travis street, Saturday afternoon.
The smith was engaged in shooting young
mare, when She began to kick furiously-
her flying heels barely missing the smith
as he made a hasty retreat. She con-
tinued to kick with great rapidity until
one foot struck pillow and was cut off
near the hook as clean as it could have
been done with the surgeons knife. The
animal was Shot.-Sherman (Isr.) AdDer-
tjseT