Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-21
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Section ). The members Of said board of com.
missionerS shall each receive the actual amount
of his expenses in travelling to and from and il,
attendance upon all meetings of said board
and accounts for such expenses. duly authenti
Gated by the officers OF said board, shall be audit
ed by the secretary Of state and paid By the state
treasurer from the general fund: provided that
the terms OF appointment of all said commits
slOners shall expire with the expiration of the
annual session OF the legislature of 1879 and that
the total amount for expenses provided to be
paid under the provisions of this act, shall not
exceed the sum OF one thousand dollars,
Section g. Vacancies in said board of commits.
sonerS bY reason Of resignation or refusal TO act
on the part Of any member OF said board, or for
other cause, shall be filled by appointment of the
governor.
Section Z. There is hereby appropriated out
of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise
appropriated sufficient sum for the purposes of
this act.
section 8. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
WEDNESDAY March 13.-AsseneJLy.-
In the assembly bills were concurred
in: to lay out and establish a state road
in the counties of Jackson, Wood and
Clark to fix the compensation of the
assistant attorney general at s., 600 per
annum; relating to bOOms on the Wis
cOnsln river; to appropriate sum Of
money therein named to the Wisconsin
stale hospital for the insane for pay
ment of current expenses; authorizing
the state board Of health to make its
annual report to the governor. and pub
llsh an additional number of copies
thereof; to amend chapter 50 of the
laws of 1870, entitled san act to provide
for the representation of cities and in
cOrpOrated villages in county boards of
supervisors; to improve Stony creek
and It's tributaries, in Door and X eWau-
nee counties; to legalize the acts
of the common council of the city
of Chippewa Falls, relating to
street work, and to authorize the as
sessment and collection of the amount
thereof us special tax; relating to the
drainage fund in the several towns; to
amend chapter 103, laws of 1877, enti-
tied IAN act relating to the license fund
received by the city of Chippewa Falls;
memorial to congress against reduction
or tariff on wool; memorial to congress
for an income tax; to incorporate
the city of Jefferson; to incOrpo-
rate the city of Fort Atkinson.
Bills passed: to confer civil and crimi-
nal Jurisdiction in certain cases upon
the county court Of Jackson county; to
authorize w. L. Saddler to erect and
maintain a dam across Sucker branch,
in Polk county, for og-driving purposes; j;
to amend chapter 43 Of the private and
local laws of 1869, entitled "an act to
incorporate the Wisconsin Odd Fellows
Insurance company" to authorize
Henry Hewitt, Jr., and Erie Macarthur
and their associates, to construct and
maintain q dam across the south fork
OF Flambeau river; to authorize Will
liam Miller, his associates. heirs and
assigns, to erect and maintain Il dam
across MOndeau Creek, in Taylor coun-
ty; to authorize the granting of state
certificates to graduates of the state
university; to amend and extend an
act, entitled Z" an act to incorporate the
Apple River Log Driving Company"
approved March 6, 1868; to legalize the
acts of school district No. l, in the
town of Fremont, in the county of
Waupaca; to declare the true intent
and meaning Of chapter 143, general
laws of 1877, entitled, an act relating
to the foreclosure of mortgages, and
amendatory of chapter 14S of the re-
viSed statutes, entitled, ''Of actions for
the foreclosure Of q mortgage, and the
acts amendatory thereof" to amend
chapter 81 of the revised statutes of
1858, entitled, "of cemetery associa-
tiOns and town cemeteries" F." relating to
every matter which may be the
subject of legislation under the consti-
tuition; relating to town insurance
companies, and amendatory of chapter
344 of the general laws of 1876, entitled
"an act to codily and consolidate all
laws in relation to town insurance COM
panies;;" to provide for the improve
ment of Bruney river .or log driving
purposes: relating to tract indexes, and
amendatory of chapter 352 Of the gen
eral laws of 1864, entitled "an act to
provide for a tract index" to amend
the charter of the NimakOgan and To-
togatic Dam Company. During the
afternoon and evening sessions the as
sembly concurred in the following SEN
ate bills: To provide for the cOnstruc-
ton of sewers IN the city of La Crosse,
and amendatOry of the city charter; to
protect manufacturers and dealers in
ale, beer, soda water, and other bever-
ages from the loss of their casks, bot
ties, boxes, and other packages; to
provide for the sale of the reports
of the decisions of the supreme
court now owned by the state: deter
mining the manner of settling the ques-
ton of licensing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, and amendatOry of chapter 80
of the revised statutes; relating to the
insurance of property in cOrporated vii
lages; to authorize VIM. H. Horn to
build and maintain pier into Lake
Michigan; to provide for the furnishing
of hotels and innkeepers of Il means OF
I escaping in case of fire; to authorize
the formation of manufacturers and
miners mutual insurance companies;
relating to the release of dover, in GER
/ tain cases; to exempt from taxation the
lands Of the North Wisconsin railroad
company lying in the counties of Ash
land and Bayfield,; relating to the pub
/ lication of the legislative manual, and
amendatory of chapter - of the
+ laws Of 1878; to amend sec
ton of chapter les OF
/ the general laws of 1869, entitled -" an
] ter 60 of the revised statutes, entitled
+ OF the insurance of property in incor-
/ pOrated villages to appropriate to
/ fish commissioners $4,000. Bills passed
incorporating city of Lancaster, Grant
county; to authorize the incorporation
of street railway companies; to declare
/ the intent and meaning of the proviso
IN section Is of chapter 81 of the laws
of Wisconsin of 1876; for the preserva-
ton of fish in lakes Winnebago, Buttes-
des-Morts, Wnneconne, POygan and
Little Lake Buttes-des-Mortsa and in the
waters OF Fox river between Little
Lake ButteS-des-Morts.a and the mouth
of Wolf river and Lake Winneconne
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