Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-14
Published March &, 1878.
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AN ACT to legaliZe the proceedings of all town i'll
Surance companies of the state of Wisconsin
The people of the state of Wisconsin, representa-. ia
Senate and Assembly, do enact as fOJ{OIUS:
Seetionl. The proceedings of all town insurance
companies in the state OF Wisconsin, held on tlr
first day of January, 1875 are hereby declared legal
and valid to all intentS and purposes and i'll al
time provided 6y law, except so far as the SAM
proceedings may effect the exclusion of members
or the cancellation of policies
Section p This act shall take effect and be III fore
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1878.
Published March 6, 1881
CHAPTER 50.
AN act to amend section Of chapter ls Of the
cases"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as fOllO1US:
Section |. Section of chapter I79 of the revised
statutes entitled Of trials in criminal cases." is
hereby amended to read as follows: I" pom
ment information which is punishable by i'm
pr Tor NE the parties shall be entitled to
Twenty -four (24) of the persons returned Jurors
and no more, shall be allowed to the defendant or
defendants, and the prosecuting attorney shall be
entitled to twelve (l2) peremptory challenges and
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with section one of this act are hereby repealed.
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4. 1873
published February 49, lS7SI
CHAPTER IS.
ate justices of the supreme court Of the state of
Wisconsin.
The stopIe Of the stah Of Wisconsin, represented il.
Senate and A SSeln9x do enact as f6aOIbs:
Whereas, The Legislature Of this soaa. at the
pual session OF the ySar 1876 proposed aSd adoltea
Zach of the 2i ro hss az an ' :eIasa to the
sttutfon OF this state, i'll the toloWFsg language.
That Section of article VII o: he o5nsttHtion t
amended ;, SO as to read; Section 4 The Supreme
sOciate justices, to be elected by tie qualified eec
of the state. The legislature Srs at its first
session after the adoption of tlss Amendments, pr
vide by law for the election of two associate jus.
for terms ending two and four years RESPECTIVELY.
after the end of the term Of the Justices OF the SAIL
justice and associate Justices of said court shall
elected and hold their Offices respectively for The
WHEREAS, the foregoing pro.'osc'I amendment to
the constitution OF :he state va, duly ratified aHc
mitted to the people Of She state If Wisconsin IA
held in said state, November, Isl, and wla ~ tt
majority of the electors If said state voting thereof
i'll Sdid election apl't"Ncd and l&tlhcdi ana,
WHEREAS Said ;,lrcE,in"ur has now become i.
part Of the c"il3u,.o:, III The stale OF WISCONSIN.
therefore,
The people Of the SGte q WISCONSIN, represented ia
senate and assembly. 10 f"'fct as fpiioicS:
Section l. There E.,a! - ,.hosrr by the quail ill.,,
electors or THIS state 81 IA annual election Ia ~
uon precincts of the SIC II Wisconsin, iir>:
Jlpreme court of the stat" ~ Wisconsin, to h"i.
L!rcir Offices respectively FOR ending two aIn.
Iuuf years. on ANA lil<E Gilt 1fSt Monday OF
AIRY, 1881; and thereafter the chief justice and
cate justices OF SaU court Shall be elected TO hold
their offices respectively for the of ten years
Section . The ballot to be used or east at SuCh
election for associate justices may be written
printed and shall contain the names of two persons
legally qualified 10 hold judicial Office in this
over the name of the first person such ballot
ate justice of supreme cNrlrt for the term ending
Oil the first Monday a January, 1888" over the
name of the second pfTSs on said ballot the words
written or printed: F1a associate justice of
prelne court for the tenn e4isiIng on the first Mon
day of January, 1885 Said ballots for associate
justices shall be caSt4n Separate box to be pro.
"ided at each election plRa.inct for that purpose.
Section g. The feTso.ls thLy elected at such cleo
Ton may 4qafy as < 10 ne result OF such elec
discharge OF the dfsse6 Of their respective offices
upon their election faci qualification, pursuant Ia
law. The SecP@afs1of Sse Siial give the SuDStf1ce
Of the preamble TO this n1 together with the
itself, in the NOTICE OF sud judicial election, such
lsOtice TO be given IN the Ssane way and manner
nOW provided by aay fOs notice OF election of judges
of the supreme court.
Section 4. The votes cast for said justices shall
ne counted and returneJ by the inspectors of tho
election i'll all respects aSVSteS for state CkIIs
counted and returned, and the officers in Counties
HOW designated by law to canvass the returns OF
totes for state officers shall canvass the returns ia
fy and return the result to the state cavaSserS at
the same time and places, and under the same reg
uiatiOnS and restrictions now prOTCkd by law for
canYaSSing and declaring the returns for elections
Of state officers, and the state canyaSsers shall
vaSS said returns certified to them provided by
law i'll Of elections for state judicial officers.
The provisions of any election registry of this
state shall not apply to said judicial election.
section ). This act shall take effect from and af
ter its passage and publication.
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