The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March q, 1851

ute5 OF the state OF WISCONSIN, is hereby AMENDED Sc
as TO read follows: Section l7o0 Any corpora
ii formed under this charter for the manufacture
iage or streets or public places or buildings there
ia, may by the consent of and in the manner agreed
upon by the proper AUTHORITIES Of such city or vii
lage, use any street, alley, lane, park or public
grounds FOR laying gas pipe or any other purpose;
same; and any such corporation may, by contract.
duly executed with the proper officers of any city
village not lighted with gas. acquire the exclusive
right TO manufacture and sell gas for light aud lay
pspt thereon for such period not exceeding ffteep
years. and upon such terms as may be agreed upon,
and shall thereaf er have aud enjoy such exclusive
right according to such contract. Every such gas
company heretofore organized shall continue to
was formed except that il shall not under any cir
cumstances, have any exclusive right to manufac-
ton which shall have manufactured and sold gas
and lighted houses streets within the same city
or village previous to its organization And any
corporation formed FIR the purpose of constructing
and operating water works in any ity or village
this state may make aud enter Into any contract
with such city or village to supply such city or viii
lage with water for fire and other purposes, upon
such terms and conditions as may De egreed upon,
and may, by tie consent of and in the manner
agreed upon with the proper Rutherti Of such city
or village use any street alley iane PARK or pubic
grounds for laying water pipes therein provided,
permanent iD'1ry shall be done to the same; and
any such CT! OF village may by contract duly exc
cuted by the proper authorities acquire the right TO
tbs water supplied by such corp ration or such
person thereof it desire, upon such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon by such CORPORA
Every such corporation heretofore organized shall
continue to enjoy the rights given by the law under
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
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AN ACT to appropriate to William ". johnson a
sum of money therein named.
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l.. There is hereby appropriated cut of any
money in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated the sum of hundred and fifty dollars to
William w. johnson for his necessary and reasona-
BILE attorney fees, officers fees and other disburge
ments incurred in the contest for his seat ia the
assembly, by Michael J. kgan.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage ana publication.
Npp''''N fPubished March 10. 1897
CHAPTER l78.
AN ACT &c amend section nine hundred and six
ty-seven of the revise statutes, and TO author
ize the state superintendent to III vacancies in
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following words: And
county superin tendent the ate superintendent
may appoint a suitable person to such office, I'M
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication.
Published March 2l 1871
AN ACT TO prevent adulteTation and fraud in food
and drugs and liquors.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section /. No person shall mix, color. STAIN pow
stain o%der amy article oe Of ooi With any gre
dent material to render the article iBIu-
rlous to health, with intent that the same may be
sold in that condition. And any PERSON that shall
sell any such article, so mixed colored, stained
powdered shall be subject to penalty in each case
not exceeding fine of fifty dollar for the first
ofense aud for RsecOnd Otense shall be punished by
imprisonment IN the state p ls9n for period not
exceeding one year with hard labor.
of compromising hereinafter described, mix color
stain or powder permit any other person 10 mix,
material AS to affect injulousy the quality or
potency ofsuch drug, with intent that the same may
p9nIh in ApTR Gig1t
dered shall be liza bic 10 the same nenatv or phisb
meht in each case respectively in the preceding
that no person shall be liable 10 he conyictet under
the foregoing sections of this act in respect the
sale Of article OF food of any drug # he shows
to the satisfaction of the justice or court before
whom he is charged, that he did not know Of the
article drug sold BY him being mix d. colored,
and that he could not, with reasonable diligence,
have obtained that knowledge, OF that such mixing,
coloring, staining powderng required for the
production, extraction. PREPARATION, preservation
consumption or transportation as article of com
me rec IN state ut for carriage or where the drug
or food is supplied in the state required the speCi
6cation OF the patent in force, or that the food
drug was unayoida by mixed with SOME eXtraneous
matter in process Of collection or preparation.
Sectoh .. Every person who shan compound or
put up Tor sale any food, drug "r hqnor IN casks,
boxes bottles or packages with any label, mark or
device whatever, and with intent to misiead
deceive as 10 the true name nature: KIND and qua'
lty thereof shall be liabls t. renalty not exceed
offense after the first oeuse shall be punished
by imprisonment in the prison for not less than
Sections. The term food" as herein used, shall
INCLUDE every article used for food or drink by man
other than drugs. The term drug shall Include
medicine for internal or external use:
force from and after the first day of July after it's
passage and publication.
Approved March 5. 1879.
Published March J, 1871
CHAPTER 169.
AN ACT to amend sections three hundred and
thirty-three and three hundred and thirty-four
Of chapter twenty of the revised statutes OF
- 1875 relating to public printing.
people the state Wisconsin, TepreSantod
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Sections three hundred and thirty
three and three hundred and thirty four of chap
ter twenty, or the revised statutes Of 1873,
hereby amended read as follows Section
$685. The executive officers and heads Of all state
depar tments the heads of the different educa-
state, and of the state board Of health and vital
atistics, shall report annually the governor.
dis bur sements in fun and indetail The governor
shall, as soon as any of said reports received
by him, transmit the same, or copies thereof, 10
the commi ssioners of public printing, whose duty
tually necessary, in their Judgment to be printed
Tor the information Of the people as to public az
DER IN condensed form, as said commissioners
may determine and prescribe The part striCk-
en- St hrst be copied IN
hees from which they originated; and shall there
open for examination by the public. Section 334.
In preparing said reports for the state printer,
and di bursements in full and in detail and such
items shall be printed in solid BREWER and other
ner practicable.
Section 2 All acts or parts of acts conflicting
pealed
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 4.1679.
Public he'd March q, 1871
CHAPTER 245
AN ACT to amend sections four hundred and ninety,
four hundred and ninety two, feur hundred and
ninety three, four hundred and ninety four and
four hundred and ninety-six of the revised stat
utes relating to free high schools
The people of the state of WISCONSIN, in
Section !, Section four hundred and ninety of the
revised statutes hereby amended so as to read as
Ioilows: section ago ANY town or Incorporated
village or city or school district which contains
within its limits an Incorporated village or which
has graded school OF not less than departments
with lees than twei ty five pupils prepared to begin
high schoCl course, may establish and maintain
not exceeding two high schools, in the manner and
with the privilege herein prov sed The question
establishing such schools may be submitted by the
town school district village board or common
council at annual duly called special meeting
or election upon written resolution therefor pro-
embodying such resolution, be given in the rnsnner
provided tor notifying special district meeting
town meeting or charter election. The vote. snail
be taken by ballot and canvassed according to the
statutes for conducting elections in said munich
printed for high school, - those opposed against
hgh school, If the resolutions be adopted such
Towns schooI districts, village city shall consti.
tute high school district But city, incor-
porased village or school district in which a high
recognized and aided free high school shall be
f 81 20 lake any vote on the Iesolutoh provided
!or IN MS sectloh but may continue 20 report ana
70 receive aid ON due compliance with the law in
Section ?. Section four hundred aud ninety-tvo
OF the revised statutes is hereby amended by adding
nDder county superintendent which now consti-
tute free high school districts which shall here
after adopt the resolution provided for in section
toIr hunoFed ana ninety and become free high
school districts the board of education in each such
city shall be the high school board, and the city
treasurer shall be ocio the treasurer Of the high
school district unless the board of education en-