Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26
Notes from the Capital.
MADISON, Feb. 2lst, 1879.

passed both houses and was sent to the
Govern or for approval yesterday. An error
WAS discovered in the bill and it was re-
called. 1t will be re-enacted next
week. The bill makes it the duty of the
Board of Education, when it shall be.
come necessary to erect high school
building, 10 report the probable cost of such
building to the Common Council. If this
body approves of the same, it is authorized
to levy tax in addition 70 the regular
school tax for the purpose of erecting such
building, provided that the tax for this pur-
pose does not exceed $4,000 any one year.
The proceeds of this tax shall in no case be
appropriated for any other purpose than the
one for which it is levied.
Mr.. Finn introduced a bill to exempt the
city of WATERFOWL from the registry law.
This bin was indefinitely postponed in the
Assembly by vote of So to 80. Usually the
member is granted any legislation he asks
relating 20 his own locality, but the passage
of this bill would have had its effect on the
registry law Of the entire state, and the
committee to whom this bill was referred
reported against it on that account.
The other bills, three in number, are 60
Jog through the regular course of legsla-
tior and will undoubtedly be enacted into
laws in few days. Below I'give the body
of each Of the bills, emitting the titles and
enac,ing clauses for want of space.
SECTION l.. The unexpended poor funds
Of, the several wards of the city of Water.
town, in jefferson county, are hereby trans
ferred to'and become u part of their res
pective ward funds. -.
SEC 2. The board Of street commits.
sioners of said city and the chairman of
SAID board, shall have concurrent power
with the mayor and common. council of
said city IN the appointment Of inspectors
and clerks of election, and shall ha We all
other powers conferred by law upon said
| mayer and common council, subject to the
| control Of said common council.
| except the power of levyina taxes, which
they shall not have 10 any case wbate yer
SIC. g. The common council of said city
may, in their discretion, in any year, re-
duce the amount of city tax levied under Sec
| ton 3, chapter 2O4 OF the private and local
| laws Of 1871, ana cause less sum than is
| levied under said section to- be placed in
| the tax list for collection, for that year, for
the several funds of the city
SEC. 4. No new bonds of the city of
| Wa,erto " shalt be issued under section $50
| ., 96n b., $50 c, Of chapter Al of the revised
| statutes, unless the question Of such issue
| be first submitted to the qualified electors
OF said city at general or special election,
| and be approved by a majority of the votes
| cast on that question.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
SEC /. The city Of Watertown for the
purpose of electing justice OF the peace,
shall be,divided into three districts as fol.
low, to-wis: list district comprising the
first, second and seventh wards of sadcity;
| I'd district, comprising the third and fourth
wards of said city; Sd district, comprising
thefifth and sixth wards of SAID city. - =
Sec g. There shall be elected by the
qualified electors of said city, at the next
election of city and ward officers, to be held
ON the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of April, A D. 1879. one justice of the
peace for for each of the said districts; pro
vided, the justice of the peace elected for
the FIRST district shall hold his Office for one
year. The justices of the second and third
districts shall hold their office tor two y ears
thereafter, biennisily, shall be elected one
justice of the peace in each of the respective
districts -: !
SIC. g. The said justice of the peace,
when elected and qualified. shall be vested
with the like civil and criminal jurisdiction
within the limits of said city, and also with
in the county in which they may be respect
several towns. They shall have original
jurisdiction ofall complaints and actions
for violations of city ordinances of said
city. They shall also hold their Offices in
the respective districts for which they are
elected.
SEc 4. All acts o. parts of acts of the
| city charter of said city, conflicting with
OF contrayening any part OF this act, are
hereby repealed. II.
SEc. S. This act shall take effect and be
| force from and after its passage and pub.
| ;iicat.oa.
Sec l. Whenever the assessors of the
| city of Watertown have completed their
| assessment. the same shall be fled by them
in the Office of the city clerk, to be review.
ed and corrected as hereinafter provided. ,,.
SIC. 2. The board of street commission
ers of said city shall constitute board of
review, with the same powers and duties
as is now provided by iaw; provided fur ther
said board may require the assessors to .ap.
pear before said board. from time to time
to give such information as may be requir-
ed, but they shall not be. deemed membett
| o. the board.
! SIC. 3. TIE said board of street COM
missioners, sitting as board Of review,
shat review, correct and complete the as
sessment roll, in the manner provided. by
law, and shall receive the same compensa.
ton per day as assessors for the time act
ually employed.
| SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and pub:
| LEGATION.
The bill making an appropriation to the
Central Fair, was reported back to the Sen.
ate . day or two since from the committee
| an elaine without recommendation Or