Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-26
Published March Is. lss3.I
CHAPTER lss.
AN ACT to suppress vagabondage.

Of section one thousand five hundred and forty
in any town city or VILLAGE in this state not being
an lnhaOltant OF such town. city or village, shaft
Section 2. ANY person convicted Of being a
tramp shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor In the county jail. for period not exceeding
SIX months or b Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days in solitary confinement
and TO be fed on bread and water only, during the
whole period of such confinement.
Section j. justices OF the peace. police magis-
shall have @ of all oenses arising Gner
the preceding sections OF this act.
maliciously by means Of violence. threats CT other
wise put in fear amy inhabitant of this state, or
the land of another withln this state without the
consent OF the owner or occupant of such land, or
house, barn or outbuilGing belonging TO any other
person. without the consent of the owner or oceu-
pant OF such premises. or who shall carry any fire.
arms or other dangerous weapon, shall, on conyic-
ton thereof be punised at hard labor in the state
prison not more than TWO years.
Sectionj ANY five or more tramps who shall
assemble or congregate together within tn state
for the purpose of encouraging yagabondage or
for any other unlawful pnrpoSe shall on eonylc7
labor in the state prison not to exceed two years.
Section &. AIy tramp engaged In such assem-
blage may be prosecuted and convicted thereof
ton and proved at the trial, that five or more
tramps were engaged therein; and II known, they
alleged.
section Any pe."e ofhcer in the state may ar
rest and impriSon w'thout pi oceSs, any person
whom he knows, or has good reason 70 believe TO
be tramp, provided that such peace ofcer. within
twenty four hours after making such arrest (Suu-
day excluded snail Giing such person so ar ested
before magistrate, and lodge complaint against
him.
Section s. Any peace officer making any such
arrest under the provisions of this act, shall be
empowered to return any warrant issued on such
complaint, and shall be entitled TO the same fees as
conStables for similar services.
section 3. III shall be the duty of the keeper OF
any common jail, upon written request from the
OF any town the president or any WI
Der OF tramps confined IN said jail TO such town,
village or city In charge OF an oiicer, TO work up
on the highways or other public Improvements;
such town, village or city TO sustain any necessary
expenses In trans 2orng sqcn ocer ana prsonigrs
such tramps in charge, while at labor as provided
IN ms section a sha receive two dollars Tor eaeh
ployed TO be paid by the town, village or city for
Section TO- Any tramp who has been duly SEN
fenced 10 hard labor under the provisions or thts
act who want9nly or wiltu,ly refuses g. work 9il
prsonment at hard labor III the state prison, for
period not exceeding two years ,.,,.,,,,
receive, and no county board of supervisors shall
allow any compensation for keeping or boarding
any tramp IN the common jail or any other place OF
any county in this state, unless such tramp shall
have been duly arrested or committed under the
Section t. Each of the counties of this state arc
hereby authorized to purchase, take and hold an
the necessary real estate for jail purposes and pur
poses of Imprisonment at hard labor of all persons
adj9dged guilty OF az ofense against the proY;i4ns
OF THIS act. Aud wheGever, III the opinion OF the
board.of supervisors of county, the county shall
require FOR Sucn either or any on them,
any lands for the use thereof, and such board of
supervisors shah be unable agree with the owner
upon the amount of compensation to be paid there
for or where, by reason of the legal incapacty or
absence OF any such owner or 9th sufficient cause
no such agreement or purchase can be made WIN.
out delay, the judge of the circuit court OF the
county In which such lands or any part Thereon are
situated may, upon application IN writing OF H., NE
board of supervisors or such county making the
application containing a description OF the lahds
SO appoint three persons
such lands and thereupon and thereafter Such pro-
ceedings Shall be had in the premises so far as APP
pliGabe as required by chapter thirty three OF the
revised statutes In case of the state requiring and
taking lands for the use OF the charitable e!uca-
tional, correctional penal institutions OF the
state to the end that the county acquire and have
an ali solute title in fee simple to the lands 50 re-
CURED and taken, upon payment OF the compensa-
Section 10. All acts or parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
Section IA This act shall take effect and be In
Approved Ma"chi. 1873
published March Il, 1871
CHAPTER 2j5.
AN ACT 10 amend chapter forty eight of the re-
viSeI statutes, relating t. the assessment Of
taXes, ana chapter forty nine OF we revised
chapter fifty of the revised statutes, relating 10
lanuS sold for taxes,
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows
Section l. Section one thousand and eighty
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out The word "two," where II occurs in
the eighteenth line of said section, and Inserting
in lieu thereof the word three"
Section :. Section one thousand one hundred
and s. Vty-four q, of the revised statutes is amend
Ell by Inserting the words "when made IN accord
ance with law" after the word "apport!onment,"
in tie tenth line of said section. ,.,--,
Section 8. section one thousand one hundred
and SiYty-four OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting the words, when made IN
accordance with iaw,0 after the word "apportion-
adding Ia said section as follows: The validity OF
the re assessment hereinabove proyid for may
be attached aud determined. and subsequently re
assessment may be had in manner and form as
provided by section one thousand two hundred ana
ten b. OF the revised statutes, as amended by THIS
Section l. Sections one thousand one hundred
and SIXTY four D. and one thousand TWO hundred
section B. Section one thousand two hundred and
ten b, is hereby amended by striking out the WORD
conclusive" in the twenty eighth and thirty nrst
lines of said section and inserting in lieu thereon
the words pripa fdcte also aftcr the word same y
where 1t occurs in the thirty fourth line OF said
section by inserting " IL the plaintiff shall desire
TO contest the validity of such reassessment, he
shall within twenty days after such tax roll shall
have been completed, nile with the clerk of the
court where such action is pending objections III
writing to such reasSCsSment or tax roll copy OF
which objections shall within five days after such
filing, be served upon the artorney or the defend
ant, and thereupon the court may direct an issue
10 be made mp Involving the objections aforesaid.
which shalt be tried summary by the court, ana
thereupon the court shall file an order sustaining
or everything the objections OF tue plalhlH alore
said. If by such order such reaS eSsnent or tax roll
shall be held Invalid, subsequent reasseSsment OF
such tax may be had IN manner and form as herein
resorted to. TO determine the validity OF any such
TeaSSeSSmcnt II suCh reaSseSSlnehl ana TAX ron
shall Toe held by the court regular and valid or no
objections thereto shall be filed by the plaintlh,
the court shall make an order requiring lae pam
tin to pay INTO court for the use ana beneht OF the
defendant the amount which by such valid reasr
stSSmcut he Justly ought to pay. III the amount OF
tax imposed upon the plaintiffs property by sueh
valid rcaSSesSment shall equal or exceed the
mrnt and tax roll, the plaintiff shall be adiudged
pay costs Of such suit: otherwise the pialntIn,
upou complying with the order OF the court last
aforesaid shall be entitled 10 Judgment with COSTS
Section 9. Section one thousand Two hundreo
and ten C. is hereby amended 10y striking out the
word Two" in the first line thereof ana SUBSTITUTE
ing The word section - instead OF the wora sec
tons where IL occurs In the same line.
Approved March 1873.
Published March $, 1881
CHAPTER 25i.
AN ACT TO repeal sections one Thousand SIX