Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-20
Published March 10. 1873
CHAPTER 1888.
AN ACT t, suppress yagabondage.


The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any male person sixteen years of
Of Section one thdlsand five hundred and forty
three of the revised statutes, who shall be found
in any town, city n village i'll this state not being
an inhabitant of SIGH town, city or village, shall
be deemed 4 tramp
Section 2. Any person convicted of being a
tramp, shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor in the countyjail for period not exceeding
six months or by Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days, i'll solitary confinement
and to be fed on bead and water only, during the
whole period OF srh confinement.
Section 8. Justfes of the peace, police magis-
trateS ; county courts. having civil jurisdiction.
the preceding sectDns of this act.
Section T. Al, Any tramp who shall wantonly or
wise put in fear any inhaDitant of this state, or
the land of anothe within this state, without the
consent of the owler or occupant of such land, or
Sh aIn o or enter any
person, without tie consent of the owner or occu-
pant OF such premises or who shall carry any fire
ton thereof, be pniSed at hard labor in the state
prison not more tim two years.
Sections 5. Any i've or more trampS who shall
assemble or congegate together within this state
for any other unlawful purpose. shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by imprisonme nt at hard
labor in the state Prison not to exceed two years.
Section g.. Any tramp engaged in such assem-
blage may be prosecuted and convicted thereof
alone. if it be ALLEGED in the indictment or nforma
ton, and proved tt the trial, that five or more
tramps were engaged therein; and if known they
alleged.
Section. Any leace officer in the state may ar
rest and imprison without process, any person
whom he knows n has good reason to Believe to
be tramp, provided that such peace officer within
day excluded shall bring such person so ar. ested
before magistrate, and lodge a complaint against
Section 8. 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.
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any common Jail, upon written request from the
m OF any % the et president OF any VII
Der OF tramps coIfined in said jail to such town,
on the highways n other public improvements;
such town, villagi city to sustain any necessary
to and from the pace Of Labor. Any officer having
such tramps in cmrge, while at labor as provided
day, and one dollar for each half day so en-
ployed to be paid by the town, village or city for
Section 10. Any tramp who has been duly SEN
fenced to hard lalDr under the provisions of this
snail, on convictbn thereof be punished by i'm
prisonment at haI1 labor in the state prison, for
period not exceeding two years.
Section IL. Hereafter no sheriff or 1ailor shall
receive, and no County board of supervisors shall
any Il amp in the ommon Jail or any Other place Of
any county in this state, unless such tramp shall
have been duly arrested or committed under the
provisions of thSact.
Section y. Eacl of the counties of this state are
hereby authorized to purchase, take and hold all
the necessary realestate for jail purposes and pur
poses OF imprisonment at hard labor OF all persons
adJudged guilty ofan offenSe against the provisions
of this act. And whenever, in the opinion of the
boardsof supervisors Of county, the county shall
require Tor such PURPOSES or ither or any OF Them
any lands for the use thereof and such board OF
supervisors shall tie unable to agree with the owner
upon the amount Ct compensation to be paid there
lor, or where by IraSon of the legal incapacty or
absence u any such owner or otl er suflcientc cause
no such aSreementor purchase can be made with
out delay, the judge of the circuit court of the
county in which such lands any part thereof are
situated, may upon application in writing of the
BOARD OF supervisors OF such county making the
application, containing description of the lands
SO required, appoint three diSintereSted persons.
residents OF such bounty. commissioners to appraise
Such lands and tlereupon and thereafter such pro-
ceedngS shall be had in the premises SO far as APP
plcaDle as required by chapter thirtythree of the
revised Statutes in case of the state requiring ana
taxing lands for the use of the charitable eluca-
tiona correctional or penal institutions of the
state, TO the end that the county acquire and nave
an an Solute title in fee simple to the lands 50 re-
CURED ana taken, apon payment of the compensa-
ton finally awarded. ....
Sectlon H. All acts or parts or acts inconsistent
Win Lhe provisions of this act are hereby repe ea
Seellon H. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 4. 1875. t ..f.