Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-21


log or cant shall be found u the possession OF the
defendant, with the mark cut out or destroyed or
partly cut out or destroyed or partly sawed Or
manufactured into lumber of any kind, fence posts
or rails suoh possession shall be presumptive EVIL
dence Of his guilt. The owner of any such log
cant or other lumber, may at any time lawfully
by himself or his agent enter in a peaceabe man.
ner into or upon any mill or mill boom, or raft OF
logs cant or other lumber in any river or its trib-
utaries, within this state, on or near the banks
eff such rivers their tributaries, in search of any
such log cant other lumber, which he may
have lost and any person who shall wi llftlly pre-
vent obstruct such search shall forfeit for such
offense not less than twenty dollars nor more than
fifty dollars.
Section g. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby called.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publicati|
Approved March ID. 1880.
Published March %. 1880.
CHAPTER us.
AN ACT to amend section sew enty hundred and
thrty-one of the revised statutes relating to
sheriffs' fees.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
follows:
Section That section seven hundred end
thirty -one of the revised statutes be amended
by adding at the end of paragraph twenty of
said section the following: Provided, that when
ever several writs of attachment against the
same defendant are delivered to the sheriff for
service and execution, such sheriff shall be en-
til led to receive ten cents folio for craving an
inventory on all wrts subsequen, to the first
writ of attachment SO executed by him, of any
property included in the first inventory so
drawn by him, and no more, and five cents per
folio for all copies thereOf-so that said para
graph twenty will read when so amended
Drawing an inventory or other PAPER, except
return upon summons, subpoena ar venire
twenty five cents per folio: provided, that when
ever several writs of attachment Il against the
same defendant are delivered to the sheriff for
service and execution, such sheriff shall he en-
titled to ten cents per folio for drawing an in
ventory on all writs subsequent to the first writ
of attachment so executed by him, of any prop
erty included in the first inv entory so drawn by
him and no more; and five cents per folio for all
Section D This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its assage and publication.
Approved March IL, 1880
Published March Is, 1891
CHAPTER 237.
AN ACT for the prevention of cruelty to minors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
/ follows:
Section l. Any person having the care, cus
tody, or control of any child under the age OF
fourteen years, who shall exhibit, use, or en-
ploy, or who shall in any manner, or under any
pretense, sell, apprentice, give away, let out,
or otherwise dispose of any such child to V
person, In any place whatsoever, for any OBJ
scene, indecent, or immoral purpose, exhibition
or practice whatsoever; or n any business, eX-
hbition. or vocation injurious to the health "r
dangerous to the life or limb of such child or
who shall cause, procure, or encourage any such
child TO engage therein, shall be deemed guilty
Section 2 That any person who shall take,
receive, hire, employ, use, exhibit, or have in
custody any child under the age. and for any
of the purposes mentioned in the preceding
section, shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanOr.
Section 8. That any person found guilty of
violating any of the provisions of this act by
any court having jurisdic ton of the same, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
| dollars, or Imprisonment. not exceeding six
mont his. or both at the discretion of the court.
Section 4. This act shall take effect anil be in
force from and afteri Its passage and publication.
Approved March Is. 1880.
Published March o. $780,
CHAPTER 3O5
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and
thirty three of the revised statues of 1878 en-
tit ed of actions of ejectment.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represent
ted in senate end assembly, do enact as fol-
lows;
Section l. Section three thousand and eighty.
seven OF chapter one hundred and thirty three
of the revised statutes of 1873 is hereby amen
ded so as to rea as follows: Section 30S7 In
all SUCH actions, when the plaintiff is entltled to
recover by reason of q defect or suf1icency of
an tax deed under which the defendant claims
title, or in the proceedings prior tn the sale up
on which such tax deed was issued, unless it
shall be made to appear affirmativev by the
plaintiff that the premises claimed were not
liable to taxation for the tax for which they were
sol i, or that such tax was pal prOr to the sale,
or the land was redeemed from such sale the
court shall order that the amount tor which
such land sold, and the costs OF executing
anil recording such tax deed, and the amount
pad by the defendant for taxes assessed upon
said premises subsequent to SAID sale, with in
terest on all such sums al the rate of twenty-five
per centum per annum from Ihe time so paid
until the Late OF verdict, shall be set off against
the damages awarded to the plaintiff by the
verdict; and if there be any excess, that the
plaintiff as condition of Judgment, shall paw
the same, with interest from the date OF the
verdict, within ninety days; and thai, in default
thereof, the defendant shall have judgment in
the action; provided, that recovery shall he
had il any such action upon any ground which
might have been urged in ali action to set aside
or cancel the certificate upon which such deed
Is based but which is barred by the statutes Of
limitation.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is. 1880
Published March Is, 1901
CHAPTER 279.
AN ACT to amend The subdivision entitled "ad-
ditional powers of peculiar corporations, of
chapter eghty-siX of the revised statutes of
Wisconsin. entitled " of the organization of cor
pOratiOnS."
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section /. Add to the foot of section seventeen
hundred and seventy in the subdivision
entitled " additional powers of peculiar corpora
TONS" of chapter eighty-six of the revised stat
utes of Wisconsin, entitled " of the organization
to wit: Section 1777 q. ANY corporation formed
'nder this chapter for the improvement of any
stream, and storing, sorting and delivering there
on saw logs square ana s T94na moer or other
session of such stream portion of stream for
that purpose, shall have the exclusive power to
improve such stream or portion thereof, by clear
ing and Strengthening the channels thereof, cut
ting canals, closing sloughs, driving piles and
erecting piers and other works in the bed or on
the banks thereof, and by constructing all such
bOoms of all kinds as may be necessary or suita-
BILE for the purposes aforesaid but shall In no
case in any manner materially obstruct or impede
navigation upon such stream navgable sloughs
thereof, erect any dam other obstruction be-
low the head of steamboat navigation; but shall
leave free, open and unobstructed passage-way,
at least eighty feet in width, at least side 81
such stream nagigable slough. Every such
corporation shall have all the powers. grants and
privileges, including the right to collect toll OF
boom charges, and have liens therefor and be
subject to all the conditions, limitations and
strictions conferred, imposed or provided by said
section one thousand seven hundred and seventy
seevn, upon corporations for the improvement OF
streams and driving logs thereon, SO far as the
same may be applicable, excepting in the cases
wherein special provisions relating thereto are
herein made Such corporations shall have power
to acquire the title to lands and easements there
in upon and contiguous to such streams and
sloughs within the limits of its proposed line of
piers and booms either by purchase lease or
license or the exercise of the righs Of eminent do
main, and in case it shall be necessary to take
flow or injure lands and property in the oonstruc-
ton of the works of Improvement hereby author