Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-03
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published February 20, 1880.
CHAPTER ia

Section 1. Section four thousand one hundred and
hfythree of the revised statutes the state of Wis
consin is hereby amended by adding after the word
railroads., in tie seventh line of said section the
words " or military roads, so that said section, when
so amended, shall read as follows Every patent which
has been heretofore executed and delivered by the
commissioners Of Echool or university lands, which
shall hereafter be executed and delivered by the COM
miesioners of public lands Drrportng to convex any
land OF any description, and every deed patent,
which shall have been ut any time executed and de-
hvered by the governor, purporting to convey any
lands granted to the state by the United States to aid
in the construction of railroads. or military roads, or
any swamp or overlooked lands, shall be received as
presumptve evidence of the facts therein stated and
that the grantee named therein became there
by at the date thereof with absolute title fee to
the lands therein described.
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved February 10, 1880.
Published February 90 1901
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to provide for the purchase Of Wcbsters
abridged dictionaries.
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
Section l. The state superintendent of public in
structon is hereby authorized and directed to pur
chase, behalf of the state, six hundred copies of
the latest edition of Websters unabridged dictionary
ut cost delivered at his ofce not to exceed seven
Section 2. The said dictionaries, when procured
shall be delivered in accordance with the provisions
OF section five hundred and nine of the revised stat
utes.
Section 3. The state superintendent Of public In
Buuchon iB hereby authorized to obtain Webster's
unabridged dictionaries to be sold to members of the
legislature, the employees Of the same and official
persons connected with the state DEPARTMENT. In slf-
hcient number to furnish not exceeding copy to
each such person at the price paid for the same.
Section 4. There ia hereby appropriated out of the
general fund sum sufficient to pay for the diction-
aries above provided for
Section S. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 49, 1880.
Published February CO. 1891
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT to provide for the compensation Of certain
additional emf loyes of the Legislature for $780,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The following additional employees of
the senate and assembly, heretofore employed at the
session of $780, to-wit For the senate, four commit
tee room attendants, wash attendant one
document room attendant, gallery attendant,
jantor, at three dollars per day EACH and three
senger boys at two dollars per day. And for the
semby one, one document room clerk and attendant
at three dollars and fifty cents per day. two commit
tee room attendants, jantor at three dollars per
day; one messenger, at two dollars per day. Each
shall be paid per diem. respectively, for the time dur
ing which they have been actually employed, but
longer than from the date of commencement to the
adjournment of the legislature.
Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the
state treasury sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
Visions OF this act.
Section g. This act shall be in force and take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved February 10, 1880.
Published February 20, 1891
CHAPTER II.
AN ACT to appropriate the sum of five hundred dol
lars to the Wisconsin state dairymens association.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. There is hereby appropriated out of the
general fund to the Wisconsin state dairymens asso-
citation, the sum of five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its pas sage and publication.
Approved February 19, 1880.
Published February 90 1901
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT changing the name of the county of New to
Langlade.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. The of the county of New. or
ganzed by chapter one hundred and fourteen of the
laws of 1879, is hereby changed to that of Langade
by which of Langlade said county shall here.
after be known and designated.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 19, 1880,
Published February a, 1891
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT for the protection of passengers railroad
cars, and comforting police powers on conductors
and agents, in cert.in cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented IL
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. In it shall become necessary for the
protection of the passengers in any railroad rfron
the violent, abusive, profane, indecent language
conduct OF any senger the conductor of such train
ia hereby authorized and empowered to arrest sum.
mary and without process such passenger, and re.
him to the baggage car safe and secure
place such train, until its arrival at usual
stopping place, when he may be put off the train and
put into the custody Of proper officer for prose-
cution; if necessary for this purpose railroad con-
ductors, while in charge Of trains, hereby invest
cd with the powers of sheriffs and constables.
Section q Any person who shall, while riding in
! the car either of freight passenger or other
trim, any railroad in this state, utter in
decent obscene, profane language, in the hearing
Of other passengers riotously Or boiserousy
duct himself to the annoyance of other passengers,
or who shall obtain any money property from any
passenger or person in such car by means of any
4al che
ton thereof, be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not exceeding ninety days. both, in the dis
erection of the court. Railroad conductors hereby
invested with the power of sherfs and consablcs in
regard to offences under this section occurring upon
trains cars in their charge, and empowered to
arrest summary and without process and detain any
person violating any of ts provisions until the car or
train eha arrive at usual stopping place where
sheriff, deputy, or under sheriff of any county,
constable, mari hal, policeman OF any city or
village in this state may be, to whose custody he may
deliver such Offender with written statement speci-
flying generally in what respect such person has mis-
behaved OF if there be such officer present to re-
ceive the offender, the conductor may deliver him to
the ticket or freight agent at such stopping place,
with such statement, who shall detain such offender
in his custody, and may exercise the powers of sher
ifs and constables in regard to persons charged with
crimes in doing so. until such officer may be OBJ
tanned to take charge of the offender, to whom he
shall be delivered, with such statement made by the
conductor, and such officer shall take the person
forthwith institute complaint against such person
for such offence before justice OF the peace his
county, and such justice shall have jurisdiction to try
such offender and to impose the Judgment authorized
by this section.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 19, $780,
Published February "a, 1901
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend section four thousand seven hun
dred and sixty-fye, of chapter one hundred and
nnetyfour Of the revised statutes of 1873, entitled
of proceedings in criminal in justice courts
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section four thousand seven hundred
and sixty-fve of chapter hundred and ninety
four Of the revised statutes Of 1878, entitled of pro-
ceedings in criminal in justice courts" is
hereby amended by substituting the words 'clerk
of the circuit court instead of the words county
clerk" SO that said section when amended shall
read as follows: Section 4,765. Within twenty days
after such conviction the said justice shall such
certificate to be fled in the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court of the county in which the conviction
shall have been had.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 81, 1880.
IPublshed February &c, $780,