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

commissioner stipulation to the effect that in all
suits brought against such company in this state,
service of the summons shall be made upon said COM
pany by leaving copy of the summons with said in
surance commissioner: and pr0Uided further, that
such compan shall pay the same fees and taxes as
provided by law in cases of foreign fire in
surance companies
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March Is, 1880.
Published March 90 1901
CHAPTER 1919.
AN ACT to amend section one hundred ID sixty
nine chapter eleven of the revised statutes emit
tied " of the state officers"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section one hundred and sixty-n1ne OF
the revised statutes entitled 'sof the state officers
is hereby amended by inserting after the words
estate historical society,"" in the third and fourth
lines of said section, the Words secretary of the state
agricultural society, that the said section when so
amended, shall read as follows: " Section 169. Inc
governor secretary of state state treasurer attorney
general, state superintendent superintendent OF pub
lie property clerk of the Supreme Court, correspond
ing secretary of the state historical society, secretary
of tho state agricultural society, railroad commits
soner, commissioner of insurance and state board OF
charities and reform, adutan general quarternaster
general and state treasury agent are authorized 10
procure for the use of their respective offices the
necessary amount of postage stamps or stamped en-,
veopes for the payment of the postage of the oc1a
correspondence Of their several departments. The
accounts therefor shall be audited by the secretary OF
state upon the presentation thereof in the manner
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treasury.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IL, 1880.
Published March a. 1901
CHAPTER 315.
AN ACT relating to non-regstered voters and amen
datory OF section twenty-four of the revised stat
utes of 1878.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact IS follows:
Section l. Section twenSy-fou of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended so to read follows:
Section "a. On election day the inspectors shall
designate two of their number at the opening of the
polls, who shall check the of every elector vot-
ing in such district whose name is the registry
No vote shall be received at any general election in
any ward election district defined in section twenty
If the name of the person Offering to vote be not on
the said registry made at the second meeting as afore
said, except hereinafter provided; but in case any
one Shall after the last day for completing such reg
istry. and before such election, become qualified
voter of the election district he shall have the same
right to vote therein at such election if his name
had been duly registered provided, he shall at the
time he offers to vote deliver to the inspectors his af
fdavt in which he shall state the facts showing that
he has since the completion Of such registry become
a qualified elector of such district and the facts
showing that he was not such elector on the day
such registry completed and shall also deliver to
such inspectors the affidayits of two freehoders,
electors in such election district corroborating all the
material statements in his affidavit. In case any per-
son, who voter at the last previous general cleo
ton IN any election district in this state shall not be
registered such person shall be entitled to vote
making affidavit that he entitled to vote ut such
previous general election in of the election dis
trcts of this state naming the same and that he has
not become disqualified by reason of removal from
such election district otherwise since said cleo
ton or in he shall have removed therefrom
stating the fact of such removal, and that he is then
legal voter of the election district where he shall
offer to vote; and in any person. who was not
qualified eector of the last previous general election
but has become such by residing in the state one
yer snail not have been registered, he shall be en-
titled to vote on making affidavit that he is qualified
elector each of which afhdavs shall be substantiaed
by the affidavits of two freehoders is provided
for other non-regstered voters. No one freebooter
shall be competent to make Mt any election corrob
Grating ahdavts for more than three voters. All of
said affidavits shall be to before some officer
authorized by the law to take depositons The
tors shall keep list of the and residences of
the electors voting, whose names not said COM
plete registry and attach such list to the registry and
return it together with all such adats to the proper
town, city or village clerk. No compensation shall be
paid or received for taking or certifying any such
affidavit. On the day following the election one of
said poll lists and one copy of the registry so kept
and checked shall be attached together and filed in
the office Of the proper town, city village clerk,
and the other of said pol lists and copy of the regis
try SO kept and checked shall be returned to the
county clerk with the returns of the election such
inspectors shall give notice by public advertisement
IN newspaper printed in the city, village town
where such registration made of the registry,
and shall include in such notice all additions to and
commissions from the preliminary lists and shall also
state where the election is to be held. In there
be no newspaper printed in such city, village town,
such notice shall be given by posting copies thereof
III OF more puDnC places In each ward cleo
ton district in such city, village or town. For pub
hcaton of such notices in any such newspaper the
publisher thereof shall be entitled to the COM
pensation per folio as is prescribed for publishing
other legal notices.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 16, 1880.
Published March %, 1891
CHAPTER 2S9.
AN ACT to regulate the disbursement OF public
money in certain cases, and prescribing penalties
for misrepresentation thereof.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There shall be annexed to the estimates
now required by section hundred and scventytwo
of the revised statutes to be made by the board Of
directors trustees managers Of each OF the seVerai
institutions in said section named or referred to,
statement in detail verified by the oath of some per-
son cognizant of the facts, showing the amount OF
money of the state in the possession or under the con-
troll of the officers employees, or any OF them, OF
the n titutiOns for which the estimate Is maue aC
the fund or appropriation Of which the same is part
and parcel The secretary of state shall deduct from
the estimated as necessary Tor the payment OF
the expenses of such institution for the next calendar
month the amounts so reported on hand which are
applicable to the payment of such expenses or any
part of them, and draw his warrant Tor the amount
remaining after making such deducuons, ana III no
case shall any warrant be drawn upon any estimates
which not accompanied by the verified statement
herein provided for.
Section q From and after the passage of this act,
it shall be unlawful for any board of directors mana
gers trustees, or any member or committee there
OF, to authorize direct or approve the d1Verslo use
expenditure, either directly or indirectly, OF any
funds money property belonging to or appro-
priated set apart by law for the current expenses
repairs, improvements or other specific use OF ne
state prison. the in dustral school for boys the state
hospital for the nsane the northern hospital for the
insane the institution for the education of the blind,
the institution for the education of the deaf
and dumb, or any other charitable or penal institu-
tuition that may shall hereafter exist or be es-
tabshed in this state to or for any other purpose or
object than that for which the has been or may
be appropriated by law, nor shall any super1ntend-
ent treasurer, warden other officer, agent or en-
ploye of such institution pay out, divert use or
expend either directly indirectly any such funds,
money property, except specifically provided or
authorized by law.
Section g. It shall also be unlawful for any board
of directors managers or trustees or any member or
committee thereof any superintendent treasurer.
warden other officer agent Or employe having the
control mana cement, in whole in part, OF any
of the institutions named referred to in said sec
ton hundred and seyenty-two Of the revised
statutes in this act to contract assume to con-
tract create OF to create, either directly or
indirectly, any debt liability against this state or
sch institution, for account of said institutions.
either of them, for any purpose whatever, without
authority or law therefor prior to an appropr1a-
ton of money having been made by the state to pay
the same, except in Of accident or other great
emergency, when in case any appropl1 tlan Tor
current expenses is insufficient and then only by and
with the advice and consent of the governor, the
attorney and the secretary Of state. Nothing