Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-15
Published March 20. 1880. J


any Of its tributaries.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre>
sented in senate and assembly, do enact al
follows.
Section l. No person shall knowingly
cast, throw or permit to fall into the Wiscon-
sin river or into any tributary thereof. sx.
cepting Fine river in Richland county. and
the kickapoo river, any slabs, ground slabs
or other ground timber, single saw dust or
shingle shavings. or any clippings, edging,
spalts or other refuse arising from the manu-
facsure OF shingles, or any edgings or trim-
mings OF lumber from the cutting off saw or
edging SAWS, or other refuse offal arising
from the manufacture of lumber, except saw
dust and planning mill shavings,
Section Q. Every person violating the
provisions of section one of this &C. shall for
felt for each such offense the sum of ten doll
lars for the first offense and twenty-five dol
lars for each subsequent offense, and every
person damaged BIZ such act may dem and sue
for and collect any special damage BY him
sustained thereby, with costs OF suit therefor
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March is, 1880.
Published March 20, $780,
CHATTER $50.
AN ACT relating t. crimes and the punish.
ment thereof, and to amend sections four
thousand four hundred and ninety and four
thousand four hundred and ninety-four of
the revised statutes.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows.
Section |. Section four thousand four
hundred and ninety of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting after the word
"prisen," wherever il occurs in said section,
the words "or house Of correction of Milwau.
kee county" 90 that when 90 amended said
section will read as follows: Section AGO.
Any convict committed to the state prison, or
house of correction Of Milwaukee county, con.
victed of crime punishable by imprison-
ment in the state prison, under sentence for
limited time, who shall escape therefrom, or
attempt by violence TO escape, or assault the
warden or other officer, or person employed
in the government or custody of said prison,
or house of correction Of Milwaukee county.
shall be punished by Imprisonment in said
prison or house of correction of Milwaukee
county, not more than ten years in addition
to his former sentence, and also by solitary
confinement of not more than one year, at
and if said convict is under sentence of i'm.
prisonment for life, he shall be punished by
solitary confinement at such time or times as
the court shall direct.
Section Q. Section four thousand four
hundred and ninety-four of the revised ,tat.
utes is hereby amended by inserting after the
word prison" wherever it occurs in the
second and fourth lines OF said section, the
rda ~
county," so that said section when so amend.
ed will read as follows: Section 44e4. ANY
person who may be in any prison in this
state under sentence Of Imprisonment in the
state prison, or in the house OF correction of
Milwaukee county, and who shall break such
prison and escape, shall be punished by i'm.
prisonment in the state prison, or in the
house of correction of Milwaukee county, one
year in addition to the unexpired term for
which he was originally sentenced.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March 10, 1880.
Published March 20, 1891
CHAPTER 2SS.
AN ACT to amend section two thousand sew
en- hundred and thirty-one of the revised
statutes of 1878, relating to proceedings
by attachment
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-.
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l.. Section two thousand seven
hundred and thirty-one of the revised stat
utes OF 1878 is hereby amended by adding at
the end OF said section as follows: "An ac-
ton may be maintained aud a writ of attach.
m I,,a -
cases mentioned in this section except the
cases mentioned in the fifth, sixth and sew.
enth subdivision, and the same proceedings
in the action shall be had and the same aft
davit shall be required as in actions upon
matured demands, except that the affidavit
shall state that the debt is to become due t:
provided, that the undertaking, specified in
section two thousand seven hundred and
thirty-twe shall be conditioned in three
times the amount demanded" In case an
attachment be issued before the maturity of
the debt, and 8 traverse to such attachment
is sustained the court shall dismiss the action
and shall render 4 judgment of costs against
The plaintiff.
Section Q. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March Is, 1880.
Published March 20. 1880 j
CHAPTER SOL.
AN ACT to amend chapter forty-three oil
the laws of 1878, entitled an act to amend
section six, of chapter one hundred and
twenty-one, of the laws of Wisconsin for
1876, entitled an act relating to the prepa-
ration, publication and distribution of the
geological survey.
H. Ax~ta lf 81.
sented in senate and assembly, do enact az
follows:
Section l. Section six of chapter one hun.
dred and twenty-one, of the laws of 1875, 10
hereby amended by inserting after the figures
1877, in the eighth line of the section. the
words and figures 1873 and 1885," so that
the sentence shall read az follows each
member of the Legislatures of 1875, 1877, 1878
and 1880, the governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary OF state, state treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of schools, and each
judge of the supreme court shall be entitled
to two copies of the complete report.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1880.
Published March 20, 1891
CHAPTER 1879.
AN ACT TO amend section one hundred and
sixty-nine, chapter eleven of the revised
statutes, entitled "of the state officers,
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repr e.
senteo in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Section one hundred and sixty.
nine OF the revised statutes, entitled got the
slate officers," IS hereby amended by insert.
ing after the words, estate historical socie.
ty," IN the third and fourth lines of said Sec
ton, the words, secretary of the state seri-
cultural society, so that the said section,
when so amended, shall read az follows |:
"Section 1863. The governor, secretary of
state, state treasurer, attorney general, state
Superintendent, superintendent of public
property, clerk of the supreme court, cores
ponding secretary of the state historical So
ciety, secretary of the state ayr icultural soci.
ETY., railroad commissioner, commissioner OF
insurance and state board OF charities and re-
form, adjutant general, quarrer-master gener-
al aud state treasury agent are authorized to
procure for the use of their respective offices
the necessary amount of postage stamps or
stamped envelopes fov the payment Of the
postage of the official correspondence of
their several departments. The accounts
therefor shall be audited by the secretary OF
stale upon the presentation thereof, in the
manner hereinbefore provided, and paid out
OF the state treasury.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and afte- its passage and
publication.
Approved March IL, 1880.
Published March %, 1891
CHAPTER geo.
AN ACT to promote the deyelopement of tho
unsettled portions of northern Wisconsin,