Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-17

sum of the costs and disbursements rs above pro-
vided The disbursements shall be stated in detail
and verified by affidavit, which shall be filed with the
clerk.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s, 1880.
Published March 8, $780,
CHAPTER Sc.
AN ACT to- repeal certain provisions Of section two
thousand four hundred and teyenty-eight Of the
revised statutes relating to jures in county courts
The people of the state of Wiscontn represented IN
senate aud assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. So much of section two thousand four
hundred and scventyeght of the revised statutes az
provides, upon the demand of a trial by jury in
county courts for the payment of jury fee OF three
dollars and to the sheriff, one of his deputies,
fee of two dollars, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall not be construed as IN
any manner affecting the provisions of said section
two thousand four hundred and seveny-eight except
the payment of said fees.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1880.
Published March ID, 1901
CHAPTER 1877.
AN ACT relating to justices of the peace, and
amendatory Of section eight hundred and eighty-six
of chapter forty of the revised statutes.
Inc people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact as fol, ows:
Section 1. Section eight hundred and eighty-six,
chapter forty of the revised statutes of 1878 Is here
by amended so to read as follows: Section 1856.
The police justice shall take and file the oath of office
as prescribed in the last section. He shall give a
bond conditioned to faithfully discharge all the
all moneys and fees not his own, collected re-
ceived by him. His term of Office shall be two years.
and until his success or is qualified Any vacancy snail
be filled by special election for the unexpired term
He may be removed by the board of trustees, on a
vote of the president and four trustees for official in
capacity or misconduct after giving him reasonable
hearing in his defense. He shall hold the police
court and within the limits of the village have the
jurisdiction of justice of the peace, and exclusive
jurisdiction such justice of ali criminal cases
arising therein, and of all cases whatever arising
ordinances
pro0ided that in of the Sickness absence in
Opacity of such police justice to act any justice of
the peace of the village or adjoining town in the
county in which such village is situated, shall have
jurisdiction Of every such case, upon filing with such
Justice the affidavit of the complainant setting forth
such Sickness absence incapacity. He shall have
general power to administer oaths and afirmations,
and take dispositions, acknowledgements of deeds,
and instruments in writing. He shall be entitled to
similar services and no other compensation.
Section Q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Appro, ed March 8, 1880.
Published March u, $780,
CHAPTER 152.
AN ACT to amend the articles of association of tho
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway company.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. That clause of article Fix of the original
articles of association of said company, which reads
rs follows towit sand except as herein expressly
provided the corporation shan have power
thority to mort sage otherwise cucumber its prop
erty, real personal unless the assent in writing of
q majority in interest of the and holders of
all the capital stock sued by said corporation shall
be first had and obtained, authorizing the same and
no ent shall be taken from agents by proxy, IN
less the power of attorney held by the agent proxy
shall expressly authorize such ent," is hereby
amended by adding thereto, as follows "But this
clause hall not be construed to prohibit the company
from purchasing or building any railway or railways
other than the roads above mentioned, and executing
u mortgage or mortgages on the railways 30 pur-
chased built to secure the purchase money cost
q md is her
expressly authorized to make and execute snch mort
gage mortgages, and any and all mortgages here
tofore executed by the company railways pur-
chased or built TO secure the purchase money or cost
of contraction thereof hereby ratified, validated
| and confirmed" that said clause, amended,
will read follows tu-wit Sand, except herein
exprCs " provided, the corporation shall have no
lower authority to mortgage or otherwise encum-
Der it, property real personal, unless tie assent in
writing of majority in interest of the owners and
holder of al the capital stock is ued by said corpora
ton be first had and obtained authorizing the
and sent shall be taken from agents by proxy,
unless the power of attorney held by the agent or
proxy shall expressly authorize such assent but this
clause shall not be construed to prohibit the company
from purcha ing or building any railway or railways
other than the ones above mentioned, and executing
mortgage rtgages on the Railways purcha ed
built, to the purchase money cost of
strucon thereof, and the companyis hereby express
ly authorized to make and execute such mortgage OF
mortgages and any and all mortgages heretofore eX-
ecuted by the company on railways 20 purchased Or
built, to secure the purchase money cost of con-
struction thereof, hereby ratified validated and
confirmed"
Section o This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it. pas age and publication.
Approved March 3, $780,
Published March H. $780,
CHAPTER 148.
AN ACT to appropi late to tue site agricultural So
ciety the sum of money therein named.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and as emily, do enact as follows;
Section l. There is hereby appropriated to the
state agricultural society the sum of two thousand
dollars.
Secton2 This act sh-l take effect and be in force
from and after its pas age and publication.
Approved March 9, 1880.
lPubli, he'd March L. 1ssol
CHAPTER 149.
AN ACT to appropriate the sum of five hundred dol
lars to the Central Wisconsin agricultural and me-
chanical association.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and A. sembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated out of the
general fund to the Central Wisconsin agricultural
and mechanical association the sum of five hundred
dollars
secton2 This act shall take effect and be in force
FROM and after its pat sage and publication.
Approved March 9, 1880.
Published March -, 1901
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT in relation to fences, and to amend section
one thousand three hundred and ninety-one of the
revised tatutes of 1878.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
sen~te and assembly, do enact "a follows:
Section i. Section one thousand three hundred and
nincty-ne, Oh pier fftyve of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the words " in
closed with fences" where they occur after the word
Glands" in the first line of said Section and inserting
in lien thereof the words, ssused for flrmng pur
pos es;" alo striking out Enclosure" in third line
and inserting premises" in lieu thereof; also by
striking out the words to nclose," in the fourth
line and inserting in lieu thereof " 80 occupy" sc
said section shall read follows: The re- pective
occupants of adjoining lands used and occupied for
farming purposes, shall keep and maintain partition
fences between their and next adjoining prem
Uses in equal shares, long both parties continue
to occupy the and such fences shall he kept
in good rcpr throughout the year, unless the
pants Of the lands both sides shall otherwise mll-
tually agree.
Section 2. Section one thousand three hundred an,
ninctytwo of the rrrised statutes is hereby amended
by striking out the word Enclosed" in the last line
of said cotton, and n erting the words 's occupy
in lieu thereof 70 that said section shall read fol-
lows: Every partition of the fence of the line up
which partition fences to be built between adj
joining owners, made by the owners thereof in
writing, signed sealed, and witnessed by two wit:
es or by the fence viewers in writing under their
hands, in the and in the manner hereinafter
provided, after being recorded in the town clerk Is
office, shall obEge such owners, their heirs and
assigns, long such adjoining land on eich side
res pcctvely shall remain in the SINE owner hip,
end after felerance of owner hip until new par
tittion of such fence shall be made, to build and
maintain such fence agreeably to said partition. But