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paid as those thereafter to be made created in
CURED. And in any action brought against any such
bank or banking association for any debt~demand or
liability OF such bank or banking association, it shall
be competent for the party plaintiff to join with such
bank or banking association, defendant, any one or
more, or all Of the stockholders, owners, and part
owners OF such bank or banking association, whose
names are attached to such declaration and in such
action to recover and have Judgment and execution
against the defendants, either, any of them:
prorided, that nothing herein shall be construed TO
prevent any action from being maintained for any
debt demand or liability Of such bank or banking
association against said bank banking association
alone. or against the said stockholders owners or
part owners or either, or any OF them.
Section L. In case of the bona ide sale and trans
Ter OF the entire stock or interest OF any sockholder
owner or part in any bank or banking A. socia
ton mentioned in the first section of this act writ
ten memorandum Of such transfer, signed and &C
knowledged in manner aforesaid, by the vendor and
purchaser of said stock or interest, may be filed with
tue treasurer OF this state and thereupon the ndi-
vdual liability OF said vendor for the debts demands
and liabilities of said bank or banking association
which may be created incurred after the expiration
OF SIX months from and after the fling of said MEN,
orandum of transfer aforesaid shall cease: but in
such case the purchaser Of said stock interest shall
from the date Of such Ming Of transfer become and
be responsible and individually liable in the manner
provided In the third section of this act, for all the
debts, demands and liabilities of such bank bank
ing association made incurred after the date of the
fling Of such transfer.
Section 5. Nothing contained in the foregoing sec
tons of this act shall be at any time hereafter so
construed to make its provisions obligatory for
any bank banking association of this state which
has not voluntarily and by its option filed with
the state treasurer of this state such declaration in
writing as is described in section one Of this act
Secon6. This act shall take effect and in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1880.
Published March Is, 1881.
CHAPTER 260.
AN ACT TO amend section one thousand eight hun
dred and thrty-three of chapter eighty-seyen of
the revised statutes ofls7s, entitled OF railroads."
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l.. Section one thousand eight hundred
and thiryhree of chapter eghyseyen of the revised
statutes of 1873 entitled sof railroads. is hereby
amended 20 as to read as follows: Section 1888. Any
railroad corporation may consolidate its stock, fran
chises and other property with any other railroad cor
poration, whether within without the state, when
their respective railroads can be lawfully connected
and operated together, to constitute one continuous
main line, with without branches, upon such terms
as may be agreed upon, and become one corporation
by any name selected. which within this state shall
possess all the powers franchises and immnnities
including the right OF further consolidation with
other corporations under this section and be subject
to all the liabilities and restrictions of this chapter
and such in addition, including land grants and
erlptons of land from taxation as such corporations
peculiarly possessed, subject to at the time Of
consolidation, or anlalgamation by the laws then in
force applicable to them either of them. Articles
stating the terms of consolidation shall be approved
by each corporation by vote of the stockholders
owning majority of the stock in person by proxy,
at either regular annual meeting thereof special
meeting called for that purpose i'll the maruer pre-
scribed in section one thousand eight hundred and
twcny-six by the consent in writing of such stock
holders annexed to such articles and copy thereof
with copy of the records OF such approval or such
consent and accompanied by lists of their stockhod
ers and the number of shares held by each duly GER
thed by the respective presidents and secretaries,
with the respective corporate seals affixed, of such
corporations shall be filed for record in the office Of
the secretary of sate before any such consolidation
shall have any validity effect. Any railroad cor
poraton whose line is wholly within this state may
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and all other property and appurtenances thereof, OF
any other railroad corporation when their respective
railroads can be lawfully connected and operated to-
gether to constitute continuous main line, with or
without branches. But no railroad corporation shall
consolidate with lease or purchase or in any way
become owner of or control any other railroad cor
poraton, any stock franchises rights property
thereof which owns controls parallel or Compel
ing line to be determined by jury.
section2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March Is, 1880.
Published March IS, lsSO.y
CHAPTER 312
AN ACT in relation to the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one thousand five hundred and
ffysix Of the revised statutes ia hereby amended so
as to read as follows: Section 1856 When the sale
or giving away Of any such liquors or drinks shal
have been forbidden every person who shall with
knowledge thereof sell, give purchase or procure,
for or in behalf of any such prohibited person, any
such liquors drinks, he shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor and shall be punished by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars, and the costs of prosecution
and in default of immediate payment thereof, he
shall be committed to the county jail for not less than
thirty days, unless discharged by the payment
of such fine and costs The person to whom the sell
ing TO, purchasing, or procuring for any such ar
dent spiriuous intoxicating drinks has been pro-
hibited may be arrested complaint of any super
VISOR trustee or alderman, and brought before any
justice of the peace police justice or judge OF mu-
nicipa court of the county, to testify as to where he
obtained procured Intoxicating drinks, and if he
shall refuse to testify he shall be committed to the
county Jail, to be detained therein until he shall so
testify or be discharged by order Of the court.
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved March 16, 1850.
Published March 90 $780,
CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT relating to the compensation OF county
judges in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly do enact as follows
Section l. In all cases hereafter, when the county
court of any county shall not exercise have civil
jurisdiction, the judge of said court shall be entitled
to charge and receive the of five dollars per day,
to be paid from the county treasury for each day he
shall be actually engaged in examination Of any per-
upon a criminal charge, or upon any matter not
appertaining to probate matters or to the guardian
ship of the persons and estates of minors in cases
where there fee or fees provided by law for such
services
Section O. This ct shah take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March l6, 1880.
Published March ~, $780,
CHAPTER 900.
AN ACT to amend section one thousand and four
teen of the revised statutes relating to statistics
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section one thousand ana fourteen
the revised statutes is hereby amended to read
as follows Section 1914. Each shall, when
making the annual assessment for the year 1885, and
for every tenth year thereafter, ascertain and enter
upon blank prepared for that purpose and furnish
ed by The secretary of state, the name and surname
in full Of each deaf and dumb person, blind person.
insane person and idioc person in his assessment