Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27
Published April Q, 1881
CHAPTER QA9


AN ACT to amend section nine hundred and eleven
of the revised statutes of 1873, In relation TO the
assessment and collection of poll taxes in villages
incorporated under the general law
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
Section l, That section nine hundred and eleven
OF the revised statutes of 1873 be, and the is
hereby amended by inserting after the words
"twenty-one," where they in the third line of
section, the words " and under the age of fifty"
and by inserting after the word "warrant where il
occurs In the seventeenth line of said section pro-
vded that the board of trustees may, by resolution
cause the said poll list to be placed in the hands Of
the street commissioner TO be collected in money or
labor, and the said street commissioner shall have
the same authority to collect and receipt for such
tax as the treasurer and shall account for such taxes
by MIN collected, in the same manner as for other
moneys coming into his hands by virtue of his office
80 that said section when amended shall read as fol-
lows: Section Oil. On or before the twentieth of
May In each year, the clerk shall make out list of
the names of all male persons over the age of twenty
one and under the age Of fifty years. with the amount
OF the pol tax, which shall be the same as in towns
set opposite to each PERSONS name, and submit the
same to the board of trustees for correction When
such INST LIZ correctly made out, and before the
ist DAY OF June in each year, the board SHALL by
oroef (to DE signed by the president and clerk and
annexed thereto), direct the same to pe delivered
forthwith to the treasurer for collection The treas
urer shall forthwith proceed to the collection of such
tax and shall demand the once of each person
named Ia the list and If any person neglects to nav
the for ten days thereafter then such
shall In the name of the village for and collect
with costs of suit before the police Justice of such
village and In default of payment of such Judgment
execution shall Issue against the defendant az in
cases OF tort; and the first process in such action
small De by civil warrant provided, that the board of
trustees by resolution cause the said pol list to
be placed in the hands of the street commissioner to
be collected In money labor and the said street
commissioner shall have the authority to collect
and receipt for such tax the treasurer and shall
account for such taxes by him collected, in the same
manner as for other moneys coming into his hands
by virtue of ais Office But the board of trustees
may exempt from the payment of such tax all per-
sons belonging to any fire company. or snv nersen
who is poor and not ablebodied when thew NAV deem
1t proper to do and the treasurer while said LIST s
In his hands for collection, may put upon tho sarnp
the names OF all such persons liable to such tax as
may have been omitted therefrom who shall then be
liable the same as if their names were originally
placed in such list '
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 80, 1881.
Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 225.
AN ACT relating to the inspection and measurement
of logs, timber aud lumber, and amendatory of
sections one thousand seven hundred and thirty
ana one thousand seven hundred and thirty three
OF the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section one thousand seven hundred
and thirty of the revised statutes of 1878 is hereby
amended by adding to said section the following:
The Saint Louis river, Nemadji river, and all other
streams in Douglas county, number thirteen.
Section 2. Section one thousand seven hundred
and thirty three of the revised statutes of 1878 is
hereby amended by adding to said section the follow
ing: And of district number thrteeen at the city of
Superior.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March o. 1881.