Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-20
Published March 81, 1881
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An ACT TO amend section one thousand three hun
bred and sixty-three of the revised statutes, en-
titled of drains and how maintained.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one thousand three hundred and
nxtythree of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following: In case the super
Vsors, in laying out drain ditch under the pro-
visions of this chapter after such drain or ditch
having been laid out upon a subsequent application
for gate or brllkhead and proceedings had such
application in the same prescribed fo- lay
ing out DRAIN shall deem it for the benefit of the
persons interested that the lands drained OF to be
drained by such ditch shall at certain season Of
the year be overlooked they may order a gate or
bulkhead to be erected at one or more places
n the drain or ditch, designating such places
and that such gate bulkhead be kept closed dur
ing certaia season Of the year, designating such
season.
Section a. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 10, 1881.
Published March n 1881
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT relating to corporations, and amendatory Of
section one thousand seven hundred and seventy
five of the revised statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do anact as follows.
Section 1. Section one thousand seven hundred
and eeventy-fve of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following, viz: pro
Nded that any corporation heretofore formed Or
ganized, or which may hereafter be formed or
ganized, under in pursuance of any general or
special law of this state for the purpose of carrying
in the manufacture of lumber, or the improvement
OF the navigation OF any river stream for logdriv
Ing or numbering purposes or the running, driving,
booming, sorting braiing rafting of logs, timber,
lumber. or other materials upon or down any river
or stream; and any foreign corporation formed or
organized for similar or kindred purposes may, and
upcn the assent of the holders of threefourhs of the
capital stock thereof, shall have authority to pur-
chase and hold stock in and in it's corporate capacity
become subscriber to the capital stock Of any other
corporation or corporations, foreign or domestic,
created or formed for any more of the OF
similar purposes.
Section 2.-This act shall take effect and be in
force from aud after It's passage and publication.
Approved March Al. 1881.
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER 115
An ACT to authorize the school land commissioners
co convey certain lands to the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor company.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact lie follows:
Section l. The commissioners OF public lands
hereby authorized to convey to the Sturgeon Bay
and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor COM
pany from the gran. of land conferred said COM
pany by chapter one hundred and five, general laws
of 1885, one-haf of the last quarter which vii! be
due said company upon the completion of said cariaI.
And only 80 much of the lands not yet received by
the company shall be conveyed to said company
SHALL added to what has already been received by it,
amount to eighths of the whole grant value;
leaving in the hands and under the control of the
state one full. eighth Of the value Of the lands in
Guided in said grant, according to the best Judgment
and information of the governor and said commits
sioners.
Section g All acts conflicting with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Section g. THE act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1881.
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER 112.
AN ACT to authorize any town, village or city to
take, hold and invest funds to be used in embel-
fishing cemeteries.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any town, village Or city lin this state own
ing land used exclusively for cemetery purposes may
dispose of according to the trust, money other
property for the purpose of expanding the income
derived therefrom, or the proceeds thereof, in en-
belishng and keeping in good order such lot or lots
and the adjacent walks and drives in its cemetery
the donor may designate.
Section q The supervisors of any such town. the
president of any such village, and the mayor and
common council Of any such city may appoint
commissioner of any such trust fund funds, and
require such commissioner to give bond to said
town, village city, in such sum- with such sure
ties, Is the supervisors, president or mayor and
common council may designate and approve, and
may at any time, when deemed advisable, require
such bond to be increased in amount, and may re-
uuire additional sureties, which bond shall be cond-
toned for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed
and to invest hold account for and pay over to his
successor in Office such fund funds and the in
crease thereof
Section g. Such commissioner shall hold his Office
until his successor shall be appointed and qualified.
Section L. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1881.
Published March q, 1851
CHAPTER 1O1,
AN ACT to amend section three hundred and thirty
one of chapter twenty, of the revised statutes of
1873, entitled, of ''public printing"
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section three hundred and thirty-one,
chapter twenty, of the revised statutes of 1878, is
hereby amended by inserting in the first line in said
section after the words of weekly" the words sor
daily" so that section shall read follows: Section
331. All publishers of weekly OF daily newspapers
having bona fde circulation and subscription of
not less than two hundred names, and which shall
have been regularly published for three months prior
to the opening of the annual session of the legsla-
tllre who shall publish in their respective newspa-
pers all of the public acts of general interest passed
at any annual session of the legislature, which shall
be designated by the secretary of state in the official
state paper copy laws, shall be allowed sixty dol
lars for such publication, upon filing satisfactory
evidence, by affidavit, with the secretary of state
that the same have been published as provided in
this section, which amount shall be paid out of the
state treasury, provided that such publishers shall
not receive compensation for such publication IN
both daily and weekly.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved March II, 1881.
Published March q, 1891
CHAPTER 121.
AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-six Of the re-
vised statutes relating to weights and measures
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Section one thousand six hundred and
sxty-ye, chapter seventysix, of the revised stat
utes of the state of Wisconsin, is hereby amended to
read as follows: 'Secton 1865. Whenever either
of the articles commodities in this section mem
toned shall be sold by the bushel, and no special
agreement to the measure weight thereof shall
be made by the parties the measure thereof shall be
ascertaned by weight, and shall be computed as fol-
lows sixty pounds for = bushel of wheat, clover
seed, potatoes or beans: ffty-seven pounds for a
bushel of green apples or onions; ffty-six pounds
for bushel of rutabagas, fax seed, rye, or Indian
corn sheled, and seventy pounds Of Indian ccru
unshelled; ffty-fve pounds for q bushel Of
sweet potatoes; fifty pounds for . bushsl of rape
seed milet seed, buckwheat beets carrots or green
cucumbers; forty-eight pounds for bushel of bar
ley Hungarian grass seed or corn meal forty-fve
pounds for q bushel of timothy seed; forty-four
pounds for bushe of hemp seed or parsnips forty
two pounds for bushel of common fiat turnips:
thirty-four pounds for q bushel Of barley malt:
thirty-two pounds for busael of oats; twenty
Gig hit pounds for bushel Of dried apples or dried
peaches, and eight pounds for bushel of unsacked
lime"
Section q This act shall take eject and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1881.