The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-04-30
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March 81, 1881

Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to amend sections one thousand five hun
dred and seventy, one thousand I'VE hundred and
seyenty-fve and one thousand five hundred and
seventysix of the revised statutes OF 1873 relating
to hawkers and peddlers.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section one thousand five hundred and
seventy of the revised statutes is hereby amended
- to read follows: Section 1870. No person
shall be allowed to travel from place to place within
this state for the purpose of carrying to sell or
posing to SALE barter exchange at retail or to
sumers, any goods, wares merchandise, notions,
or other articles of trade whatsoever, whether by
sample Or otherwise and whether SAID goods wares,
merchandise, notions, or other articles OF trade
whatsoever delivered at time OF sale or to DO de-
hvered at some future day. unless he shail have OBJ
tained license peddler as herein provided, but
this chapter shall not prevent any manufactures,
mechanic, nurseryman or farmer from selling his
work or production by himself, or by any patent
right dealer from selling his own invention, or to
prevent person from selling or onerlng TO sell at
wholesale to dealers only, any goods wares or
merchandise whatever, or to prevent any hsh ped
dlers from selling fish, train boys from selling to
persons travelling railroad trains or to prevent
any resident of this state, who by reason of being
blind, deaf and dumb, crippled as to incapaci-
tate him from hard, manual labor, from selling
goods, wares or merchandise on foot, or with one
horse and wagon, without license.
Section 2. Section one thousand tve hundred and
Beventyive of the revised statutes Is hereby amend
cd 30 as to read follows: Section 1919 Inc secre-
tary of state upon the payment of his shall grant
70 every applicant, the ming OF his appncatOn
and the receipt of the treasurer, showing the pay
ment of the proper license fees, license under his
Official seal signed by himself or his assistant
authorizing such hcensee to travel and prosecute
business in the stated in his application for
the term of one year, but all licenses shall expire
the thirtieth day of April in each year, and the
amount due for licenses of peddlers or patent right
dealers shall be reckoned proportionately for that
part Of tbs year from the first day of the month in
which the liability is incurred to the first day of May
following provided the secretary of state may issue
q like ncepse to auDlicant therefor to DedQle
foot or with one horse, to deal in patent rights
who shall prove to his satisfaction that he served
a soldier In the United States army navy, or in
quartermaster's commissary's department there
OF, during the late rebellion, and was disabled
10 render him unfit for hard manual labor in such
service, and honoraby discharged therefrom, with
out the payment Of any license fees.
Section 3. Section one thousand five hundred and
ssventy-s1 is hereby amended 80 as to read as fol-
lows: Section 1875. Every person who shall be
found travelling trading contrary to the provis-
lois of chapter sxyseyen of the revised statutes
to the terms OF any license that may have been
granted to him Hereunder shall, for each offense,
forfeit not less than fifty more than one hun
bred dollars, which the district attorney of the
county in which the offensc had been committed,
shall in the name of the state, for, and to
be collected and when collected, paid into the state
treasury to the credit of the school fund The court
may order to be paid to such district attorney, out Of
such fines collected from persons guilty OF such
ofense, sum not exceeding fifteen per cent, and to
the witnesses other persons furnishing informa-
ton OF such ottenses, sum not exceeding ten per
cent. of such fines collected. Every person having
license under the provisions of chapter sixty-seyen
of the revised statutes, who shall refuse produce
his license for examination when lawfully required
oy the treasury agent, or any special treasury agent
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
subject to a hne not exceeding twenty dollars
Imprisonment in the county jail, where the offense
has been committed, not exceeding thirty days, or
both, as the court deems proper.
Section 4. All acts parts Of acts conflicting with
the provisions Is, Of this act are hereby repealed;
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after May l, 1881.
Approved March II, 1881.
published March H. 1871
CHAPTER los.
AN ACT providing for the collection and disposal OF
highway taxes IN certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every village within this state which
has population # twenty-five hundred or more, as
shown by the census of $780, and which does not by
the provisions of its charter constitute separate
road district shall De taken .as embraced within the
provisions of sections nine hundred and and nine
hundred and eleven of the revised satues and said
sections shall be in full force in such village any pro-
visions of its charte. to the contrary
Section 2. All moneys collected as provided in said
sections shall be expended in the improvement of
the streets, the making and improvement of side
walks and crosswgfs and setting out shade and orna
mental trees in such village, and if such moneys
shall, in the opinion of the board, be insufficient for
such purposes; it ehau determine what additional
amount may be sufficient therefor; not exceeding
seven mills nor less than mill the dollar of
sessed valuation Of property in said village and the
shall be iied levied caused to be collected
and returned in the prescribed in the charter
of such village for the certhcation levYng, coec-
ton and return of taxes. All moneys collected
shall be payed to the treasurer of such village, and
shall be expended under the direction of the board
OF trustees in the manner prescribed in the first
ton of this act. Such may czpend or Law out
on the highways, any of them, leading into such
village, SUM not exceeding One-half the whole
amount collected for highway purposes in any one
year
Section g. NO provisions of this act shall be taken
ipu lt,nt no yriuiOr oF
charter of any such village, for levying and collect
ing other taxes than for highway purposes.
Section 4. This hail take effect and be In force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March II. 1881.
Published March %, 1881
CHAPTER lao.
An ACT relating to circuit courts, special terms,
filing of decisions, and trials in vacation.
The people of the state Of WISCONSIN, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. In addition to the general and special
terms provided by law the circuit courts shall always
open for the Transaction OF business for the entry OF
judgments, dcerees orders of course and such other
orders as have been granted by the court presd-
ing judge Thereof, and for the hearing and deter
mination of all matters brought before the court
presiding Judge except the trials of issues of faot
The judges of the several circuit courts may by
der appoint such special terms in the counties in
their respective districts may be deemed necessary
convenient an6 az such terms all business may be
transacted except the trials of issue Of fact by jury
Whenever any matter is heard by the court pre-
siding judge, the decision may be made out of term,
and such decision may be an order, or Judgment, or
direction, that an order, judgment, or decree DO
entered, and upon filing in the Office Of the clerk Of
the circuit court in the county where the action
proceeding is pending, the decision in writing the
order, judgment decree, signed by the presiding
Judge, the same shall be entered by the clerk, and
judgment shall be entered in the same manner, and
shall have the same force and effect though trial
and decision of said matter had been had at gener-
oil term of said court in said county.
Section Q. The judges Of the several circuit
courts of this STATE may with the consent of parties
try issues of Law and fact in vacation, and decide
Issues eth er in or out of term and thereupon
Judgment may he rendered with the same effect
upon issues tried and determined in term time.
Section 3. This act shall not apply to or be in
force in the third and fifth Judicial circuits Of the
state.
Section L. This act shall take effect and be in
force from ard after its passage and publication.
Approved March a. 1881.
Published March "a 1881
CHAPTER o.
AN ACT relating to the area of villages and amend
atory of section eight hundred and ffty-four OF
the revised statutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section eight hundred and fifty-four OF
chapter forty of the revised statutes, is hereby
amended by striking out the words lone square
mile, where the in said section and in
sert in place thereof the words "one-half square
mile" so that said section will read follows SEQ
non S54. Any part of any town or towns not less
than one-half square mile in area and not included
IN any village, and all lying in the same county,
winch snail contain resident population of not less
than three hundred persons thereon, may upon COM
piance with the conditions of this chapter become
incorporated as village by such name as shall be
designated in the order OF the court for its incor-
poration, with the ordinary powers of a munich
pal corporation and such are conferred by these
statutes
Section q This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March H. 1881.
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER 107
AN ACT TO facilitate elections in certain cases.
Ihe people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, DO enact as follows:
Section 1. Tie supervisors of every town within
this Etata- AZ in