Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

lands attached in the action are situated such reg
lister shall enter such certificate upon the records
of his Office in satisfaction of the lien of such attach
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1881.
Published April s. Iss1.l
CHAPTER DAT.
AN ACT to amend subdivision eight of section one
thousand and fifty of chapter forty-eight of the
revised statutes of 1875 entitled of assessment of
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section 1. Subdivision eight Of section one thou
sand and fifty Of chapter forty-eight of the revised
statutes of 1873 is hereby amended by adding there
to the word "organsy" that said subdivision when
amended would read as follows: The number and
value Of pianos, organs and melodeons
Section This act sl,sn take effect and be in force
from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved March 81, 1881.
Published April IA 1851.
CHAPTER 2S2.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and twenty
OF the revised statutes, entitled ''of rivers and
The people Of the state Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section one thousand six hundred u
he revised statutes, being part Of chapter one
hundred and twenty of the revised statutes entitled
of rivers and noats,- is hereby amended so as 20
.e@d follows: Section 1000. Whenever any iass,
inber, boards or planks in RATS otherwise shall
drifted upon any island in any Of tho waters OF
mis- state upon the bank shore Of such
waters lands adjacent thereto, the owner thereof
aiF agents servants may at any time within eigh-
months remove the same or paying or rendering
the owner or occupant of said land the reasonable
damages caused by the removal or non-rencyni Of
Said logs, timber, boards planks and the expense
Of advertising the same. And In it is not prac-
hcabe to remove said logs timber boards or p'snks
without passing over other lands than those upon
which the same may be situated, then the owner
thereof shall have the privilege to make the necessary
roads over said lands, and to pass the same in
a0yiVC HQid l0Ug firf1llsr a
rendering to the owner occupant OF said land tho
reasonable damages caused thereby. If the owner
shall not remove said logs, timber, boards piankH
within said time, and pay said damages unless the
occupant of said land shall otherwise agree
then said owner occupant Of said land may re-
move said logs, timber, boards or pianks, and shsA
have lien N the same for twice the costs Of re-
noval and said damages and may sell = sufficient
amount OF the same to satisfy said lien and costs,
without action giving twenty days notice OF such
sale by posting three notices OF such sale in three
Of the most public places In the town where said
logs timber, boards plank, situated; provided
that at least nix months previous to the expiration OF
said eighteen months he shall have given notice to
the owner thereof, if known, to remove the same,
with description OF the marks thereon, any, the
kind and quantity thereof and the place where 10
Gated; If the owner is unknown, shall have pub
hshed such notice in some newspaper published in
said county II there be any, not, then In an ad-
Joining county week for six successive weeks,
and provided further that If the owner occupant
OF the land desires an earlier removal Of such logs,
timber, boards planks than is hereinbefore pro
Vided for such owner occupant may upon first CIV
ing said (6 month"; notice in the manner aforesaid
remove cause ssid logs, timber boards or plaras
to be removed to Fuch secure point IN the same
stream from which they may have hosted to or upon
said land as the be the most economically
done, and such landowner or occupant shall have
hen hercinbefore provided for twcs the costs Of
such removal and the damages hereinbefore mem
tened, and may sch q su1hcient amount thereof to
satisfy said hen and costs aforesaid in the
and upon giving the notice hereinbefore provided
for. Whoever shall convert TO bis own without
consent
timber, boards paanks, except provided in this
chapter, shall be liable to the owner In treble thu
amount Of damages caused thereby.
Section 2. There is hereby added to- said chapter
- section one Thousand, six hundred a, follows:
Section 1890 q: II the owner or occupant Of said
land in any Of the cases mentioned in the preceding
section, shall refuse to take the tender made, the
party making such tender or party In whose behalf
the same made except a. hereinafter provided, may
pass over said laads fling with the clerk of the
Circuit Court of the county within which said land
is situated, bond with at leazt two suretes, eondi
toned to make such removal as soon % practicable
and pay al damages which may b sustained by the
owner occupant of said land by reason Of the
removal or non-renoval as aforesaid, making
roads over said lands and using the in such
moTa said bend shall to the clerk Of said court
By his name OF Office, be approved by the county
shall specify the description Of the lands affected By
the removal or non-removal Of said logs, hDabes,
boards or planks, the owner or occupant of each
description of land and shall have attached thereto
statement showing the amount rendered as to each
description, and receipt from the said clerk show
ing that the amount Of such tender has been depos-
tied with said clerk for the Of the oscu-
pant of said land. copy Of said bond with . copy
Of said statement and receipt attached thereto shat
be served On the owner or occupant of said Land
before said logs, timber, boards or pianks are re-
moved. Within three days after zach service the
party upon whom service Is made may except to the
suciency of the sureties named In the bond in the
same manner, and the sareGes shall thcreupon JUS
hfy the same as provided in sections two thousand,
seven hundred and four, two thousand, seven hun
dred and i've and two thousand, seven bundled and
six Of the revised statutes, and at the expiration q
said three days the hen and right of Hen hereinbe-
fore provided for shall terminate unless the owner
occupant OF said land shall remove said logs, tim
Der, boards or planks under the provisions of this
act or unless the owner occupant of said land
shall except to the suciency of the Tureties IN said
bond az aforesaid and Guoh surehes shall fat JUS
tfy rs above required in either OF which cases the
said hsn and right Of ban shall continue until Al
SUMS wAich May become due tie owner sscupenA
Of said land under the provisions Of this act are
paid, which lea May be enforced In the manner
hereinbefore provided The owner occupant Of
said land mentioned in the bond may accept said
tender commence action on such bond to 70
cover his damages at any tame within two years after
notice of the fling of the bond and no action shall
be commenced On said bond by any such owner
or occupant unless commenced within said
| two years, and unless said tender Is accepted
within said two years shall revert to
the party making the saxne. And In case of accep-
tsnce the clerk on said court shall take receipt
showing the description OF land, a to which the
tender has been accepted and ahan attach the
said bond and the plstnt6 does not recover naozs
than the amount rendered, the aefendxa,t sAAA re-
cover costs and the tandss, sufficient pezt there
Of, for that purpose shall De applied 10 the saEsas
don of such ooss provided, hovover tAat the owner
or occupant Of the hand upon whon tho copy al tns
bond is served, szorosad may wtthtn ten 6eys AZ
ter such service notify the owner OF the logs hia
AGENT in writing, that he elects to have tbs damages
caused by the removal or no0-Fezsova, Aforesaid
or by passing over said Land In such removal, ap-
praised by commissioners, In which case the owner
shall before removing the sana hsvs said damages
20 appraised and the amount tharoof rendered to
such owner or occupant hereinafter provided. II
40 notice In served within said tan days the owner
occupant OF the land shall be hed to have elected to
rely upon his action upsa the bond and to have
sermined and tsudsred 10 Inn before lie removal.