Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-20
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March 81, 1881,
CHAPTER 100

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dred and seventy, one thousand FIVE hundred an,
seventy-fvs and thousand five hundred an,
seventy-sx of the revised statutes of 1873 relating
to hawkers and peddlers.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one thousand five hundred anG
seventy Of the revised statutes is hereby amended
a. 20 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
! ether articles of trade whatsoever, whether by
sample or otherwise and whether said goods, wares
merchandise, notions, other articles Of trade
whatsoever delivered at time of sale or to be de-
hvered at future day, unless he shall have OBJ
tanned license peddler as herein provided, but
this chapter Ehall not prevent any manufacturer,
mechanic, nurserynan farmer from selling his
work or production by himself, or by any patent
right dealer from selling his own invention, or to
prevent any person from selling offering to sell at
wholesale to dealers only, any goods, wares or
merchandise whatever, or to prevent any fish ped
dlerE from selling fish, train boys from selling to
persons travelling on railroad trains, or to prevent
any resident of this state, who by reason OF being
bind dsaf and dumb, or so crippled rs to incapac-
tate him from hard, manual labor, from selling
goods, wares or merchandise on foot, or with one
horse and wagon, without q license.
Section q. Section one thousand Ave hundred and
seventyve of the revised statutes Is hereby amend
ed so as to read follows: Section 1878. The secre
tary of state upon the payment of his fees shall grant
to every applicant, upon the filing of his application
and the receipt of the treasurer, knowing the pay
ment of the proper license fees license under his
official seal signed by himself his assistant
suthoTizl ng such ncensee to travel and prosecute
business in the manner stated in his application, for
the term of year; but all licenses shall expire
tho thirtieth day OF April in each year, and the
s9unt que I0r licenses OF pedders or patenI rlShs
dealers shall be reckoned proportonately for that
part of the year from the first day of the month in
which the liability is incurred 10 the first day of May
following, provided the secretary of state may issue
like hccnsc to any applicant therefor to pedde on
foot, or with one horse TO deal in patent rights
who shall prove to his satisfaction that he served
GOl,1 Cfatn-
Quartermasters commissary's department there
Of, during the late rebellion, and disabled
to render him unfit for hard manual labor in such
service and honorably discharged therefrom, with
out the payment Of any license fees.
Section g. Section one thousand five hundred and
seyenty-six is hereby amended so as to read fol-
lows: Section 1876. Every person who shall be
found travelling or trading contrary to the provis-
lois of chapter sxtyseven of the revised statutes
to the terms of any license that may have been
granted to him hereunder, shall, for each ofense,
forfeit not ess than fifty nor more than one hum
dred dollars, which the district attorney OF the
county in which the oifense had been committed,
shall, in the 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
offense sum not exceeding fifteen per cent, and to
the witnesses or other persons furnishing lnforma-
ton Of such offenses, sum not exceeding ten per
cent. of such fines collected. Every person having
license under the provisions of chapter sixtyseven
of the revised statutes who shall refuse to produce
by the treasury agent any special treasury agent
shall be deemed guilty of misdeIneanor and be
subject to fire not exceeding twenty dollars,
Imprisonment in the county jail where the of anse
has been committed, not exceeding thirty days,
both, the court deems proper.
Section 4. All acts parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions Of this Get are hereby repealed.
Section S. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after May l, 1881.
Approved March IL. 1881
Published March L. 1881
CHAPTER 1O6.
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 foliows
Section 1. Every village within this state which
has population Of twenty-five hundred or more, as
shown by the census of 1880, and which does by
the provisions OF its charter constitute separate
road district shall be taken las embraced within tho
provisions OF sections nine hundred and ten and nine
hundred and eleven of the revised statutes and said
sections shall be in full force such village any pro-
Visions of its charter to the contrary.
Section ?. All moneys collected provided in said
sections shall be expended in the Improvement II
the streets, the making and improvement OF side
walks and crosswalks and setting out shade and
mental trees in such village, and ii such moneys
ahal in the opinion Of the board, be Insufficient Tor
such purposes; it shall determine What additional
amount may be sufficient therefor; not exceeding
seven mills nor less than mill the dollar If as
sessed valuation of property in said village and the
shall be fled, levied caused to be collected
and returned in the prescribed in the charter
OF such village for the certifcahon, leyyin5 culec-
shall be payed to the treasurer of such village and
shall be expended under the direction of the noard
of trustees in the manner prescribed in the first Sec
ton OF this act. Such board nay eXpend or lay out
the highways, any of them, leading into such
village, a not exceeding one-ha.f the whole
amount collected for highway purposes in any one
year.
Section g. NO provisions Of this act shall be taken
as cortravening repeating the provisions of The
charter OF any such village for levyng and Collect
ing other taxes than Tor highway purposes.
Section 4. This act snail take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1851
Published March %, 1881
CHAPTER 40.
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 follows:
| Section l. 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
judgments DEGREES, orders of course and such other
orders as have been granted by the court presid-
ing judge thereof and for the hearing and deter
mlna1on OF all matters brought before the court
sresiding judge except the trials of issues of fact
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 and at 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 order, Judgment, or
direction, that an Order or Judgment, decree DO
eltered, and upon filing in the Office Of the clerk of
proceeding is pending, the decision in writing, the
order, judgment, Decree signed by the presiding
Judge the shall be entered by the clerk and
judgment shall be entered III the same manner, and
shall have the force and effect though trial
and decision of said matter had been had gener-
| al term Of said court in said county.
Section 2. 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
such issues either in out Of term, and tEereupon
judgment may lie rendered with the same effect as
| upon issues tried and determined in term time.
Section g. This act shall not apply to or be in
force in the third and fifth Judicial circuits of the
| state
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March o. 1881.
! Published March IS, 1881
CHAPTER 1873.
! AN ACT relating to limitations.
The people of the state of WISCONSIN, represented in
! senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. Every act or proceeding to test the
validity of change of any county seat must be
commenced within three years after the date
OF the publication of the governors proclama-
don of such change, and every defense
founded upon the invalidity of such change must