The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-04-30
Published March 20, 1881
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CHAPTER 1870.
AN ACT In relation to the house Of correction Of
Milwaukee county, and amendatory of section two
thousand five hundred and fourteen of the revised
statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as foil VS.:
Section l. Section two thousand FIVE hundred and
fourteen of chapter one hundred and fifteen of the
REVISED statutes is hereby amended by striking out
the words "less than life,' where the same in
the third line of said section, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words not exceeding two years, (" 80
that said section when amended shall read as fol-
lows: Section 2514. All persons convicted in said
court, who would otherwise be sentenced TO be i'm
prisoned at hard labor In the state prison for any
terms not exceeding two years, and all persons con-
vcted in said court in city prosecutions and In other
cases. who would otherwise be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the county Jail may be sentenced to impris-
onment at hard labor IN the house Of correction of
Milwaukee county.
Section 2. All acts or parts of acts conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March Il, 1881.
Published March a, 1881
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT relating to corporations, and amendatory of
section 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 seventy-ive of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following, viz: pro
vded that any corporation heretofore formed or or
gained, or which may hereafter be formed or or
gained, under or IN pursuance of any general or
special law of this state for the purpose Of carrying
a logging numbering business, or for engaging
in the manufacture Of lumber, the improvement
Of the navigation OF any river stream for log drv
ing or numbering purposes, the running, driving
booming, sorting, brailing 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
upon the assent of the holders of threefourhs of the
capital stock thereof, shall have authority TO pur-
in and in nFQf ftu
become subscriber to the capital stock of any other
corporation corporations, foreign or domestic,
created or formed for any one or more of the same
similar purposes.
Section 2.-This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Il. 1881.
Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 118.
AN ACT to amend section one thousand three hun
dred 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
xty-hree of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following: In the super
visors, in laying out drain ditch under the pro
visions of this chapter after such drain or ditch
having been laid out, upon subsequent application
for gate or bukhead, and proceedings had on such
application In the same manner prescribed fo- lay
ing out drain shall deem it for the benefit of the
persons interested, that the lands drained to be
drained by such ditch, shall at certain Of
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bulkbead to be erected at one or more places
II the drain ditch, designating such places,
and that such gate or bulkhead be kept closed dur
ing certain season Of the year, designating such
season.
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1881.
Published February 2e, 1881
CHAPTER Is.
AN ACT to provide for the purchase of four hundred
copies of Wcbster's Dictionary.
neOrip M he lta To Of
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The state superintendent is hereby
authorized and directed to purchase, on behalf OF
the state, four hundred copies of the latest edition
of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, at cost, de-
hvered at his Office, not to exceed eeven dollars per
copy.
be distributed in accordance with the provisions OF
section five hundred and nine of the revised statutes
Section 3. There is hereby appropriated out OF the
general fund sufficient to pay for the diction-
aries above provided for.
Section L. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved February 25, 1881.
Published March 81 1881
CHAPTER 121.
AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-six of the TO
Vlsed statutes relating TO weights and measures.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Section one thousand six hundred and
sXty-hve, chapter seyentysix, of the revised stat
utes of the state OF Wisconsin, is hereby amended to
of the articles commodities in this section men
toned shall be sold by the buehel and no special
agreement as TO the measure weight thereof shall
be made by the parties, the 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
bushel of green apples onions; ffty-six pounds
for bushel of rutabagas, fax seed rye, Indian
corn shelled, and seventy pounds of Indian corn
unsheNed; hfty-fye pounds for a bushel Of
sweet potatoes; fifty pounds for a hushel of rape
seed, met seed, buckwheat beets, carrots or green
cucumb ers forty-eight pounds for bushel of bar
ley, Hungarian grass seed corn meal; forty-fiye
pounds for a bushel of timothy seed. forty-four
pounds for bushel of hemp seed or parsnips forty
two pounds for a bushel of common fiat turnips:
thirty-four pounds for a bushel OF barley malt:
thirty-two pounds for busaeI of oats: TWENTY
eight pounds for bushel of dried apples or dried
peaches, and eight pounds for bushel of unslacked
lime"
Section 2. This act shall take effect and bs In
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 49, 1881.
Published March %, 1881
CHAPTER 1885,
AN ACT relating to limitations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Every act 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 proc anna
ton of such change, and every defense
founded upon the invalidtty of such change must
be interposed within three years after the date
Of the aforesaid publication, and the time of COM
mencement OF the act0n or proceeding TO winch any
such defense is made, shall be deemed the time when
such defense is interposed: provided, that in tho
case of any change of county seat heretofore made,
where three years, aforesaid have already elapsed,
or will eapse within nine months after this act shall
take effect, the action proceeding must be COM
menced, or the defense be interposea, within nine
months after the publishing of this act, and not
thereafter, and the time of commencement of the ao
ton or proceeding to which any such defense Is
made shall be deemed the time when such defense is
interposed.
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 81, 1881.
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER no.
AN ACT to provide for more light on various sub
jectS.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The governor is hereby authorized and
directed to negotiate with manufacturers of machines
for producing electric light, respecting the practical