Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-23
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
IPuhlished February 20. 1881. ]
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Published February 20. 1881
CHAPTER 20.
AN AT to amend section hundred and seventy
nve OF the revised statutes, relating to the powers of
notaries public.
The people of the state of wisconsin ranro.a,+oa =;
senate and assembly, do enact rs follows
, Section l. Section hundred and seventy five of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out
the word and where it in the fourth line there
Of and inserting after the word take in said line the
words dispositions and that said section when so
amended shall read as follows: Section 175 Notaries
Puoc shall have power to demand acceptance of
egn and inland bills of exchange and payment there
o. and payment of promissory notes, and may protest
the same for non acceptance or payment may adj
OF deeds and perform such other duties as by the
OF nations or according to commercial usage, may be
eAelCiseu ana performed by nOtaries public.
Section 9 This shall take effect and be in
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February Is, 1881
Published February %, 1881
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to amend section two thousand nine hundred
ana OF chapter one hundred and twenty
allowed to parties in circuit court.
The people of the state of wisconsin, represented in sem
ATE and assembly, do enact follows
Section 1. Section two thousand nine hundred and
nve OF chapter one hundred and twenty nine
OF me revised statutes OF 1875 is hereby amended by
addnS thereto the following together with all costs
ana fees by law taxable in the Justices court in such
Section . This act shall take effect and be in force
ii0 an anu afte e ITS passage and publication.
approved FEBRUARY 25 1881.
Published March /, 1871 -,
CHAPTER3I
AN ACT to ament section of chapter los of the general
laws OF 1865 entitled an act to accept grant of land
aid in the construction of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michlgan Snip Canal and Harbor in Door county to
connect the waters of Green Bay with Lake Michi-
gan, and provide for the construction of the same
- WHEREAS, The Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal and Harbor Company has, under the pro-
visions of chaper los of the general laws 1865
peted large portion of the work of constructing said
WHEREAS, From the experience obtained FROM the
work thus far completed, it has become evident that
certain revement provided the Sturgeon
Bay is unnecessary at that point the maintenance
of the canal and that the said revement would be bet
erapplied at point east from the designated location
in the deep cutting therefore,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sem
ate and assembly, do enact follows
Section That section three of chapter one hundred
and five of the general laws of 1868 be, and the
hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
location of revement provided for as experience may
Section 3 1t shall be the duty of the said canal COM
pany to complete the said in conformity with
tue provisions OF the laws now in force in all other
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February rs, 1881.
Published March 1, 1871 ID
CHAPTER32.
AN ACT to authorize the superintendent of public
property furnish stationery and stamps to employees
OF the senate and assembly, and to appropriate money
therefor. $500.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Section /. The superintendent of public property is
hereby required to furnish those employees of the senate
ana assembly Tor the year 1881 under the clerk and
Sergeant-a-arms thereof and to the committee clerks
of the senate and assembly, stationery the amount of
ye oIo each ana postage stamps to the amount of
the amount ofthree dollars each postage stamps
the amount of one dollar each.
Section There is hereby appropriated the SUPER
lntenden OF pubic property, out of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise appropriated, sufi-
cent 10 meet the requirements of the preceding
from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1881.
Published March l. 1881 ~-
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT provide for the publication of two thousand
copies of the blue book Tor the year 1881.
The people of the State Wisconsin, represented sem
Ste and assembly, do enact as follows
section The secretary of the state is hereby autho-
rzed to contract for the publication Of thousand
copies of the blue book for the year 1884, at price not
TO exceed ninety cents per copy the book to be in every
respect as good as those now published or to be published
placed in the hands of the superintendent of public
properly on or before the 15th day of March 1881 and
copies shall IS sold to any one person or firm.
state treasury not otherwise appropriated of
money sufficient to carry out the provisions of this
Section B. This act shall be in force from and after
Approved February rs. 1881
Published March 1, 1881
CHAPTER So.
AN ACT to amend section two thousand four hundred
and twentyfou of chapter hundred and thirteen
Of the revised statutes entitled of courts of records
The people of the state of Wisconsin, in sen
ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. So much of section two thousand four hun
dred and twenty of chapter hundred and thir
teen of the revised statutes relates to sixth circuit
of the circuit court ofthe state of Wisconsin is amended
SO at to read as follows Sixth circuit In the county
of Clark on the first Monday in March, and the first
Monday in September; In the county of Jackson,
the third Monday in March and the third Monday in
September In the county of La Crosse the second
Monday in May and the second Monday in November.
In the county of Monroe, the first Monday April
and the first Monday in October. In the county of
Trelnpealeau, the second Monday in June and the
second Monday in December. In the county of Vernon
on the fourth Monday in April and the third Monday
in October Every general term in the counties of La
Crosse Monroe, Jackson, and Trempealeau shall also
be special term for the whole judicial circuit At any
special term of said herein provided for and
all business may be done arising in any county of the
circuit which might be done at any general term
cep the trial of issues of fact bya jury in other
than those arising in actions of quo warranto and
manc and excepting also the trial of issues of
fact in actions made local by law and arising
county other than the in which special term
shall be held.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 26, 1881.