Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17

owned or operated by such delinquent persons, com
pany CT corporation, and the attorney general sha
ill such proceed by action at law to collect sue
| license fees.
Section 4. Any person, company corporation
owning or operating any line lines of telegraph
within this state shall annually pay to the state treas
urer, on before the first day of June in each year
a license fee as follows: 1. For any such person
company Or corporation, for the first wire, one dol
lar per mile; for the second wire, fifty cents pei
mile; for the third wire, twenty-five cents pei
mile, and for the fourth and all additional wires
twenty cents per mile.
Section s. Section 1916 of the revised statutes and
all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provis-
ions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after the first day of January, A d. 1885,
Approved March 80, 1882
Published April 10, 1882
CHAPTER 29C.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section of article 6, section IL of article T. and
section of article Is, of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin, SO as to provide for biennial
general elections.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Whereas, At the annual session of the legislature
of this state for the year 1884, amendment to the
constitution of this state was proposed and agreed
to by majority of the members elected to each OF
the two houses thereof, which amendment was the
following language:
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring,
That section of article Of the constitution of the
state OF Wisconsin, be SO amended as to read as fol-
lows: Section 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registers of
deeds, district attorneys and all other county Off
GERS, except judicial officers, shall be chosen by the
electors of the respective counties, once in every
two years. Sheriffs shall hold no other office and
be ineligible for two years next succeeding the
mination of their offices; they may be required by
law to renew their security from time to time and
in default of giving such security their Office
shall be deemed vacant; but the county shall never
be made responsible for the acts of the sheriff. The
governor may remove any officer in this section
mentioned, giving to such a copy of the charges
against him and an opportunity of being heard in
his defense. All vacancies shall be filed by appoint
tod To
shall hold only for the unexpired portion of the term
to which he shall be appointed and until his sue
cessor shall be elected and qualified That section
49, article of said constitution be SO amended as to
read as follows: Section a. There shall be a clerk
of the circuit court chosen in each county organized
for judicial purposes by the qualified electors there
Of who shall hold his Office for two years. subject to
removal as shall be provided by law. In case of a
vacancy, the Judge of the circuit court shall have
power to appoint clerk until the vacancy shall be
filled by an election The clerk thus elected or APP
appointed shall give such security the legislature
may require. The supreme court shall appoint its
own clerk and clerk of the circuit court may be APP
pointed clerk of the supreme court. That section
l. article ID of said constitution be amended to
read follows Section l. The political year for the
state of Wisconsin shall commence on the first Mon
day in January in each year, and the general cleo
tons shall be holden the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November. The first general cleo
ton for all state and county officers except judicial
officers, after the adoption of this amendment, shall
be holden in the year A. D. 1884, and thereafter the
general election shall be held bienniay. All state
county other officers elected at the general election
in the 1884, and whose term of Office would other
wise expire on the first Monday in January in the
year 1884, shall hold and continue in such offices
spectively until the first Monday in January in the
year 1885. And
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin duly
ratified and agreed to by the legislature of the state
for the year 1882, by majority of all the members
elected to each house thereof, therefore:
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
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to the constitution of the state of Wisconsin shall be
submitted to the people of this state at general
election to be held the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, 1882 and if the peo-
pie shall approve and ratify the said amendments
by majority of the electors voting thereon, said
amendments shall become part of the constitution
of this state.
Section 2. The form of the ballot for voting to ap-
prove and ratify said amendments shall be:
For amendment to section 4, article 6, of the con-
stitution.
For amendment to section IL, article T. of the con-
stitution.
For amendment to section l. article 49, of the con-
stitution.
And the form of the ballot against said amendment
shall be-
Against amendment to section 4, article 6, of til
Against amendment to section Il, article 7, of the
constitution.
Against amendment to section 1, article 10, of the
Said ballots shall be separate ana apart from any
other ballot and shall be cast in separate boxes to be
to vote at any election in this state shall be deemed
voters on this question.
Sections. The votes cast for against said amend
ments shall be counted and returned by the inspec-
tors of the election in all respects votes for the
state officers counted and returned, and the Off
GERS in counties now designated by law to canvass
the returns of votes for state officers shall
the returns in their respective counties this
ton, and certify and return the result to the state
canvassers at the same time and places, and under
the same regulations and restrictions provided
by law for canvassing and declaring the returns for
elections of state officers and the state canyassers
shall canvass said returns, certified to them pro-
v1ded by law in of elections for state officers
Section 4. Within three days after the determine
ton of said canvass by the state canvassers, they
shall certify the result thereof to the governor, who
shall thereupon, without delay, make proclamation
| of the result.
Section 5. The secretary of state is hereby re.
quired to include the substance of this act in the no.
tice of the general election for the year 1882
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 80 1882.
Published April IL, 1882
CHAPTER $780,
AN ACT relating to judgments in vacation, and
amendatory of section /, chapter 40, laws OF
1881, entitled an act relating to circuit courts
special terms, filing of decisions and trials in
ton.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section of chapter lao of the laws of
1881 entitled an act relating to circuit courts
cal terms, filing of decisions and trials in vacation
thereof the following: Nothing in this act shall &c
construed as authorizing the presiding Judge in va
cation to sign any judgment order any Judgment
on the foreclosure of mortgage contract for the
sale of land judgments for divorce except in cases
where the application or Judgment has been made
at general or special term of court
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March %. 1882.
Published April IL, 1897
CHAPTER 212
AN ACT to amend chapter POI of the laws of 1880
entitled an act relating to the equalization of as
sessments."
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L Section 1 of chapter two hundred and
ninetyone 291 of the laws of 1880 is hereby amend
ed 80 as to read as follows: Section l. The mayor
and common council of any city. the president and
board of trustees of any village or the Supervisors
town aggreved by the action or decision as to either
real or personal property, or BOTH which may have
been heretofore or shall hereafter be made or taken
under section 1918 of the revised statutes or other
provisions of law for the county apportionment or
equalization of assessments by the board of super
visors Of the county wherein such city village or
town is located, may apply at any time within one
year from the time when such action or decision
may have been shall be made or taken to the cir
cult Judge of the judicial circuit wherein said county
is situated, for the appointment of three commits
soners to review such action or decisions and to ex-
anime and determine what sum upon the hundred
dollars should be added to or deducted from the ag-
gregate valuation of real personal property or
both, as the case may be, as therein made by such
board OF supervisors, in order to produce Just re-