Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-02
Published April II, 1881


AN ACT to amend chapter 181 of the revised stat
utes entitled .'Of ofenses against the lives and
persons of indiyidualsD
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section 1887 of chapter 181 Of the re-
yised statutes of 1873 is hereby amended by strik-
Ing out the words not more than two wears nor less
than year." and inserting in lieu thereof, 'not
than FIVE years nor less than year, SO that
said section when amended shall read as follows
Section 1887 Any person who shall, without lawful
authority, forcibly secretly conine imprison
another, within this state, against his will, who
shall forcby carry send another out of this state
from place to place within this state against his
viii, and without lawful authority, or who SHALL
without such authority, forcibly seize, confne in
veige or kiGnap another, with intent to such
person to be secretly confined imprisoned in this
state against his WILL to be sent carried out of
this state, against his will, to be sold a slave,
in any way held to service, against his WILL shall
be punished by imprisonment in the state prison
not more than five years nor less than one year,
and such offense may be tried in the county where
it is committed, or in any county into which the
person kidnapped may be carried or sent, and
upon the trial thereof, the consent thereto of the
persons seized, confined, inVeigled or kidnapped
shall not be defense, unless it shall be made salts
factorily to appear that such consent was not OBJ
tanned by fraud nor extorted or forced by duress or
threats.
Section 2. This shall take effect and be in force
from and after ITS passage and publication.
Approved Apri q 1888.
Published April 9, 1885,
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT to amend section 679 of the revised
statutes GntlGleQ III county SOVernn6 lent.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 679 of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
Each such justice of the peace shall also, at the
time of making any such statement annex thereto
and file with the said clerk a sworn statement
giving the titles of all criminal actions tried be-
fore him during the same period, in which the
defendant, or any defendant shall have been con-
victed; and shall also state therein that he filed
certificate of conviction in each such case, as and
within the time required by law; and no bill of
any justice of the peace shall be allowed in whole
or in part unless accompanied by such sworn
statement, unless all such certificates of con-
yictiOn have been filed
Section O. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March go 1888.
Published April IL, 1888
CHAPTER 358.
AN ACT to appropriate certain sum OF money
capitol extension.
The people of the state of wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated out OF any
moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,U00)
which sum- or so much thereof as may be necessary
for the purposes hereinafter mentioned shall be
pended by the board of commissioners mentioned
in chapter 252 of the laws Of 1882 in the construc
ton of four turrets and chimneys as shown in the
plan of transverse wings to the state capitol and in
changing the historical rooms and supreme court
rooms into committee rooms. There is also hereby
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treas
ury not otherwise appropriated the sum of six
thousand dollars (S6,OU0) or much thereof as may
be needed for the purpose Of the complete constitute
ton of a safe and commodious passenger elevator
in at the north transverse wing to the state CAPT.
tol according to the requirements and under the d1
rection of and to the satisfaction of the board of
commissioners above mentioned; provided, That no
part of the sum hereby appropriated shall be paid
until the work and material herein mentioned is
performed, furnished and completed to the salts
faction of the board of commissioners aforesaid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication. --
Approved April 4, 1883.