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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-04-26
Published April II, 1885,
CHAPTER 94s


AN ACT relating to the distribution Of she 81
preme court reports, and amendatory u section
81 of the revised statutes.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
ID senate and assembly, do enact AS follows
Section l. Section 3s7 Of the revised statutes Is
hereby amended BY inserting between the words
association and eoae in the eighth line OF said
section the following: And also to every estab-
Isbed library. containing five thousand volumes
OF more upon application being made therefor.
So that said section when amended shall read
as follows. Section 357 The supreme court re-
ports purchased ia pursuance Of section 337, shall
be disfTib as follows To each Of the justices
Of the supieme court to each Of the district judges
Of the United States in this state TO each Judge Of
a court Of record OF this state, each clerk Of the
circuit court, and 10 each VI the clerks Of the
county and municipal courts oI the county and
e5ty Of Milwaukee, 10 the law department Of
the university, aud 10 the Milwaukee law library
association, and also - every established public
library containing five thousand volumes more,
upon application being made therefor, one copy.
The remaining copies so purchased shall be delIv.
cred 10 the state librarian, who shall stamp and
keep ia the library many copies as may be
necessary for the iise thereof and shall safely
keep the remainder until required for further ds
tributjon by law.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be IN
force from aud after its passage and publication
Approved March 81. 1888
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A FEARFUL CYCLONE
Its Horrors in Subscriptions or
Great Many Lives-DestrucuiOn of
Towns

,r
Jackson, Miss, Special: AT 4 o'clock Sun
dav evening a faarlnI cvcIone nassed over
~ VI '...:.i,,,-,..
peauregafd anu Wessoii' col'iguous lo"hS
railroad. The wind had been blowing a
gale far three aavs rombIino sonnd and
- - ,,a-.G',o, a.. -,
Nioiei' S.aAi"s Vi io's' Sno ~
proach OF cyclone, ana caused lntelllgent
people to believe It was an earthquake.
'Then thunder lishtnin- wind and rain
- ,,,;,h ,orr,;so 60 a,,,,o,,;,,, o,,or,-
H., y, III IT,, p,e
16 ~ ~.
W. es s. f ,oie uo"n e,ia,
and hnrjad 100 varJs Hop"es on Peach
Orchard street where oneratives IF Missis-
sinni mills domiciled were demolished
nine forest adjacent To town U5as blown ont
IF ey;s,ence ~ this honr tbirtesn arc
known to he killed and wounded. estimated
nnn'har Seventh, e. Ss,,araI aro ,',issis'as
FIr,ao,, d"li;r ni hI,'3'
down ia AZ sostor,, ,ost;oT b,,t not
,,,,oh ,,ar,oosad a. go % ~, 49,, IA
SoIo3 80 :" 49, - - -
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I'o.; ar, aau 49, Ws.son, Ia aa,i'
psaoS o"ehoP1 'i,s ~ ;a<.;oIIo
49, .,;. al 'u.ss az
scene was Witnessed ~ ere 'he greaees' ue,
81, ,i iioii oeSnl 5eoPie were seen on
ai SUE s1ooi s auu tne sroai's VI .uI
ni;ul. Tha Ill on Jaaa
al,g av,r;cai,ng ,ba oS',,ded from
tha -n;nsthsr Recon Tho ,.o,n,1sd uuare "a.
moved as fast ae noss,ble m houses which
eScaned i,;nrv Several Of The daad Law ont
in he violent rain for mora thsp an hour
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-04-26
(Publif4ea March 81, 1881


.Ny fcr ~ IN 81. 49,, ,o,,,,t 10 ,,o,,,,ias
,es - IA ~ al acts ~ mr. art
Of acts rs @o1tiieti,s win he Srovsions 81 tbs
acb
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
IN senate aud assembly, do enact as follows;
shall he entitled to reward of five dollars and
every person who stall kin any wild cat or lynx
section = ANY uefson claiming such reward,
shall exhibit the carcass Of the animal so killed
TO the chairman q the board of supervisors of
The town wherein sacI animal was killed, and OBJ
tain from such chairman 4. certificate that such
animal was exhibited to him, which certificate
shall he in the following form:
etat.,ane yvis,,rain
f,,,,,,t,rte " " nv ~ SIS.
So'''i'S "
J. ---- -, chairman of said town in said
county do certify that 49, --@-- has this day
exhibited TO me the carcass of -, which he
claims to have kiltd IN said town on the --------
day Of -- fS- and that the scalp Of said --
was removed ia mi presence.
Dated this ---iay of -- 49,.
-- Chairman of the town of -
And the person tlaiming such reward shall,
within sixty DAVIS afRr killing any animal for the
ldlnO ~ gshicf y rixard ii offered urodlee the
senn ~ = the nnimajso killed With tie ears entire
T., HE cniintv clerEof said county and shall take
an1 .,,lss,iha In willing the Following oath.
state OF Wisconsin lss
County q --
T- Il, solennIv swear that the scalp
nrod,Iced nv me isthe sssaIi1 of n - taken and
Killed bv ne. IN tb,. town al - IN this county
an the - dav II - 49,. that 1 exhibited
The carcass Of sIlel --- 10 the chairman Of said
town Immediately after killing such Animate that
tlle certificate Of aid chairman now produced by
me Is the genuine certificate of said chairman
signed by hin. Ia my presence; and that have
not spared the lie of any wolf wild cat or lynx
within my power 10 XIII
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this ---
dav az ' Is
fine sail oath nav IN. taken before the county
clerk or any persoi authorized by law to admin
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Michigan Towns Drowned ont

Capt Bouchard of the propeller Mes
senger, who arrived at Milwaukee,
Saturday from down the lake, tells nm in
teresting story ofthe devastation by flood
oftwo little lumber villages in Michigan,
near the foot of Lake Michigan These
villages, Manistique and Jamestown are
situated on the Manistique riyer-James-
town being about three miles above the
other village. Capt. Bouchard left the
villages last Thursday, and at that time
the water in the streets of jamestown
was nine feet deep. and but little lower
at Manistique. The inhabitants in both
places We're living in the upper stories o
their houses and moving around in boats
The villages have been practically ruined.
The lumber companies all suffer the
greatest loss, their docks. boom. etc.
having been swept away.
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Published April II, 1883
CHAPTER 264.


AN ACT to amend section 254, revised statutes Of
1873. relating TO the draining fund
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
ia senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 254 of the revised statutes of
1873 is hereby amended by striking out the words
FIRST Monday of July, from the third line of said
section and substituting therefor the words 'thir.
tieth day of September so that when SO amended
the said section 254 viii read as follows: Section
254. All the moneys belonging to the drainage
fund paid into the treasury shall under the dii &c
ton OF said commissioners, on the ffhtieth day OF
September in every year or as soon thereafter as
the accounts can be made up be paid 70 the county
rtasJIefs of the respective counties ENTITLED 10
the same and the said commissioners shall at the
same time make out statement under their
hands of all swamp lands sold by them in I-lst
for the counties respectively tting forth the de-
striptiOn of such lands IN each county separately,
the price of each tract, and the total amount re
ceived for all such sales In each county separai ",
aud shall also include therein the amount of otter
moneys received on account of the drainage fund
for each such county. specifying the sources from
which such moneys are received, and such Their
facts as shall be necessary to enable the county
clerk 10 apporton the same to the several towns
Of his county according 20 law. They shall forth
with file such statement and shall forthwith trans
nit 10 the county clerk of each county entitled to
any such money, a copy thereof, relating to such
county.
Section Q All acts or parts of acts, inconsistent
with this act, are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take erect ana be IN
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April ., 1892
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Published April II, 1891
EIIs pTPD oop


AN ACT L, amend section 1870 of chE -ter CT OF
the revised statutes o. 1879, relating HI the pre-
NentiOn OF the spread or noxiuus wee-
The people Of tie state Of Wisconsin 4 presented
in senate and assembly, do enact as Flows;
Section l. Every person and every Urporation
shal destroy upon All lands which d BIZ it shall
occnpf all weeds or the kind known a ,ap drag
on, Canada thistle, sand burgs, cockl Iurrs and
bufduck, at such time aud IN such lanner as
shall eifeetually prevent their leaving a. Every
oVerseer OF highways shall also in III ime and
manner, destroy all such weeds tina lay grow
either ON the highway Of his road Il ict OF on
any unoccupied lands therein, whc be owner
thereof shall neglect 90 SO destroy. 80 doing
such oyeiSeer shall have such eompef lion. pay
able out Of the town treasury, as ths"ciwn board
upon the presentation Of his account therefor. ver-
fled BY his oath, and specifying by separate Items
The change, ngainst each piece Of land, describing
The same shall deem reasonable, aud tfE respect
i've amounts 50 paid except the destructb n OF such
weeds upon highways shall De placid on the
next tax roll IN q separate column hsS - = Tor de-
structoD Of weeds as a tax ogaA Ahe lands
upon which such weeds were destr6 ~ and be
collected as other ayes and the entrS ii such tax
on the tax roll shall be conclusive eyitP zee OF the
liability OF the lands so taxed 10 such 4 v /
Section 2 Il shall be the duty E-the town
clerk of every town 10 cause a copy "a the laws
relating 10 Tie prevention or the spre " noxious
weeds 70 he Ir{uted an every road vi E-Ant issued
ny the town board and IL shall be TIN ,dy OF the
chairman of every town board at the hual Town
meeting Of each year 10 read aloud ich meet
ing tile whole of such laws as printed pt SAID road
warrant In
Section 8 This act shall take effet and be in
force from and after the passage aud lhhcatlon
thereof
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Published April II, 1888. !
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AN ACT TO provide for the purchase of certain
copies Of Sehparis Wisconsin Digest for the
use of the state, and 10 appropriate sum OF
money therefor.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The superintendent of public prop
crty is hereby authorized and directed to pur-
chase for the use of the state from Messrs. Banks
y Brothers publishers OF New YORK city Two
consln Digest, to be published by said Banks ~
Brothers in two ~ volumes octave, bound in full
law sheep, and to pay therefor on delivery, by
warrant drawn upon the state treasurer, the price
or twelve dollars tSl200l per copy or six dollars
tS600l per volume; provided that there shall fiist
have been full compliance with each OF the fol-
lowing conditions precedent 10 such purpose; J.
That said digest shall comprise all the decisions
in the 55th volume, and all the preceding volumes
of the Wisconsin, Reports, and la Pinney ;
Reports and contain at least seven hundred
COO prined pages in each volume OF said
digest, and shall be in all substantial par
ticulafs equal in merit and Identical iii plan with
the specimen pages thereof lately issued by said
publishers, copy of which is now ON file IN the
office of the secretary OF state and III conformity
with the announcements of the prospectus &c
companying said specimeneeages, and q sample
copy Of said digest shall first be approved as com
plying with this condition ny the governor, the at
torney geDeral and the state librarian, or ma
jorty of them; 2. That the number of copies OF
said digest SO to be purchased for the use OF the
state, shall be completed and ON hand in Madison,
ready for delivery to the superintendent Of public
property on or before October !. 1883.
Section 2 The superintendent of public prop
erty shall dispose OF said copies of said digest,
when so purchased, as follows: lie shall deliver
one copy to each justice of the supreme court
one copy TO each judge of the circuit court aud
one copy to each county judge ia this state, for
the of themselves and their successors ia Their
said offices respectively he shall deliver one copy
to tbs clerk of the circuit court III each county IN
this state, for the OF the circuit court ia their
said counties respectively: and he shall deposit
the remaining copies in the state library.
Section g. There is hereby appropriated from
the state treasury a sum OF money sufflcient 10
carry out the provisions of this act
Section 4 This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 81 1888
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Published April II, 1888. !
cuapTEQ osS

AN ACT 10 amend chapter Isl of the revised stat.
.ites, entitled "Offenses against the lives and
persons of individuals
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section T. Section 1887 of chapter 1Sl of the re-
Used statutes of 1873 is hereby amended by strlk-
ing out the words, "Got more than two years nor
less than one year, and inserting in lieu thereof,
not more than five years nor less than one year
so that said SECTION when so amended shan READ
as follows: Section 1887. Any person who shall,
without lawful authority, forcibly or secretly con-
tine or imprson another, within this state against
his will or who shall forcby carry or send anoth.
er ont of this state or from place to place within
this state against his viii and without lawful al-
thority or who SHALL without such authority, FOR
chilly seize, confine inveigle or kidnap another,
with intent to cause such person TO be secretly
confined or imprisoned iii this state. against has
will or to be sent or carried out OF this state
against his will or to be sold as slave or 10 any
way held to service, against his Will shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment IN the state prison not
more than five years nor less than one year, ana
such offense may be tried in the county where "
is committed, or in any county into winch the
person so kidnapped may be carried or sent and
upon the trial thereof the consent thereto or the
persons so seized, confined, inveigled or kidnapped
shall not be a defense unless it shall be made sat
isfactoi1ly to appear that such consent was not
obtained by fraud, nor extorted or forced by du-
resS threats
Section g This act snail take effect and be ia
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved ApTil z. 1883
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published April 1e, 1881
CHAPTER All;

tIfAF I'm 5fU
AN ACT to amend chapter 207, laws of 1885,, emit.
tied an act To amend section go If the revised
statutes relative to special powers of the county
board"
Tie people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact assfoilpws:
Section / Section of chapter 205, laws of
1881 is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following. Except upon the petition of any owner
or lessee of property fronting on such nayigable
waters and affected by such dock OF wharf lines
and upon such notice by such petitioner as is re.
quired in sacatng town, city village pas in tlrt
circuit court
Section 2 This act shall take effect aud be in
force from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1888
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IPsolisbed April II, 1889. ]
CHAPTER 2fS

AN ACT 10 a.nend chapter 100 of the revised
statutes of 1878 entitled Of the change Of venue
in criminal cases
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Chapter 100 of the revised statutes
of 1873 is amended by adding sections 46SGa aud
s6s6h thereto as follows. Section 4Ossa- When a
change of venue in any criminal action pending
ia any court of record OF any county uftlis state
shall be applied for ia aN such court IN the man
neP provided hT law on account OF tire prejudice
of the Judge thereof such court may in lieu OF
awarding change Of venue therein make an or
der requesting the circuit judge of an adjoining
circuit 10 hold the court where such action Is pend
ing fox the trial Of such action, and cause Ger
itie copy of such ersler to b. forthwith delivered
or forwarded by mail or telegram. prepaid TO
such Judge. whose duty it shall be immediately
upon the receipt thereof, 70 appoint Ia writing a
reasonable time thereafter, and give noiiee
thereof in one Of the modes aforesaid tathe judge
Of the court making such order when ne VIII
hold such court for the trial Of such action and 10
attend and hold the same at the time aforesaid
BY him appointed for the purpose Section 4es5b
The expense Of the Judge requested and holding
the court aforesaid shall be paid rs the county
ia which the action shall an che occasion Of hol1
Ing such court be pending
Section This act shah take effect ami be in
force from and after is Istsss{ge and alblicafGIl
Approved Marseb 81, isSa
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Published April 9, 1881


AN ACT to rspea chapter TO of the laws OF
1880 aud to fe-eu&et section 4565 of the revised
statutes relating tofhe expectation Of game
The people of the stale of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section 1 Chaptefl170 of the general laws OF
1880, Is hereby repealed
Section 2. Section 1866 of the revised statutes
is hereby re-enacted
Section This act shah take effect and be in
force from and after is passage and publication,
Approved March 80 1888
Published April Q, 1881
CHAPTER 1876
AN ACT 10 amend albdiyision Of section 1873,
OF chapter Il of tie revised statutes, entitled
sDf railroads.
The people Of the stase of Wisconsin represented
in senate aud assembly, do enaet as follows;
Section l. Subdivision g. Of section 1923 of
chapter 81 OF the reysed statutes Of 1875 is here
by amended so as b read follows: ~ To
regulate the time AMI manner ia which pasSen-
gers and property shtll be transported and the
compensation to be paid therefor but in 50 doing
an unjust preference advantage or monopoly
shall not be given 10 any person, company or cor
por9iio1n doing bushes at more than one station
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Is passage and publication.
Approved March a01S3.
Published April 2, 1881
CHAPTER s3s
AN ACT rehiing to villages.
The people Of the stare of Wisconsin represent
"a IN senate and ASSEMBLY, do enact as Follows:
Section l. WherevefA village has been or here
after may be incorporated from the territory of a
town in which there * sted an indebtedness at
the time Of such Incorporation aud the electors OF
snch village aud town agree 10 a separation
so much OF sueh Indebtedness as shall bee Jme
due or be required to be hFied in any year 81 all on
or before the time fixed by Law for the annual
meeting of the county hard, be certified BY the
chairman Of such town 70 the county clerk, who
shall appoftlon the s;ste pfopoftlonf.tely upon
such village and town according TO IL e valuation
OF each, as fixed by be county boa ri for that
year and the amount 50 appoftiOn,d shall be
levied. collected aud pad by he prop officers Of
such village and town
Section b This act ihan take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication,
Approved april a 1855
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PnJIlsii'. I April :. 1888.
CHAPTER 221.

AN ACT authorizing certain corporations to take
and acquire IN the manner therein provided
certain rights, privileges and franchises therein
mentioned.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any corpora ton organized under
chapter So of the revised statutes of this state for
the year 1873, and the acts amendatory thereof,
or under any other law of this state for the same
purposes, or any such corporation carrying on any
any of the branchS of the business specified in
said chapter st. may take and acquire by lease,
purchase, sale, conveyance or assignment and
thereafter own, hold and enjoy any right, privi-
lege or franchise heretofore granted to con-
ferred upon any person or persons whomsoever
by any law of this state in all cases where such
ght, privi ge franchise would be in direct aid
OF the business for which such corporation Pr
qlriag or purchasing the same was organized.
Section > Tais act shall take effect and be in
force II ON an after its passage and publication.
Approved March 81 1888
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Published AprIl 9, Issal


AN ACT 70 prohibit debtors from giving prefer
ence 70 creditors and 10 secure the equal distri-
button OF property among all creditors,
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. ANY and all assignments hereafter
made for the benefit Of creditors which shall con-
tain or give any preference 70 one creditor over
another creditor, except for the wages of aborers
servants and employees earned within six months
prior thereto, stall be void
Section , Every execution levy made under q
Judgment confessed against any such insolvent
aahtor, within sixty days prior 70 any assignment
for the benefit OF creditors, on under a Judgment
entered on n Judgment note, by any such deblor,
within sixty DAYS prior 10 any such assignment,
and the lien OF any such judgments upon real es-
tate shall be void and of no effect Every sale,
mortgage, hypaihecation, lien or other security
Of any name or nature made, slyen or executed
OF or upon his property, real OF personal by an in-
eoiyent debtor, within sixty days prior 10 10 the
mating of any such assignment; and ~ eontem.
pation thereof OF OF Insolvency, shall be VOID and
of no effect provided the yender IL such sale, or
the person benefited thereby, or receiving such
mortgage hyp0thecatiOn, lien or other security
knew OF had reasonable cause 10 believe such
debtor insopept The assignee in any such as
signment shall possess nh the powers hereunder
necessary 10 institute any action or proceeding, 70
set aside aud avoid any levy, sale, mortgage. ny
potheeaiion. lien or other security named 10 this
section.
section g This act shall take effect and be In
force from aud after It's passage and publication
Approved Apfil ., lSSi