Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-09
Published March IL, 1881
CHAPTER 60.

CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to protect the fish in the lakes bayous and
sloughs of the Mississippi river
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any person who shall catch or take
from the lakes, bayous or soughs directly leading
into the Mississippi River, from the Mississippi
River, within the limits Of the state of Wisconsin,
any fish, except mullets, suckers, bill fish, bull
heads or dog fish, by the use of any device other
than by spear, hook and line or angling, shall be
punished by fine of not more than fifty dollars
$780, and any seine net other device used shall
be forfeited to the state. Provided, that this act
shall not be construed to prevent any person from
catching minnows for bait
Section :. All acts CT parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is. 1888
CPubnshed April r. 1881
CHAPTER go.
AN ACT to amend section 1926 of chapter 116 of the
revised statutes of 1878 entitled Jurors"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows
Section l. Section 2525 of the revised statutes is
hereby amended to read follows: Section
2525. The following persons shall be exempt from
serving as jurors: All officers of the United States,
the governor lieutenant governor secretary of state
attorney general, state superintendent and treasur-
er; all judges, clerks of courts of record all county
officers constabes attorneys and coGnselors at law,
ministers Of the gospel Of any religious society,
pracdcing physicians, surgeons, dentists, and the
president professors and instructors of the univer
siy and their assistants aud Of the several colleges
and incorporated academies all teachers in the
NAL schools, teacher in each common school.
the officers and employees in the several state insti-
tutions, enc miller to each grist MILL head
yer and engineer in each steam mill and shingle
mill, and one foreman and engineer in any factory
or machine shop, one ferrymn to each licensed fer
ry, one dispensing druggist in each prescription
store. all telegraph operators and superintendents
conductors, engineers hremen, collectors and sta.
ton agents Of any railroad, express company
nal while in actual regular employment such, all
officers of fire departments and all active members
OF fire companies organized according to law, al
persons more than sixty years of age, and all per-
of uDsound mind, or subject to any bodily in
trinity, amounting to disability; and all persons
shall be disqualified from serving jurors who have
been convicted of any infamous crime and every
person drawn and summoned and having served as
grand petit juror at any regular term of cir
cult court shall be disqualified from serving again
grand petit juror in the county for the
term of one year thereafter except he shall be
moned on a special venire a taesman.
Section 2. This act shall take efectand bein force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2. 1888
Published April 8, 1881
CHAPTER 16s
AN ACT TO amend chapter 19 of the revised statutes
in relation to the superintendent Of public prop
erty, and to repeal chapter lit laws of 1882.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The superintendent Of public property
shall, in addition to the duties now imposed on him
by law, annually the thirtieth day of septem-
Der IN each year. make report to the governor of all
the affairs pertaining to his Office which report shall
embrace IN separate items the following:
l. An inventory, rOSether with the value thereof,
OF all stationery and other articles of personal prop
ery belonging to the state and in his hands at the
close of the preceding year.
?. An inventory of al stationery and other ard
Giles Of personal property and the cost thereof, pur-
chased By him for the state during the year.
3. The whole amount of such stationery and prop
erty coming into his hands during the year.
4 The amounts, in separate items, furnished to
the several state officers the courts the legislature
and the several state institutions during the year.
5. Total amount SO furnished and distributed.
and an inventory thereof.
Section 2. The said superintendent shall also
make and file in the Office of the secretary of state
duplicate of said report and such secretary of state
shall cause the me or a summary to be published
in connection with the biennial report of his office
Section 3. Chapter III. laws of 1882, is hereby
repealed.
Section 4 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March q, 1888.
Published April IL, 1881
CHAPTER 287
AN ACT to re-enact chapter 70 of the general laws
OF 1881, and to amend section J. of chapter 226 of
the general laws of 1882, relating to the division of
towns
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section of chapter 226 of the general
laws OF 1882 entitled an act to amend chapter 100
Of the laws of 1872 entitled act relating to the i-
vision Of towns, and amendatory of section 671 Of
the revised statutes of 1875 relating TO the division
Of towns Is hereby amended by adding at the end of
said section l the following: Provided however
that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
the formation Of new town from territory taken
from two or more towns, to detachirg territory
from one town and annexing the same to another
upon petition of one-third of the freehoders resi-
dent within the territory to be detached in case each
such town. after division, contains area of not less
than thrtysix sections aforesaid and real estate
valued at the last preceding assessment at thirty
thousand dollars or more, and twenty-five qualified
voters resident therein at the time of division
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
nom and after its passage and publication
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