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

the first and at each succeeding annual meeting,
shall elect from their number president and vice
president: also a secretary, who may may not be
of their number, but who shall be a resident of
the town in which the board belongs. Such secre-
tary shall receive compensation for services rem
dered at not les than two nor than
three dollars per day and he shall present
a statement of his services rendered at the
annual meeting of the board. Vacancies in
either of the offices herein provided for may
be filled at any special meeting of the board the
tice for which shall state the object of the meeting
to be to fill the vacancy existing, and persons elected
to fill any vacancy shall hold the Office for the
mainder of the unexpired term.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
approved March 13. 1883.
Published April IA, 1881
CHAPTER 286.
AN ACT to prevent policy shops.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Any person who shall keep, manage or
maintain any house, shop, building or other place
where the game commonly called ''policy''1s Played
and any person who shall set UP, keep, manage or
any device, scheme or continuance through or
by means of which the game commonly called ''pol-
icy" shall or may be played, or who shall receive
any money or article of value paid for, upon or
concerping the drawing of any numbers in any lot
terry pretended lottery of any nanse, nature or
description, whether such drawing occurs within or
without this state, or who shall stake or bet money
any article of value upon the numbers drawn or
pretended to be drawn at the drawing or pretended
drywng of any lottery pretended lottery within
without this state, or who shall receive or pre-
tend to receive any advice or information, by mall
telegraph or otherwise, of the drawing result of
drawing, or nun bers drawn or pretended to be
drawn at any lottery or pretended lottery in or out
of this state, and which he shall furnish or use or
allow to be sed for the purpose of stalking, betting
gambling or for determining the result of any
stake, bet game, shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the county jail not more than six months,
or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. No
person shall be incapacitated, excused or privileged
from testfying fully as a witness in any prosecu-
ton under this act by reason of any evidence or
statement he might give or make which might tend
shall not be used as evidence against him in any
criminal rosecution whatever.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1888.
Published April r. 1891
CHAPTER 296.
AN ACT to perfect the title of swamp lands and for
the assessment of the same.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. All swamp and overlooked lands which
have been heretofore may be hereafter contracted
for sale by any county board or county commission
of any county in this state, pursuant to any law.
shall be assessed for tar alton and taxed lands
OWNED by individuals, are now assessed and taxed
and shall be subject to sale for taxes, and deeds
upon such sale shall issue at the same time and in
the manner as is now provided By law in cases
of sale of lands of individuals for taxes and the 6s
ance of tax deeds upon such sales. said lands may
be redeemed from such sale in the manner pre-
scrbed in chapter so of the revised statutes of 1873
and the acts amendatory thereof and all the proyis
ions of said chapter so, and the acts amendatory
thereof shall be Applicable % such redemption, in
Guiding penalties, limitations, rections and all pro-
ceedings therein Enumerated All tax deeds issued
under the provisions of this act shall be deemed
conclusive evidence of the title of the grantee therein
named, his heirs assigns, after the time limited in
sid chapter 80, the time in which actions be
brought redeem from tax sales to set tax deeds
aside against any and all persons, except the state
county. In any part of the contract price of
said lands is unpaid the grantee in such tax deed
named, his heirs assigns, may, after the time last
above limited, pay such sum and interest, and shall
thereupon be entitled to patent from the state on
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said contract price aud interest shall have been paid
such grantee his heirs or assigns shall after the
time last above lraited, be entitled 10 patent from
the state on lands described in such tax deed.
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1883.
Published April IA. 1881
CHAPTER $40
AN ACT 10 amend sections and of chapter 235
of the laws OF 1882, entitled IAN act to authorize
the commissioners OF the Wisconsin Railroad
Farm Mortgage Land Company to close up the
business of said corporation"
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section J. Section Of chapter 235 of the laws
OF 1882, is hereby amended by striking out the
word next at the end of the fifth line in said
section and inserting 1883" and by striking out
the figures ''1SS3 where they occur in the seventh
line of said section and insert 1881" that said
section when amended shall read follows: Sec
ton ,. The company is authorized to make
third dividend if in its judgment sufficient fund
be left for that purpose without encroaching
upon the first and second dividend funds, taking
into consideration all claims received on or be-
fore the first day of May, 1883, and the said COM
pany shall on or before the first day of December
1854 make a list Of oil claimants who at the time
OF making such list have been paid the first Sec
ond, ana If declared the third dividend. separate
list of those who have been paid the first and
second dividends, a separate list of those who
have received the first dividend only and another
list OF those who have proved their claims but
have not called for any dividend, giving as far as
practicable the present postotlice address of the
respective claimants in such lists or their heirs
where claimants are dead, and file the same with
the secretary OF state: and the said pany shall
at the same time Of filing said lists turn over and
pay to the state treasurer all its money and bank
accounts and take his receipt therefor and the
said company shall at the same time make its re-
port III writing to the secretary of state of its
proceedings under this act.
Section .. SectiOn7 of said chapter 235 of the
laws of 1882 is hereby amended by striking out the
words MAY, 1892 where they occur at the end
of said section, and insert June, 1885," so that
said section when amended shall read follows:
Section z. The time for filing and proving claims
for dividends against said company shall be and
the same is hereby limited to the first day of june
1888.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved April 3, 1888.
Published April r. 1888
CHAPTER 240
AN ACT to provide for the examination of the
assignor and others in cases of voluntary assign
ment.
The people or the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever an assignment for the
benefit of creditors has been or shall be made Hur
suant to chapter SO of the revised statutes and
the amendments thereto, the assignee, or any
creditor OF the aSSlgnOr, upon application. to the
circuit judge Of the proper circuit to a county
judge or court commissioner of the county where
the assignment is fled may have an order for the
inspection of the books of the assignor, and for
the examination upon oath, of the assgnor and of
other witnesses, before the officer issuing such
order as to the business affairs and conditions of
the assignor before and after such assignment, as
to all matters pertaining to the assigned property
and as to the Indebtedness of the assgnor The
assignor and other parties so ordered to be exam
lned upon being served with a copy of such order,
shall attend and submit to such examination, and
their attendance may be compelled in the manner
provided by law i'll like cases. Where such ex-
animation is had at the instance of the assignee
the expense thereof shall be chargeable to the es
tate; and when at the instance of q creditor at
the expense Of such creditor or of the estate
depending upon whether the officer before whom
the same is taken shall determine and certify such
examination to have been instituted for the benefit
OF the creditors at large under said assignment.