The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-05
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April Ii, 1881
CHApTER O1n

purposes: For any lawful mercantile tradi6g min
i ing, ssheltlng quarryng, producing, numbering,
manufacturing, agricultural, mechanical chemical'
transportation, shipping, forwarding commission
OF storage business, for building, constructing
maintaining and operating private steam logging
Ial!roads Tor use IN carrying on and conducting
logging and numbering business, and to he usel and
ogerated for the private purpose and exclusive use
Vi such corporation in such business and for trans
porting aud conveying its loggs, timber lumber ana
other materials, supplies and employees and for no
otnef use or purpose whatsoever also to acquire any
such railroad heretofore constructed and TO MAIN
tam, use and operate the same for such purposes.
Tor loaning money securities or otherwise. for
buylng, selling, exchanging and dealing in all
hInus OF property, real or personal, or both: for
ouldng, 'elhng or renting buildings of any kind or
Tor any purpose; constructing, leasing or operating
docks warehouses, elevators or hotels for improve
Ient OF rivers ana streams, aud for driving sort
ing and delivering logs or timber; for building and
operating telegraph lines or conducting the business
OF telegraphing in any way for encouraging or aid
rug inventors or patentees or for the purpose OF
forming board of trade for cultivating or advance
ing science, literature art any branch thereof
Tor the establishment, maintenance and use OF
SCHOOLS nigh schools, academies, seminaries, col
leges, universities, lyceums, libraries art galleries
ana the Ike; for the cultivation and practice Of
music Tor the development of the bodily powers by
gymnastc and other exercises, or by practice and
competition In sharp-shooting or any lawful games
OF sports; Tor the practice or improvement or the
promotion Of general interest in any lawful games
or mode OF amusement; for practice in and promo
uon OF debating, defamation or pubic speaking.
Tor establishing, maintaining and managing driving
parks; for the establishment and maintenance 81
any industrial school for the keeping and reforma-
ton of children lawfully committed to the same.
ior he establishment and maintenance of any be-
neVolent charitable or medical institution hospital
or asylum; for the mutual support OF the members
their families or kindred in case of sickness mis-
fortune, poverty death for contributing TO the
burial of the dead; or for any lawful business or
purpose whatever except the business of barking
insurance, building or operating public railroads or
plank or turnpike roads or other otherwise
specially provided for. ANY such corporation NAV
be formed to have capital stock diyisibe into
shares or without any capital stock upon such plan
as may be ag. eed upon.
Section .. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved March 81. 1883
Published April IA, 1891
CHAPTER 3a7.
AN ACT 10 amend sections II and IS OF chapter Of
eral electionsn
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section II of chapter 5 of the revised
Statutes OF 1878 is hereby amended by striking ont
the word sheriff wherever it occurs in said sec
ton, aud inserting in lieu thereof the words tcountv
clerk" and by inserting after the word congress-
IN the fourth line of said section the words smem
ters OF the assembly," and by inserting after the
word superintendent" in the fourth line of said
section, the words RAILROAD commissioner and in
surance commissioner" that said section when SO
amended Will read as follows: Section IT, The sec
rotary OF state between the first day of July and the
hrst day of September in each year in which a gov
ernor, lieutenant governor secretary of state treas
urer, attorney general state superintendent rail
rod commissioner aud insurance commissioner
representatives in congress, members of the as
selnbly or state SENATOR to be elected for full
term OF office, or in which electors of president and
wee president are to be elected, shall make out no
tee IN writing, stating that at the next general cleo
uon the officers aforesaid, or so many of such Of
hcers as are then to be chosen to be elected and
specifying in thu case of such representatives and
senators the respective districts in which thew are
TO be elected and shall publish copy of such no.
uce IN q newspaper printed at the seat Of govern
ment once IN each week from the date of such no.
tice until the election to which it refers; and shall
transmit by mail like notice to the county clerk of
each county in which such election is to be held,
specifying the said officers to be voted for in said
county, and IN case of senator, the number of his
district
Section p Section IS CT chapter of the revised
statutes of 1873 rs hereby amended by striking out
the word SHERIFF in the first and tenth lines of said
section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words
county clerk" and by striking out the words
county clerk in the eleventh line OF said section
and inserting in lieu thereof the word sheriff and
by adding after the word shin" in tine second line
of said section the words together with a state
ment OF the several county officers that are to be
elected, SO that said section, when so amended will
read as follows: Section 10. The county clerk
thereupon shall forthwith cause notice containing
the substance Of the notice so receive by MIN 10.
gether with statement Of the several county Of
hcers that are to be elected, to be transmitted by
mail to each town clerk, and the town clerk OF each
village in which by virtue Of its act of incorporation
general elections are to be held, and to of the
inspectors of election in each ward of any city of his
county, and shall also publish copy thereof in
newspaper published in his county, If there be one,
and If there be none then in newspaper published
in an adjoining comfy, once in each weeE from the
date OF such notice until the election to which
fers. Whenever the Office Of county clerk shall be
vacant and there shall be person authorized to
perform his duties, the sheriff shall receive, make
out, transmit by mail and publish such notices.
Section B. This act shall take effect and be IN force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 3, 1888
Published April 7, 1881
CHAPTER ZIG.
Ar ACT to authorize the construction OF branch
roads and spur tracks in certain cases, and in
fiFslff tln npt la OFp T1i1l 40
main, for purposes therein named.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Every railway company existing in
whole in part under the laws, general special,
OF this state and operating railway within this state,
is authorized and empowered to build, maintain and
operate branches and spur tracks from its railroad
to any mills, manufacturing establishments or 9TH
er industries requiring railway facilities at any
point upon its said railroad with all side tracks,
tnrn-outH and connections necessary to the
lent and beneficial use of said branches and spur
tracks and for that purpose every such company
shall have the power to acquire by purchase or by
condemnation, in the manner provided in chapter
81 Of the revised statutes for the acquisition by
railway companies of real estate for railway purpo-
ses other than for its main track all necessary road
ways and rights of way for such branches and SPUR
tracks; and every such company may also acquire
in the same manner such depot grounds, yards,
grounds for machine shops and warehouses, as may
be necessary and convenient for the full enjoyment
and of its railroad provided, that this act shall
not affect pending litigation.
Section .. The provisions of section 1881 Of the
revised statutes shall not be applicable to any spur
track or branch road constructed by any such rail-
way company for the purpose of connecting its main
line Of road with any mill, manufacturing estab-
lishment or other industry, # said spur track or
branch road shall not exceed, from said main track
in length, five miles.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 2, 1888.
FURNISHED April 10, 1881
CHAPTER 270.
AN ACT to amend section 252j of chapter 116 Of the
revised statutes of 1873 entitled g Jurors
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly do enact follows:
Section l. Section 1926 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-
err all judges clerks of courts Of record all county
Off ers, constabes attorneys and Couuseors at law,
ministers Of the gospel of any religious society,
pracucng physicians, surgeons, dentists, and the
president, professors and INSTRUCTORS Of the univer
sity and their assistants aud of the several colleges
and incorporated academies, all teachers in the
NAL schools, one teacher in each common school,
the officers and employees in the several state nsti-
tutons, miller to each grist mill, one head saw
yer and engineer in each steam mill and Single
mill, and one foreman and engineer in any factory
or machine shop one ferryman to each licensed fer
ry. one dispensing druggist in each prescription
store, all telegraph operators and superintendent,
conductors engineers, fremen, collectors and sta.
ton agents Of any railroad, express company or ca
nal, while in sctua regular employment as such, all
officers of fire departments and all active members
persons more than sixty years of age, and all per-
of unsound mind, or subject to any bodily in
trinity, amounting to disability; and all persons
shall be disqualified from serving as 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 same county for the
term of one year thereafter except he shall be sum-
moned on a special venire or talesman.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1888
Published March IL, 1881
CHAPTER So.
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 1. Any person who shall catch or take
from the lakes, bayous 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