River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-03
Published April Is, 1891
CSu IOTEP 220

Published April Is 1891
| CHAPTER $50
| AN ACT to provide for the punishment of at
/ tempts TO commit felonies or other crimes, and
amendatory of section 1896, revised statutes
/ The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
1 in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. Section 1886 of the revised statutes
| is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec
/ ton 1885, Any person who shall assault another
with intent TO commit any burglary, robbery, rape
! or mayhem, or who shall advise or attempt to
| commit any arson, any other felony that snail
/ fail in being committed thepunishment for which
i such assault advice attempt is not herein pre-
scribed, shall be punished by Imprisonment IN the
/ state prison not more than three years nor less
4 than one year. or by fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars nor less than one hundred dollars
force from and after its passage and publication
| Approved April g. 1888.
/ Published april 10, 1891
| CHAPTER 3sS
| AN ACT relating to municipal subscriptions TO
| railroad stock, and amend atory of section 946
| of CHAPTER Al, of the revised statutes
| The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
| in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section l. Section 9t6 Of the revised statutes
| is hereby amended by striking out the word five
| in the eighth line of said section, and inserting
| in lieu thereof, the words thirty nor more than
sixty" as 70 make said section, when so amend
| ed read as follows. Section 946. The proposition
provided for in the last preceding section may be
accepted, so to become mutually obligatory, in
! either OF two modes as follows:
| list. Within three months after the filing OF any
such proposition with the proper clerk, the rail-
| road company may by written request, require
notice to be given by such clerk, in the same man
| ner hereinafter provided for giving notice OF an
election to consider such proposition, that after
a date in such notice named, not less than thirty
| nor more than sixty days from date OF notice,
petition to the proper authorities OF such munich
paIity. praying that such proposition may be ac-
cepted and carried into effect will be presented for
their signatures to the resident tax payers thereof
| which petition embracing copy OF such PROPOSE
tinn shall ne amended AZ mart of such notice If
4 and Cifh in
of such proposition with such clerk. the ra lroad
company siall deliver to such clerk such petition,
embracing copy of such proposition, and bear
| ing the signatures Of majority of the persons re-
| siding IN such municipality who were assessed for
taxes on real or personal estate in such municipal
| itv. as shown by the last assessment roll, which
| signatures shall e verified by the affidavit of
| som erson who witnessed the signing OF the
same. q en- such d OPPOSITION shall be deemed &C
cepted. end the proper county board. town board,
/ village board, board of trustees or common coun-
| Gil shall carry the same into effect in the manner
I'd At any ii me within three months after the
| receipt of such proposition, together with re-
| quest. signed by at least twelve resident free
/ holders, that vote be taken thereon, the respec-
| tive county board, town board village board
| board of trustees or the common council OF the
| municipality TO which the same is made, may in
1 their discretion, order election to be held: and
| thfrerpon the clerk Of such municipality shall
publish notice of such election to be held at the
| usual places of holding elections therein, at a
4 time to be fixed by him, not less tnan thirty nor
more than sixty ays from the date of such notice.
| which notice shall further contain copy of the
/ proposition made by such railroad company,
| and shall notify the legal voters thereof to
| deposit q ballot upon which shall be written or
printed For the railroad propos ton, or AGAINST
| the railroad propositions" and slch notice
| shall be posted in three public places in each
election district in the municipality in which aid
is d sired at least twenty days before the day Of
such cleo ton and shall also be published at least
| three times before such election in one newspa-
| per in such city village town, if any be pub
| lished therein; and if none be published therein,
| then in some newspaper in the county; and II the
had oil
published therein; and if no newspaper be pub
lished in such city, village town or county. then
| such notice shall be published In newspaper
| published at the nearest place thereto in which
one is published. Such election shall be held and
conducted in the same manner that general cleo
| tons in such counties towns villages or cities
| ar. by law required to be held conducted
cent that no registration of voters shall be re-
qured; and the votes cast at such election shall
| be counted, canvassed and returned in the same
manner as the votes at such general election; and
| the canvassers shall make certify, sign and de-
posit with the clerk of such county, town. village
| or city in which such election is held, statement
| of the result of such election; and such certified
statement shall be presumptive evidence of the
nun Der of votes cast for against such proposition
and also that such election was regularly held and
conducted according TO law But 1t is expressly
provided that If the railroad company shall elect
| 70 pursue the first mode aforesaid by causing
| such notice of the presentment of petition for
signature to be given in any case then no election
/ shall be held: and unless such proposition be
| accepted in the time and manner provided IN the
first Of said modes, it shall be deemed finally re-
| Section Q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and notification
Approved April 3, 1888.
published April IA, 1888,
.CHAPTER PA.
| AN ACT to prescribe the manner of carrying into
effect the provisions of section 40S of chapter
% of the revised statutes relating to teachers
Institutes
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represent
ed in senate aud assembly, do enact as follows:
Section1. The secretary of state is hereby au-
thorized to draw his warrant payable to the treas
| urer of the board of regents of normal schools,
| for the several appropriations made by section
0S Of the revised statutes for the years 1873 1872
1880 and 1891, upon the certificates of the presi
dent and secretary of said board of regents that
| the same has been expended each of said years
for the purposes designated in said section; and
said secretary of state shall annually, upon pre-
sentation TO him of the certificate of the president
and secretary of said board of regents of normal
| schools of the amount expended for the purposes
mentioned in said section 40S, draw his warrant
| for the amount payable as above provided, such
| warrant not to exceed the sum of twoseyenths of
the amount 50 certified to as actually expended
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be IN
| force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 81, 1888
Published April IA, 1883.
CHAPTER $40
| AN ACT to amend sections and Of chapter 235
Of the laws of 1882, EMIT ed IAN act TO authorize
the commissioners Of the Wisconsin Railroad
| Farm Mortgage Lana 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 l. Section of chapter 235 of the laws
| of 1856! is hereby amended by striki out the
word next at the end Of the fifth line in said
section and inserting "1Skc3n aud by striking out
the figures "lSSn where they occur in the seventh
line II said section and insert 1s4r so that said
section when amended shall read as follows: Sec
| ton 5. The company is authorized to make o
third dividend il in its judgment sufficient fund
be left for that purpose without encrOachng upon
the first and second dividend funds, taking INTO
consideration all claims received on or before the
first day of May 1888; and the said company shaH
on or before the first day of December, 1884,
| make list Of ell claimants who at the time OF
making such list have been paid the first second,
and If declared the third dividend, separate list
of those who have been paid the first and second
dividends, q separate list Of those who have re.
eeived 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 practical
bic the present post Office address Of the respect
| i've claimants IN such Lists, their heirs where
| claimants are dead, and file the same with the
secretary Of state: and the said company shall az
the same time of filing said lists turn over and pay
% the state treasurer all its money and ank ae,
counts and take his receipt therefor, and me SAID
company shall at the same time make its report
IN writing 70 the secretary OF state OF It's proceed
| ings under this act
Section Section Of said chapter 285 Of the
| laws Of 1859 is hereby amended by striking out
| the words May, 1881 where they occur az the
end Of said section ana insert June lse3 50 tnat
said section when amended shall read as follows;
| Section q The time for fling and proving CLAIMS
4 for dividends against said company shall be and
the same hereby limited to the first day of June,
/ 1881
Section g. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April g. 1888.
Published April G. 1883
CHAPTER 100
An ACT TO amend section 1890 of the revised
statutes entitled OF police regulations"
| The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
section l. Section 1880 Of the revised statutes
is hereby amended 50 to read as follows Sec
/ ffou 1890 The common council OF any city, and
the board Of trustees of any village, ara author
/ lied TO regulate uniformly, by ordinances passed
/ according to law, the sale by auction Of goods
/ wares and merchandise or ether property within
their respective cities or villages; and thereby
nav prohibit under proper fines or penalties any
i sales at auction therein by any person without
license and require quarterly or monthly reports,
verified BY affidavit, to be made BY every auc-
tioreer to the municipal clerk. and require SUM-
/ Gent bonds from the license for compliance with
any sl1ch rdjnance and require the payment Of
4 4 license fee Of not less than five nor more than
/ ore hundred and fifty dollars per year, in addi-
t3on 10 any percentage they may fix, not exceed
ing five rer centum upon the gross amount Of
/ Gales made: but they shall not require the Pay
/ menf Of any duty in the cases, excepted In sec
ton 1886
4 Section 2 This act shall take effect and be 10
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March "a lS5a