Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-23
Published April II. 1888. ]
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AN ACT to amend chapter So of the re-


utes, entitled ''of fences"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. When any owner or occupant of land
shall have built a fence before a boundary line
shall have been established between him and any
adjoining land by the county surveyor, and if it
shall prove after the boundary land is SO surveyed
that the said fence shall be on the adjoining land,
the party who has built the same or if the land is
sold, the party who built the same, or the pur-
chaser of the land, shall be the owner Of the
fence; provided, that the owner of the fence re-
moves the same on the boundary line so estab-
lshed upon notice served upon him by the adj
joining owner Of land. Said notice shall be in
writing and served personally OH the party who
shall remove the said fence or to leave copy Of
said notice at the usual place of abode of such
party with some member of his family Of suitable
age and discretion who shall be informed Of the
contents thereof, at least thirty days before the
said fence shall be removed, but no fence on a
boundary line shall be removed between the first
day OF April and the first day of November, except
the owners Of such adjoining lands mutually
agree thereto that the fence may be removed.
Section 2. If the said fence is not removed
within thirty days after the notice shall have been
served on the party owning the same, the other
party may remove said fence on the boundary line,
and recover the amount of expenses therefor.
Section 3. All acts or parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
and this act shall be in force and effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 80. 1888.
Published April II, 1881
CHAPTER 249.
AN ACT in re.ation to certain proceedings in cases
of attachment and punishment, and to repeal
section 2758 of the revised statutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. In cases where several Writs Of at
tachments against the same defendant shall be ex-
ecuted by the sheriff on the same property, but
one inventory and appraisement of such property
shall be made, reference to which in the service
and return of the other writs shall be deemed suf-
icient.
Section q In cases of suits, attachments OF
garnishments against partnerships where the
names of the several members of the partnership
are unknown to the plaintiff the suits and all pro-
ceedIngs may be in the partnership name until
the true name of the several partners are discov-
cred, Whereupon the subsequent proceedings
shall be in the true names of the parties
Section g. Section 2758 of the revised statutes is
hereby repealed.
Section 4. The affidavit required In cases of
attachment or garnishment may be amended at
any time before the trial to the substitution of
new affidavit containing allegations of facts exist
ing at the time of making the former affidavit and
the affidavit shall stand in lieu of the old one
for all purposes and if traversed or Denied trial
shall be had thereon in other cases.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 81, 1888