Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
CHAPTER Op6

CouslLl' anu 10 appropriate sum OF money
therefor.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact IS follows:
Section 1. A commission ia hereby appointed,
consisting of Robert Graham, state superintend.
ent; James d. Butler, late professor in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin; and j. W. Stearus, profess
sor in the University of Wisconsin, who are
hereby authorized and requested to examine and
read the manuscript of book the title of which
is History of the Territory of Wisconsin from
1856 to 184S. preceded by an account of some
events during the period in which it was under
the dominion of other kings states or territories
previous to 1886, compiled by Moses M. Strong,
A. M" which is now deposited with the superin.
tendent of public property; and if said commits
sion or majority of them shall be satisfied that
such book will, when published, be work of
merit and valuable compilation of the
history of the Territory of Wisconsin, and of the
preceding period to which it relates: Upon no.
uce thereof by them given, the commissioners of
half of the state to cause to be printed and suit
ably bound in cloth by the state printer under
the existing contract for state printing and cause
to be delivered to the superintendent of public
property for the use of the state or before the
first day ofSeptember, 1885, such number or cop
les OF sald o0ok, not exceeding two thousand as
distribution provided for by this act. Whenever
the said book is published and delivered as above
provi led to the superintendent of public prop
erty, he shall make certificate to that effect to the
secretary OF state who shall thereupon file the
same in his office, and issue to said Strong war
rant upon the state treasurer for the sum of three
thousand dollars, and upon receipt thereof by
the said Strong, he shall sign receipt therefor in
full of all demands against the state for the use Of
the manuscript named above in making the pub
Hcatfon as aforesaid.
section2 The superintendent of public prop
erty shall dispose of said copies of said history
when SO purchased as follows: He shall deliver
10 the librarian of the state historical society one
hundred copies, SO many Of which may be ex-
changed by said librarian for other books as he
shall think proper two copies to each of the fol-
lowing institutions of learning viz: the state uni.
Yers1ty, each incorporated college and incoH-
pOrated academy in the state, each normal school,
including one in the city of Milwaukee one copy
to each of the high and grad I'd schools in the
state and to each of such of the school districts Of
the state as now have libraries one copy to each
city, village town library and to every library
existing in pursuance ofany law of the state; one
copy to each of the following charitable, benevo-
lent or penal institutions OF the state viz: State
Hospital for Insane, Northern Hospital for the In
sane Institution for the Education of the Blind,
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, State Prison,
Industrial School for Boys industrial School for
Girls, Milwaukee House of Correction, Soldiers
Home, each private organized benevolent institu-
ton and each county insane asylum organized or
which shall be organized within two years under
chapter 233, of the laws of 1881, copy to each
of the following state societies, viz State
en RfUGf Society a9d Aesd1
of science, Arts and Letters; one copy to each Of
the following public officers, viz: governor, lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state treasurer, at
torney general, state superintendent, railroad
commissioner, insurance commissioner, superin-
tendent of public property, each member of the
BIdG6 DOdrQ OF SUPERVISORS ana OF the state board
of charities and reform, each senator and men,
Der of the forty eighth congress from this state,
and OF the forty-n1nth congress who is not mem.
Der of the forty eighth each Of the Judges of the
supreme and circuit courts of the state and tha
two judges of the United States district courts of
Wisconsin. To the members of the legislature Of
1885 for distribution two copies each, and one
copy to each of the officers and employees of the
senate and assembly as provided for by chapter
914 of the laws OF 1882 and the remaining copies If
any, shall be kept by the superintendent of pub
latuTe.
Section g. There is hereby appropriated from
the state treasury of money sufficient to
carry out the provisions of this act
Section d. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1885.
CHAPTER 22S.
AN ACT to amend section 1904 of the revised
statutes, entitled miscellaneous offenses.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1904, of the revised statutes
is hereby amended so as to read as follows Sec
ton 45O4: No practieing attorney at law shall
have his Office or place of business in the same
room with any clerk of the circuit court, district
attorney circuit, county or municipal Judge, pc
lice justice or justice of the peace unless he Is
partner OF such Judge, district attorney, police
justice or justice of the peace, in which case he
shall not practice as an attorney before such
act as police Gsce sce Of the ct
commissioner or attorney, in any case, in which
1t is the duty Of such district attorney to appear
or prosecute Tor the state; except that the law
partner of any district attorney, may at the re-
quest of the district attorney, without fee or
compensation therefor, assist the district attor-
ney in the prosecution of any case on the cart of
the state, and any such attorney who shall yiO-
late the above provisions any of them and
any such clerk, judge, district attorney, police
justice or justice of the peace who shall knowing
~ permit any such violation, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 2, 1885
CHAPTER 45O
AN ACT to appropriate certain sum of money
therein named to the Milwaukee Industrial
Exposition association.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated to the
Milwaukee Industrial Exposition association the
sum of one thousand dollars for the year 1885,
and one thousand dollars for the year 1886.
Section2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage AID publication
Approved April IL, 1885.
AN ACT to provide for the erection and main
tenance Of water works and lay water pipes In
villages.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section 1872, of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by adding thereto the follow.
ing subdivision g. To construct and maintain
water works for the supply of water to the inhab-
1tants of the village with necessary pumping
machinery, buildings, reservoirs, mains, pipes
the mode of construction, the manner of making
connections Herewith, the rent for the use Of
water, and all matters necessary to operating
such system; and the whole or part of the cost
of laying any street mains may be assessed upon
the adjoining property in any street portion Of
street in which the same may be laid proper
toned to frontage, upon the petition of ma
Jorty of the owners of property fronting upon
such street or portion thereof including the OWL
ers of at least one half of such frontage after an
estimate of the cost thereof made by an engineer
employed by the village shall have first been fled
for ten days in the Office of the village clerk for
the inspection of persons interested. Upon the
completion of such work the board of trustees
shah make aud file with the clerk correct and
certified statement of the total cost ofsuch work,
and the share appointed to each separately
owned piece of land fronting on such street or
portion thereof, which amount shah be q lien on
such piece of land from the date of ordering such
work and unless the same be paid before the
period for the next return of unpaid taxes the
same shall be entered and collected other VIII
lage taxes and returned in the delinquent tax list
If unpaid, and collection thereof enforced in the
same manner as other unpaid real estate taxes,
and with like interest and penalties. The
village board may also give separate certificate
of the amount so assessed upon each such piece
Of land, and may deliver such certificate to the
contractor In part payment for his work, and the
same shall entitae the contractor to demand and
receive the amount thereof when such assessment