Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-22
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CHAPTER 1S1.

CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to amend sections 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861,
and 1862 d chapter 76 of the revised statutes
entitled of weights and measures"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1868 of the revised statutes
of 1878, is hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows; Section 1868. The weights and measures
and the scales and beams, and such as shall be
made under the direction of the state sealer OF
weights and measures in conformity thereW1th,
which are now or may hereafter be deposited
with the state sealer OF weights ana measures,
shall be preserved by him and be the puohc
standards.
Section 2. Section 1859, of the revised statutes
of 1873, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section 1859 The custody of the public
standard of weight and measure is hereby trans
ferred to the department OF engineering ot tle
university of Wisconsin under the control OF the
board of regents of the university, and the pro-
fessor of engineering is hereby appointed tne
state sealer OF weights ana meaSur ed aS to SIM I'M
press the letters wis" upon the We1ghtS ana
measures, scales and beams sealed by him, with
which he shall seal all authorized pupnc
standard weights and measures, scales and beams
provided by the several counties, when trled ana
proved by him to be in conformity to the stano-
ard weights and measures scales ana Deanls
Section 8. Section 1860, of the revised statutes
of 1878. is hereby amended so as to reaQ as Io!-
lows: Section 1860. The county board OF eacn
county shall procure at the expense OF the coun.
ty and shall keep at all times complete get OF
weights and measures, scales ana beams III e4 tia
conformity to the public standards, except tnat
they may be made of such suitable materlals as >
such board may direct; all such We1gnts AUG
measures scales aud beams, having been tr1e9
and accurately proved by him, shall be sealed
and certified to by the state sealer OF we1gnts anu
measures and shall be then deposited win anu anu
preserved by the county treasurer, as puonc
standards for the county. Whenever the county
board shs Ii neglect for six months to DO so, the
county clerk, on notification ana request oy tne
treasurer shall provide such standards, and cause
the same to be SO tried, proved. sealed, certlneo
and deposited ct the expense of the county.
Section a. Section 1861, of the revised statutes
of ISIS Is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section 1861. The treasurer OF eacn
county shall be the county sealer OF weights ana
measures and shall keep seal generally similar
to that REQUIRED to be kept by the state sesler Of
weights and measures, with which he shall seal
the weights and measures, scales and beams pro,
yided by the several towns, when tried ana proved
by him in conformity to the public standards IN
his office. He shall be entitled to receive Zee OF
five cents for the first sealing, snd three cents 1or
every subsequent sealing ofeach weight measure.
scale and beam sealed by him. Once in every hVe
years from the first day Of January, 1850, eacn
county treasurer for the time being, shall cause
the standards in his keeping 10 be tried, proved
and sealed by the state standards unQer the
direction of the state sealer OF Welghs ana
measures
of 1875 is hereby amended so as to read as toll
lows: Section 1862 The town board OF eacn
organized town may, at any time at tnelr alscfe-
ti0n procure and replace when necessary, Tor
the use and at the expense OF the town, COM
pete or partial set of weights and meas
scales ana D6dluSs III 6AaSe
ity to the public standard, kept by
the county treasurer or state sea!er OF Welgnts
and measures, which shall be tried and proved,
sealed and certified by the state sealer OF WelghS
and measures or county treasurer, ana shallthe
be deposited with and preserved by the town
clerk as public standards for thetown. The town
clerk shall be the town sealer OF Welgnts ana
measures NAV have a like seal and receive like
fees as the county treasurer. Once IN every nVe
wears from the first day of February, 1850, the
town clerk shall cause all standards in his keep
ing to be tried, proved and sealed by the county
standards under the direction OF the county
treasurer l.,
Section g. This act shall take effect ana De
in force from and after its passage and pubhca-
ton.
Approved March %, 1885.
CHAPTER 200.
AN ACT relating to the duties of clerks OF courts
of record and to determine the liens of tudg-
ments.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. It shall be the duty of every clerk
OF court of record, in addition to his other du-
ties as provided by law, to keep as part of the
records of such court daily journal or book, IN
which every judgment or decree affecting real
estate shall at the proper time be entered by him
Immediately before such judgment or decree
shall be dOcketed. After the entry of such judg-
ment or decree affecting real estate in the daily
journal, the clerk shall at once docket the same,
DEGREES affecting real estate shall be numbered
cOnsecutively, commencing with the number
zone" and shall be entered in such daily journal
Tins.