Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
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, Cec1on l. The commissioners of the public
aa wlTh the approval of the governor of the
stale VI Wisconsin, are hereby authorized and
directed to loan of the trust funds of this state
the sum OF thirty thousand dollars to the Light
Horse squadron of Milwaukee, of the Wisconsin
NaLlonal duaTd; and the Light Horse Squadron
is nerepy authorized to borrow sum equal to
salu amount OF said commissioners and to issue
10 salu commissioners bonds for the debt SO con.
uaclea. such Indebtedness shall bear interest al
the Iste Oh 1Our per cent per ann,lm and said in.
leIess snail be paid annually, ana the principal
SO loaned shall be paid in sums of not less than
one thousand dollars at any time after the expira-
uoh Oh I'VE years from the date of issuing such
ponus, ana all of such bonds shall mature and be
July PAID within thirty years from the date OF
Section 2. Said bonds shall be secured bv first
mortgage upon the real estate of said company,
WIN Inc usual provisions therein Tor insurance
OF the buildings and improvements thereon for
the benefit Of the mortgagee TO be approved as
10 'ne FORM and execution thereof by the attOr-
mey gsnefal which mortgage is hereby declared
Vand Ter the purposes of said security.
Sectlon 3. Said sum so loaned shall be wholly
epplieu towards the erection and construction Of
an arsenal and armory upon the real estate now
seq by said company, and said loan shall be ad-
tabceu upon said bonds so secured, from time to
time, as the building of said arsenal aad armory
progresses at the discretion of said commission
ers provided, said commissioners may issue upon
sald ponds prior to the commencement of said
2ullulng, so much of said loan as they may con-
sloer su1ncently secured by said real estate; pro-
v1ded, the plans and contract for said armory
ana arsenal building have first been approved by
the governor of the state of Wisconsin.
oecuen d. The state may use said arsenal and
aTnory for the purpose of military defense in
case of war, instruction, rebellien riot inva-
sion, or of resistance to the execution of the laws
OF the state or of the United States and also for
the storage of arms and ammunition to such an
extent and under such regulations as the gov
ernor may from time to time prescribe, free of
rent or charge for the game until the said loan is
July repaid. All other military organizations of
the Wisconsin national guard Of the city and
county OF Milwaukee shall be entitled to use said
arsenal and armory for all the legitimate pur-
poses OF an arsenal and armory upon payment of
SUCH rent and subject to such regulations as may
De agreed upon between them and said Light
Horse squadron, and in case of disagreement the
matters in dispute shall be submitted to and de-
cided by the governor of the state
section 5. The annual allowance to said COM
Pany LOT armory rent out of the state treasury
shall not be made to said company until the an
paid.
Section 6. The Light Horse Squadron is hereby
authorized to hold real and personal estate for
the purposes of an armory and to convey the
same, and its commissioned officers are hereby
constituted trustees for that purpose and the
further purpose of executing any mortgage
thereon
Section7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April l. 1885,
CHAPTER 264
AN ACT to amend section 1924 of the revised
statutes, relating to the registration of deaths,
births and marriages.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section 1924 of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing "And in counties having population of
more than one hundred thousand Inhabitants in
which there is a health officer or health commits
sioner who is authorized by law to issue burial
certificates upon the certificates of the physician,
surgeon or other professional person who shall be
in attendance Professionally at the time of the
death of any person, the said health officer or
health commissioner shall, If such physician,
surgeon or other professional person shall fail to
return said certificate to the register of deeds
within said thirty days, file in the office of the
register of deeds of the county in which such
death shall occur, and within forty eight hours
after the expiration of said thirty days, certif
cate containing the facts set forth in the certifi-
cate filed in the Office of the health commissioner
by the physician, surgeon other professional
person who shall have professionally attended
such deceased person, and such health officer or
health commissioner shall receive from the
county where such death shall occur the same
fee for filing such certificate with the register of
deeds as is now provided by law to be paid to the
attending physician or surgeon for making his
return to such register of deeds
Section 3 All acts and parts of acts conflict
ing with the provisions of section 1924 OF the
revised statutes as amended hereby, are hereby
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 8, 1885.
CHAPTER 2o4.
AN ACT to legalize certain school taxes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
Y,
Section !. Whenever any town in this state
shall have attempted to adopt the township sys-
tenn of school government, under and pursuant to
section 552 of the revised statutes of 1873 the va
idity of any and all taxes for school purposes
heretofore hereafter levied and assessed in any
such town, shall not be questioned in any action
or proceeding, heretofore or hereafter COM
menced, so far as the regularity of the proceed
tngs Of any such town, in the adoption of such
township system of school government is con-
cerned, unless the plaintiff shall show that he
ho n nav hic ito
proportion of taxes; and any and all school taxes
heretofore levied in any such towns which have
been voted at the annual town meeting, are here
by declared to be legal and valid, even though
the provisions of section 535 of the revised statutes
of1875 shall not have been in all respects complied
with.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
ADDrOved March 81, 1885.
CHAPTER 1865
AN ACT to amend section 1447 of the revised
statutes relating to cemeteries.
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1447 ofthe revised atrtes,
as amended by chapter 40, of the laws of 1882, is
hereby amended by erasing the period aud adding
after the word "deeds' at the end of the 18th,
l1ne the following; "before any lots designated
thereon can be sod and conveyed by the trustees
OF such association, as provided in the next sec
uon, and for failure so to do each trustee shall
forfeit twenty five dollars" so that when amend
ed, said section shall read as follows: ''Section
I44I. ANY cemetery association which CT have
been organic under any laws of this state, may
take by gift or purchase and hold not exceeding
forty acres of land, to be held and occupied ex-
cluslvely for the burial of the dead and personal
property not exceeding ten thousand dollars in
value, which shall be applied to promote the OBJ
1ecS OF the association; but when the cemetery
grounds ofSuch association are situated near to
ana Without the limits of a city of more than ten
thousand inhabitants, such association may so
lake, hold and use not exceeding sixty acres of
land. Such land or such portion thereof as may
from time to time be required Tor burial purposes
shall be surveyed and divided into lots of such
size, and with such avenues alley and walks as
the trustees may deem proper; and maps of said
surveys shall be filed and recorded in the Office Of
the register of deeds before any lots designated
thereon can be sold and conveyed by the trustees
OF such association, as provided in the next Sec
ton, and for failure to do, each trustee shall
forfeit twenty-five dollars. Every such associa-
ton and every city, village or town owning land
useq for cemetery purposes, may also take and
hold N trust, and loan, invest CIR otherwise dis
pose OF, according to the trust money other
property, for the purpose of expanding the In
come arising therefrom, or the proceeds thereof,
In embelllshirg and keeping in repair such lot
or lots and the surroundings in its cemetery as
the donor may designate. Every such associa-
ton may erect upon the lands belonging to it, a
suitable building for holding burial services
therein.
Section2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March %, 1885.