Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-20


on the south and running northWard and tGrml1l-
ating at the north pier of the barber of Ahnapee,
shall be designated and known as district mum
Der one; starting at the north pier OF the harpor
OF Ahnapee, it shall continue nOrthWafu along
the shore of Lake Michigan, passing 10 the east
ward of all islands belonging to and lying within
the boundary of Wisconsin. after passing Rock
| Island to the eastward, said line 10 run IN
SoulhWesterly direction up the center Of Green
Bay, and to the westward of Chambers island to
the center of the mouth of Menominee river, so
that all the waters of Green Bay belonging to
Wisconsin shall constitute district number two
beginning at the boundary line between Mlcd1-
gan and Wisconsin the east, and running
nom thence in northWesterly direction, passing
| to the northward OF all islands belonging to or
lying within the boundary of Wisconsin, and
terminating at the line between Wisconsin and
Minnesota, shall be known as district number
| three.
Section 10. Any person working for himself
or as an employe, violating the provisions of this
| act, shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanor,
| and shall on conviction thereof, be punished by
| fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars and upon conviction
| for second violation of the provisions thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less than fifty
| dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and
Imprisonment i'll the county jail for not less than
| ten days nor more than thirty days.
Section H. Upon complaint made in writing
under oath before any magistrate or Justice of the
| peace, charging the commission of offense
against the provisions of this act in his county,
| it shall be the duty of the district attorney to
prosecute the offender, and justices of the peace
shall have power throughout their respective
|
! lions of the provisions Of this act.
Section II All acts or parts of acts contra
vening the provisions of this act are hereby re-
Section Is. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April IL, 1856.
CHAPTER 426.
| AN ACT to amend section SlS7 OF the revised
| statutes relating to lis penoens
The people of the stste OF Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section $751; OF the revised pro
ceedngs fer acquiring hand by the exercise OF tfe
| right of eminent domain shall be held to De &C
lions affecting the ttle to real property "l'nln 'e
meaning and provisions of this section.
| Section D. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication
! Approved April IL, 1880.
CHAPTER $50
| AN ACT to regulate the appointment ~ inspect
ors OF election and the registration OF electors
in cities of over twenty thousand inhabitants.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
! Section /. The mayor of every incorporated
city in this state, which by the census of 1880
contained population 10 excess of twenty thou
sand, shall present to the board of aldermen of
such city at its first regular meeting in September
OF each year, the names of three persons for in
spectoTs Of election and the names of two persons
for clerks elections, for each election precinct
IN said city. Such inspectors shall be electors in
inspectors; shall be able to read and write the
| English language understandingly; shall not be
candidates to be voted for at any election for
which they may be appointed Inspectors and
| not more than two of such inspectors shall
| belong to the same political party: and men,
| bers of the board of aldermen of such city
! shall be competent TO serve as members of said
| board of inspectors when net otherwise disquali-
fed. Such clerks shall be electors In the pre-
eincts for which they shall be appointed clerks;
shall be able to read and write the English Ian
guage Understandings; shall not be candidates
to be voted for at any election for which they may
be appointed clerks, and shall be of opposing po-
htical parties. Such board of aldermen, upon
presentation of such nomination for inspectors
and clerks of election, shall Immediately proceed
to approve or disapprove of the same, and in case
majority of said board of aldermen shall disap.
| prove of any person so nominated, the mayor
shall then nominate another person for such posi-
Non ana snail so continue 10 40 until said board
OF three inspectors and two clerks for each cleo
ton precinct in said city, shall have been nomi-
mated and confirmed, and such nominations and
| combinations when so made and concluded such
! board Of inspectors and clerks shall possess the
qualifications and be compose of per- ons known
to belong to the different political parties as
! herelnbefore provided. The persons so ap-
| pointed inspectors and CLERKS Of election shall
| hold their positions during year; they shall
/ act as inspectors and clerks at every general,
| municipal or special election held within their
| precincts during such time; they shall receive
| such compensation for their services and be liza
bic to such penalties for any violation of their
| duties are provided by law for inspectors and
clerks OF elections in other cases. Such board of
! inspectors shall have power to fill any vacancy
IN Its number or in the number of the clerks, but
the person SO appointed to fill vacancy shall be
of the same political party, and possess the same
| qualifications, as the person he succeeds, and
| 1t shall be the duty of the board of aldermen in
every city in this state to which this law is ap-
pl1cable. to divide the several wards of the sew
eral cities aforesaid into election districts pre-
| c1ncts forming them as nearly can be prac-
| tlcally ascertalned, to poll not more than eight
| hundred votes.
Section 2. The persons authorized by law to act
as inspectors of elections in any ward election
precinct in such city, shall constitute board of
registry for their respective wards or precincts,
and their duties as such boards of registry shall
be as follows, viz: To make at such times and in
| such manner hereinafter prescribed, list of
all the persons qualified and entitled to vote at
The then ensuing election in the election district
OF which they are inspectors. The said inspectors
! shall have their first meeting on Tuesday, three
weeks preceding each general election, at the
place where said election is to be held and shall
sit two days for the purpose of making such list.
| They shall meet at nine O'Clock in the forenoon
ana hold their meetings open until nine O'Clock
in the evening of each day during which they
shall so sit.
Section 8. Said registers shall each contain
list of the persons so qualified and entitled to
vote in said election district alphabetically ar
ranged according to their respective surnames,
so as to show in one column the name at full
length and in another column the residence by
| the number of the dwelling, if there be a num-
ber and the name of the street or other location
OF the dwelling place of each person. 1t shall
| be the duty of said inspectors to enter in said
lists the names of all persons residing in their
election districts whose name appears on the
pole list kept in said district at the last preceding
general election. the number of the dwelling,
and name of street or other location if the same
shall be known to. or can be ascertained by such
inspectors, and for this purpose said inspectors
are authorized to take from the Office in
which they are filed, the poll lists made
and filed by the inspectors of such dis
trict, at the general election held next
prior to the making of such register. In
making said list the board shall enter thereon in
addition to the names on the poll list, the names
of all other persons duly qualified to VOTE who
shall appear in person to be registered, and the
names of those qualified electors of said precinct
who shall make application in writing, which
written application shall state the place of resi-
dence of such person, and such written applica-
ton shall be preserved and filed with the city
clerk, and the names of all persons on said poll
list who have died or removed from the district
shall be omitted from said register. The said
inspectors shall complete as far as practicable the
said register at their first meeting as aforesaid,
and shall make four copies thereof and shall GER
tty the register and each of the copies to be true
list of the votes in their district far the same
are known to them within two days thereafter
the said original list together with the poll list
taken from the officers aforesaid shall be filed by
said inspectors in the Office of the city clerk of
said city and one CODY of said list shall be kept