Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-25
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CHAPTER So.

CHATTER 81.
AN ACT to provide for the election of supervisors
in couutie containing not less than one hun
dred thousand Inhabitants.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate a assembly, do enact as follows
Section |. Every ward or part thereof of any
city, ana every Incorporated village, or part
thereof, in counties containing not less than one
hundred thousand inhabitants shall be repre-
sented In the county board of supervisors of the
county in which such ward or part thereof, or
city or village or part thereof is situated by one
supervisor, who shall be elected by the electors
OF such wards parts of wards, villages, or parts
OF villages respectively, at the same time, and in
the same manner as city and village officers are
erected, and for the term hereinafter provided
Tor by section of this act
Section 2. Each town located in any county
containing not less than one hundred thous7 no
inhabitants, shall be represented in the county
BOARD OF supervisors of the county in which such
town is situated, by one supervisor who shall be
elected by the electors of such town, at the same
time, and in the same manner as other town
officers are elected and for the term hereinafter
provided for by section of this act.
Section 8. The county board of supervisors OF
counties containing not less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants, shall number in regular
series, every ward or part thereof OF any city,
every incorporated village or part thereof in such
county, in which supervisor is to be elected, at
least ten days prior to such election. Inc elec-
tors OF such ward or part thereof OF any CITY, IN
corporated village or part thereof shall at the
next ensuing annual city or village eecSlon,
elect one supervisor for each of the God mum.
Dered wards, or parts OF wards, incorporated
villages parts thereof for the term of one ear,
and one supervisor for each of the even num-
bered wards, parts of wards, Incorporated VII
lagos or parts thereof for the term of two years,
and thereafter all supervisors shall be ELECTED al
ternatel, from the odd and even numbered wards
or parts thereof, incorporated villages or parts
thereof in such counties, for the term OF TWO
years
Section 4. The county board of supervisors Of
counties containing not less than one hundred
thousand inhabita. It's, shall number in regular
series, in conjunction with the wards and viii
lagos, each town in such county, at least ten
days before an annual town election. The cleo
tors of such town shall, at the next ensuing an
nuaI town election, elect three supervisors for
each of the odd numbered towns, one of whom
shall be designated on the ballots rs chairman,
for the term of one year, and three supervisors
for each of the even numbered towns, one OF
whom shall be designated on che ballots as
chairman, for the term OF two years, and there
after all supervisors shall be elected alternately,
from the odd and even numbered towns in such
county, for the term of two years
Section 5. All acts or parts of acts, which con-
hIct with, or in any manner contravene the pro-
visions of this act are hereby repealed.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1885.
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT to amend chapter 256 of the laws of 1880,
entitled Gan act relating to attachments and
amendatory of section 2731, of the revised
statutes of 1S7S' entitled "of attachments.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section ], of chapter 256 OF the
laws of 1880, entitled "an act relating to attach
ments and amendatory of section 731 Of the re-
vised statutes of 1878, entitled of attachments"
Is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec
ton l. Subdivision Z, of section 2731, of the re-
vised statutes is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows: z. That the action is brought against a
defendant as principal on an official bond to re-
cover money due the state OF to some county or
other municipality therein, or that the action is
brought against the defendant as principal upon
q bond or other instrument given evidence of
Indebtedness for, or to secure the payment Of
money embezzled Incorporated by such
defendant and whilst acting as officer of the
state or of any county or municipality therein.
Or, an affidavit stating that cause OF action
sounding in tort exists in favor of the plaintiff
and against the Northumberland in such writ
that the damages sustained and claimed exceed
the sum of fifty dollars specifying the amount
claimed and the further statement, either: l.
That the defendant or any of the defendants is
not, not residents of this state, that his
or their residence is unknown and cannot with
due diligence be ascertained or 2. That the de-
fendant is a foreign corporation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March z, 1885,