Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-22
CHAPTER 1876.


The people of the state of Wisconsin,, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. After any person has graduated from
the Milwaukee high school and normal depart
ment thereof, and shall hold diploma from the
school board of Milwaukee certifying to these
facts, ana shall have successfully taught s i've years
tendent shall have authority to countersign the
diploma of such teacher after such examination
as to moral character, learning and ability to
teach as to the said superintendent may seem
proper and reasonable.
Section q The diploma of such graduate coun-
tersigned by the state superintendent as afore..
said shall be evidence of the qualifications of
such graduate to teach in any common school In
this state, and shall have the force and effect of
an unlimited state certificate
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March &c. 1885.
CHAPTER 26S.
An ACT to amend section 1, of chapter 21S of
tne laws OF 1882, amendatory of section l, of
chapter 100 of the laws of 1884, and amendatory
OF section 1870 of the revised statutes, relating
to hawkers and peddlers.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section l, chapter 218, Of the Laws
OF 1882 amendatory of chapter 100, of the laws of
Vlsed sistutes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: Section l. Section l, Of chapter 100,
OF the laws OF 1881, is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: Provided that said section
shall not be construed to require dealer In agri-
cultural machinery or farm implements, or his
employees, to procure license to sell such i'm
PIGMENTS kept in stock by him; or any butcher
tor selling or peddling his meat.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 8, 1886.
CHAPTER 1872.
AN ACT relating to liens for services upon log
and timber. and amendatory of section 1881,
OF the revised statutes, az amended by chap
ter 49,, laws of 1880, section 3 chapter So,
laws of 1881, section 2, chapter 3l9, laws OF
1882.
11l,r oJ
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1881 of the revised statutes
SIS amended by chapter 1872, laws of 1851; sectlon
2, chapter $50, laws of 1881, and section ., chap
ter 500, laws of 1882. is hereby amended by
striking out the word November WheftTef *
occurs in said sections, and inserting III hcG
thereof the word Sep ember, SO that said section
when amended will read as follows: Section
1881, las amended by chapter 1872, $780, section :,
chapter $50, 1881, and section ,, chapter 3l9 1851
No debt or demand for such labor or services
shall remain such lien unless q claim efor III
writing shall be made and signed by the claim
ant or his attorney, and verified by the claimant
or some one in his behalf, i'll the same manner
that pleadings in civil actions may be verified,
setting forth the nature of the debt or demand Tor
which the lien is claimed, the amount claimed
to be due, a description of the logs, timber or
lumber against which the lien is claimed, and
that the claimant claims lien thereon pursuant
TO this chapter to which this is amenontory such
petition, except for labor or services done IN the
counties hereinafter particularly named, shall
be filed in the office OF the clerk of the circuit
court of the county in which such labor or
service was done or performed, ana for
such labor Or services done or performed IN
the counties of Shawano, Waupaca, Outagamie
and Fond du La" or in such parts Of the counties
of Brown, Oconto and other counties wherein
such logs, timber or lumber are got out upon the
Wolf river or any of its tributaries, or tor the
purpose of being run down said river or It's trlb-
utaries, such claim for lien shall be filed in the
Office of the clerk OF the city of Oshkosh. II the
labor or services are done between the first day
of September and the first day of May following,
the claim for the lien shall be filed on or before
the first day of June next thereafter except as
hereinafter provided, but if done after the first
day of May and before the first day of September
thereafter, or if said labor or services shall be
continuous from The first day of september be-
yond the first day of May following. the claim
for lien shall be filed within thirty days after the
last day of doing or performing such labor or
services and such labor services shall be
deemed continuous Notwithstanding a change of
ownership in said logs, timber or lumber or en-
ployers for whom said labor or service shall be
done or performed: provided, that such claim for
lien or labor, or services done or performed on
telegraph poles, RAILROAD ties, cord wood and tan
or other bark as aforesaid shall be filed within
thirty days from and after the last day OF doing
and performing such labor or services. Such
clerks shall receive twenty-five cents for filing
each such claim for lien, and for certified copies
thereof, the fees allowed by the law Tor ceruhed
copies of papers to clerks of circuit courts.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 80, 1885.
AN ACT relating to the exercise Of the right of
suffrage by women upon school matters
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Every woman who is citizen of
this state, of the age OF twenty years or up
wards except paupers, persons under guardian
ship, and persons otherwise excluded by section
1, of article 3, OF the constitution of wisconsin,
who has resided within the state one year. and in
the election district where she offers to VOTE ten
days next preceding any election pertaining to
matters shall have q
election
Section 2. AT the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in
November, A. D. 1885, at all the usual places of
holding elections in this state for the election of
all officers required by law then to be elected the
question whether this act shall go into effect or
in any manner be in force, shall be submitted to
the people, and if the same shall be approved by
majority of all the votes cast on that subject, it
shall go into effect and be in force from and after
the date of said election, otherwise it shall not
go into effect or in any manner be Id force.
Section 3. The votes cast upon the subject
specified in the last preceding section, shall be
by separate ballot, and shall have written or
printed or partly written and partly printed on
each of them the words, "For Woman Suffrage
in School Matters" or Against Woman Suffrage
in School Matters which words shall indicAe
the vote of the elector for against the approx
al of this act; and the ballots so cast shall be
canvassed and returned in the same manner as
the votes cast for state officers are required by
law to be canvassed, and the secretary of state
shall Immediately on the completion of said
canvass, publish q statement OF the result there
of, in some newspaper printed at the seat of gov
eminent, and shall communicate the same to the
next legislature at the commencement of its ses-
sion.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 1, 1885.
CHAPTER 1913.
AN ACT to amend section 1894 of the revised
statutes of 1878, relating to duties of railroad
commissioner.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1894 Of the revised statutes
OF 1878 is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section 1874. Such commissioner shall
inquire into any neglect or violation of the laws
Of the state by any railroad corporation doing
business therein, or by the officers, agents or
employees thereof, or by any person operating
railroad. He shall inspect and examine the con-
dition equipment and manner of management of
all railroads with relation to the public safety
and convenience He shall also examine and as
certain the pecuniary condition and tie manner
of the financial management of every such rail-
road corporation. Whenever he shall receive any
complaint in writing, made by any citizen of
this state, of any such neglect violation of law
specifying the acts complained of, the said COM
missioner shall forthwith notify the railroad cor
poration complained of in writing, specifying the
charges set forth in said complaint, and fixing
time and place at which he will investigate the
same, which time shall not be less than ten, nor