Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-03


revised statutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sectlon l. Said section 2434, OF the revised
statutes be and the same is hereby amended so rs
10 read as follows, tO-wit: Section 2434. Every
COURT commissioners may issue subpoenas for wit
nesses and attachments and other process, TO
compel their attendance, administer oaths take
oeposltlons and testimony in civil actions, when
autnoTlzed by law, or by rule or order of any
court having jurisdiction of such actions and re-
tuI u ana report such dispositions and testimony;
take and certify the Acknowledgement of deeds
ana other instruments in writing, state accounts
between parties referred to him by order of court
determine upon the amount and sufhcieny of bail,
allow writs of habeas corpus and ne exeat and
grant 1njunctional orders; and may exercise with
IN MS county the powers of circuit judge
at chambers, In any civil action pending in such
county, except as otherwise provided by law;
and he may do such other things as he may be
autnor1zed by law to do, and perform such other
duties as may be required of him by the circuit
court or as are necessary and proper for the full
exercise of the powers hereby granted; and shall
also nave power, concurrent with but not ex-
ceedlng that of Judge of the circuit court at
chambers to punish, as for contempt, disobedi
ence of any lawful order made by himself and
supplementary and other proceedings and mat
tiers properly and lawfully instituted or pending
before him. subject, however, 10 review in all
and the rules and practices of thec court. Heshall
keep record Of IA proceedings before him, and
at the expiration of his term of office, shall de-
pGsit such record, and all papers remaining on
die with him, in the Office of the clerk of the cir
cult court.
section2. Said section BAIT. of the revised
statutes also be and hereby is amended so as to
read as follows, to wit: Section 3477. Every
court of record, and every judge of such court at
his chambers shall have power to punish by fine
ana imprisonment, or either, any neglect or viO-
lation of duty or any misconduct by which the
rights or remedies of party in an action or pro-
ceeding depending or liable in such court or be-
fore court commissioner for the same county,
may be defeated, impaired, impeded or preju-
diced in the following cases:
l. All attorneys, counselors, clerks, registers,
sherifts, cOrOners, aud all other persons in any
manner duly elected or appointed to perform any
judicial or ministerial services for any misbe-
havior in such Office or trust or for any wilful
neglect or violation OF duty therein; for dsobedi
ence of any process of such court, or Of any law
tul order thereof, or of any lawful order OF
judge Of such court or of any officer authorized
to perform the duties of such judge.
2 Parties to actions for putting In fictitious
bail or sureties, or for any deceit abuse of the
process or proceedings of the court
g. Parties to actions, attorneys, counselors and
all other persons, for the non-payment of any
sum of money ordered by such court to be paid
in cases where by law executions cannot be
awarded for the collection OF such sum; and for
any other disobedience to any lawful order, judg
ment or process Of suco court. And the powers
of such court to punish as in this chapter provid
ed, for non payment OF money, may be exercised
by the judge or judges thereof in vacation.
4. All persons for assuming to be officers, at
torneys or counselors of any court and acting as
such without authority; for rescuing any proper
ty or person which shall be in the custody of any
officer, by virtue OF process issued from such
court or judge or judges thereof in vacation; for
unlawfully OBTAINING any witness or party to an
action, while going to, remaining at or returning
from the cour. where such action shall be noticed
for trial. and for any other unlawful interference
with the process or proceedings in any action.
/ 3 All persons summoned az witnesses gar
nshees, for refusing or negleCting to obey such
summons, or to attend or to be sworn or to answer
as such witnesses or garnishees.
6. Persons summoned as jurors III any court,
! for improperly conversing with any party to an
action to be tried at such court, with any per-
Son in relation TO the merits Of such action for
1 receiving communications from any such party
from any other person, in relation to the merits
of such action, Without Immediately disclosing
tie same to the court.
/ 7. All Inferior magistrates, officers and tribu-
mails, for disobedience of any lawful order or
process of a superior court, or for proceeding in
any action or proceeding contrary to law after
sUch action or proceeding shall have been remov-
ed from their juri,diction; and,
/ 8. All other cases where attachments and pro-
! ceeGings, Is for contempts have been usually
adopted and prachced in courts of record, to en-,
force the civil remedies of any party or to pre-
tect the rights of any such party.
4 Section 8. That this act shall take effect from
and after It's passage and publication.
Approved April 8. 1885.
CHAPTER 42O.
AN ACT to amend section 496, revised statutes
relating to free high schools, as amended by
chapter 245, laws of 1879, and chapter 49, laws
of 1888.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
Y,
Section l. Section 1876, revised statutes, relating
to free high schools, as amended by chapter 245
laws of 1872 and chapter 279 laws 1888, is here
by amended by striking out the words during Tho
first five years after such high school is estab
ished where they first occur in said section, an(
insert in place thereof the word annually" sc
that said section, when amended, will read as fol
lows: Section 1896. Any high school district
which shall have established q free high school
according to the provisions of these statutes anC
shall have maintained the same for not less thar
/ months school
to receive from the general fund of the state, an
nually, one-half the amount actually expended
for instruction in the high school of such district
during such schoo! year, over ana above thu
amount required by law to be expended for com
mon school purposes, but not to exceed in ont
year five hundred dollars to one district. TX
obtain such aid the high school board, Or il
cities not under q county superintendent, the
president and secretary of the board of education
and the treasurer, shall, or before the first day
! of November, report in duplicate to the state
superintendent, under their oaths, the amount &C
tually expended for instruction during the
previous school year, specifying the several items
thereof, with the date and object of each, fully
Thereupon, the state superintendent shall fix the
amount to be paid such high school district, and
certify the same to the secretary of state with one
of such reports annexed. On such certificate, al
any time after the first day of December, the
shall be paid to the district treasurer out of the
state treasury; but the whole amount so paid shall
not exceed the sum Of twenty-five thousand dol
! lars In any one year, and If more be demanded by
such districts they shall be paid proportionally
Inc secretary OF STATE snail annually lnCluQe dnC
apportion in the state tax all such sums as shall
have been so paid, in addition to ali other sums
to be levied for the year. Hereafter, when by
any neglect or omission, any free high school
shall fail to have apportioned to it its share Of
state aid under this act the state superintendent
may, after the time hereinbefore fixed for such
apportionment by him, fix an amount ten pei
cent less than the amount which such free
high school would have been entitled to, had
it complied with the provisions of this act, and
certify the same to the secretary of state. with
the report of such district or districts annexed
thereto, and the secretary shall thereupon draw
his warrant for such amount or amounts in favor
of such district districts. And each successive
! year the school superintendent shall apportion
among the free high schools of the state only the
| SUM OF twenty-five thousand dollars, less such
sum or sums as may have been certified by him
to the secretary of state under the provisions OF
this act subsequent to his last regular apportion-
ment.
Section g. Chapter %, laws Of 1882, and chap
ter 3O2 laws of 1885, and all other acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
| Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its Iasage and publication.
Approved April II, 1886.
CHAPTER 415.
AN ACT to provide for the payment of Hcense
fee by the owners of palace drawing room and
sleeping car companies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly follows.