Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-22
CHAPTER 23S
AN ACT relating to the duties of overseers
highways.

IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every person and corporation shall de-
stroy upon all lands which he or they shall occupy
or control, all weeds known as Canadian thlstles,
burdock, teasel, white daisy and snap dragon at
ly prevent them bearing seed In like manner
shallhe or they destroy also any ofthe above men
toned weeds standing or growing as far as me
center of public highways, lanes or alleys al
them.
Section q If the occupant of any such lands
shall fail to so destroy such weeds so required,
after having six days notice IN writing by the
commissioner of Canadian thistles, such occu-
pant shall be fined five dollars for the first otfense,
and ten dollars for each offense thereafter.
Section g. There shall be appointed by Inc
town supervisors of each town or by the city
council OF any city as the case may be- some COM
petent person styled commissioner on Canaoa
thlstles, who shall be required to take the same
oaths as town officers, and shall hold his ONCE TOT
one year and until his successor is appointed ana
qualified. The board may for any good cause re-
move said commissioner and appoint a successor
to serve during The unexpired term. -
Section t. The commissioner shall carefully
inquire concerning the existence OF nox1ous
weeds in his township or precinct, and in case
any person, persons or corporation occupying or
controlling any lands within this state shall neg
lect to destroy any Canada thistles, burdock tea
sci and snap dragon growing on any lands owned
or controlled by him or them or on any highway,
lane or alley adjoining such lands it shall be the
duty OF the commissioner to destroy or cause 10
be destroyed all such weeds He shall spend as
many days as the supervisors or city counc1lm may
deem necessary and for each day so spent shall
receive one dollar and half per day and one
half OF all fines collected, upon presentation OF
his account therefor verified by his oath and
specifying by separate items against each piece
OF land, describing the same; and the respective
amounts shall be placed on the next tax roll in
separate column headed for destruction OF
weeds rs q tax against the lands upon which
such weeds were destroyed, and be collected as
other taxes.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty of the chairman
OF every town board at the annual town meeting
ofeach year to read aloud to such meeting the
whole of this act.
Section g. All previous acts in relation to nox-
ious weeds and all amendments thereto are here
by repealed.
Section Z. This ac4 shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 8. 1885.
CHAPTER 175.
AN ACT to regulate the propelling of steam en-
gines upon the highways of the towns OF TINS
state and the liability for damages caused
thereby.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Any person or persons owning, pro-
polling, causing to be propelled or haullng any
steam engine upon any public highway IN eny
town in this state shall be liable for all damage
that may arise or be caused to any person, per-
sons or corporation by reason of the propelnng,
hauling or using sof any such engine upon any
such highway in the following cases: LIST. When
such engine, with its equipments, shall weigh
more than four tons, exclusive of team, If so pro-
PEELED. ID When such engine shall be set or
used for any purpose, excepting propelled along
the highway, within the limits of any such high
way. Sd. When any such engine, while Delng
propelled upon any such highway, snail not
carry red flag, not less than two feet square, in
plain sight, and not less than two feet above the
top of the smoke stack, 4th. When the engine
shall be standing or in motion upon such hgh,
way, and the person in charge shall not signal
and stop such engine when approached within
fifteen rods in either direction by any team OF
any kind or any person or persons rlo1ng or
driving any animal and desiring to pass such en-
CINE or when the person or persons IN charge OF
such engine shall fail or refuse TO render all
proper assistance possible to enable such team or
person or persons riding or driving any animal
to pass such engine in safety.
Section 2 The chairman of any town in which
any damage shall he done to any highway,
slulce-way or bridge by any such engine weigh
ing over four TONS with its equipments, exclusive
of team, being propelled over any such highway,
shall have power to cause TO be commenced an
action against the owner of such engine or the
person propelling or causing the same to be pro-
PEELED, in the name and for the benefit OF such
town, and such money, when collected, snail be
paid into the treasury of such town, and be used
by such town. for the repair of highways, slu1ce-
WAYS and bridges.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1885.
CHAPTER 26e.
AN ACT to provide for the purchase and distri-
button of the supplement to the revised stat
utes OF Wisconsin, and making an appropria-
ton therefor.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The superintendent of public prop
erty is hereby authorized and directed to pur-
chase six hundred copies, which number shall
include those copies now furnished the legisla-
ture, of Sanborn and Berrymans supplement to
the revised statutes of Wisconsin to supply the
Offices, officers and institutions named herein,
viz: one copy for each circuit judge, one copy
for each judge of the United States courts resi-
dent within this state; copy for each judge OF
every other court OF record; one copy for each
county officer in the state except county survey
ors and coroners, county superintendent and
county treasurer, and SUCH other copies as may
be needed for the state officers and state lnstitu
tons; and to the state library one copy of such
publication for exchange with each of the several
states and territories which practice like comfy
with this state the remaining copies shall be
held by the superintendent of public property
for the use of the legislature; provided, that said
supplements shall be printed on good quality of
bookpaper and be bound in good law sheep; and
provided further, that they shall be delivered to
the said superintendent at the capitol at price
not to exceed five dollars per copy.
Section 2. There is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
visions Of this act. There is also hereby appro-.
priated a sum sufficient to pay for the copies of
said supplement which were purchased by the
superintendent of public property for this leglsla
ture under the Provisions OF resolution No. a.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 8, 1885.
AN ACT making an annual appropriation to the
State Agricultural Society, and providing for
tne COMPENSATION Of county delegates to the
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
III senate and assembly, do enact as follows: y
section ]: There is hereby annually appropr1
ated to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society,
the sum OF four thousand dollars. Provided that
no warrant shall be drawn by the Secretary OF
State 1or the payment of the sum of money here
by appropriated, except upon the presentation OF
sworn statement signed by the president and
secretary OF the said Wisconsin state Agricultural
society, certifying that the sale of intoxicating
liquors has been prohibited and prevented upon
the fair grounds of said society during the year
Tor which the appropriation is made
Section q It shall be the duty of the several
agricultural societies entitled to the state aid of
one hund red dollars in this state to send their
president or other representative to the state fair
where the annual election of officers is held,
there to act on committees OF award, and to cast
the vote for the county in the aforesaid election.
section 3. On the arrival of the president or
other representative at the state fair he shall
port to the secretary thereof and on the certificate
OF the secretary of his attendance and perform
ance OF the duties named in section of this act,
the treasurer shall pay him two dollars per day
lot the time he has been in attendance, not ex-
ceed1ng five days, and six cents per mile. one
way over the nearest Travelled route from his