Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
CHAPTER. 40

| in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section l. Section 1894 the revised statutes
| is hereby amended SO to read as follows: Sec
| ton 4794. The amount of penalty of the recog-
nfzance or bail bond shall be in such sum as, in
the opiron of the officer taking the same will Sc
| cure the appearance of The accused for trial In
cases of murder the recoguizance shall be signed
by the accused and at least two sureties, who shall
| severally swear that they each own and possess
| unincumbered real estate, within this state, not
| exempt from sale on execution, worth certain
| sum mentioned, which sums so sworn to by such
| sureties shall in the aggregate be double the
amount specified in said recosnizance; but no
surety shall be accepted who shall not Justify in at
least one third OF the amount fixed in said recog-
| nizance and when 1equired by the district a0r-
| ney, or court, shall give full description q such
! lane and in what county such land is situated
| Such recognzauce shall immediately after its ex-
| ecution, be filed III the office of the clerk OF the
circuit court, and d excited upon the docket of
| judgments therein in the same manner as iudg-
| ments are required to be docketed in such Office:
| and transcript tn, reOf shall be Immediately
| filed in every county where such lands are stu-
| ated. The said recognlZanCe from the time the
| same is executed before such Judge shall bind
and be a charge upon the lands and tenemens,
real estate and chattels real OF the parties exc
| cutting such recoguizance, whether owned By
them jointly, either of them severally, and
| wherever the same may be situated in this state
| until such recognizance shall be fully paid and
| satisfied, or otherwise discharged by due course
| of law.
section 2 This set shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 9, 1880
CHAPTER 42S.
| AN ACT to provide for the purchase of certain
| digeSts of Wisconsin reports.
The people of the state of Wisco sim represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section l. The secretary of state is hereby
| thOr1zed and directed to purchase, on behalf of
| the state, from James Simmons, Esq, of Wal
worth county, two hundred copies of said Sim
mons new digest of Wisconsin reports, at six
dollars per copy, provided that said digest shall
| contain in one volume a complete digest of vol
umes forty-four to sixty-one inclusive, of the
official reports of the decisions of the Wisconsin
| RuOTpmp COUrt and under the leg nf
titles, complete condensed digest of all the de-
| cisions of said court published i'll previous re-
ports up to and inclusive of volume 43; and that
| said copies shall be Of as good material, as well
printed, and bound in good substantial law
| binding, as his previous volumes of Wisconsin
| digests, and uniform Herewith.
| Section2 The copies so purchased shall be de-
| ivered to the secretary of state, at Madison
within two months after the publication thereof
shall be completed. and shall be by him distrib-
uted and disposed of in the same manner as is
provided by law for the distribution of the re-
| ports of the supreme court.
! Section s. Upon receipt of said two hundred
Copies of said digest, of such materials and so
! printed and bound as provided by section l, OF
this act the account therefor at the price afore-
said, shall be audited by the secretary Of state
and paid by the state treasurer, upon the war
can't of said secretary of state, out of any money
| in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
| Section This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April H. 1885
CHAPTER 2S6.
AN ACT to amend section 1858, of the revised
statutes, entitled 'of garnishment"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section L. Section 1858, of the revised statutes
of 1878, is hereby amended by inserting after the
words, express or implied" in line three of said
section, the words cor in any OF action men,
toned in section 2731 OF these statues" SO that
said section, when amended shall ge3d follows:
Section 2731. Either at the time the issuing of
the summons or at any time thereafter before
final Judgment In any action to recover damages
founded upon contracts, express or implied, or in
any cause OF action mentioned IN section 2731 of
these statutes, or upon judgment or decree or at
any time after the issuing, in any case of an ex-
ecution against property, and before the time
when 1t Is returnable, the plain if or some per-
son i'll his behalf may make affidavit stating
the amount of the plaintiffs claim against the
defendant or defendants over and above all Off
sets and stating thst he verify believes that some
person, naming HIM, is Indebted to or has prop
erty, real or PERSONAL in his possession or under
his control, belonging to the defendant or either
or any of the defendants in the action or exec
ton, naming him, and that such defendant has
not property liable to execution sufficient to
isfy the plaintiffs demand, and that the indeb-
edness or property mentioned in such affidavit is,
to the best of his knowledge and belief of the
person making such affidavit, not by law exempt
from seizure, or sale upon execution. Any num-
Ter of garnlshees may be embraced in the same
affidavit aud summon, hereinafter provided Tor
but if a joint liability be claimed against any, it
shall be so stated in such affidavit, and the gar
niShees named as Jointly liable shall be deemed
Jointly proceeded against Otherwise the several
garnishees shall be deemed severally proceeded
against.
Approved April 4, 1885
CHAPTER 314
AN ACT to amend chapter l25 of the revised
statutes entitled "of punishment"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
Section l. Section 1852, of the revised statutes,
is hereby amended SO as to read as follows: Sec
ton 1852. In case the answer of the garnishee
shall show a present Indebtedness to the defend
ant he shall pay the same or so much thereof as
may be sufficient to cover the claims ofthe plain
tiff as stated in the affidavit with interest and
costs to the clerk of the court at the time of serv
ing his answer less three liars for the gar
nishee'S costs and the clerk shall give him a re-
cept, specifying the facts, and it shall be CON-
plete, discharge of all liability to any party
for the amount SO paid. III case the indebted.
ness disclosed in the garnishee answer is to be.
come due at a future time the garnishee shall
pay the amount mt as aforesaid TO the clerk, when
due, with like effect and in default OF
sucE payment in either case the plain
tiff shall be entitled TO judgment against
the garnishee for the amount disclosed,
when due either before after Judgment has
been rendered in the original action, and may
proceed to collect the same by execution; but in
case no judgment has been rendered in the prin-
cipal action, the execution by an endorsement
endorsed thereon she'll require the sheriff TO pay
the money collected into court to abide the
event of the principal action Moneys paid into
court under this section shall be paid to the
plaintiff in the principal action when Judgment
shall be rendered therein in his favor and to the
extent of satisfying the upon order of the
court. In case judgment shall be rendered
against the plaintiff such moneys shall be paid
or other property real personal, in the posses
sion or under the control of the garnishee, the
officer having a writ of attachment or an execu-i
ton may levy upon the interest of the defendant
in the So me- otherwise the garnishee shall hold
the sar1e until the order of the court thereon
Section g. This act shall take effect from and
aftes its passage.
approved April 4, 1885.
CHAPTER AT.
AN ACT to amend section 1859, chapter 1876, of
the revised statutes, entitled of "offenses
against public policy"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1859, of the revised statutes,
Is hereby amended to read as follows: Section
| 1859. Any person having the right so to do, who
| shall remove or change any building or other
structure, or any timber standing or fallen, to
| which any telegraph or telephone lines or wires
| are in any manner attached, cause the same to
be done, which shall destroy, disturb or injure
the wires, poles or other property ofany telegraph
| or telephone company transacting business in
| this state without first giving to such company
at Its office nearest is such place of injury, at
least twenty-four hours previous notice thereof
| shall be punished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not more than thirty days. or by fine not ex-
| ceeding fifty dollars. Any person who shall
break down, interrupt remove any telegraph
telephone line wire destroy disturb, interfere
| with lnlure the wires, poles other nrOnartv