Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

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Section l. Section ST6. of chapter 40, OF the re-
vised statutes, ie hereby amended by striking
from said section tae words, "a marshal, where
they occur in the third line thereof so that said
section when SO amended, shall read follows
section S75 At the annual charter election In
each village, there shall be chosen the following
officers. VIZ: president six trustees, a clerk,
a treasurer, 8 super visor, aud constable, also a
justice of the peace and poiloe justice IL re-
Quilted to be eie cted in such year unless any such
Office shall have been discontinued as hereinafter
provided. All ether officers SHALL be appointed
by the village board and at their first meeting,
unless they shall otherwise provide, after the an
nua election, and such officers shall be re-
movable by the village board on vote Of q ma
iority of ali the trustees No person not resi-
dent elector in such village shall be eligible to
any Office therein.
Section 2 subdivision z, of section SS2, of
chapter 49, of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting after the weTd master,
said subdivision Z, the words "a MARSHAL 80
that said subdivision as 20 amended shall read as
follows: z, To appoint village attorney,
pound master, a marshal, one or more sections
keepers of cemeteries, one or more Ere wardens,
and one or naere street commissioners, whenever
they deem Necessary. Every street esmmlssaSnef,
when by resolution, the village beard shall re-
quire it, shall take and fAe his ea<h of once aHd
execute bond conditioned for the Aithfui dis
charge ct his duties, and the proper application
has hands by virtue Of ais ozhse>
Section 8. Section 892, Of chapter 70, 81 the re-
vised statutes Is hereby further amended BY add
ing thereto as an aad4iieral subdivision the fol-
lowing, viz: IS. TO regulate By ordinance the
manner of caring and providing for the support
IF the poor Of The village.
Section 4. This act she'll taAe effect from and
after its passage aEac pablicatte2.
Approved April 9, 1855.
CHAPTER 446.
AN ACT to appropriate q sum of money
therein named to pay for chaplain services In
the legislature for the year 1885.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated out OF
the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of fifteen dollars for each and every clergy:
man officiating chaplain for the legislature OF
1885; provided that such chaplain shall have per-
formed such service for one week.
Section2 The chief clerks of the senate ano
assembly shall certify to the secretary OF state
the names of the several clergymen who have otff'
ciated as chaplain during the session of 1885, al
provided in section of this act, whereupon ths
said secretary of state shall issue his warrant IN
equal sums to the several persons who nave ON
ciated as chaplain.
Section s. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April II. 1886.
CHAPTER 3S4
AN ACT to regulate the sale of cranberries by
measure
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The legal and standard cranberry
quarters inches high, sixteen and one-fourth
inches in diameter at the head and eighteen inches
III diameter at the bilge inside measure. Every
manufacturer OF barrels for Cran0errIeS, shall
stamp or brand his name with the letters w. S.
on such barrels, to indicate that they the Wis
conSin Standard in size. All sales of cranberries
in packages less than barrel, shall be by the
bushel or quart struck or level dry measure. A
standard buShel crate for cranberries shall be
twenty-five inches long, twelve and one-fourth
inches wide by seven and One-half inches deep,
inside measure.
Section 2. Any person who shall in such man
ner stamp or brand cranberry barrels of a less
capacity than is provided in the first section of
guilty miSCempanOr
upon conviction shall be fined in sum not less
than five or more than twenty-five dollars
and cost of suit, and may be committed to jail
until such fine and costs are paid. Any person
selling cranberries in barrels not thus branded
of less capacity than herein provided shall be
liable to the purchaser in damage to three times
the amount of such shortage, and all contracts or
agreements for the sale of cranberres by the bar
rel or crate unless otherwise specially stipulated
shall be understood and construed to mean legal
standard barrels or crates.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its IasSage and publication
Approved April 10, 1885.
CHAPTER 900
AN ACT to provide for the punishment of per-
sons who shall be guilty of any fraud in the
scaling of logs or reporting the same
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
IL senate md assembly, 90 enact as follows:
Sections Any lumber inspector or his deputy,
or any othe- person employed to scale logs who
shall purpOsely over or under scale or measure
the same, or knowingly report greater amount
than the true scale or make any record OF a
or shall omit or neglect to scale any logs, for the
purpose Of defrauding another, and any person
who shall procure any such act, omission or neg
lect to be done, or knowingly and willingly be
interested in or profit by the same shall be
punished therefor by fine Of not less than one
hundred dollars or more than five thousand dol
lars, or by confinement in the county Jail for not
less than six months or more than one year. or In
the prison for not less than year or more
than five years. Any person who shall make any
certificate of Scalement except when such scale
MOI made D1rSODaiIV
punished by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars or more than five hundred collars, or by
confinement in the county jail not less than one
month or more than six months The laws of the
state with reference to the arrest and prosecution
for other crimes shall apply to prosecutions under
this act.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage ana publication.
Approved April 4, 1885.
CHAPTER A.
AN ACT to amend sections and of cha pter 182,
laws of 1872 relating to the fisheries ofthe lower
Fox River.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section J.. Section 1, of chapter 1872 of the laws
of 1879, is hereby amended by adding to the end
of said section as follows: But nothing herein
shall prevent fishing in the lower Fox River from
the dam at the city of Depere to the mouth of said
Fox River, including all streams, bayous,
marshes or waters adjacent thereto except from
the first day of october to the first day of May of
each year, and then only with gill-nets and dip
meshes or two and one-eighth inch bar measure
from knot to knot.
Section 2. Section of the same chapter is
hereby amended by adding to the end of said
section as follows: Excepting the lower Fox
River from the dam at the city of Depere to the
mouth of said river as provided in section l Of
this act.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April II. 1885.
CHAPTER 437.
AN ACT 10 amend section 1853 of the revised
statutes relating to state aid to county agricuIt-
ural societies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represent
ed in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section Section 1853 OF the revised sta tl1tes in
hereby amended so as to Iespd as follows. Sectjnn
1868 There shall be paid annually, within ten
Gays after the first day Of February ont of the
ste: treasury, the sum Of two hundred dollars to
each organized county agricultural society.
which shall have substantially com piled with the
following conditions or which is now RECEIVING
the provisions of section 14S5 revised statutes of
1878 as amended by chapter 242 of the general
Laws of the state for the year 1879 l. It shall
have held an annual fair or exhibition during
the past year 2 1t shall present to the secretarY
of state sworn statement Of the president and
secretary that said society at its annual fair held
during the year for which its appropriation was
made has prohibited and excluded from its