The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-16

No. els, A. !


AN ACT approrri TO Phillip Rossnsn and W. II.
Meade certain sums Of money therein named.
The people OF the state Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. here Is hereby appropriated TO Phillip
fifty dollars ont Of money in the treasury,
otherwise appropriated, 10 reimburse him the
title his IN this assembly against the Of
W. II. Meade therefor And the sum of one hundred
aud siNtysx dollars is hereby appropriated 10 William
II. Meade, the said contestant for his costs and e1
penses incurred in said contest out of any money in
the state treasury not "thrrw ~ appropriated.
section : his act shall take erect and be in force
nom snd after ltS paS>aGe and publication.
Approved AprlI H. 1881
No. L., 81 Published May I, 1891.
CHAPTER 81.
revised statutes, entitled "Of liens IS amended by
chapter 81, laws Of 1870 and chapter so, LAWS Of
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate senate and ssen'bl! DO enact as follows
section J. section $50, of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter 81 OF the laws Of 1885, chapter
lss9, is hereby amended by inserting after the word
lien where the same occurs in the fourteenth line OF
section of said chapter @ the words be found
IN the county, ard II said owner rgent cannot to
found IN such county. by ming notice in writing
the Office OF the clerk OF the circuit court OF said couHIH
SO that SAID section &35, when amended shall read
as follows. Section &35. Every person who, such
s4ptohra't"r OF principal contractor or emploNe
OF any contractor or sub-contraCtor, performs any
work or labor for, or furnishes any materials 10
PIhtlP contractor or suh-Conttacior, IN any OF the
eases mentioned IN the preceding section shall be
within slNts days after performing such labor
OF furnishing such materials. he shall give notice
affected by such hen, II TO be found in the county and
II sad owner agent cannot Toe found such county
10y hling notice writing, the Office clerk Of
the circuit court of said county, setting forth that
has been employed by such principal CoutraC sub
contractor, perform fuCns h and has performed
furnished, such work. labor material, with
ment OF the lnhor performed or the materials fur
nshed, ana the amount due therefor trom such prnC
pal contractor suh-ContraCtor, and that he claims
the lien given by tins chapter. In all where q
lien snail he ed under the provisions OF this chapter,
by any person other than the principal contractor IL
shall be the duty OF the principal contractor defend
any action brought theIcupon nj his expense, and
during the penuenCS of such action, the owner
withhold from the contractor. the amount OF money
Tor whEh such lien shall be MED; and of judg
neIt agan INST the owner or his property the lien.
he shall he entitled To deduct any amount due
by him 10 the contractor the amount of such judgment
tractor IN full he shall lie entitled back
The principal contractor any amount paid by the
owner, for which the principal contractor was origi-
naily liable. And any contractor sub-CcntraClor
who shall purchase materials credit and represent
At the time OF the purchase that the same 10 he
used III a designated building other Improvements
anu shall thereafter use cause TO he used the SAID
material IN the construction OF any buldin g i'm
proVement other than that designated, without the
written consent OF the person from whom the materials
were purchased with intent defraud, such person
vICtion, shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail not more than three months. by Q ins
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
Section =. All acts and part of moons with
the foregoing section are hereby repealed.
section 3 This act shall take effect and b In force
nom and after Its passage ana publication.
Approved April 20, 1891.