Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

with the approval of the respective com
mon council, village or town board, from
among the citizens thereof: and not more
than one member of the council or village
or town board shall at any one time be
such director. Such directors shall hold
their office for three years from the first
day of July in the year of appointment and
until their successors are appointed. but
upon their first appointment they shall d.
vide themselves at their first meeting by lot
into three classes, one-third for one year,
one-thfrd for two years and one-third for
three years, and their terms shall expire
accordingly. All vacancies shall be imme-
dlately reported by the directors to the COM
mon council, town or village board and be
hlled by appointment in like manner and
II IN an unexpired term for the residue of
the term only No compensation whatever
shall be paid or allowed any director pro-
yided, that i'll any city or village which has
established or may establish a free library
under the provisions Of section 931, the city
superintendent of schools or the supervis
ing principal of schools shall be ex-othcio
member of the board of directors of such
library. 1t is further provided that in any
city of the fourth class, or any village or
town, having a public library with a board
OF nine directors, that, upon the request of
such board, the mayor of such city, the
president of such village or the chairman
OF such town, shall omit to make appoint
ments to the board TO fill vacancies, until
the number of the members of the board,
excluding the ex-ofticio member, is reduced
" SIA, anu thereafter the pOuFu SIdll III
clude no more than six appointive members.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March IS, 1901
No. 4S7, Al Published April 2.
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to amend section 2S7S of the Wis
consin statutes, of 1885,. relating to mo-
ton for new trial on minutes of judge.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do enact
as follows:
Section /. Section 2S7S of the Wisconsin
statutes of 1898 Is hereby amended by add
ing at the end thereof the following: IF
such motion be made but not decided dur
Ing such term, 1t shall be taken as over
ruled, and an exception to such construct
i've denial of the same shall be allowed in
the bill OF EXCEPTIONS so that said section
when amended shall read as follows: "Sec-
tion 2S1S. The judge before whom the issue
is tried may, in his discretion, entertain
motion TO be made on his minutes to set
aside a verdict and grant a new trial upon
exceptions or because the verdict is con
trary to law or contrary to evidence or for
excessive or inadequate damages; but such
motion II heard upon the minutes can only
be heard at the same term at which the
trial is had. When such motion is heard
and decided upon the minutes of the judge
and an appeal Is taken from the decision,
bill of exceptions must be settled IN the
usual form, upon which the argument of
the appeal must be had. If such motion be
made, but not decided during such term
1t shall be taken as oyerruled. and an ex-
ception to such constructive denial of the
same shall be allowed in the bill of ex-
ceptions.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be In force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March 80.
No. $685. AL Published April 2.
CHAPTER 101.
AN ACT to amend section 1925 of the Wis
.consin statutes Of 1885, relating to change
of place of trial of civil actions
nn0nlR Of al of oil
resented in Senate and Assembly do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section 2625 of the Wisconsin
statutes Of 1898 is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Section 1926. The court
shall change the place of trial of any ac-
ton or special proceeding upon the applica-
tion o. any party thereto. who shall file his
athdavlt, that he has good reasons to, and
does believe, that he can not have fair
trial of such action or proceeding on &C
count of the prejudice of the Judge, naming
him, or In lieu of granting such application,
such judge may in his discretion retain such
action or proceeding in the same court
without entering an order changing the
place of trial until the last day of the then
current term, If the application is made at
term ut which the action IS triable the
next term If 1t is made In vacation; and
In the meantime shall call upon some other
circuit judge or judges to attend and hold
court during such current or next term for
the purpose OF exercising jurisdiction in all
actions and proceedings in which applca-
lions for change of the place of trial have
been made for such reason. And while so
In attendance, said judge may make all
orders and hear all applications and mo-
tions that may be brought on for hearing
during the time, he shall 50 attend. If
such other judge or Judges (as may be nee
esSary or conveniently so attend and
hold court for such purpose, at either such
terms, the same shall be done with the
same effect if change of venue to
another circuit and trial of such action
proceeding had been had therein; but If
no such Judge shall so attend an order for
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tered In each action and proceeding, where
in proper application has been made on the
last day of such term, and thcreupon such
change shall be made. If such application
shall be made after any continuance in the
action or proceeding obtained by the party
filing such affidavit. 1t shall be granted
only upon payment of the costs of making
the same and the costs of the term. but no
costs for the attendance of witnesses shall
with q copy of such affidavit, shall have
been served upon the opposite party ten
days before the commencement Of the term
But one change of the place of trial shall
he granted to the same side under the pro-
visions of this section. When any judge
shall be called in pursuant to this section
and shall attend. he shall give to the clerk
Of the court five days notice Of the time
when he Will so attend, and such clerk shall
give to the attorneys of record Of all the
parties to the actions and proceedings in
which application for change of the place
of trial have been made, immediate notice
of the time when such judge will so at
tend.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage and
publication
Approved March so.
No. 534, A. Published April 2.
CHAPTER 102.
AN ACT to amend section 1851 of the Wis
consin statutes Of 1898, relating to the
recording of plats.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section 2261 Of the Wisconsin
statutes of 1898 is hereby amended by add
ing to the end thereof the following: PRO
vided however that If the owner of the
land so, plated and certified by the sur
ycyor shall have died without having le-
galy certified and acknowledged said plat
so as to entitle it to be recorded, but shall
have sold and conveyed lots therein de-
scrbing them as lots within said plat, and