Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

NO. "a, >. lPuDllSHeU May 81, IL l.
CHATTER '217, LAWS OF. 1911.
AN ACT to validate and confirm fran
chises and indetermirate permits in
certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. No franchise heretofore
surrendered by any corporation, of this
state in the manner and within the
time provided by section 1797m-77,
and no indeterminate permit based
thereon, shall be declared invalid by
reason of any defect, irreSuIarity, or
inVaIdity in such franchise WhatsO-
ever, provided that such franchises
Shall not have been obtained by fraud,
bribery, or corrupt practices; that when
such franchise was granted no officer
of the municipality granting the same
was directly or indirectly interested in
such franchise or in the corporation
obtaining same; and that the corp0r-
alton having the same shall have prior
to the surrendering Of said franchise in
good faith purchased or constructed
any street or interurban railway, water
works, gas or electric light plant, or
other public utility or any part thereof
by such franchise authorized; and sub
ject to the foregoing exceptions, every
such franchise and permit is hereby
Iegalized and confirmed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved May %, 1911. Copy Law.
No. 144 ST Published May 81, 1911.
" CHAPTER 21S, LAWS or 1911.
AN ACT to amend section Alb of the
statutes, relating to appointment and
compensation OF counsel for INDECENT
defendants in criminal actions and
proceedings.
The people of the State of WISCONSIN,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section Alb of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 4715:
The courts of record of the state Of
Wisconsin, having jurisdiction to hear,
try, and determine criminal actions or
proceedings are hereby authorized and
empowered to appoint counsel to de-
fend any person, or persons charged
the ground that the accused is deStt-
tute of means to employ counsel, ana
the county in which such criminal
action or proceeding may arise or shall
be pending shall only be liable to pay
such attorney or counselor for his ser
vices such sum as the court making
the appointment shall, by an order 10
be entered in the minutes thereof, GER
tifv to be q reasonable compensation
therefor, and which sum shall in no
case exceed fifteen dollars per day for
each day actually occupied in such
trial or proceeding and not to exceed
ten dollars per day for not more than
five days actually and neccs-
sariIy occupied in preparing for trial
Such compensation to coun-
sci for INDECENT persons shall
BE- paid by the county treasurer upon
nresentation to him of the certificate
Of the clerk of the said court of the
amount so allowed.
Section e. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved May 20, 1911. Copy Law
No. 165, 81 Published May 81, 1911
CHAPTER PIG, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 2533b Of the
statutes, relating to the drawing Of
petit jurors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows: