forthwith transmit a copy of the same to each of the newspaper offices in this state, and to the news dealers in Madison, which shall be deemed notice to each and every publisher and to such news dealers, that the state will not hold itself liable for any papers furnished to members and officers of the legislature, except the same are ordered by the secretary of state: provided, that the orders issued by the chief clerk of the assembly of 1861, pursuant to a resolution thereof, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this act, to have been ordered by the secretary of state in conformity with this act. SECTION 6. This act shall be published immediately upon its passage, and shall take effect immediately upon its publication. Approved February 12, 1861. Proviso. CHAPTER 17. [Published February 13, 1861.] AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and forty-two [343] of the Laws of 1860, entitled "An act to amend section eleven of chap-. ter 188 of the Revised Statutes, entitled of the State Prison." The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: ed. conveying per SECTION 1. Section one of chapter three hundred chapter amend and forty two, [343] of the laws of 1860, entitled "An act to amend section eleven of chapter 188 of the revised statutes, entitled of state prison," is hereby amended by adding thereto as follows: And it is hereby further provided, that whenever any officer as above set forth, shall convey any person or persons, duly sentenced Certificate for thereto, to the state reform school, such officer shall sons to reform be entitled to receive from the superintendent thereof, the same certificates as he would for delivering a convict to the state prison, and file them in the same manner, and that his account shall be audited and paid in the same manner as for prisoners delivered to the state prison: provided, that the amount to be received there- Amount to be for shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five cents per mile for the first person, and fifteen cents per mile school. paid. for each additional person so conveyed, which shall be in full for all expenses. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 12, 1861. Courts-when held. Process-when returnable. Repeal. CHAPTER 18. [Published February 13, 1861.] AN ACT to change the time of holding Courts in the county of The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. That hereafter the general terms of the circuit court in and for the county of Waupacca, in the seventh judicial circuit of this state, shall be held on the second Monday in May and second Monday in November of each year. SECTION 2. All writs, summons, process, indictments, recognizances, notices, motions, orders, and all other proceedings made returnable to the terms now fixed by law, shall be returnable to the terms herein provided; and all adjournments, appearances, continuances, motions, notices of any proceedings whatever in the circuit court of said county, made or taken to any term, of date subsequent to the date when this act shall take effect, shall be held and taken for the time herein provided for holding the terms of said court. SECTION 3. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 12, 1861. CHAPTER 19. [Published February 14, 1861.] AN ACT to vacate a part of the Village of Newport and additions, in the County of Sauk. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : vacated. SECTION 1. Blocks one, two, the north half of blocks Lots and blocks three, four and thirty-one, and the east half of blocks three, four and thirty-one, and the east half of blocks ten and eleven, and all of blocks nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirtythree, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three, fiftyfour, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fiftynine, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixtynine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty, eighty-one, eightytwo, eighty-three, eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eighty-nine, in the village of Newport, county of Sauk, and all of Norris' addition to said village of Newport, also all Darrow's addition to said village of Newport, are hereby declared vacated: provided, however, that any person owning a lot or lots in any of the aforesaid blocks, for the purpose of sale or paying taxes thereon, may describe such lots as formerly lot in the village of in block Proviso. SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the assessor so Duty of assessor. [to] describe such lots, when requested so to do by the owner or occupant of the same. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect, and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 12, 1861. When drainage fund interest to be paid. CHAPTER 20. [Published February 14, 1861.] AN ACT to provide for the expenditure of the Drainage Fund moneys, in the County of Pierce. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : SECTION 1. That portion of the interest of the drainage fund which is or may hereafter become due to the county of Pierce, shall be paid out to the county treasurer of said county, at the same time that moneys due from [the] school fund are paid to said county treasHow to be paid. urer, and shall be paid out by said county treasurer only on the order of the county board of supervisors of said county, as hereinafter provided. How fund to be expended.] Supervisors to draw orders on treasurer. Proviso. SECTION 2. The drainage fund interest mentioned [in] section one of this act, and all moneys heretofore paid to or received by said county on account of said fund. now remaining unexpended, shall be applied and expended under the direction of the county board of supervisors, in opening and improving such county roads in said county as may be designated by said supervisors; and for the purposes designated in this act, the said supervisors are hereby authorized, through their clerk and chairman, to draw orders on said treasurer for any and all sums of money derived from said fund that are now or may hereafter come into the hands of said treasurer: provided, that no order shall be drawn on said treasurer for the payment of any labor that shall not have been actually performed at [the] time of the drawing of such order. SECTION 3. its passage. This act shall take effect from and after Approved February 12, 1861. CHAPTER 21. [Published February 14, 1861.] AN ACT to amend Chapter 327 of the Private and Local Laws of 1856, entitled "An act to consolidate and amend the act to incorporate the city of Watertown, and the several acts amendatory thereof." The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : on receipt of tax SECTION 1. Section nine of chapter 7 of said act is Treasurer's duty hereby amended so as to read as follows: On the receipt list. of such tax list the treasurer shall give one week's notice thereof in some one or more newspapers published in said city; such notice shall state that the taxes on real and personal property must be paid within thirty days from the first publication of said notice, and that all tracts or parcels of land specified in such tax list, upon which the taxes and assessments shall remain unpaid, will be sold at a certain time and place to be therein specified, and the publication of such notice shall be deemed a demand, and a neglect to pay the taxes and assessments within the time specified, shall be deemed a refusal to pay the same. lect taxes. urer. SECTION 2. Section ten of chapter 7 of said act is Treasurer to colhereby amended so as to read as follows: On the expiration of the thirty days mentioned in the preceding section, the treasurer shall proceed to enforce the collection of state and county taxes, and city taxes levied for ordinary city, ward and school purposes, both on real and personal property, in the manner specified in title five of the revised statutes; and if any such taxes shall not be paid, or collected, in consequence of the Liability of treasneglect or delay of the treasurer, the common council may sue for and recover the amount thereof from the said treasurer and his sureties. In case any state and county taxes, or any city taxes levied for ordinary city, ward or school purposes, shall not be paid within the time limited in the ninth section of this chapter, the treasurer may issue his warrant directed to the city marshal, requiring and commanding him within a cer- City martial to tain time in such warrant to be specified, to proceed and collect such taxes as shall remain unpaid, and the marshal receiving such warrant, shall be subject to all the liabilities and shall have all the powers of levying, collect in certain cases. |