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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Argus
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1863
Page
7
The unreadable excerpt references subdivision, plat details, and notices in a Wisconsin era proceeding. It mentions owners, paths to payment, acknowledgments, and a governor designated safe location for funds, with unclear names and dates due to damaged OCR.
A garbled passage notes a state act affecting universities and state penalties, with references to fees, tax deductions, and minimum payments. It mentions execution by law and the university at large, but specifics are obscured by OCR errors.
The text outlines reductions in unsold state lands price, minimum sale value, and partial payment rules. It also repeals conflicting acts and sets the act’s effective date. It then details provisions for the state reform school, with compensation to county officials for care of committed or indolent persons, and repeals related statutes, effective March 1863. Approved March 1863.
Published April 18 1863 this fragment outlines an act to fix salaries for county officers and the county treasurer’s duties and proceeds. It notes adjustments to apportionments and the legal framework for payments and reviews, with references to chapters and sections and a general timetable.
An 1863 act provides that when property is destroyed or injured by a mob in Wisconsin, the city or county where the property is located is liable for damages. Courts may hear and appeal such actions as in civil cases. Damages are barred if negligence contributed to the harm. diligence and immediate notice to officials are required.
Fragmentary text outlines civil liability for officers failing to protect property during riots, procedures for action against cities or counties, time limits, and settlement options. Also contains amendments to state acts on public works, property redemption, and legal proceedings, with approvals dated April 1 1863.
Published April 23 1863 this act revises section 79 requiring notice for road appeal hearings. It details bond requirements to cover costs, appointment of commissioners from eighteen disinterested freeholders, and allows each party to strike six names with later selection by lot.
Legislative notes detail procedures for appointing commissioners when prejudiced judges exist, and authorize towns to pursue subscriptions for volunteer bounties. Provisions cover affidavits, transfer of papers, and court actions to enforce payments, with various effective dates and copies published in 1863.
A compilation of Wisconsin chaptered acts from 1863 covering railroad actions venue for lawsuits, relief applications for volunteers, changes to Rock County court terms, lands redemption for volunteers, turnpike repairs, patent loss quitclaims, and county board oath powers. Includes dates of passage and publication in April 1863.
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