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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1861
Page
1
The Pepin County Press outlines annual and ad rates, advertising terms, and print services. It notes pricing for various type sizes, quarterly and yearly advertisements, and the office offers job printing including cards, posters, and ornamental work to rival local printers.
Chippewa Boteh of Pepin Wisconsin reports a legal notice by Granger proprietor and local merchants about a goods sale and display of wares. The notice mentions counselors at law and local firms handling the sale and related business in Pepin.
Legislative notices list acts from Wisconsin during 1861 1864. Provisions cover lien scope for mechanics and others on bridges repairs materials and enforceability. Publication dates April 15 1861 and April 11 1801 appear within historical amendments and revisions.
FragmentaryOCR notes outline acts from the Wisconsin legislature in 1860 61 session. References include an amendment to tax and debt provisions and sections on female education and public works. Text is garbled but indicates approval dates and official publication timing for the 1861 acts.
An OCR fragment shows a brief item with unclear names and location fragment. Readable parts point to a names stack and street reference but no complete event or outcome. Limited text prevents a definitive summary or attribution.
A Wisconsin statute bill from April 1861 adds to Chapter 9 of the Revised Statutes. It requires consent of a county judge for an executor or administrator to resign, with the measure taking effect upon approval. The act was enacted by the Assembly and applies to administration of estates of intestates.
A published legal notice from April 3 1861 outlines an act amending section 64 02 of charter 19 in the Heised Statutes Regarding highways and bridges It grants the Supervisors authority to impose limits or duties as needed and states the act takes effect upon publication with a March 45 1801 reference.
An 1867 act amends provisions to permit non incorporated life insurers by the state of Wisconsin. The measure, altering section five of chapter one hundred ninety of the general statutes, deletes and inserts terms concerning names and insurance companies. The act takes effect upon publication and was approved April 19, 1861.
The Wisconsin legislature outlines an act to levy a two hundred thousand dollar state tax for 1861. It directs apportionment of the levy across counties and requires assessment and certification by specified boards. The act specifies timelines for collection and official filing with the clerk of the supreme court and general assembly.
The act amends Sec 2 replacing ten years with five years and correcting a misprinted one before landred to tyro. Sec 3 states the act takes effect from passage. Approved April 16 1861.
The 1861 act allows fifteen or more to form associations to protect livestock and property, filing articles of association, electing officers, and gaining corporate status. It empowers officers to enforce duties, levy fines, and collect assessments to cover extraordinary expenses. The riders may act as constables to arrest criminals and detain property. The act takes effect April 11, 1861.
The Prescott Journal editor recalls a boyhood year hearing old tales of the West and the Mighty Mississippi. He imagines riding its waters and living by its shores, and now the dream seems realized as a grand steamer nears land. The question remains if business success will crown youthful dreams.
A letter from Annapolis says Col. Smith of the 13th New York captured 750 muskets from Maryland secessionists and aims to seize all arms. Cabinet decided to requisition 150000 more troops. Wheeling Intelligencer notes rebel camp dispersed at Buffalo, Indiana regiments moving to Virginia, and Davis issuing a proclamation to withdraw Federal troops from Virginia soil. Private reports say Davis is alarmed, affecting his health.
The report notes funeral services for Senator Douglas set for 10 o’clock Friday. It also relays Washington dispatches disputing imminent hostilities at several locations and describes movements of troops and telegraph operators to Arlington. The piece mentions Maryland secession sentiment and a push to mobilize forces, while outlining transit of troops from Richmond and plans affecting Louisville and Missouri.
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