19 Feb 1850
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1850
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple individuals and firms such as Tunney Smith Holt Co and A. Tunney with references to Teadpisgn and The Sun, but the passage is garbled and unreadable in parts. No clear event date, location, or outcome is discernible beyond names and entities.
Fragmented OCR records cite Justice of the Peace Lygaev, Sami officials, and references to Madison Motel and Camlantee. Mentions include a traveling police, a sentence dated May 1, 184%, and various names like Wheeler and Bux. Readable details are sparse and disjointed across places such as Milwaukee and Winns rage, Wisconsin.
A period of decay follows Great Britain as new powers rise. The essay argues Britain must yield leadership to the Anglo-Saxon diaspora in America and Australia, warns of debt and population pressures, and foresees shifts in global influence with the United States and Japan expanding influence in the Pacific.
The law amends the Milwaukee and Waukesha Rail Road Company name to Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road Company. It outlines board size of nine to eleven to fit old law, powers to enter adj acent lands for depots drains and embankments, determine damages, and transfer land titles. It grants crossing rights with compensation and penalties for obstructing the track, with murder-grade penalties for deliberate obstruction. Approved January 21, 1850.
A scanned legislative text outlines an act to protect the property of married women, declaring that real and personal property owned at marriage remains their sole and separate property, not subject to the husband’s disposal or debts. It also covers inheritances or gifts received by married women, ensuring they retain separate use and control. The document includes salaries for state officials and procedures for quarterly payment draws, signed by Speaker N. Strong and Lt. Gov. Samuel W. Bray, approved January 30.
Wisconsin lawmakers approve a charter enabling five or more residents in a county to form a corporation to establish and maintain an orphan asylum, file certificates, and hold property. Provisions cover donations, governance, real estate, and eligibility of officers and trustees, with approvals dated February 1850.
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