SEC. 4. Chapter 56 of the general statutes of 1853, entitled 66 an act for the appointment of a travelling emigrant agent," is hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect from and after its pas Chapter 4. [Published March 15.] An Act to change the time for holding the Circuit Court in the counties of The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Terms of court SECTION 1. The circuit court in the following named when held. counties shall be holden at the time hereinafter mentioned, to wit: in the county of Marathon, on the third Monday of February and last Monday of August of each year: in the county of Portage, on the first Monday of March and the second Monday in September in each year. SEC. 2. All process, proceedings and recognizances heretofore commenced or issued, or which may be commenced or issued, in or from said courts, or either of them, and all proceedings pending therein, or returnable thereto, whether by recognizance or otherwise, shall be held, and taken as returnable at the times named in this act as the times for holding the said courts respectively. SEO. 3. All acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall be published immediately, and take effect from and after its passage. Approved, January 29, 1855. When returna ble. 1 Description of land ceded. Proviso. Chapter 5. [Published March 23.] An Act to cede the jurisdiction of the State of Wisconsin over certain lands to the United States. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. That the jurisdiction of the State of Wisconsin over five acres or less of land which may be selected by an officer of the United States Government, for lighthouses purposes, to be located at or near the mouth of Fond du Lac River, in the county of Fond du Lac, and State of Wisconsin, be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States for the purpose of maintaining a lighthouse upon the same: Provided, That this act shall in no manner take away or interfere with the jurisdiction of this state for the purpose of serving or executing any legal process. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its sage. Approved January 29, 1855. יז' pas Terms of court ble. Chapter 6. [Published March 15.] An Act to postpone the April Term of the Circuit Court for Outagamie county, for the year 1855, and changing the terms of the Circuit Court for said county. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The regular April term of the circuit court for the county of Outagamie, for the year 1855, is hereby postponed until the second Monday in May, of the same year. SEC. 2. All writs of law or in chancery, venires, sumWhen returna mons, process, indictments, recognizances, appeals, and all other proceedings whatsoever, made returnable or appertaining to the said April term of the said circuit court for the year 1855, shall be considered, returnable, and apper taining to the May term of said court hereinbefore designated, as fully in all respects as though the same had been originally made returnable at the said term in May 1855: and all adjournments, appearances, continuances, motions and notices to said April term of said court shall be considered to appertain and belong to said May term of said court, any rule or law to the contrary, notwithstanding. SEC. 3. Hereafter, the terms of the circuit court for the Change time holding courts county of Outagamie, shall be held on the second Monday of May and third Monday of November, in each year. SEC. 4. All writs at law or in chancery, summons, process, venires, indictments, recognizances, appeals, and other proceedings made returnable to the terms of said circuit court, now fixed by law, shall be returnable to the terms of said circuit court as the same are herein fixed; and all adjournments, appearances, continuances, motions and notices of any proceedings in said court, made or taken to any term of a date subsequent to the time when this act shall take effect, shall be held to be made and taken for the time herein fixed for holding the terms of said courts. SEC. 5. So much of the act organizing the county of Repealing Outagamie for judicial purposes, approved March 15, 1852, clause. as contravenes the provisions of this act is hereby repeal ed. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 14, 1855. Chapter 7. [Published, March 23.] An Act to cede the jurisdiction of the State of Wisconsin over the lands there· in described to the United States. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Description of SECTION 1. That the jurisdiction of the State of Wisconsin over any tract of land at Port Ulao, which may be lands ceded purchased and improved by the United States for the pur pose of erecting thereon a light house or beacon lights, and a keeper's dwelling, be, and the same is hereby ceded to the United States of America: Provided, That this act shall in no wise destroy or interfere with the jurisdic. tion of this state, for the purpose of serving or executing any legal process. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 13, 1855., Town clerks to superintend'nt Chapter 8. [Published April 4.] An Act to authorize Town Clerks to certify to the State Superintendent the amount of money assessed for the support of Schools, and to provide for levying a tax in certain cases. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Those towns that have not assessed, by dicertify to state rection of the board of Supervisors, an amount equal to one half the amount received from the School Fund, at the last annual apportionment, shall and are hereby authorized to certify through the clerks of said towns to the State Superintendent, such additional amounts as have been assessed for the support of schools. SEC. 2. Those towns that have not assessed by order of How deficien- the County Supervisors, and in addition thereto a sum of cy to be supplied. money equal to one half the amount received from the School Fund, are hereby authorized to supply such deficiency by an immediate assessment upon the taxable property of said towns, of such sums as shall be necessary, the same to be estimated and directed by the Board of Supervisors of the respective towns, to be levied and collected in the same manner as other taxes, and certified by the town clerk to the State Superintendent, previous to the 10th day of March, 1855. SEC. 3. The State Superintendent is hereby authorized to apportion to the different towns that comply with the requisitions of this act such sums of money as they may be thereby entitled to. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect on and after its passage. Approved February 13, 1855. Chapter 9. [Published, March 29.] An Act to change the time of holding the fall term of the circuit court of Jefferson county. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The time for holding the fall term of the circuit court of Jefferson county, is hereby changed from the second Monday of October to the fourth Monday of September. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, February 16, 1854. Chapter 10. [Published March 23.] An Act to change the name of John Allcock to John All. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assemory, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The name of John Allcock is hereby changed to John All, by which name he shall be hereafter known in law for all purposes whatever. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 17, 1855. |