2. The towns of Arlington, Columbus, Fountain Prai·'a rie, Hampden, Leeds, Lowville and Otsego, in the county of Columbia, shall constitute an assembly district.

3. The towns of Fort Winnebago, Courtland, Marcell on Randolph, Scott, Wyocena and Springvale, in the county of Columbia, shall constitute an assembly district.

County of Adams, &c.

The counties of Adams and Juncau shall constitute an Adams, &c. assembly district.

County of Sauk.

1. The towns of Prairie du Sac, Kingston, Merimac, Sauk. Honey Creek, Franklin, Spring Green, Westfield and Washington, shall constitute an assembly district.

2. The towns of Greenfield, Fairfield, Baraboo, New Buffalo, Delona, Winfield, Mauston, Reedsburg and Freedom, shall constitute an assembly district.

County of Brown, &c.

The county of Brown shall constitute an assembly dis Brown, &c. trict.

The county of Outagamie shall constitute an assembly district.

The counties of Dorr, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano shall constitute an assembly district.

The county of Waupacca shall constitute an assembly district

The county of Waushara shall constitute an assembly district.

County of Marquette.

1. The towns of Brooklin, Berlin, St. Marie, Prince- Marquette. ton, Hardin, Dayton, Mackford, Seneca and Green Lake, in the county of Marquette, shall constitute an assembly district.

2. The towns of Kingston, Marquette, Mecan, Neshkoro, Crystal Lake, Shields, Montello, Buffalo, Packwaukee, Sharon, Newton, Westfield, Oxford and Moundville, in the county of Marquette, shall constitute an assembly district.

County of Portage, &c.

1. The counties of Portage, Marathon and Wood, shall Portage, dc. constitute an assembly district.

County of Jackson, &c,

1. The counties of Jackson, Buffalo and Trempeleau, Jackson, &c. shall constitute an assembly district.

Election.

Secretary of state to give

notice of election, &c.

SECTION 2. At the general election in November, 1856, there shall be elected in the odd numbered senatorial dis tricts above described, a senator for each district, whose term of office shall expire in two years after the com mencement of such term, and also at the same time shall be elected in the following even numbered districts, namely: 26th, 28th and 30th, a senator for each district, whose term of office shall expire in one year after the commencement of such term of office.

SEC. 3. The secretary of state shali immediately after the passage of this act give notice of the election of the several officers to be elected at the next general election in the manner prescribed by charter six (6) of the revised statutes entitled "of elections other than for town offi cers," and such notice so given shall be taken and deemed a compliance with the requirements of said chap ter six of said revised statutes, for all the purposes of the election of officers required to be elected at the next gen eral election under this act.

SEC. 4. This act shall be published immediately after its passage, and take effect from and after its publication. Approved September 30, 1856.

Amendment to chap. 74

General LawS 1856.

CHAPTER 110.

Published Oct. 15.

An Act to amend chapter No. 74 of the General Laws of 1856, entitled "A
Act for the promotion and encouragement of Agriculture.”

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 74 of the general laws of 1856, entitled "an act for the promotion and encouragement of agriculture," is hereby amended by striking out from section six the words "treasurer thereof," and inserting in place thereof the words "secretary of state."

SEC. 2. Said chapter is further so amended as to include the following as the eleventh section, and altering the succeeding section to number twelve.

"There is hereby appropriated annually, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred dollars to each county society, which shall be organized under the provisions of this [act.]"

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved Oct. 2, 1856.

CHAPTER 111.

Published October 7.

An Act concerning Suits in Equity and Actions at Law.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

ceeded with.

SECTION 1. In cases when the subject of any suit in Suits in equity equity or action, or proceeding at law, shall be the title &c.-how proor any right or interest in, to, of or concerning land, such suit, action or proceeding may be commenced, and proceeded with to final judgment or decree, subject to existing laws in regard to change of venue, in the county where such land may be situate, and in case such land shall lie in more than one county, then in any county wherein is situate any of such land, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, any and all process, may be directed for service or execution, to the sheriff of any and as many counties of this state, as may be needful, and the same may by such officer be served or executed in his. county.

SEC. 2. Where any suit is commenced or is pending in Suits comany court of this state for the foreclosure of any mortgage, menced, &c. partition of real estate, or to compel the specific performance of any contract, relative to real estate, or to quiet title thereto, or to divest or transfer the like to the same by conveyance or decree, or to compel the sale of the same, for any purpose anthorized by law, the complainant or plaintiff in such suit, in case any defendant therein may be absent from, or non-resident of the state, may

Defendant re

quired to appear and plead.

Affidavit of service.

In case defen. dant don't appear, &c.

give personal notice to such defendant in the state where he may be found, such personal notice may be by a copy of the subpoena, summons or process in the cause, attested by the clerk of the court, out of which the same shall issue, on the back of which a brief statement of the cause of action shall be endorsed, and for this purpose the clerk shall issue as many original subpoeneas or processes s0 endorsed, as the plaintiff shall require.

SEC. 3. Such process or subpoena shall require such defendant to appear and plead, in the court from whence the same was issued, in not less than two, nor more than six months from the service thereof, as shall be ordered by any court commissioner or judge at chambers, and it may be served by any sheriff, notary public, justice of the peace, or by any officer authorized by the laws of the state or territory where such defendant may be, to serve similar process in the county, city or jurisdiction where such service is made, and the person serving such process shall make affidavit of the time and manner of making the service, before some officer authorized by the laws of such state to ad minister oaths, and that he is such officer as is authorized by this section to serve such process; the official charac ter and authority of the person administering such oath, shall be authenticated by the certificate of a clerk of a court of record, under his seal of office, or by the certfi cate and seal of the proper certifying officer of the county or jurisdiction where the person administering such oath exercises his office.

SEC. 4. The affidavit of service and certificate required by the preceding section, shall be written upon or attached to a copy of the process or subpoena served on said defendant, attested as herein before provided, and the same shall be transmitted to the clerk who issued such process, by mail or other conveyance.

SEO. 5. On filing such process and proof of service, in the court where such suit is pending, if the defendant so served shall not appear at the time required therein, such defendant shall be proceeded against as though said pro cess had been served by the proper officer in this state; and no decree, order or judgment, in a cause where such proof of service has been filed, shall be opened for rehear ing, or set aside, or in any way altered, by any proceeding in behalf of such absent or non-resident defendant, unless he shall satisfy the court, by affidavit, or other competent testimony, that the proof of service filed in the cause

is false, and that such defendant received no actual notice in such cause, but such order, judgment or decree, may be set aside or re opened, for such reasons as would be sufficient, provided service was had in this state.

SEO. 6. This act shall not be construed so as to prevent How conany plaintiff from proceeding against any absent defend- strued. ant, as heretofore allowed, at the same time, or before, or

after the proceedings under this act.

SEC. 7. This act shall immediately after its passage be printed by the state printer, and when so printed, shall take effect and be in full force., Approved October 2d, 1856.

CHAPTER 112.

Published November 10.

An Act to secure the enlargement and immediate completion of the improvement of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and the payment of the scrip and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the State on account of the same, and for the protection of the settlers on the even sections, etc.

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The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The Fox and Wisconsin Improvement Com Fox and Wispany, a corporation created by an act of the legislature consin Rivers of the state of Wisconsin, July 6th, 1853, are hereby auimprovement. thorized and required, to make all the dams, locks, canals, feeders, and other structures, and to do all the dredging and other work, and furnish all materials necessary to complete the improvement of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and the canal connecting the same, and to re-construct the locks at the Portage and Rapide Croche, and cause the same to be re-constructed at Depere, all in a substantial and workmanlike manner, so that all the locks, dams, and other works between Green Bay and the Wisconsin river shall be equal or superior in strength, capacity, kind and quality, of materials and workmanship to the best works of the kind heretofore constructed between Green Bay and Lake Winnebago; and that du