tificate, and the name in whose favor the same is drawn, Boundaries of CHAPTER 54. Published May 9. An Act to divide the county of Portage and erect the county of Wood. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Towns twenty one, twenty two, twenty-three, Wood county twenty-four and twenty-five of ranges two, three, four and five, and towns twenty-one and twenty two of range six east of the fourth meridian, and so much of town twenty-three as lies south-east of the Wisconsin river, in range six, are hereby detached from the county of Portage, and shall hereafter constitute a separate county under the name and title of Wood. Rights, privileges, &c. Election of officers SEO. 2. That said county of Wood is hereby erected, established and organized with all the rights, powers and privileges by law granted to other counties of this state, and subject to all general laws established for county government. SEC. 3. That at the next general annual election, the electors in said county shall elect all and every of the county officers provided by law for county government, whose term of office shall commence on the first Monday of January next, and shall continue for two years thereafter. County seat T SEC. 4. The present village of Grand Rapids is hereby constituted and declared the county seat of said county poelof Wood, and the said county of Wood is hereby attached finde to the seventh judicial'circuit for judicial purposes, and the circuit court of the seventh judicial circuit of the state of Wisconsin shall hold its session at said county re seat of Wood, commencing on the fourth Monday of April and third Monday of October, in each year, the first term to be held on the fourth Monday of April, 1857. SEC. 5. The liabilities or indebtedness of the present Indebtedness county of Portage shall be paid, satisfied and discharged -how paid. rateably by said county of Portage and county of Wood, according to the last assessment of Portage county. SEC. 6. All process, appeals, recognizances, and other Processes,&c. legal proceedings commenced or pending in the circuit pending. court for the county of Portage, prior to the first Monday of June next, shall be prosecuted to final judgment therein, in the same manner they might have been, had this act not have been passed. SEC. 7. All writs, process, appeals, recognizance and Writs. &c. other legal proceedings taken, had or commenced on or after the first day of January next, in said county of Wood, shall be made returnable in the said county of Wood. indebtedness. SEC. 8. The counties of Portage and Wood shall, at the Commissioner first session of the boards of county supervisors in the to determine respective counties, each appoint three commissioners to meet at the village of Plover, in the said county of Portage, within thirty days after their appointment by said boards of county supervisors, to examine into the indebtedness of the said county of Portage, at the time of the division of said county, and also to determine the amount of indebtedness, if any, of the said county of Wood, to the county of Portage, or of the indebtedness of the said county of Portage to the county of Wood, the ratio of indebtedness, to be determined by the amount of taxes paid into the office of the county treasury, by the inhabitants of the respective counties. SEC. 9. The boundaries of Portage County are hereby de Boundaries of fiued and established as follows, to wit: Commencing at Portage co. the south-west corner of town twenty-one, in range seven, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence east, to the south-east corner of town twenty-one, in range ten, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence north, to the north-east corner of town twenty-five, range ten, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence west, to the northwest corner of town twenty-five, range seven, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence south, to the south-west corner of town twenty-three, in range seven, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence east, on the line between towns twenty-two and twenty-three, to the Wisconsin river, thence up the center of the main channel of said river, to the line between town twenty-three, in ranges six and seven, east of said principal meridian, thence south to the point of beginning. SEO. 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 29, 1856. Amendment CHAPTER 55. Published April 14. An Act to amend an act entitled an act to limit the rate of interest, approved The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in SECTION 1. All bonds, bills, notes, assurances, conveyto act limiting ances, and all other contracts or securities whatever, rate of interest whereby there is reserved or secured a rate of interest Repealed. exceeding twelve per cent. shall be valid and effectual to secure the repayment of the principal sum loaned, but no interest shall be recovered on such securities or on any money or other thing loaned by such contract. SEC. 2. Whenever any person shall apply to any court in this state to be relieved in case of a usurious contract or security, or when any person shall set up the plea of usury in any action or suit instituted against him, such person to be entitled to such relief or the benefit of such plea shall prove a tender of the principal sum of money or thing loaned to the party entitled to receive the same. SEO. 3. Sections 4, 6 and 8 of an act entitled " an act to limit the rate of interest," approved March 10, 1851, 80 far as said sections are inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 29, 1856. CHAPTER 56. Published May 9. An Act to provide for defraying the contingent expenses of the State for the present year. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of defraying the contingent Contingent expenses of the state for the present year, and of the sev- fund. eral state officers, including stationery, lights, furniture and all other contingent expenses of the state, and of the several state officers, the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be drawn from the treasury by and expended under the direction of the governor, as the exigences of the public service may require, and it is hereby made the duty of the governor to cause to be transmitted to the legislature at its next session, a detailed statement of the expenditure of this appropriation.. SEO. 2. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 29, 1856. 1 CHAPTER 57. Published June 13. An Act to change the name of Frank Edward Sherman to Frank Edward Bontello. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The name of Frank Edward Sherman is Name changed hereby changed to Frank Edward Bontello, by which name he shall be hereafter known and recognized for all r purposes whatever. SEC. 2. The said Frank Edward Sherman is hereby constituted the heir-at-law of Robert Bontello, and Mary Bontello his wife. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 31, 1856. Name changed To record this act. CHAPTER 58. Published June 21. An Act to change the name of Emanuel Slade to Wm. E. Slade. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The name of Emanuel Slade, of the town of Eagle, and county of Waukesha, is hereby changed to William E. Slade. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the said Slade to cause this act to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county of Waukesha. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force after it is passed and recorded as provided in section two. Approved March 31, 1856. Name changed CHAPTER 59. Published July 9. An Act to change the name of Fred Elias Webster to Fred Elias Teetshorn and constitute him the adopted son and heir of Horatio N. Teetshorn. The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows? SECTION 1. The name of Fred Elias Webster, of the county of Walworth, is hereby changed to Fred Elias Teetshorn, and by the last mentioned name he shall hereafter be known and recognized. |