Name changed

CHAPTER 68.

Published May 13.

An Act to change the name of certain persons therin named

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

SECTION 1. The names of Frederick Joseph Hoffman Matthew John Hoffman and Christine Leonore Hoffman of the city of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee are hereby changed respectively to Frederick Joseph Becker, Matthew John Becker and Christine Leonore Becker, and by the last mentioned names they shall re spectively hereafter be known and recognized.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 69.

Published May 13.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of State to audit certain accounts for
Newspapers.

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

SECTION. 1. The secretary of state or assistant secretary of state is hereby authorized and required to audit the accounts of the several newspaper publishers of this state, for newspapers furnished the assembly during the present session, and to settle such accounts, allowing said publish ers at the advertised rates of such papers per year for the time such papers were furnished.

SEO. 2. Such accounts shall be verified by oath of such publishers, that the papers were ordered,either by the clerk of the senate, [assembly] or the persons to whom they were

sent, and furnished, accompanied by a statement of the yearly terms of such papers.

SEC. 3. The secretary of state or assistant secretary of Warrants. state, is authorized to draw warrants on the state treasury in favor of the respective publishers, for the amounts found due them, and there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, a sum sufficient to meet said drafts.

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 70.

Published May 13.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of State to audit a certain account.

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

a certain ac

SECTION 1. The secretary of state is hereby authorized Secretary of to audit and allow the account of George F. C. Steche for state to audit his services as mail porter of the several state depart- count. ments during the present session of the legislature, and to draw orders on the state treasurer for the amount found due to him; and there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to meet said drafts.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

Governor to appoint revis

laws.

CHAPTER 71.

Published April 1.

An Act for the revision of the General Laws of the State of Wisconsin.

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

SECTION 1. The governor shall, without delay, after th ors of general passage of this act, appoint three competent persons a revisors, whose duty it shall be to collect, compile, and digest the general laws of this state for the purpose o preparing a new edition of such laws for publication, and that said revisors report such compilation to the adjourn ed session of this legislature, the present year, and said revisors shall accompany their report with such pro posed amendments as they may think proper to suggest

Duty of revis

org.

Substitution.

Compensation.

SEC. 2. It shall also be the duty of said revisors to pre pare a code of practice and pleading for the government of civil actions in this state, which code shall conform as nearly to the code now in use in the State of New York & the constitution of this state and the organization of its ja diciary will permit, and said revisors shall likewise report such code of procedure to the legislature at the time pro scribed in the foregoing section.

SEO. 3. Should either of said revisors refuse to act or become incapable of acting through sickness or other cause, it shall be the duty of the governor to appoint some suitable person in his stead, but no person so appointed shall be removed by the governor.

SEO. 4. Said revisors shall receive such compensation for their services, not less than $2 50 per day, as the le gislature may see proper to allow.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 72.

Published May 13..

let to change the name of George Smith to George W. Smith, and to thorize his adoption as the child and lawful heir of Adam Smith and arriett Smith.

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

SECTION 1. That George Smith of the town of Hender- Heir-at-law.
, in the county of Jefferson, and state of New York,
and he is hereby constituted the adopted son and heir-at-
of Adam Smith and Harriett Smith, of the town of
rmington, in the county of Jefferson, and state of Wis-
sin, and he shall be entitled to all the rights and priv-
ges of support, education and inheritance as fully and
ectually and in the same manner as he might or should
if he were the legitimate child of the said Adam
mith and Harriett Smith.

SEC. 2. The name of the said George Smith is hereby Name changed anged to George L. Smith, and by the name last afore

d, may and shall be hereafter known and called in all

es and proceedings whatsoever.

SEO. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its pas- When to take e: Provided, That the said Adam Smith and Harriett effect.

ith shall file in the office of the secretary of state their

itten assent under their hands and seals to the provis8 of this act, and this act shall go into effect from and er the filing of such written assent as aforesaid. Approved March 31, 1856.

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To prevent

Wisconsin

river.

CHAPTER 73.

Published May 12.

An Act to prevent the obstruction of the navigation of the Wisconsin river and its tributaries.

The People of the State of Wisconsin, repsesented in Senate ond Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for any owner of a saw obstruction of mill or saw mills on the Wisconsin river, or any of its tributaries, or any other person to throw or permit or suffer to be thrown into said river or any of its tributaries, any slab or slabs or other substances, which may obstruct or hinder the navigation of said river, from or near said mill or mills.

Fine for violating act.

Proviso.

Prosecutions.

Fines.

SEC. 2. Any person or persons who shall be convicted of a violation of the provisions of the foregoing section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall pay a fine of five dollars, for throwing any slab or other substances which may impede or obstruct the navigation of said river, together with the costs of prosecution.

SEC. 3. Whenever any mill owner shall have been fined for the violation of section one of this act, by any agent or work man of said mill owner, said mill owner may charge said fine to said agent or workman, and may collect the same in the same manner that any other debt may now be collected by law: Provided, That said workman or agent shall have thrown the slab or slabs, or other substances into said river or its tributaries without the order of said mill owners.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the county in which any violation of this act shall take place, to prosecute for all such violations whenever information of the commission of any such misdemeanor shall come to his knowledge.

SEC. 5. All fines accruing under this act may be recovered by an action of debt against the party offending, by warrant on a proper affidavit duly sworn to and filed, setting forth the commission of the offence, as in cases of other misdemeanors and shall be paid into the treasury of the county for the use of said county.