full force: provided, this act shall apply to the counties of Wood, Adams, Juneau, Marathon, Waupaca, Columbia, Chippewa, Dunn, La Crosse and Portage, and to no other counties.

SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the general laws of Not to apply. 1866, and chapter 17 of the general laws of 1868, shall

not apply to the counties named in section one of this

act.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 3, 1869.

CHAPTER 65.

[Published March 16, 1869.]

AN ACT to amend section 9 of chapter 123 of the revised statutes, entitled "of the place of trial of civil actions."

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 163 of the general laws of Repea ed. 1868, entitled "an act to amend chapter 123 of the re

vised statutes, entitled of the place of trial of civil

actions," is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 3, 1869.

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In actions for divorce, time

ed.

CHAPTER 66.

[Published March 6, 1869.]

AN ACT to amend chapter 139 of the revised statutes, entitled “of appeals and writs of error and proceedings thereon."

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The time for taking an appeal to the for appeal limit- supreme court from a judgment in action for divorce, is hereby limited to six months from the date of such judgment: provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of appeal from any judgment of divorce heretofore rendered until the end of three months from the time this act takes effect: provided, this act shall not apply in cases where the defendant has not been previously served with the summons, or actually received copy of the summons and complaint through the mail, or where the defendant shall not have appeared and defended the action.

SECTION 2. This act shall be in force from its pas sage and publication. Approved March 3, 1869.

Repealed.

CHAPTER 67.

[Published March 6, 1869.]

AN ACT to repeal chapter 54 of the general laws of 1867, an act entitled "to amend section 4 of chapter 481 of the general laws of 1864, entitled an act to reduce the expenses of the courts of Milwaukee county.''

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 54 of the general laws of 1867, an act entitled "to amend section 4 of chapter 481 of

the general laws of 1864, entitled 'an act to reduce the expenses of the courts of Milwaukee county,'" is hereby repealed, and the said section 4 of chapter 481 of the general laws of 1864, is hereby revived, reenacted and declared to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1869.

Revived.

CHAPTER 68.

[Published March 6, 1869.]

AN ACT relating to the manner of commencing civil actions, and amendatory of section 9 of chapter 124 of the revised statutes.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 124 of the revised Amended, statutes, entitled "of the manner of commencing civil actions," is herby amended by adding to said section the following words: "and in all cases, the officer or person making such service, shall indorse on such copy, over his signature, the date of such service, and that the same is a true copy of the original."

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1869.

CHAPTER 69.

[Published March 6, 1869.]

Amended.

AN ACT to amend section 1 of chapter 131 of the general laws of 1868, entitled an act to provide for the publication of the private and local laws in local newspapers.'

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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 131 of the general laws of 1868, is hereby amended by adding to said section the following: "Such publication may be made in any paper in foreign language: provided, that the said laws shall be printed in the English language." SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its [passage] and publication. Approved March 3, 1869.

CHAPTER 70.

[Published March 6, 1869.]

Section 117 amended.

Town supervi

ties for driving

on bridges fas

AN ACT to amend chapter 19 of the revised statutes, entitled" of highways and bridges.'

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 117 of chapter 19 of the revised statutes, is hereby amended to read as follows: The sors may fix and town board of supervisors of any town in this state colect penal- shall have authority to fix and collect in the names of the respective towns, suitable penalties for the riding or driving faster than a walk on any bridges within the limits of their towns, maintained at public ex. pense, the length of whose span is not less than twentyfive feet: providing, said penalties shall in no case exceed the sum of five dollars nor be less than one dol

iter than a walk.

lar; and provided further, that it shall be the duty of said town supervisors to put up and maintain at the expense of their town, in conspicuous places at each end of all such bridges a notice, in large characters, that any person riding or driving faster than a walk on such bridges shall forfeit the sum which shall have been by said supervisors fixed as the penalty therefor, as hereinbefore provided.

SECTION 2. Section 118 of said chapter 19, is here- Section 115 by amended so as to read as follows: Whosoever amended. shall ride or drive faster than a walk, upon any bridge upon which said notice shall have been placed, and shall then be, shall forfeit for every such offense the sum so fixed and determined upon by said town supervisors: providing, the same shall be the amount named in said notice so put up and then being on said bridge as aforesaid.

SECTION 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 3, 1869.

CHAPTER 71.

[Published Marck 6, 1869.]

AN ACT to amend section 112 of.chapter 15 of the revised statutes, entitled "of towns and town officers."

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

fixed.

SECTION 1. Section 112 of chapter 15 of the revis- Amended. ed statutes, entitled "of towns and town officers," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Supervi- compensation sors, assessors, clerks of the polls and town clerks shall of town officers be entitled to a compensation for each day actually and necessarily devoted by them to the services of the town, and in discharge of any of the duties of their respective offices required of them by law, of two dollars for each day, and at the same rate for parts of a day; and no town officer shall be entitled to pay for acting in