CHAPTER 74. [Published March 6, 1869.] Red Cedar river to constitute AN ACT to establish lumber district number 8, in the state of The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of inspecting and regdistrict No. 8. ulating the survey and measurement of logs, timber and lumber in this state, the Red Cedar river and its tributaries, within the county of Dallas are hereby constituted and created a lumber district, to be known and called lumber district number eight. To be subject to provisions of chapter 167, laws of 1864. Where inspector to keep his office. SECTION 2. Said lumber district number eight shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 167 of the general laws of 1864, entitled "an act to establish lumber district in this state and to regulate the traffic in logs, timber and lumber in said district the same as the district therein named." SECTION 3. The inspector of said lumber district number eight shall keep his office at Barron, in the county of Dallas, SECTION 4. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 4, 1869. CHAPTER 75. [Published March 6, 1869.] AN ACT to change the name of the county of Dallas to that of The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The name of the county of Dallas in Name changed. the state of Wisconsin, is hereby changed to that of Barron, and by the name of Barron it shall hereafter be known and designated. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 4, 1869. CHAPTER 76. [Published March 22, 1869.] AN ACT relating to the county court of Trempealeau county. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: his SECTION 1. The county judge of the county of Where county Trempealeau is hereby authorized to keep his office judge may keep and to transact any and all probate business and to hold terms of the county court at the village of Trempealeau, and all business done and transacted and all lawful judgments, orders and decrees made by the said judge or court shall be as valid and binding in all respects, as if such courts had been held and such business had been done at the county seat of said county. SECTION 2. All lawful orders, judgments and de- All orders, etc. crees heretofore made, and all business heretofore done and transacted by the county judge or county court of Trempealeau county, are hereby legalized and declared legalized. to be as valid and binding in all respects as if such t Approved March 4, 1869. CHAPTER 77. [Published March 8, 1869.] Price of swamp and overflowed duced. AN ACT to reduce the price of the swamp and overflowed lands in certain cases. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The commissioners of school and univer. lands to be re- sity lands are hereby authorized and required to reduce at once, the price of all swamp and overflowed lands now owned by the state in the counties of Adams, Juneau and Wood, and that have not been once sold, and all such lands that have been once sold and forfeited to the state, and now held by the state, to the uniform price of fifty cents per acre, with the amount of unpaid taxes added thereto: provided, that the above deduction shall not apply to any of said lands now under contract, and which may hereafter become forfeited to the state until the expiration of two years after such forfeiture. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 5, 1869. CHAPTER 78. [Published March 8, 1869.] AN ACT to repeal chapter 49 of the general laws of 1868, and to provide for terms of the supreme court. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. There shall hereafter be held at Madi- Terms of suson in the supreme court room, two sessions of the supreme court preme court in each year, to be called the January and June terms. The January term shall commence on the Tuesday next preceding the second Wednesday of January, and the June term shall commence on the first Tuesday of June. SECTION 2. Chapter 49 of the general laws of 1868, Repealed. and all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication: provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent or interfere with the holding of the next February term of said court at Madison, in pursuance of said chapter 49 of the general laws of 1868. Approved March 5, 1869. CHAPTER 79. [Published March 9, 1869.] AN ACT to amend section one of chapter 67 of the general laws of of 1868, entitled "an act to protect the meadows adjacent to Apple river from overflow at certain times." 1 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: I. SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 67 of the laws Amended. of 1868, entitled "an act to protect the meadows ad jacent to Apple river from overflow at certain times," is hereby amended by striking out the word, "fourth," at the end of the last line but one, and insert in the place thereof the word, "thirtieth," and by striking out the word, "fourth" where it occurs in the first part of said line and insert in the place thereof, " first." SECTION 2. Any company which now is or hereaf ter may be empowered by law to build and maintain a dam or dams on said Apple river shall be liable to pay for all damages which may be caused to the property of other persons by any overflow or inundation thereof caused by such dam or dams, which damages may be recovered by the person injured, in a civil ac tion in any court of competent jurisdiction. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 5, 1869. Amended. CHAPTER 80. [Published March 9, 1869.] AN ACT to amend chapter 167 of the general laws of A. D. 1864, entitled " an act to establish lumber districts in this state, and to regulate the traffic in logs and lumber in said districts." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 167 of the general laws of 1864, is hereby amended by adding to said section as follows: And any person with whose logs or timber in any waters of this state such prize logs or timber shall become so intermixed that they cannot be conveniently separated for the purpose of being floated to the market or place of manufacture, may drive all such logs or timber with which his own may be intermixed, toward such market or place, when no special and different provision is made by law for driving the same, and shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the owner for driving such logs, lumber, timber or other material, to be recovered after demand there |