CHAPTER 157.

[Published March 13, 1868.]

AN ACT to amend section one of chapter 113 of the general laws of 1867, entitled "an act in relation to tax deeds."

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

SECTION 1. Section one of chapter one hundred Amended. and thirteen of the general laws of 1867, entitled "an act in relation to tax deeds," is hereby amended by adding thereto as follows: "and in no case shall any tax deed be issued upon any tax certificate, except upon proof of the service of notice, as herein provided, or proof filed with such clerk that the land described in such certificate of tax sale was not occupied or possess. ed for the period of thirty days, as herein before specified."

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 6, 1868.

CHAPTER 158.

[Published March 14, 1868.]

AN ACT to amend chapter forty-five of the revised statutes, entitled of marks and brands and filing chattel mortgages.

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

ter of deeds.

SECTION 1. No mortgage of personal property Conveyance of hereafter executed, where the mortgager retains ac- erty must be personal proptual possession thereof, is valid against existing credi- filed with registors or subsequent purchasers without notice, unless a written instrument conveying the same is executed, acknowledged, like conveyances of real estate, and filed for record in the office of the register of deeds of the county, where the holder of the property resides.

Register to keep entry book.

Must note day and hour of filing.

Shall record instrument.

Repealed.

SECTION 2. The register of deeds must keep an entry book or index for instruments of the above description, having the pages thereof ruled so as to show in parallel columns:

1. The mortgagor.

2. The mortgagee.

3.

The date of the filing of the instrument. 4. The date of the instrument itself.

5. Its nature.

6. The page and book where the record is to be found.

SECTION 3. Whenever any written instrument of the charactar above contemplated is filed for record as aforesaid, the register of deeds shall note thereon the day and hour of filing the same, and forthwith enter in his entry book all the particulars required in the preceding section, except the sixth item thereof, and from the time of said entry and not before, shall the mortgage be deemed complete as to third person, and shall have the same effect as though it had been accompanied by the actual delivery of the property so mortgaged.

SECTION 4. The register of deeds shall as soon as practicable record such instrument and enter in the entry book in its proper place, the page and book where the record may be found.

SECTION 5. Sections three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven (7) and eight (8) of chapter forty-five (45) of the revised statutes, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 6, 1868.

CHAPTER 159.

[Published March 13, 1868.]

AN ACT to amend sections thirteen (13), fourteen (14), fifteen (15), seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) of chapter thirty-four (34) [of the revised statutes,] entitled "of the relief and support of the poor."

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

SECTION 1. Section thirteen of chapter thirty-four, Amended. [of the revised statutes,] entitled "of the relief and support of the poor," is hereby amended by inserting the words "or who shall neglect or refuse to support or provide for such wife or children, the mayor of an incorporated city with the president of an incorporated village," or after the word "support" in the seventh line of said section thirteen.

SECTION 2. Sections fourteen, fifteen, seventeen and eighteen, of said chapter thirty-four, are hereby amended by inserting the words "mayor or president" after the word "support" whenever it occurs in said sections fourteen, fifteen, seventeen and eighteen.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 6, 1868.

CHAPTER 160.

[Published March 14, 1868.]

AN ACT in relation to claims against counties.

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

SECTION 1. Any officer or other person having a demand or claim against any county for money or other thing, shall make out a statement thereof in writing, with his affidavit attached, that such statement is just

Shall file statement with clerk

of board.

Clerk shall present claims.

Board shall

audit all claims

and true, and file the same with the clerk of the board of supervisors of said county.

SECTION 2. The clerk of the board of supervisors, shall, on the first day of any meeting of said board of supervisors of his county lay before said board all demands or claims against the county which have been filed in his office, together with a schedule of the same, showing the amounts and the order in which they were filed; and no claim or demand shall be acted upon or allowed by said board unless the same shall have been so filed.

SECTION 3. All demands or claims so filed with said clerk shall be acted upon by the board of supervisors, unless withdrawn by leave of the board, and shall be audited and allowed or disallowed in whole or in part, and the action or decision of the board upon any such claim shall be final and conclusive, unless an appeal shall have been duly taken therefrom, or such demand or claim shall have been withdrawn, as aforesaid.

SECTION 4. In every case when the amounts on any such demand or claim so audited and allowed by the board shall have been accepted and received by the party or person making such claim or demand, no further sum shall thereafter be allowed or paid thereon by order of such board of supervisors.

SECTION 5. It shall be lawful for any board of supervisors to audit and allow any demand or claim against the county, and to issue orders therefor, and to make provisions for the payment of the same.

SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 6, 1868.

CHAPTER 161.

[Published March 13, 1868.]

AN ACT to provide for holding special terms of the circuit court for Dodge county.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate

and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. A special term or terms in addition to Special terms those now provided by law of the circuit court for may be held. Dodge county in said state shall be held for the transaction of any and all business not requiring the intervention of a jury, whenever the judge of the third judicial circuit shall deem it necessary and proper, and notice of the time of holding such special term shall be given by publishing a copy of the order of such judge directing the holding of the same in any newspaper printed and published in said county, for two successive weeks prior to the time fixed by such judge for holding such special term.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 6, 1868.

CHAPTER 162.

[Published March 12, 1868.]

AN ACT to amend section 19 of chapter 155 of the general laws of 1863, entitled "an act to codify the laws of this state relating to common schools."

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

SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 155 of the gene- Amended. ral laws of 1863, entitled "an act to codify the laws of this state relating to common schools," is hereby amended by adding to the sixth subdivison thereof the following words: "and provided, further, that in case any