rights. Parties depri-, shall be deprived by such decree of adoption, of all leved of all legal gal rights whatsoever as respects such child; and such child shall be freed from all legal obligations of maintenance, and obedience as respects such natural parent or parents. SEC. 8. Any petitioner, or any child which is the subject of such petition, by any next friend, may claim and prosecute an appeal to the circuit court, from such decree of the county judge, in like manner and with the like effect, as appeals may now be claimed and prosecnted from order and decree of probate court, saving only that in no case shall any bond be required of, nor any costs awarded against, such child or its next friend so appealing. Approved, April 2, 1853. Chap. 86. An Act regulating the terms of the County Court of the County of Ozaukee. SECTION 1. The terms of the county court, of the county of Ozaukee, shall hereafter be held on the first Monday in January, April, July and October, in each year. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its publication. Approved, April 2, 1853. Chap. 87. Seine or net An Act fof the preservation of Fish. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It shall not be be lawful for any person not to be used. or persons to draw or use any seine or net, in any Proviso. Gill net to be used. of the inland lakes situated within the limits of this state for the purposes of taking or catching fish: Provided, Such lake shall contain an area of less than twelve square miles. use SEC. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons, to or set any gill net, for the purpose of taking or catching fish in any of the inland streams, or watercourses within this state, whereby the free pas sage of fish, up or down such stream or watercourse, shall or may be obstructed. seine. SEC. 3. Any person or persons convicted of fishing Penalty for with a seine or net, in any of the inland lakes within this state, as described in section one of this act, shall be subject to a fine for each and every such offence, of not more than twenty, nor less than two dollars, to be recovered in an action before any justice of the peace of the county in which the offence may be committed. net. SEC. 4. Any person or persons convicted of using any Penalty for gill gill net, for the purpose of taking or catching fish, as described in section two of this act, shall be subject to a fine for each and every such offence, of not more than five, nor less than one dollar, to be collected as provided in section three of this act. SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of any justice of the Justices of the peace residing in the county in which any such of Peace may fence shall be committed, on the filing in his office a cause arresta complaint by any person in writing, stating the time when, and the place where, and the name of the person or persons, by whom the offence above described has been committed, together with an affidavit setting forth the facts as alleged, to cause such person or persons to be arrested, and brought before such justice, or some other justice of the same county, and upon conviction, shall fine such person or persons in such amount as he shall deem proper, not inconsistent with sections three, or four of this act, which fine, when collected, said justice shall pay one half to the person making the complaint, the balance to be paid into the county treasury as provided by law: Provided, This act shall not be con- Proviso. strued to include any Indians, who may reside within the limits of this state. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, April 2, 1853. An Act to amend chapter forty-seven title thirteen of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 5, of chapter 47, of title 13, of the Chap. 88. revised statutes, is so amended as to read "Clerk of the Amendment. board of supervisors," where the words "Clerk of the county" occurs. SEC. 2. All religious societies, organized under the Societies to file provisions of this chapter, that may have filed their cercertificates, &c. tificates of election of trustees, and church or society name, with the clerk of the circuit court, or register of deeds, shall as soon as may be, after the passage of this act, cause such certificate or a transcript thereof to be filed with and recorded by the clerk of the board of su Fervisors, of the proper county, and upon complying with this act, shall be deemed legally organized. tain books. SEC. 3. The several clerks of the board of supervisors Clerks to ob- in this state, not yet supplied with suitable books for recording the certificates aforesaid, shall immediately procure such books at the expense of the respective counties. Approved, April 2, 1853. Chap. 89. Chap. 90. Appeals. An Act concerning Probate Courts. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Probate courts may renew licenses, heretofore or hereafter granted by such counties, to executors, administrators or guardians, authorizing the sale of lands of any deceased person or ward, and such licenses may be so renewed from time, and for such length of time, as such court shall deem proper. SEC. 2. This act shall be printed immediately after its passage, and when so printed shall be in force. Approved, April 2, 1853. An Act in relation to appeals from the decision of Town Superintendents. SECTION 1. That whenever an appeal shall have been made from the decision of any town superintendent to the state superintendent of schools, and the decision appealed from, is reversed, if any money shall have been apportioned and paid to any school district, upon such decision of the town superintendent, previous to the final decision of the state superintendent; and if the state superintendent shall have also decided that such money be refunded by the school district, in such case the town superintendent, shall certify a notice to the district clerk of the district to which such money has been apportioned, and paid, that the decision of town superintendent has been reversed by the state superintend ent, upon such certificate, the board of such district shall proceed to collect the amount, so paid by said superintendent, in the manner as provided by law, for the assessment and collection of school district taxes. to commence SEC. 2. That if the said district board shall neglect or In case of negrefuse to collect said amount of money, as provided in sec- lect, town sutiou one of this act, for the period of sixty days, after due perintendent notice thereof, then and in that case, it shall be the duty suit against of the town superintendent, to commence suit in his name district. of office, against any such district, to recover any money so due, or any part thereof, from such district. tioned. SEC. 3. All money or monies which shall come into the How apporhands of any town superintendent, pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be considered school funds, and shall be apportioned to the several school districts of the town, as provided by law. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage thereof. Approved, April 2, 1853. An Act to revive Chapter one hundred and five of the session laws of A. D. 1850-Reducing the fees of Town Treasurers in certain case. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 105, of the session laws of A. D 1850, and chapter 388, of the session laws of the year 1851, are hereby revived, and declared to be in full force, and all the provisions of any act conflicting therewith, are hereby repealed. Approved, April 2, 1853. Chap. 91. An Act in relation to the Assessment and Collection of Taxes, on State, Chap. 92. School and University Lands, sold on contract. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The assessors of each town in this state, be assessed. Proviso. How lands to shall in making out their assessment rolls, for the year 1853, and every year thereafter, enter upon said rolls, in a separate column, under a distinct heading, a list of all state, school, and university lands, in their towns respectively, which shall be held on contract, which lands shall be assessed in the same manner as other lands are now assessed, without regard to any balance of purchase money remaining unpaid on the same: Provided, That the secretary of state shall as soon as may be, make out and transmit to the clerk of the board of supervisors, of each county of this state, an abstract containing a correct and full statement and description, of state, school and university lands, held on contract, and upon the receipt thereof, the said clerk shall immediately make out and transmit to the clerk of each town in the county, a list from said abstract, of the lands as held on contract in such town. Town clerk to SEC. 2. The town clerk of each such town, shall inmake out list. clude such list under the same heading, in the roll delivered to the town treasurer, who shall collect the taxes, on any such land, in the same manner as he is required by law to collect other taxes, and return a separate list of such land on which the taxes shall not have been paid to the county treasurer, at the time fixed for him to return other lands. Delinquent taxes to be returned. SEC. 3. The county treasurer shall not sell any such delinquent lands for such taxes; but if the same should not be paid on of before the first day of December next, following the time when said returns is made, with interest thereon, at the rate of twelve per cent. from the first day of January preceeding said return; the said county treasurer shall immediately forward certified lists of such lands on which the taxes remain unpaid, to the state treasurer, who shall place the amount of such delinquent tax and interest, to the credit of the proper county, and charge the same against the proper description of land, and the same provisions of law that apply to the payment of interest, on any such land, and the forfeiture thereof, for the non payment of such interest, shall apply to the collection of such delinquent taxes, and the school commissioners shall in no case execute the patent for any such land, until all taxes are paid. SEC. 4. Any law of this State contravening the provisions of this act is hereby repealed. Approved, April 2, 1853. |