of timothy seed, and sixty (60) pounds for a bushel of potatoes. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 5, 1868. CHAPTER 126. [Published March 14, 1868.] AN ACT to regulate and fix the time for holding the fall term of the circuit court in the county of Dane. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The term of the circuit court ap: Time fixed pointed by law to be held in and for the county of Dane, on the first Tuesday in October in each year, shall hereafter be held on the Wednesday succeeding the first Monday of November, of each year. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 5, 1868. CHAPTER 127. [Published March 13, 1868.] Governor may pay board of soldiers at infirmary. May make con AN ACT to authorize the governor to pay for the expenses of The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The governor of this state is hereby authorized to furnish board and support for such indigent Wisconsin soldiers as are afflicted with diseases of the eye and ear, contracted while in the military service of the United States, at the "eye and ear infirmary department of St. Mary's hospital, Milwaukee," as he may deem proper subjects for treatment at said infirmary: provided, that no sum shall be paid to surgeons or physicians for the care and attendance of such persons. SECTION 2. The governor is hereby authorized to tract for board. contract with the trustees of such institution for the board and support of the persons mentioned in the first section of this act, and shall be at liberty at any time to put an end to such contract, both as to individual cases, and, generally, when he shall deem it proper to do so for the interest of the state. Appropriation. SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated out of the general fund for such purpose the sum of five hundred dollars, to be used at the discretion of the gov ernor for the purpose aforesaid, to be drawn upon his order. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. CHAPTER 128. [Published March 14, 1868.] AN ACT to provide compensation for opening the present session, and for indexing and completing the transcribing of the journals of the senate and assembly. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: to L. B. Hills. SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to L. B. Appropriation Hills, chief clerk of the senate, for services prior to and at the organization of the senate at the present session, the sum of fifty dollars; for indexing the senate journal of the present session, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; and for completing the transcribing of the senate journal, the sum of two hundred dollars. SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated to E. W. To E.W.Young. Young, chief clerk of the assembly, for services prior to and at the organization of the assembly of the present session, the sum of fifty dollars; for indexing the assembly journal the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; and for completing the transcribing of the assembly journal, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. SECTION 3. No money hereby appropriated shall secretary of be drawn from the treasury until [the] secretary of state to certify. state shall certify that the duties herein provided for shall have been respectively performed. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect from and after Section one amended. Section three amended. CHAPTER 129. [Published March 12, 1868.] AN ACT to amend chapter 167 of the general laws of 1864, entitled "an act to establish lumber districts in this state and to regulate the traffic in logs, timber and lumber in said districts." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 167 of the general laws of 1864, relating to the establishment of lumber districts, is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit: "For the purpose of inspecting and regulating the survey and measurement of logs, timber and lumber in this state, the Wisconsin river and its tributaries are hereby constituted and created a lumber district, to be known and called lumber district No. 1; the Black river and its tributaries, to be known and called lumber district No. 2; the Chippewa and its tributaries, as far up as the northern boundary line of Eau Claire county, excepting the Eau Claire river and its tributaries, to be known and called lumber district No. 3 the St. Croix river and its tributaries, to be known and called lumber district No. 4; Green Bay and such of its tributaries as are within this state, save and except Lake Winnebago and its tributaries, to be known and called lumber district No. 5; and so much of the Chippewa river as lies above the northern boundary line of the county of Eau Claire, together with the tributaries emptying into said portion of the Chippewa river, to be known and called lumber district No. 6; and the Eau Claire river and its tributaries, to be known and called lumber district No. 7.” SECTION 2. Section three of chapter one hundred and sixty seven of the general laws of 1864, relating to the location of offices, is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to wit: "The inspector of lumber district number one shall keep his office at Centralia or Grand Rapids, in the county of Wood, or Stevens' Point, in Portage county, or Wausau, in Marathon county; of district number two, at the city of La Crosse, in the county of La crosse; of district number three, at West number four, at the city of Hudson, in the county of St. Croix; of district number five, at the city of Green Bay, in the county of Brown; of district number six, at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa, and of district number seven, at Eau Claire, in the county of Eau Claire. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 6, 1868. AN ACT to provide for the assessment of property for taxation, and the levy of taxes thereon. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Taxes shall be levied upon all property in this state except such as is exempted therefrom. EXEMPTIONS. SECTION 2. The property in this section described is exempt from taxation, to wit: 1st. That owned exclusively by the United States or U. S. property. by this state. County and 2d. That owned exclusively by any county, village, town property, town or school district in this state. etc. 3d. Personal property owned by any religious, sci- Property of reentific, literary or benevolent association, used exclu- lent associa sively for the purposes of such association, and the real tions, etc. property necessary for the location and convenience of the buildings of such association and embracing the same, not exceeding ten acres, if not leased or otherwise used for pecuniary profit. The occasional leasing of such building for schools, public lectures or concerts shall not render it liable to taxation.. cieties. 4th. Personal property owned and used exclusively Agricultural se by any state or county agricultural society, and the lands owned and used by any such society exclusively for fair grounds |