Secretary of state to issue warrant. Appropriation. he shall issue his warrant for the amount of mileage and the annual salary to which such member is entitled, directed to the state treasurer, whose duty it shall be to pay the same on presentation. SECTION 3. There is hereby annually appropriated a sum of money sufficient to pay the salary and mileage of members of the legislature as provided in this act. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 8, 1868. Fees for registering marriag es. Proviso. CHAPTER 8. [Published February 10, 1868.] AN ACT relating to the fees of registers of deeds for recording marriage certificates. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The register of deeds of any county in this state shall receive the sum of twenty-five cents for registering any marriage pursuant to law; which shall be paid him on demand by the treasurer of the county in which such registry is made, in lieu of the fee of ten cents heretofore authorized to be paid for such service: provided, that such register shall have complied with the provisions of chapter 110 of the revised statutes, entitled "of the registration of marriages, birth and deaths." SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER 9. [Published February 10, 1868.] AN ACT relating to the release of dower and homestead interest in real estate, of insane persons, and amendatory of section one of chapter 90 of the revised statutes, entitled "of the release of dower of insane persons." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 90 of the revised Amended. statutes, entitled "of the release of dower of insane persons, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. Whenever any married man shall represent to the judge of the circuit court of the county in which such married man resides, that his wife is insane, and that he is the owner of real estate in which his wife has a dower or homestead interest, and that it would be for his interest to mortgage, convey or otherwise dispose of any or all of said real estate, said judge may, in his discretion, after due notice and a full ex- may appoint amination, if he shall adjudge said woman to be insane, and that it is necessary and for the pecuniary advan- person. tage of said insane person, appoint a special guardian of such insane woman for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and no other. The word judge as used in this act shall not be construed to extend to or confer any powers upon court commissioners. SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts contravening this act, are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 8, 1868. Circuit judge special guardi an of insane Amended. CHAPTER 10. [Published February 13, 1868.] AN ACT to amend section 3 of chapter 149 of the general laws of 1867, entitled "an act to regulate and fix the time for holding certain terms of the circuit court in the ninth judicial circuit." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section three (3) of chapter one hundred and forty-nine (149) of the general laws of 1867, is hereby amended as follows: by adding to the said section the words "and the term of the circuit court appointed by law to be held in and for said county of Dane, on the first Wednesday next succeeding the first Monday in April, shall hereafter be held on the second Wednesday in March in each year. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of May next. Approved February 8, 1868. CHAPTER 11. [Published February 11, 1863.] Amended. AN ACT to amend chapter 14 of the general laws of 1866, entitled "an act to provide for issuing executions upon judgments in certain cases," approved March 6, 1866. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1 Section one of chapter fourteen of the the general laws of 1866, entitled "an act to provide for issuing executions upon judgments in certain cases," approved March 6, 1866, is hereby amended by adding thereto the words "provided, that no execution shall issue, nor any action or proceedings be had upon any such judgment after twenty years from the time of SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved Februery 8, 1868. CHAPTER 12. [Published February 11, 1868.] AN ACT to amend section 29 of chapter 117 of the revised statutes, entitled "of county courts." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 29 of chapter 117 of the revised Amended. statutes, entitled "of county courts," is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: "But in all cases where permission has been or shall be given to a person by the circuit court to appeal from the act or decision of the judge of the county court, the appeal must be taken within the period of six months from and after the time of permission given to appeal by the circuit court: provided, that in all cases where the six months from the time of permission so given shall have expired before the passage of this act, and the party so obtaining permission shall not have appealed in the manner required by law, such party shall have the period of three months from and after the passage and publication of this act within which to take his appeal." SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 8, 1868. May appoint additional sioner. CHAPTER 13. [Published February 12, 1868.] AN ACT to authorize the jndge of the first judicial circuit to appoint an additional court commissioner in the county of Rock. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The judge of the first judicial circuit is court commis- hereby authorized to appoint one court commissioner in the county of Rock, in addition to the three commissioners now authorized by law to be appointed therein; and hereafter, whenever vacancies may occur in such office, the said judge may fill the same by ap pointment in the manner now provided by law. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 8, 1868. Penalty for false represen taining insur ance. CHAPTER 14. [Published February 15, 1868] AN ACT to punish frauds upon insurance companies. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. That if any person or persons shall obtations in ob- tain, or attempt to obtain, from any life or accident insurance company, any sum of money on any policy of life or accident insurance, issued by any company transacting or authorized to transact the business of life or accident insurance in this state, by falsely or fraudulently representing the person or persons insured as dead, or shall cause any person or persons to be insured under an assumed name, and shall falsely represent the fictitious person or persons so insured as dead, and shall |