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Judges may hold special terms of

county court.

said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 2464. The county judges of the counties of Waukesha, Pepin, Dodge and Green Lake, may keep their offices and hold special terms of the county court at any time between the times of holding the regular terms, and transact any business which might be done at any regular term, or which may be continued from any regular term, to such special term, at the following places in their respective counties: In the county of Waukesha, at the city of Oconomowoc; in the county of Pepin, at the village of Pepin; in the county of Dodge, at Beaver Dam and the city of Mayville; in the county of Green Lake, at Princeton and Berlin; and all orders, judgments, decrees and business which shall be made or done at such special terms and places, or as shall have been heretofore so made or done, are declared valid.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 26, 1891.

No. 371, A.]

[Published March 31, 1891.

CHAPTER 86.

AN ACT to amend chapter 332, of the laws of 1889, entitled, "An act to incorporate the city of New Lisbon."

(See Vol. 2.)

No. 615, A.]

[Published March 31, 1891.

CHAPTER 87.

AN ACT to amend chapter 167, laws of 1887, creating a second municipal court of Barron county, Wisconsin.

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

167, laws of

bond.

SECTION 1. Section 4, of said chapter 167, laws of Amends sec1887, is hereby amended by adding the following: tion 4, chapter "He shall also execute to the city of Rice Lake, a 1887. bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the com- Oath of office mon council of said city, and filed and recorded and official in the office of the city clerk of said city, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of him by law, and for the faithful application and payment of all moneys and effects that may come into his hands belonging to the city, in the execution of the duties of his office," so that said section when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 4. The said municipal judge, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the same, duly certified, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for said county, and execute to the said county, a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the county treasurer of said county, and recorde and filed as provided in section 702, of the revised statutes, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of him by law, and for the faithful application and payment of all moneys and effects that may come into his hauds in the execution of the duties of his office. He shall also execute to the city of Rice Lake a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with two or more sureties, to be approved by the common council of said city, and filed and recorded in the office of the city clerk of said city conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of him by law, and for the faithful application and payment of all moneys and effects that may come into his hands, in the

Amends chapter 167, laws of 1887.

execution of the duties of his office belonging to the city.

SECTION 2. There is hereby added to chapter 167, laws of 1887, two new sections to be designated as "section 15a," and "section 15b," which shall read as follows: Section 15a. The second municipal judge of Barion county shall account for and pay over to the city treasurer of the city Judge to pay of Rice Lake, all fees, fines and penalties, col

to city treas

urer all fees, fines, etc.

lected by him, belonging to the city, within ten days after recovering the same, taking a receipt therefor, and shall report quarterly to the common council of said city all moneys received for and on account of the city, and the amount paid over to the city treasury attaching the receipts of the treasurer to his report. Section 15b. The circuit judge of the circuit court may in the manner provided in section 975, of the revised statutes of 1878, remove said second municipal judge from his office, whenever in his opinion it shall be proved that such judge has been guilty removed, how of willful and corrupt official misconduct or of willful neglect of duty. But such removal shall be made only upon charges preferred by a taxpayer and elector, and the order of removal shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of said county.

Judge of municipal

court may be

and when.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 26, 1891.

No. 91, A.]

[Published March 31, 1891.

CHAPTER 88.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Milwaukee to raise a special tax in the Bay View sewerage district of said city.

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

SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Milwaukee is hereby authorized to levy and

cil may raise

erage purposes

trict.

raise by taxation upon all taxable property, real Common counand personal, within the Bay View sewerage dis money for sewtrict of said city, in addition to the amount au in Bay View thorized to be raised for a sewerage fund in said sewerage disdistrict, and in addition to the amount of money authorized to be raised by taxation for all pur poses within said district, now limited by law, for each of the years 1891, 1892 and 1893, a sum of money not exceeding one and one half mills on the dollar, in each of said years, upon all the taxable property within said district, for the purpose of continuing and completing the sewers contemplated by the plans for sewers in said Bay View sewerage district of said city, now on file in the office of the proper officers of said city of Milwau· kee, and for the purpose of constructing and continuing the construction of such sewers as shall or may be included in any amendments to or changes of the plans in said district during the years 1891, 1892 and 1893.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 26, 1891.

No. 90, A.]

[Published March 31, 1891.

CHAPTER 89.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Milwaukee to raise a special tax in the south sewerage district of said city.

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

cil may raise

purposes

SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Common counMilwaukee is hereby authorized to levy and raise money for sewby taxation upon all taxable property, real and per in south sewersonal, within the south sewerage district of said age district. city, in addition to the amount authorized to be raised for a sewerage fund in said district, and in addition to the amount of money authorized to be raised by taxation for all purposes within said dis trict, now limited by law, for each of the years.

1892 and 1893, a sum of money not exceeding one and one half mills on the dollar. in each of said years, upon all the taxable property within said. district, for the purpose of continuing and completing the sewers contemplated by the plans for sewers in said south sewerage district of said city, now on file in the office of the proper officers of said city of Milwaukee, and for the purpose of constructing and continuing the construction of such sewers as shall or may be included in any amendments to or change of the plans in said district during the years 1892 and 1893.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 26, 1891.

No. 58, A.1

[Published March 31, 1891.

Common council may issue bonds.

Bonds, how issued.

CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Milwaukee to issue bonds for the extension of its system of water works.

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

SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Milwaukee is hereby authorized to provide by ordinance for the issue of corporate bonds of said city not exceeding in amount one hundred thousand dollars, payable in not more than twenty years after date of said issue. Said bonds shall bear interest not exceeding the rate of five per cent. per annum, and shall be known as and called "city water bonds," and shall be issued to provide funds for the extension of the system of water works in said city. Provided, that not more than fifty thousand dollars worth of said bonds shall be issued in the year 1891, and not more than fifty thousand dollars worth of said bonds shall be issued in the year 1892.

SECTION 2. All bonds issued under the provisions of this act, shall be signed by the mayor and

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