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tion, have and exercise all rights and powers, perform all duties, and be entitled to all fees and emoluments in actions and proceedings in the second county court for said county, which are or may hereafter be authorized or conferred by law in respect to like actions or proceedings in any circuit court.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 13, 1877.

[Published February 19, 1877.]

Second assembly district.

CHAPTER 14.

AN ACT relating to the apportionment of the state into senate and assembly districts, and amendatory of chapter 343 of the general laws of 1876.

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

SECTION 1. The towns of Clayton, Neenah, Menasha, Winneconne, Winchester, and the cities of Neenah and Menasha, in the county of Winnebago, shall constitute the second assembly district in said county.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 13, 1877.

Appropriation.

[Published February 19, 1877.]

CHAPTER 15.

AN ACT to appropriate to the state prison a sum of money therein named, to reimburse the prison for goods furnished other state institutions, and to pay indebtedness incurred in making new roofs.

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the state prison, out of any money in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, for the following purposes: Eight thousand five hun dred and thirty-four dollars to reimburse the prison for goods furnished other state institutions, under chapter

200, laws of 1875; and one thousand and four hundred and sixty-six dollars, to pay indebtedness incurred in making new roofs.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1877.

[Published February 14, 1877.]

CHAPTER 16.

AN ACT to amend section 1, chapter 64, of the general laws of 1872, entitled "An act to provide for the enforcement of laws in certain cases."

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in certain cases.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1, of chapter 64, of the general Duty of secrelaws of 1872, is hereby amended so as to read as fol- tary to revoke lows: Section 1. If any insurance company or associ. ation shall make application to change the venue or remove any suit or action heretofore commenced or which shall be hereafter commenced in any court of the State of Wisconsin, to the United States Circuit or District Court, or to the federal court, contrary to the provis ions of any law of the State of Wisconsin, or contrary to any agreement it has made and filed, or may make and file, as provided and required by section twentytwo, of chapter fifty-six, of the general laws of Wisconsin for the year 1870, or any other provisions of law now in force in said State, or may hereinafter be enacted therein, it shall be the imperative duty of the Secretary of State, or other proper state officer, to revoke and recall any authority or license or certificate to such company to do and transact any business in the State of Wisconsin, and no renewal or new license or certificate shall be granted to such company for three years after such revocation, and such company shall thereaf ter be prohibited from transacting any business in the State of Wisconsin, until again duly licensed: provided, that the provisions of the foregoing section shall not Proviso. apply to any company having made such application and obtained an order for removal prior to January 1, 1877, and that in case the license of any company has been revoked for such cause the Secretary of State may re-license such company, and continue to do so on its 3- LAWS.

compliance hereafter with the provisions of chapter 56, of the general laws of 1870, and acts amendatory thereof.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 13, 1877.

When terms to be held.

Special terms.

[Pubiished February 16, 1877.]

CHAPTER 17.

AN ACT relating to the terms of the several circuit courts of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, petit juries therein, and authorizing the employment of a phonographic reporter therein, and fixing the compensation of said reporter.

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

SECTION 1. The general terms of the several circuit courts for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, shall be held as follows: In the county of Ashland, on the second Tuesday in January and on the fourth Monday in July; in the county of Barron, on the first Tuesday in March and on the first Tuesday in September; in the county of Bayfield, on the third Monday in January and on the third Monday in July; in the county of Burnett, on the second Tuesday in February and on the second Tuesday in August; in the county of Chippewa, on the first Monday in June and on the first Monday in December; in the county of Douglas, on the first Tuesday in February and on the second Tuesday in July: in the county of Polk, on the third Monday in March and on the third Monday in September.

SECTION 2. Every term of said circuit court in the counties of Chippewa and Polk, shall also be special terms for the whole of said circuit, and all actions, motions, proceedings, or other business now pending, or which may hereafter arise in any or either of the counties in said circuit, and not requiring a jury, may be brought on, heard, tried and determined, or otherwise acted upon or disposed of at any or either of said special terms, in the same manner, and with the same force and effect as if the same were brought on, or heard, tried, determined, or otherwise acted upon or disposed of in the county wherein the same are now pending or may hereafter arise; and when any causes or matters are pending in either counties, different from the county in

which the special term is held, the clerk of the court, where the special term is held, shall transmit all orders, judgments and other papers to the clerk of the circuit court of the county where said causes or matters are pending. The said papers shall be filed and entered by such clerk, in the same manner as if said cause or matters had been heard or determined by the circuit court, at a term thereof held in that county, and all orders, proceedings and judgments made in pursuance of this act shall have the like force and effect, as if made in the county where such cause or matters are or may be pending, and no notice of the holding of such special term shall be required, other than the passage and publication of this act.

days heretofore

SECTION 3. All writs, indictments, summons, recog- Writs, etc., renizances, processes, informations, motions and other turnable on proceedings in any of said courts, and all jurors sum- axed. moned to attend, and all notices of trial and every and all proceedings pending or to be heard on the days heretofore fixed as the first day of said courts, shall be held returnable, cited to appear, and noticed for hearing on the days herein fixed for the first day of said several courts, and shall be heard and disposed of as if noticed for hearing on the days herein fixed. SECTION 4. It shall be lawful for the judge of the Appointment of said Eleventh Judicial Circuit to appoint one or more phonographic reporters for the circuit court of any or either of the said counties therein. Said reporters shall be sworn officers of said court, and shall be skilled in the art of short hand reporting, one of whom shall attend upon each term of said court when requested by said judge so to do, and shall discharge such duties as the court or the judge thereof shall require. And the judge of said court may, in his discretion, remove such reporters, or any one of them, and may fill any vacancy caused by such removal, or from any other cause.

phonographic reporters.

SECTION 5. Each of said reporters shall be allowed Compensation eight dollars per day for each and every day in actual of reporters. attendance upon said court, when required by the judge thereof to attend, which shall be certified, audited and paid in like manner as is provided by law for the payment of the sheriff for attending upon the court, which said eight dollars per diem shall be in lieu of any and all fees now allowed for the services of any reporter in any county in said circuit: provided, that but one such reporter shall be employed at the same time.

SECTION 6. It shall be the duty of said reporter, up- Duties of reon the request of a party to any suit, or the attorney porters.

Repealed.

Proviso.

Repealed.

or attorneys of such party, the evidence in which suit shall have been taken by said reporter, to make and furnish transcripts of such evidence so taken by him, or any other proceedings bad in such trial, to such party or his attorney, for which transcript so furnished said reporter shall be entitled to charge and receive from the party requiring the same to be made, ten cents for each folio of one hundred words. In the trial of criminal cases the court may, in its discretion, order a transcript of the evidence and proceedings to be made, certified, audited and paid for in the same manner as the per diem compensation of such reporter, and at the same rates, and in such cases the reporter's notes shall be written out in full, and filed with the clerk of the

court.

SECTION 7. Any and all laws now in force permitting or authorizing the omission or dispensing with the drawing or summoning of petit jurors in either of said counties, at any term of court thereof, is hereby repealed: provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or amend in any manner, chapters one hundred and twelve and one hundred and twenty-eight of the general laws of 1866, "relating to the mode of selecting jurors," and "to regulating the number of jurors to be drawn in the state.'

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SECTION 8. All acts or parts of acts now in force contravening the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed so far as they affect or contravene the provisions of this act.

SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 31st day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. Approved February 15, 1877.

[Published February 16, 1877.]

Per diem of employee.

CHAPTER 18.

AN ACT relating to certificates of employes of the legislature, and amendatory of section 9 of chapter 345, of the laws of Wisconsin of 1876.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 345, of the laws of Wisconsin of 1876, is hereby amended so as to read as

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