Acts Passed at the ... Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin

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Page 129 - Society for the promotion of agriculture, arts and manufactures, and that by that name they and their successors until the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and four, shall have succession and shall be persons in law capable of suing and...
Page 3 - State during the six months immediately preceding such election, and shall have declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, conformably to the laws of the United States on the subject of naturalization, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct where he may reside.
Page 173 - To compel the owners or occupants of buildings or grounds to remove snow, dirt or rubbish from the side-walk, street or alley opposite thereto, and to compel such owner or occupant to remove from the lot owned or occupied by him, all such substances as the board of health shall direct: and in his default, to authorize the removal or destruction thereof by some officer of the city, at the expense of such owner or occupant.
Page 140 - York" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever...
Page 120 - All expenses incurred in prosecuting for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture, shall be defrayed by the corporation, and all penalties and forfeitures, when collected, shall be paid to the treasurer for the use of the city.
Page 216 - Be it therefore resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That...
Page 156 - In all actions arising under the laws respecting copyrights the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence.
Page 171 - To compel the owner or occupant of any grocery, cellar, tallow-chandler shop, soap factory, tannery, stable, barn, privy, sewer, or other unwholesome, nauseous house or place, to cleanse, remove or abate the same, from time to time, as often as may be necessary for the health, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of said city.
Page 124 - Upon the payment of a bid to the comptroller he shall give to the purchaser a written certificate, describing the lands purchased, the sum paid and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed.
Page 158 - ... each year, and shall make a record thereof in a book, to be by him kept for that purpose, and shall...

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