CHAPTER 88. [Published March 5, 1874.] AN ACT to legalize the acts of certain church corporations in this state. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: legal incorpori tion. SECTION 1. All church societies, organized, or at- Defining act of tempted to be organized under and by virtue of chapter forty-seven of title thirteen of the revised statutes of 1849, by filing or having recorded a certificate of the election of trustees, with the name of the church, with the clerk of the board of supervisors, clerk of the circuit court or register of deeds of the county where the said church holds its meetings, which since the filing or recording of such certificate, or since the passage of chapter one-hundred and sixty-nine (169) of the laws of 1862, have acted as such corporation in pursuance of such incorporation shall be deemed legally incorporated, and shall have and hold all such personal property or real estate conveyed to such society as shall be reasonable for the use of a church and parsonage, and other usual church purposes. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1874. CHAPTER 89. [Published March 5, 1874.] AN ACT providing for the disposition of moneys collected for license to sell intoxicating liquors in the city of Prescott. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. All license moneys hereafter collected Disposing of in the city of Prescott in pursuance of section twelve license moneys of chapter three hundred and thirty-seven of the private and local laws of 1871, shall be paid into the county treasury of the county of Pierce, as license moneys are required to be paid in section sixteen of chapter thirty-five of the revised statutes. SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts, contravening or conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1874. Prescribing CHAPTER 90. [Published March 2, 1874.] AN ACT to regulate the capacity of apple, pear and potato barrels. 1. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. A barrel of apples, pears or potatoes size of barrel. shall represent a quantity equal to one hundred quarts of grain or dry measure. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Amended. CHAPTER 91. AN ACT to amend section 3 of chapter 28 of the private and local laws of 1855, entitled "an act to incorporate the Wayland University." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section three of chapter 28 of the private and local laws of 1855, entitled an act to incorporate Wayland University, is hereby amended so as to read and be as follows: Section 3. That A. Miner, H. J. Parker, R. A. Tyfe, Chas. Gifford, J. F. Westover, and their associates herein named, are hereby appointed trustees of the said corporation, with power to fill any vacancies occasioned by death, removal, expiration of term of office, or neglect of official duty for more than one year, nine of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1874. CHAPTER 92. [Published March 5, 1874.] AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-six, private laws of 1867, entitled "an act to incorporate the Milwaukee and Brookfield Macadamized Turnpike Company." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section two of chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the private and local laws of 1867, is hereby amended by striking out the word "be" where said word occurs between the words "shall" and "twenty," in the second line from the top of said section two, and inserting in place of said word "be," the words "not exceed." Amendments. SECTION 2. Each toll gatherer or gate-keeper may Gate-keepers detain and prevent from passing through his gate all authority. animals and vehicles subject to tolls until the tolls authorized by law shall have been paid. SECTION 3. Any person who shall forcibly or fraud Penalty for not ulently pass any toll-gate lawfully being on said road, paying toll. without paying the legal toll, and any person, who, to avoid the payment of the legal toll, shall with any animal or vehicle liable to toll, turn out of such road, or pass any gate thereon on ground adjacent thereto or otherwise, and enter again upon such road, shall for each offense be liable to a fine not exceeding ten dollars. SECTION 4. Said company is hereby authorized at Authority to the discretion of its board of directors to extend its extend road. road from its present westerly terminus to Fox river, or to such other point in the county of Waukesha, as the board of directors of said company may determine, and all and singular the provisions of said chapter one hundred and twenty-six, and the amendments thereto, so far as said chapter and amendments may be applicable, shall apply to any additional extent of road which may be constructed, and the construction, management, repairing and operating thereof. SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 3, 1874. Concerning highways. CHAPTER 93. [Published March 5, 1874.] AN ACT to amend section fifty-three of chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the general laws of 1869, entitled “an act to codify the laws of this state relating to highways and bridges. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section fifty-three of chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the general laws of 1869, entitled "an act to codify the laws of this state relating to highways and bridges," is hereby amended so that it shall read when amended as follows: Section 53. When any six or more freeholders or applicants for a homestead, occupying the same, residing in any town sball wish to have a highway laid out, altered or discontinued in such town, they may make application in writing to the supervisors of the town in which they reside, for that purpose, and the said supervisors shall proceed to lay out, alter or discontinue such highway if in their opinion the public good will thereby be promoted. SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts contravening or conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 3, 1874. CHAPTER 94. [Published March 5, 1874.] AN ACT to legalize the official acts of E. O. Jones, as justice of the peace in the town of Courtland, Columbia county. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: legalized. SECTION 1. All the official acts of E. O. Jones, as oficial acts of justice of the peace in the town of Courtland, Colum. E. 0. Jones bia county, are hereby legalized and declared to be as valid and binding in all respects as if the said E. O. Jones had filed his official bond in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of said county within the time limited therefor by law. SECTION 2. The said E. O. Jones is hereby author- Bond to be ized to file his official bond with said clerk of the cir- filed, etc. cuit court, before further acting officially, as a justice of the peace; and the said bord shall be as valid and binding as if it had been filed within the time prescribed by law. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 3, 1874. CHAPTER 95. [Published March 11, 1874.] AN ACT to amend an act establishing a ferry in Buffalo county, across the Mississippi river. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 87 of the general laws of 1873 Ch. 87 L. 1873, is hereby amended by adding to section seven of said amended. chapter the following: Provided, that in case the said Taylor, his associates, heirs or assigns shall fail to establish said ferry and file said bond, properly approved within the aforesaid time, then it shall be lawful for James L. Hallock, his associates, heirs and assigns, within six months after the passage of this act, to file the bond and establish the ferry as above specified and provided, and the grants and privileges conferred by |