CHAPTER 48. Justices of the Peace. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Establish the Courts of, and Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Amendments SECTION 1. That section sixty-six of the above entitled act be and the same heredy is amended by striking out to section 66. the word "three," as it appears on the fourth and fifth lines of said section sixty-six in the Compiled Statutes, and insert in lieu thereof the word "one," and by adding to said section sixty-six as follows: "The bill of exceptions, duly signed by the justice and properly entitled in the cause and court, shall be a sufficient authority for the clerk of the district court to docket the case, without any other papers, as in the case of appeals, and the question or questions involved in the bill of exceptions shall stand for argument and hearing in the same order as in appeals. If the bill of exceptions, or any of the questions raised in the same shall be decided in favor of the exceptor, but the decisions upon the point or points of law raised does not dispose of the case, the case shall stand for trial de novo without any undertaking or affidavit, but if the points raised in the bill of exceptions shall be decided against the exceptor, then the case shall not stand for trial unless the appeal shall have been perfected as in cases where no bill of exceptions has been taken. The justice shall hand, or cause to be handed, the bill of exceptions to the clerk of the district court, and shall receive a fee of fifty cents for signing and delivering the same, and the clerk of the district court shall be entitled to a fee of fifty cents for docketing the same, and no other, unless the case shall be tried de novo, when he shall receive fees as in other cases after docketing." Amendments to section 153. SEC. 2. That section one hundred and fifty-three (153) of said act be and the same hereby is amended by adding to the said section as follows: Provided, Said constable shall not be required to appoint said valuers where but one article of property is attached, nor where the property attached is palpably and notoriously of less value than the amount claimed; nor when it shall consist of the debts and credits referred to in said section. And fifty cents shall be allowed to each valuer to be taxed as costs in the case. Approved December 13, 1879. CHAPTER 49. Jails-Amendment to Act Concerning. AN ACT to Amend an "An Act Concerning Jails," Approved 9th December, 1869. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming: or guard. SECTION 1. That section three (3) of said act be and sheriff may the same hereby is amended by adding thereto as follows: employ jailor "And whenever, in consequence of the insecurity of the jail, or number, or desperate character of any of the prisoners confined therein, the sheriff shall deem it necessary to have a jailor or guard, it shall be his duty to report the matter to the chairman of the board of county commissioners, or to any member oo the board, who shall forthwith call a meeting of the board, stating its object, when the matter shall be immediately investigated, and the board shall make such arrangements as in their opinion are necessary to secure the safety of the jail and prisoners therein." missioners not Compensation SEC. 2. Nothing in the act to which this is an amend-County comment, shall be construed as authorizing any board of to pay extra county commissioners in giving any extra compensation to sheriff. to any sheriff for performing the duties required of him. by said act, nor of incurring any expense on behalf of the county, without authority in writing of the board of county commissioners, except as otherwise specially provided. Approved December 13, 1879. Repeal Board of trus when. CHAPTER 50. Laramie City-Act to Incorporate. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Amend an Act to Incorporate Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives SECTION 1. Section[s] two an four of and act entitled an act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate Laramie City, shall be and the same is [are] hereby stricken out and repealed and in lieu thereof there shall be inserted the following, to wit: SEC. 2. There shall be elected on the second Tuesday tees elected, of March, 1880, by the qualified voters of said town, a board of trustees, consisting of three members. The one receiving the highest number of votes to serve three years, the one receiving the next highest number to serve two years, and the one receiving the next highest number to serve one year, and on the second Tuesday of March thereafter there shall be elected one trustee who shall hold his office for three years from the date of his election. If in any case such trustees or part thereof shall receive an equal number of votes then the term that each of those who receive an equal number of votes shall serve shall be determined by lot. There shall also sessor and city be elected at each of said elections aforesaid, one clerk elected, when. treasurer, one assessor and one city clerk, who shall respectively hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; said trustees shall respectively discharge all the duties of their offices for the sum of fifty dollars per annum. Treasurer, as Board of trus tees appoint SEC. 3. So soon as the board of trustees can organize city marshal. after the annual election is held, they shall proceed to appoint a city marshal, who shall hold his office for one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the board of trustees, and shall give such bond as are [is] now required by law, and shall receive such compensation as the board of trustees may city marshal determine upon, not to exceed the amounts now fixed shall give bond by law. That section eight of the act that this bill proposes to amend be amended as follows: To conform with this bill, strike out the words "three-fifths," as they appear in the second line of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the words "two-thirds." tees have pow SEC. 4. Said trustees shall have the power to levy and collect an annual property tax not exceeding ten mills in Board of trusany one year, of which one mill shall be set apart for the er to collecsupport and maintenance of the fire department, each and taxes. every year, and six mills shall be set apart and carefully held for the redemption of outstanding city warrants, and the remaining three mills, or so much thereof as the board of trustees may deem to be necessary, shall be devoted to the payment of actual expenses of the city government for the current year. Provided, That all of Proviso. the one mill herein appropriated for fire purposes, and so much of the three mills set apart herein for current expenses as the board of trustees may deem necessary, shall be paid by the tax payers in gold or silver coin or in national or national bank currency of the United States. The remaining six mills may be paid in Laramie City warrants. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved December 13, 1879. |