Wisconsin and Its Resources: With Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation. Including a Trip Up the Mississipi, and a Canoe Voyage on the St. Croix and Brulé Rivers to Lake Superior. To which are Appended, the Constitution of the State [etc.]C. Desilver, 1858 - 308 páginas |
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... Legislature solemnly decreed that the name should be spelled Wisconsin ; and this , probably , more from oppo- sition to the individual who attempted the restoration , than from correct literary taste , or any regard for the original ...
... Legislature solemnly decreed that the name should be spelled Wisconsin ; and this , probably , more from oppo- sition to the individual who attempted the restoration , than from correct literary taste , or any regard for the original ...
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... Legislatures of 1850-1 , procured the incorporation of the ' St. Croix Boom Com- pany , ' with a capital of $ 10,000 . This work was consi- dered absolutely necessary , to facilitate the business of dri- ving , assorting , and rafting ...
... Legislatures of 1850-1 , procured the incorporation of the ' St. Croix Boom Com- pany , ' with a capital of $ 10,000 . This work was consi- dered absolutely necessary , to facilitate the business of dri- ving , assorting , and rafting ...
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... Legislature , which met at Belmont , Lafayette County , the next winter , passed an act locating the capital here , and John Catlin and Moses M. Strong staked out the centre of the village in February of the same winter . In the ...
... Legislature , which met at Belmont , Lafayette County , the next winter , passed an act locating the capital here , and John Catlin and Moses M. Strong staked out the centre of the village in February of the same winter . In the ...
Página 136
... Legislature should determine , it be- came a question , whether the construction of these roads ought to be undertaken by the State directly , under its officers and agents , or by some delegated authority . The Legislature decided that ...
... Legislature should determine , it be- came a question , whether the construction of these roads ought to be undertaken by the State directly , under its officers and agents , or by some delegated authority . The Legislature decided that ...
Página 137
... of October , 1856 , the above grant was accepted , and the terms and conditions of the Act of Legislature agreed to , by the La Crosse and Milwaukee • Company , and their railroads were divided into the 12 * MILWAUKEE RAILROAD . 137.
... of October , 1856 , the above grant was accepted , and the terms and conditions of the Act of Legislature agreed to , by the La Crosse and Milwaukee • Company , and their railroads were divided into the 12 * MILWAUKEE RAILROAD . 137.
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Página 284 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Página 294 - All city, town and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Página 285 - ... shall enter the objections at large upon the journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members present shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the...
Página 290 - ... the five hundred thousand acres of land to which the state is entitled by the provisions of an act of congress, entitled "An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands...
Página 281 - The legislatures of those districts or new states, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Página 291 - On the final passage, in either house of the Legislature, of any act which imposes, continues or revives a tax, or creates a debt or charge, or makes, continues or revives any appropriation of public or trust money...
Página 287 - The Circuit Courts shall have original jurisdiction in all matters, civil and criminal, within this State, not excepted in this Constitution, and not hereafter prohibited by law, an appellate jurisdiction from all inferior courts and tribunals, and a supervisory control over the same.
Página 284 - In case of the impeachment of the governor, or his removal from office, death, inability from mental or physical disease, resignation, or absence from the state...
Página 284 - He shall annually communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon, or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
Página 282 - ... business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide. Section 8. Each house may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish for contempt and disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member, but no member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.