creditors of the person making the same, or subsequent purchasers or mortgagees in good faith, after the expiration of two years from the filing of the same or a copy thereof, unless within thirty days next preceding the expiration of said two years, the mortgagee, his agent or attorney shall make and annex to the instrument or copy on file, as aforesaid, an affidavit setting forth the interest which the mortgagee has by virtue of such mortgage in the property therein mentioned, upon which affidavit the clerk shall endorse the time when Section 6. The effect of such affidavit shall not continue beyond two years from the time when such mortgage would otherwise cease to be valid, as against subsequent purchasers or mortgagees in good faith; but within thirty days next preceding the time when such mortgage would otherwise cease to be valid, as aforesaid, a similar affidavit may be filed and annexed, as provided in the preceding section, and with the like effect.

When effect of the same was filed.

affidavit cease.

SECTION 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 21, 1872.

Amended.

First district.

CHAPTER 70.

[Published March 22, 1872.]

AN ACT to amend section two of chapter one hundred and fiftysix of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts."

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 fifty-six of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts," is amended so as to read as follows:

Monroe county

1st. The towns of Portland, Jefferson, Leon, Wells, Sparta, Angelo, La Fayette, Little Falls, in the county of Monroe, shall constitute an assembly district.

trict.

2d. The towns of Sheldon, Wellington, Glendale, Second disRidgeville, Wilton, Clifton, Adrian, Tomah, Oakdale, Lincoln, Greenfield, in the county of Monroe, shall constitute an assembly district.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of September, 1872. Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 71.

[Published April 3, 1872.]

AN ACT to provide for the payment of expenses in change of venue, and to repeal chapter fifteen of the general laws of 1870, and chapter 223 of the general laws of 1862, of Wisconsin.

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

change of venue

SECTION 1. In all actions or legal proceedings, in- Shall pay excluding criminal actions, where a change of venue is had penses on or made by the order of any court or of any judge, pursuant to law, (except in cases where such change is made because the action was not brought in the proper county), the county in which such action was commenced shall pay to the county in which the same shall be tried the following expenses arising out of such change of venue, viz: 1st. The per diem fees allowed Per diem of by law to the clerk or his deputy or deputies, all the clerk. taxable costs, disbursements and fees of such clerk on

deputies.

nesses.

any such proceedings or action. 2d. The per diem of jurors. fees allowed by law to the petit jurors actually in attendar.ce upon said court. 3d. The per diem fees al- of sheriff and lowed by law to the sheriff, under sheriff and deputies in attendance upon said court. 4th. All lawful charges Board of jury. for boarding or feeding the jury. 5th. The legal fees Fees of witof all witnesses in any criminal case or proceedings which are a lawful charge against the county. 6th. The of phonographfees or compensation allowed by law to the phonographic reporter in attendance upon said court, and such other fees allowed to such reporter in criminal proceedings, which are chargeable to the county by law. Other lawful 7th. Such other lawful costs, charges, fees and dis- costs, etc.

ic reporter.

ing witnesses.

bursements which by law are chargeable to the county, and all lawful costs, disbursements and charges which any such county may be lawfully subjected or incur For subpoena in any such action or proceedings. 8th. All lawful charges and fees for sabpoenaing witnesses in any criminal case or proceedings, and which are a proper charge against the county. The fee of such officers, jurors and phonographer to be estimated for each day and part of a day, not less than a half day, occupied in trying or disposing of any such action, but no costs shall be paid to such county to which a change of venue is had, which are not properly chargeable against such county.

Clerk to make out and trans

penses.

SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk to mit bill of ex- make out a correct bill of all the expenses which shall accrue during any such trial as aforesaid, and have the same taxed and allowed by the judge of such court; and when so taxed shall, without delay, transmit the same to the county clerk of the county in which said action was commenced, and who, at the first meeting of the board of supervisors of such county after receiving such bill, shall present the same to such board; and such board shall issue an order therefor in favor of the county in which any such action or proceedings were had or tried, or its assigns.

Repealed.

SECTION 3. Chapter two hundred and twenty-three of the general laws of A. D. 1862, and chapter fifteen of the general laws of 1870 of Wisconsin, are hereby repealed, and also are repealed all other acts or parts of acts conflicting or contravening with any of the provisions of this act, so far as they contravene and conflict therewith, and no further.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 72.

[Published March 22, 1872.]

AN ACT to change the time for holding the circuit court in Crawford county in the fifth circuit, and change the days of commencement of the terms of the circuit court in the fifth judicial circuit.

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

SECTION 1. The general term of the circuit court Terms fixed. of the fifth judicial circuit shall be held in the county

of Grant, on the first Tuesday in March, and the sec- Grant county. ond Tuesday in September in each year. In the county

county.

county.

of Iowa, on the fourth Tuesday in March, and the first Iowa county. Tuesday in October in each year. In the county of La Fayette, on the fourth Tuesday in June, and the La Fayette first Tuesday in December in each year. In the county of Richland, on the second Tuesday in April, and Richland fourth Tuesday in October in each year. In the county of Crawford, on the fourth Tuesday in May, and sec- Crawford ond Tuesday in November in each year, and all writs, county. notices, motions, orders, services, processes, proceedings and recognizances commenced, inade or entered into in or from said court, or for said counties, and all proceedings pending therein, or returnable thereto, whether by recognizance or otherwise, shall be held and taken as returnable on the days above mentioned.

SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts, in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 21, 1872.

General knowledge not to in

rors.

CHAPTER 78.

[Published Apirl 3, 1872.]

AN ACT to define the rights and privileges of persons to sit as jurors in certain cases.

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

SECTION 1. No person shall be deemed incompecapatiate ju- tent, or shall be deprived of the right or privilege of sitting as juror in any action, either civil or criminal, in any court in this state, by reason of any knowledge of the matters at issue that he may have obtained through the public journals or newspapers which he may have read or beard read.

SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts conflicting with or contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 74.

[Published April 3, 1872.]

Amended.

cient, shall

make another assessment.

AN ACT to amend section six of chapter nineteen of the revised statutes, entitled " of highways and bridges."

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

SECTION 1. Section six of chapter nineteen of the revised statutes shall be amended so as to read as folIf taxes insuffi- lows: Section 6. Whenever the amount of highway tax assessed by the supervisors in any district shall be deemed insufficient to keep the roads therein in repair, the overseer of such highway shall, upon an application in writing, signed by two-thirds of the inhabitants liable to pay highway taxes in such district, make another assessment on the taxable property in said dis trict, not exceeding the rate of seven mills to the dollar, on the same proportion as that made by the supervisors