Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-03-03
AN ACT


To amend az act entitled .'an act to pro
vide for the government Of the several
towns in this Territory, and for the re-
vision of county government"
BE it enacted by the Council and House Of
Representatives. Of the TERRITORY Of WIS
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Section /. The chairman Of the board
Of supervisors in each town, or in case OF
his absence or death one Of the assistant
supervisors shall act as the chairman or
moderator at all town meetings to be he'd
in the several towns OF this Territory I'M
der the act hereby amended; and shall dis
charge all the duties imposed by law on the
chairman heretofore required 10 be elected
at such annual town meeting
Section ,. All the officers to be elect
ed at any town meeting except overscers
of highways and fence viewers, shall be
chosen by ballot; and all persons other
wise duly qualified by law 10 vote who
shall have actually resided in any town for
thirty days previous TO any town meetiu G
shall be allowed to vote at such town meet
ing.
Section g. An appeal may be taken
from any decision Of the school commits
sioners Of any town by any person who
shall consider himself aggrieved thereby to
the board of supervisors oc their town.
whose decision shall tie final, and if the
decis on Of the commissioners shall be con-
frmed, the appellant shall be Liable for all
costs arising from such appeal and TO Sc
cure the payment Of such costs, the appel
liant shall give his bond with security to he
approved by the town treasurer for the
payment Of the same before the supervi-
sors shall proceed to decide the matter.
Section 4. If any person shall sustain
any damage by reason Of any bridge OF
suice way in any town being out of re
pairs, he may recover compensation fol
all such damage of the town in which
such detective bridge or sluiceway may
be, and if such bridge or sluicewav shat
be out OF repair in consequence OF the neg
lect or default OF the overseer of highway
: in the district in which such defective bridge
or s.uiceway may be, then the town aga;ns
which any judgment shall be recovered 70
suoh damages may sue such delinquen
overseer and recover such judgment agains
him with costs.
Section 3. If any person shall consid
er himself aggrieved by the decision o
the commissioners of highways in layin,
out, altering or disseminating any road, h
may, with r. thirty days thereafter, have
rehearing Of the matter of such decision
before like jury and by like proceedings
as are required by section ten Of that par
of an act approved April Is, l843, which
relates to the laying out of public and pri
waite roads, the person appealing frs
giving like bond as that required by sal
section conditioned TO pay all costs arising
from such appeal and rehearng in cas-
the jury should affirm the decision Of tn
highway commissioners, such jury shall b
drawn and sworn and shall proceed to dis
charge their duties as required by the 1T
and 18th sections Of that part of the sal
act above referred to and if they shall re
verse the decision Of said commissioners il
whole or in part, the costs and charges 0
all the proceedings shall be levied and col
lected as provided by the 18Th section o
said act.
Section 6. No person shall be require
10 work or pay highway poll lax for NOR
than two days in any one year, any law t
the contrary Notwithstanding.
: Section 7. The trustees of any schec
district may renew the warrant issued fo
the colIeciian Of any rate I'LL from time t
time for thirty days at each time until tn
f whole sum due thereon is collected.
Section 8. The Commissioners Of higi
ways Of any town, shall not buy out, alte
or discontinue, any public road without a
application in writing, signed by six fire.,
holders as provided in section one in tht
: prrt of the &C; relative to highways whic
mentioned and describe in section fiv
of this act
Section 9. That in all cases where ii
commissioners of highways do not graz
the prayer Of petitioners to alter roads tn;
have been laid, or may be laid, the pet
TONERS shall pay all costs.
Section 10. The commissioners Of hig
ways are hereby authorized to cause an
United States or Territorial road. lyin