The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-25
FU BLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Laws Of Minnesota for 1855.
AN ACT
10 incorporate the Lake Pepin Boom Company.
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S II. The said compan, shall be and are hereby
authorized and empowered to construct, maintain anc
keep boom or booms upon the Mississippi river, al
such points between the town of Red Wing ant
Wells Landing % called, they may select, which
boom or booms shall be completed on or before the
first day Of May, A. d. 1857, into which boom Of
boons all the logs or hewn timber coming down the
said river between the tenth day after the ice 10 ou
Of the river and the first day Of October in each year
shall lie gathered by the said company, and such log,
or timber shall not be retained in said boom by said
company for longer period than thirty days, unless
otherwise agreed BY and between the owner of such
logs or timber; and the said company shall be res
ponsble for all logs passing the said boom escap
ing thererom, between the tenth day after the ice ID
of the river and the first day Of October in each
year, and while such logs remain under their charge
in the hands of their agents; Provided, that the
owner or owners Of logs or timber coming down the
said river shall drive the far AZ the town oil
Red Wing. ..--..
The company are Hereby further authorized and
empowered % construct, maintain and keep such
boom booms acrvss the inets of soughs and along
the shores of the said river between the head Of Lake
Pepin and the city of st. Paul, as they may deem
necessary to prevent logs and timber from floating out
Of the ma channel OF the said river; Provided, that
this act shall not be construed to prevent any
or sheer boom to collect his or their own logs or
timber at any peint above the said town Of Red
Wing.
Provided, also, that no rights herein granted shall
interfere with the construction maintaining of any
boom that may hereafter be authorized BY the Legis-
lature to be constructed at or above Red Wing. But
any boom company ~ authorized to construct any
such boom, shall pay to the company hereby created
such reasonable compensation for any improvements
made under the provisions OF this act, and which
may be used by said company hereafter to be created
rs may be agreed upon by the parties, or may be
awarded as provided in the third clause OF this
ton.
Md the said boom company shall have the right
to pass and repass with teams otherwise, to and
from the various places where the booms contempIat.
ed by this act to be, shall have been located or
constructed, and to occupy all land necessary ior To-
eating constructing any Of said booms, and when-
ever any individual or individuals shall suffer loss or
damage by such taking. using or occupying, the said
company shall make just compensation for the same
and whenever there shall arise any dispute or disa-
greement between the parties Aforesaid, as to the
amount Of said damages, the question shall be refer
red to three dsinterested persons, Of whom shall
be chosen by each Of the parties aoresaid and the
third by the two thus chosen il the parties themsel
YES cannot agree upon such third referee, and the de-
cision Of such referees shall be final.
II. The said any shall ruff out the logs and
timber according to their several marks, and shall
raft each mark separately, with lines and wedges, or
with binders, and in such quantities together az the
raid company shall select, and shall deliver the same
to the several thereof at or near the foot of
said boom. Provided, that the said boom company
shall not be obliged to retain any logs or timber at
the foot Of said boom for longer period than three
days, after notice has been given to the owner or
owners Of such logs timber, his their agents,
that such logs or timber are ready for delivery And
provided also, that the said company may raft in
strings RATS for running down the Mississippi riv.
er, the logs other timber belonging to any person
or persons for such compensation a. may be agreed
upon by the parties and If the RATS or strings 90 raj
ted not taken away within five days Of the time
when the owner or owners shall have been notified
that said rails or strings are ready for delivery then
the said company may carefully drop the said RATS
strings and make the same fast at point be.
low the boom, at the expense and risk Of the owner
or owners of said RATS strings. -''N'' ~ - =
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