The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-28
Special LegislS zion.

AN ACT requiring Publication of
notice OF proposed special or local legisla-
ton.
The People ofthe State Of Wisconsin,
represented an Senate aud assembly, do
eaaetas toliovs;;
SEC. /. When any association be
formed for any purpose whatever, or any
person or persons shall be disposed to
make appli :ation TO the Legislature Of
this State for an act of Incorporation, for
for any company or association or
any company or association already in
corporateI, shall be dispt scd to make APP
plication for renewal of their charter
or any alteration in the law Incorporating
them, or vixen any application shall here
after be made for the purpose of obtain
ing law authorizing the erection Of
bridge, the keeping and maintaining of n
ferry, or the building or erection of q
dam. in or over any navigable waters, in
this State, it shall be the duty of such per-
sons so applying or associated, or the d.
rectors or stockholders of such incorpora-
ton. or son ofthom, to signify his or
their intention by advertisement, to be in
serted for ct least SIX weeks successfully,
previous to making such application, in
one or more Of the newspapers published
in the county where the objects ofsuch as
ISOLATION or Incorporation Us carried or
are intended to be caraied into effect; and
if no newspaper be published in such
county, then in the newspaper or news
papers published nearest to the saat
and that due proof shall be make Of such
notice having been published previous to
leave being given to bring in any bill to
comply with such application.
Sec. 2. 1t any person or persons shall
be disposed to make application to the
Legislature of this State, for the alteration
Of any boundary line between two or
more town ships or counties, or between
city or village and township, or for the
removal of any county seat, or 10 lay out
State road, ii shall be the duty Of such
person or persons intending to make
such application to signify his or their in
tention, 10y advertise mont inserted in one
or more newspaper published in the
county or counties in which the line or
lines so proposed to be altered, or said
proposed new township or county, OF sny
part thereof shall lie, or in which said
county seat is located, for six weeks prec-
eding such application, and that due
proof shall be m"de of such notice hay-
ing been published before leave shall DO
given to bring in any bill to comply with
such appli alton: Provided, Thst Ii tloro
be no newspaper i'll such coun-
ty, then publication rs aforesaid in
the nearest newspaper or newspapers shall
be sufficient.
SEC. 9. AT the opening of each session
of the Legislature there shall beappointod
a joint standing committee consisting of
three members of the Assembly AMI two
{, f The Senate to be known rs the com
mittee on local laws, to whom ali bills
for the purposes specified in this act shall
be committed when first introduced; and
unless evidence of the |.nhicttion of the
notice required by this act shall be pres
entt 10 such ,mm;ttee. the committee
shall report the bill with statement that
no such proof has been furnished t" il,
anil no further action shall be taken or
such bill during sueh session Of the logis-
laturc.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect an1
be in f rec from and after the first day
July, 1850.
Approved ApriI 2, 1860.