Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-12-01
(P1sLIsHED MARCH so, 1S6O.)
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT neutrality-suspicious. Of notice o.

AN ACT recurring. publication Of notice o.
special or local legislation.
The People of the State of WISCONSIN. yeprese,t.q
~ Senate and Asse''5ly, do enact as to1yous
SECTION l. When any association shall be
formed Tor any purpose whatever, or anv per
son or persons shall be disposed to make apnIi-
cation to the legislature of this State for act
Of incorporation or for any company or associo-
tlonalready incorporated, shall be disposed to
make application for a renewal of their char
ter or any alteration in the law incorporatinr
them, or When any application shall hereafter
oe ilaue lor the purpose of obtaining a law
authorizing the erection of a bridge, the keen
ing and maintaining of a ferry, or the buildinp
or erection Of a dam in or over anv navioabIe
water IN this State it shall be the duty of such
person or persons SO applying Or associated
or the directors Or stockholders of such in
corporation, or some of them to signify his or
their intention by advertisement, to be insert
| ed lor at least SIX weeks SUCCESSFULLY. previ
Gus to making such application. in one or
more OF the newspapers published in the coun-
y "hefe the OBJECTS of such association or in
corporation are carried or are intended 70 no
earned INTO effect; and if no newspaper be
published in such county, then in the nsvsna-
per or newspapers published nearest to the
same; and that due proof shall be made of
s'ch nouce having been published previous to
iGaVe pelng given to bring in any bill TO COM
ply with such application
SEC. z. Ii any person or persons shall be dis
posed to make application to the legislature of
TINS State, for the alteration of anv boundary
Inc between two or more townships or coun-
ues, or between city or village and township
Vi lor ahe creation fany new township or conn.
w or 1or the removal of any county seat. o.
70 lay out State road, it shall be the duty OIL
person OF persons intending to make such |
applica. 'h 70 signify his or their intention. by
advertisement l.n.snrted in one Or more newspa-
pers published in the county or counties in !
which the line OR lines SO proposed to be al |
tered, Or said proposed new township or coun-
ty, or any part thereof shall lie, or in which
said county seat is located, for six weeks
preceding such application and that due proof
shall be made of such notice having been 80
published before leave shall be given to bring
IN any bill to comply with such application -
PT0Dided, That if there be no newspaper in
such county, then publication as aforesaid. in
the nearest newspaper or newspapers shall be
sufficient.
SEC. 8. At the opening of each session of the
legislature there shall be appointed a joint
standing committee, consisting Of three mem
1ers OF the Assembly and two of the Senate
@ be known as the "committee on local laws"
o whom all bills for the purposes specified in
his act shall be committed when first intro
iuced; and unless evidence of the publication
If the notice required by this act shall be pre-
ented to such committee the committee shall
eport the bill back with Il statament that no
uch proof has been furnished to it, and no
urther action shall be taken on such bill dur
ng such session of the legislature
SEC T. This act shall take effect and be iii
orce from and after the first day of July, 1860.
Approved April ., 1850 46-3w