Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-20
PUBLISHED MARCH 80, 1860.
CHAPTER $40.

AN ACT requiring publication of notice u
proposed spec ial or local Legislation.
The Poonle Of the State Of Wisconsin. represen-
ted IN Senate and assembly. do enact as yoliors
SECTION L. When any association shall be
formed for any purpose whatever, or any per-
son or persons shall be disposed to make ap-
plication to the legislature of this State for an
act OF Incorporation for any company or as
ISOLATION already Incorporated, shall be dis
posed TO make application for a renewal of
their charter or any alteration in the law incor-
porating them, or when any application shall
hereafter be made for the purpose of obtaining
a law authorizing the erection of a bridge, the
keeping and maintaining of 4 ferry, or the
building erection of dam in or over any
navigable water in this State, i: shall be the
duty of such person or persons SO applying or
associated, or the directors or stockhols.nr. o.
such incorporation, or some of them. 10 signify
his or their intention by advertise mcnt. to be
inserted Tor At least siN weeks So. ccsslyely
previous TO making such application. il one or
rnore OF the newspapers published IN the county
where the object of such association or incor-
Poration are carried or are intended to be car
b.
lished IN such county, then in the newspaper
or newspapers published nearest the same and
that due proof shall be made of such notice
having been published previous to leave being
given 10 bring in any bill TO comply with su b
application.
SEC. = 1t any person or persons shall e
disposed TO make application 10 the legIslatug
OF this State. for tho alteration of any boundary
line between two or more townships or coun-
ties. orr ctween a city village and township
or for the creation Of any new township or
county, or for the removal OF any county seat
or to lay out State road. it shall be the duty
of the person or person. intending to make
such application TO signify hi. or their inteu-
Ton. By advertisement inserted In one or more
newspapers published in the county or coun
Ii es il which the line lines so proposed TO
be altered. or said proposed new tow nship or
county, or any part thereof shall lie, or in
which said county scat il located, for six weeks
preceding such application, and that due proof
Will he made OF such notice having been ;.
published before leave shall be given to bring
IN any bill TO comply with such applications
EFortded. That 1t there be no u 1spaper in
each county, then publication aforesaid In
The nearest newspaper or newspapers shall be
Sufficient
SRc ). AZ the opening of each session of The
Legislature there mall be appointed = ioIut
standing committee, consisting of three mem
bers vi the Assembly and two of the Senate
To be known as the g" committee on local laws"
10 whom all bills for the purposes specified In
this act shall be committed when first INTRO
duced and unless evidence of the publication
OF the notice required by this act shall be pre-
scented to such committee. the committee shall
report the bill back with a statement that no
such proof has been furnished to it. aud no
further action shall be taken on such bill dur
ing such session of the legislature
SIC. 4. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after the frs, day of July 1860
Approved April ,, 1860 nI6-34