The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-14
Published April l7,lS63
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AN ACT to amend chapter III OF the general
lawsof Io56, being an. act enttled IN dct 10
secure the enlargement and immediate conpiea
ton of the Improvement of the Navigation oithe
Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and the payment OF
the scrip and other evidences OF the lndeofed>
ness issued by the state on account OF the same
and for the projection of the settlers on me even
sections, &C.," approved October 5, lo2o ana
the act amendatory thereof, approved MarcD
-, 1860. ts-- ,3#5H ".1
The people of tile state Of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as foU0wS:
. Section l.. Section eight of chapter one huns
dred and twelve of the general laws of this state,
for the year 1856, to wit of the. act to which this
act is amendat0ry. approved October 3, 1856, Is
hereby amended, by striking out the words, One
Of the said trustees shall always be a resident Of
this state" and by inserting in lieu thereof, the
words, 1.-Two of said trustees shall always be res>
idents of this state SO that the section as amends
ed. will read as tollows,to wit ''Sectiop 3. The
trustees contemplated in this act shall be appoints
ed by the governor of this state, with the approx
al and assent of sad company. by a vote of the di~
rectors thereof; and any trustee SO appointed may
be removed by the governor, with the assent and
approval of said company, expressed as aforesaid
In case of a vacancy caused by the death, resiS-
nation, removal or refusal to serve, or other disa-
bihty of any trustee, such vacancy shall be filled
by appointment, in like manner as above. Two
OF said trustees shall always be residents of this
state. The acts of a majority of said trustees,
shall have the same effect as if done by oil of
them, and they shall havepower to appoint such
agents, to make contracts and conveyances, and
do other acts in their stead, as may be necessary
to carry out the objects Of this act"
Sec. 2. The time allowed to the Fox and Wis
consin Improvement company for the Ip%erformanc
of the duties and obligations imposed on said conn
pany by the aforesaid act approved October 3,
1856, to wit: chapter l12 of the general laws of
this state for the year 1856, and by the act amen,
datory thereof, approved March %, 1860, to wit
chapter leo of the general laws Of this state, for
the year 1860, is hereby extended to the first day
of May, 1864 proUided, that this act shall not be
so construed as to extend the time of payment of
warrants, certificates or scrip issued on account
of said river Improvement; but said company shall
be bound IN all respects for the payment of such
warrants certificates and scrip, or other evidence
of Indebtedness, and interest thereon as the same
may become due, the same as though this act was
not passed and pr0U1ded, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be held or construed SO as .to prevent
or delay the bringing by any holders of any scrip
issued by the board Of public works prior to 1853
or any creditors of said company, any suit to en- :
force their claim or lien on the lands belonging to
the Improvement grant, which they could bring if
this act had not been passed.
Sec 8. In case any one or more of the holders
of the scrip, warrants or certificates issued in the
matter of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers improve.
ment, by the board of public works, or other off
GERS and agents of the state of Wisconsin, or they
and other creditors of the Fox and Wisconsin i'm,
provement company, uniting with them shall pros
cure any part OF the lands granted by congress in
aid of said improvement, to be sold under or by vir>
tue of the order or judgment of any court of com,
petent Jurisdiction, the state will waive and does
hereby waive, and release, any and all claim up>
on the right of redemption in the land so sold, if
it has any such claim or right proUided that this
act shall not be construed to deprive the said trus-
tees or the said company, or the creditors of said
company, o fsuch right of redemption, if any, as
is now by law given to them.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts of the legis-
lature of this state, in so far as they contraveue
the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved April |, 1868.