The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-27
lrut!ished May 4, 1854 I
CHAPTER I1F.

! An ACi to gran, to Calumet aud Mani.
towoc certain lands for drainage and
other purposes and 10 confer upon tie
! said counties and certain towns there
| OF, for such purposes. certain powers
| NRsREAs. Certain natural distractions
exist in the bed Of the Manitowoc river,
forming dam or ledge running acros.
said river, 10 the county Of Nan,owoc, to
the great detriment to and over fowage of
tllnIRRfs lbadH eddHHuSf Sf aaads aad situate in tina. aud
WHEREAS The act Of congress entitled
" an act to enatie the state of Arkansas
and otter states to reclaim the swamp
Iands within their limits" ,on'empl.tes
he reclamation and Improvement Of the
-wamp and overfowed lands granted to
this state under tie provisions of said act
| and
WHEREAS, The interests Of the state ae
large, and to yet greater extent ibe vel
| fArs and prosperity Of certain towns Of
Calumet aud Nantowoc counties demand
,hst such reclamation should be no longer
deferred and,
WHEREAS, The swamp lands in the said
certain towns Of said counties, are not on
ly unproduclive but scource of expense
ID the state anG have been and will con
,inue to be unstable in consequence OF
| overflowage end insuffciency Of drainage,
occasoned in = great measure, by the
dam or ledge herein mentioned, and the
removal Of which would afford M incrsas-
ed drainage of from three to four feet
and thus Il consequent reclaim alton under
which the now worthless lands would in
few years become valuable and highly
productive grass lands and thus be made
to contribute proportionably and largely
| 10 the revenues Of the state derived from
taxation. Therefore,
Tie people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section All CT the swamp and over
| flowed lands belonging 70 the state, and
constituting portion Of the swamp land
| fund situated in towns eighteen north
range twenty cas-: ; nineteen, north range
twenty east; twenty noIih range nins:aen
east, and twenty north range twenty east,
Of the county of Calumet; and towns
! eighteen north range twenty-one east;
eighteen, moth range twenty-five esAt:
nineteen, north range twenty one east;
nineteen. north range twenty>two eaat,
An twenty, north range twenty one east,
of the county Of Manitowoc, are hereby
granted to the said counties in truss, for
the purposes and under tie CO editions
! hereinafter provided.
Sec 2. The said counties shall have
and hold The same in fee simple. for the
purposes of such trust. and shall have full
/ power TO grant bargain, sell and convey
the same, or any part thereof; snd said
counties shall also have power to mort
yaga The lands herein granted or any part
thereof, for the purposes reritad in section
-- OF this act bu. in case Of = foroclo-
/ sure of snv such mortgage, the ss.6 couu-
lies shall not he liable To pay anv def
ciancy remaining unpaid after application
Of The proceeds Of The sale Of the mortgs-
grd premises. under any such foreclosure
sale. to the paymen, Of the debt secured
by the mortgage, and the COS, of any such
! foreclosure.
/ Sec 3. The said counties, BIZ ,he coun-
ty supervisors thereof shall elect in each
county, swamp land commissioner, at =
meeting of the county boards OF the said
counties for such purpose :al!ed who shall
hold his otfice for period Of four years.
and shall seversllv. in like manner and un-
der ike conditions fill any vacancy iu the
Office OF swamp lsud commissioner for
like period of four years.
Sec. [. The swamp land CON missioners
so elected. shall constitute an executive
board, and in the event Of any disagree
ment, shall associate with them the super
intendent of public schools OF the county
in which said board may have last met.
and majority Of the board so constituted,
shall determine auch matter of disagres-
m ent, tn, no other.
Sec 5 The said county board. shall
hold a joint session in pursuance OF
proper notice thereof, served upon or mail.
cd to each of the supervisors of said coun-
ties, at lesst ten dnvs prior to any such
meeting. ard Of which notice shall have
been published for the period Of three
weeks, in newspaper published weekly
in each Of eaid counties; and at which
.ession go called said the county boards
shall adopt rules and regulations for the
management Of The trust hereby created,
anI for the government snd control of the
aaid commissioners in their supervision
aud management Of The improvements and
work entrusted to their charge.
Sec G. Joint special sessions may un
der like conditions Of notice, be held by
said county boards for any Of tho purros"
"a Of this trust hereby created.
Sec. I. For attendance at any such
joint meeting, the supervisors shall receive
per diem Of one and one half dollars, and
mileage at the rate Of six cents per mile
for the miles actually travelled upon d.
rect route to and from such joint meet
ing.. and the drainage commissioner. shall
receive per diem of two dollars, bot 20
mileage. to be paid from the said joliet
drainage fundi Of ..d counties.
Sec s The drainage fund OF said cour-
ties shalt rs a joint fund be placed At the
! disposition Of the drainage commissioners
under the restrictions and regulations Of
he s.id joint county board, and shall be
bv them applied toward the expenses con
seqIent upon the removal OF "a ridge and
other ohs,ruc'ions IN the bed OF The Mani-