The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-07-28

nance thereof shall be guaranteed by one
or more responsible surities, to lie approved
/ by said board; and Pro,idcd, that no
member OF said board shall be or become
interested either directly or indirect in
/ any such contracts
Sec. /. That the said board mav con-
/ tract for the sale and sell or mortgage any
such portion or portions OF said lands as
/ shall become necessary 20 meet from time
to time the payments OF any sum or sums
Of money which shall become due and
| payable on any snch contract or contracts,
and may contract TO convey and may con-
! vey such lands 10 contractors, on the per-
/ formance OF their contrscts made with
said board, according to the terms and
conditions thereof; and may direct the
president and secretary Of The board 10
issue from time to time orders on the
treasurer for moneys as the same shall
| become due on any such contracts, pay
7 bic out OF any moneys in or which NAV
/ come into The hands Of the treasurer and
not otherwise appropriated !; Progsdcd,
| that neither Of he said counties nor the
said board Of commissioners shall be made
liable to pay any such orders, or for the
payment Of any deficiency on any such
mortgage, or for any sum due or to be-
come due on any su1h contract or con-
tracts, out of any fund except the fund
created under and in pursuance Of the
provisions Of this act.
Sec. s, The said board OF commissioners
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and to have ard receive from the said
counties, respectively, all the incomes re-
eeived bv the state since the passage Of the
act repealed by this act and paid or yet
due to said counties from SAID lands men
toned in the first section OF this act. and
also to have and receive such further and
other sums as the supervisors Of said coun-
ties may respectively authorize to be paid
over to said board Of commissioners, and
the same shall! be expended under the di>
reciion OF said board. to carry into eGec;
the purposes OF this act and for no other
purpose whatsoever.
Sec 8 The said board of commissioners
shall have authority to keep said work at
all times in repair, to bring and maintain
actions in courts Of competent jurisdiction
for the recovery of damages against par,
ties or individuals tor violations of any
contract made with said board, or for tres
pass committed upon said lands or any
portion thereof for keeping or placing
any obstruction or distractions in SAID
river or streams, canal, ditch. sIuiceway or
for the removal Of any embahkmeut, road
or other work, or IN any say causing the
overflow Of or damage 20 said lands, OF
10 any portion thereof, and to bring and
maintain actions for the removal Of any
Instructions so placed in said river OF
: streams, canals. bitches or eiuceways, il
the same manner and with like effect as
parties are now or may hereai er be au
thorized By Jaw to do in like or similar
cases.
Sec 10. The said board shall appoint
some suitable person whose duty 1t shaiI
be to superintend and direct all the work
done under contracts made with said
board, ard shall allow him such compen
sation for his services as the same shall be
reasonably worth, nos TO exceed, however
the sum OF three dollars per day while
actually employed in such service.
Sec II. Upon the filing in the office Of
secretary Of state, certificate s gned by
the president and countersigned by the
secretary of said board Of commissioners
under the direction OF said board, that any
portion Of said lands, describing the same
have been drained, the said secretary O.
state shall cause patents 10 be issued, con
veying the SAID lands described in suci
certificate to the said board o: commits
soners; and when all Of said lands sha
have been as etiectualiy drained aud pro
tected against future overflow Is the same
could be we'll done, and conveyed 10y pa
tent 10 said board Of commissioners, al
the moneys which shall remain or com;
into the hands of the treasurer Of sale
board or tie sale of said lands, shall by
the ORDER Of said board be paid over TO .h'
several towns in said counties, in such pro
porlionate amounts as each may be emit
tied to receive under and 10 pursuance G
the provisions CT the general law OF th'
state then in force, on the subject Of th'
distribution of school MONEYS derived from
the drainage fund, to be disposed Of b,
such towns in the manner provided b.
law provided, hoeCevu, such towns shall
pay their due proportions towards keepin!
, the sa works under the direction Of th
said board Of commissioners in prope
; repair.
Sec. -. If any number Of said board @
commissioners shall knowingly and will
, fully violate any of the provisions of tn
+ act, or if any officer OF agent OF SAT-
board shall knowingly and wiIIfuIiy Siolat
, any Of the orders, directions or rules of o
duties imposed upon him by the sal
board, he shall on conviction thereof b
fGed in the sum not exceeding five no
less than one hundred dollars, in the dis
cretion of the court having jurisdiction, th
same when collected to be paid into tn
fund created by this act.
Sec. IS. Chapter 439 of the genera
! laws of eighteen hundred and siXty-fouT,
hereby repealed,
, Sec. A. This act shall take effect fror
and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 10, 1865.