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

chapter 439 Of the general laws OF
1864.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented IL senate aud assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. All Of the swamp and over
flowed lands belonging to the state, and
constituting a portion OF the swamp land
fund situated in towns eighteen north,
range twenty east, nineteen north, range
twenty east, twenty north range nineteen
east, and twenty north, range twenty east,
Of the county of Calumet, and towns
eighteen north, range twenty one east,
eighteen north, range twenty-five east,
nineteen north, range twenty -one east,
nineteen north, range twenty-five east,
and twenty north, range twenty one east,
Of the county Of Manltowoc. are hereby
granted to the said counties, TO have and
TO hold the same in fee simple in trust for
the purposes and under the conditions
hereinafter provided.
Sec 2 The supervisors Of the said
counties Of Manitowoc and Calumet, ale
hereby authorized and empowered to act
for and on behalf of the said counties in
the execution OF the trust by this act
granted, and for that purpose they are
appointed and constituted board Of com
missioners, to be known and recognized in
law by the name Of % the joint board Of
swamp land commission for the coun
ties Of Mauiiowoc and Calumet" and by
that name shall be capable in law of tax
ing, holding, leasing, mortgaging and
conveying the real estate herein before in
the first section OF this act described, so
far as the same may be necessary for the
purposes hereinafter mentioned, and no
| further; and in that name NAV contract
aud be contracted with, sue and be sued,
may have common seal, and alter and
renew the same at pleasure and may have
aid exercise all the powers, rights, priyi-
Ieges and immuni,ies which are or NAV be
necessary 10 carry into effect the purpose
and objects Of this ACT, as the same are
herein set forth.
Sec. 3. A majority Of the supervisors Of
each Of said counties shall be competent
to hold meetings and transact the business
Of the said joint board Of commissioners,
and at their first meeting they shall elect
one Of their number president, AMI one
treasurer, and shall appoint secretary.
sich to hold his Office for the term of one
year, and until his successor shall be elect
ed or appointed; and such fra. meeting
shall be held at such time and place as
such majority Of supervisors may in writ
ting designate, Of which the other super
visoIs shall have written notice of 1t least
ten days; and all subsequent meetings OF
said board of commissioners stall be held
at such times and Places as said board
may BY resolution duly passed designate
Sec. 4, The president shall preside at
all meetings of the board, and perform all
such duties as may be imposed upon him
by resolutien> or rules ard regulations
adopted by the board, and in cases of bis
absence or inability to discharge such du-
ties, the board may appoint president
pro tenn, The treasurer shall keep and
dsburse all moneys which may come into
his hands upon orders signed by the pres
ident and countersigned by the secretary
and issued under the direction Of said
board, and he shall enter into bond in
such penalty aud with such surety as the
said board shall direct and approve, to the
said board, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of The duties Of his Office as de
fneo by this ac. and by resolutions and
rules and regulations of said board. The
secretary shall keep full and correcl
record Of al! the proceedings of said board
and of AL documents or papers signed by
the president and counters}gnel or signed
by himself, under he direction O: the
board, which records shall at all times
during business hours, be open TO the in.
spection of any citizen Of said counties
and he shall do and perform all other acts
which may be lawfully required of him by
said board and the SAID officers shall
receive such compensation for their servi
ces as shall be determined upon by said
board, not to exceed the rate Of three dol
lars per day each while actually employed
in performing such service, and the mem
bers of said board shall receive each two
dollars per day while attending meetings
of the board, and no more.
Sec. 5. The said board of commissioner
are authorized and empowered 60 remove
or cause to be removed all distractions il
the Manitowoc river, and in all The
streams emptying into said river, and in al
lateral streams or contiguous swamps
which cause the lands or any part of TIE
lands mentioned and described in The frs
section Of this act, to be overlooked witt
water at any season Of the year and fol
that purpose to cause to be dug, made
built and constructed all such canals
bitches, sideways, dykes, embankments
roads and bridges as saiG board shall deem
necessary, to effectually drain SAID lands
and 10 protect the same as far as may be
against any future overflow from higf
water caused by distinctions placed in The
said river or said streams and for tha
purpose the said board by themselves
their agents or contractors, shall have
further power and authority to enter upor
any adjoining lands and make bitches
sluicewsys, and do other work necessary
for the drainage Of the herein granite
lands, the same as individual owners o
lands in like cases are or may hereafter bt
authorized by law to do.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of sale
board of commissioners, before commen