Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-06-13

for land appropriated for the purpose oi
constructing any ditch, drain or water
course under the provisions Of this act.
shall make his, her or their application In
writing therefor to the county board of
supervisors, on or before the dav of the
session at which the petition has been set
Tor hearing and If any application or
applications for compensation as aforesaid
shall have been made, the amount Of said
compensation may be determined bv agree
ment between the supervisors and such
/ owner or owners. livery such agreement
shall be reduced to writing. and be SIGNED
! Oy saeh owner and the county supervisors,
ana hied IN the Office OF tue clerk Cr the
! BOARD Of supervisors and every sUeb
/ agreement and every release of damages
given, shall forever preclude such owner
ana ali persons claiming under T.. 10. ela...
all further claim for damages Il she-e
/ be any owner or owners of land through
/ which such drain, ditch or water course
/ shall be located, who shall not apply for
or who shall not agree with the suDervis-
/ o-S az 20 the compensation they shall re-
ceIse for damages sustained By them. hv
reason Of the location of such drain, ditch
! or water-course. "a provided in this act.
said supervisors shall proceed to assess
I the damages Thj1h such oy-ner or owners
.
/ ditch, drain Or water~courze as aforesaid.
and make an award in writing. specifvingt
therein the sum awarded by them to such
/ of said owners tOr their resnectiye dam
ages. Said award shall be signed bv said
/ supervisors, and be fled in the Office Of
: the clerk of the board Of supervisors, with
{. e return Of the SURVEYORS or engineers
and fur her proceedings thereafter by the
/ supervisors, shall be adjourned till the
next session Of the county board
/ sec. 1. Section four of said act Is also
amended, by stricking out the word " six
/ ty, where 1t occurs therein. and insert
/ ing in lieu thereof The word TWENTY"
SO that il viii read as follows " Ii anv
applicant for compensation as aforesaid.
shall rot be satisfied with the sum award
ed for damages by SUCH supervisors, he
may within twenty days after the filing of
the award Of damages IN the Office of the
clerk of board of supervisors, as pro7id-
ed IN the preceding section, apply to the
county Judge Of the county for Jury 10
assess and gpD-ajee such damages Such
application shall be in writing, describing
the premises, and any number Of persons
claiming damages on account Of said
ditch, drain or wate~-cJar5e, may Join in
such application. The party appealing
shall serve on the clerk of the board Of
supervisors Of the county, st least six davs
before the tiIe fixed for making such ap>
phcation, a notice in writing, specifying
the time when such application viii be
made"
Sec 5 Section five (5) OF said act Is
also hereby amended by striking out the
/ word reGuiar, where it occurs In said
section, so it will read as follows: ANY
person stisJiy ing io1 j., ,ss il.ea.tio8gd
IN the preceding section, shall by himself
or agent, execute 70 the supervisors of the
county, and file with the county JUDGE,
bond with one or more sureties, to be ap-
proved by said Judge, conditioned to nav
all costs arising from such appeal and an
pOrtioamcnt Of damages, provided such
jury shall not award q larger amount off
damages than was awarded by the county
board Of supervisors. Upon any such ap- .
p.lcatlon, the county judge shall make
list Of fifteen disinterestcd froeh0lders of
The county, not Of kin to the owner or Z
occupant Of the said lands. Each party
may object to five on such lat and If none
OF the supervisors shall be present, the
county judge shall strike Off tie five names
for the supervisors, and shall tiIereunou
issue prcccpt to the sheriff, directing
him to summon the five persons named in /
such list not objected TO by the parties, 10
meet at time and place to be specified in
such preocpt, to apUraise the damages f
sustained bT the owner or owners appeal .
ing from the assessment If the county
board aforesaid, by the location Of the
said ditch. drain or vater-c0urse Attle (
time and place appointed for the appear
ance Of said jury they shall he sworn by
the county iudEa. justly and imparticlly
to make such apprisal, and shall proceed
tn view the premises where said ditch.
drain or water~cOurse is proposed to be
located, and hear the tatenenls and proof
Of parties If they deem il necessary, and
they shall make their return Of appraisal
to the county judge. and fled with the
clerk of the board Of a1psrvisOrs, with
the award Of the board Of supervisors as /
aforesaid and If tho an0rntof appraisal
Of such jury shall exceed tho amount
awarded by the supervisors, the costs and
expenses shall be paid by the county: but
If the jury shall not award greater dam
ages than were awarded by the superTIs-
ors, the costs and expenses shall be paid
bv the appellant and the SAID county
board OF Supervisors shall, at their next
session after the aPFralsemcut by ta1Jury
is rendered as aforesaid proceed 20 locate
and establish such ditch, drain or wafer
course, as herein provided The costs and
compensation allowed eh y be paid out
Of the county treasury, from the general
fund, or remain deposited therein, subject
to the order Of such claimants
Sec g. This act shall take eEec, and be
in force from ana after It's passage.
Approved April y, 1850.
Published April q, 1856
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