Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-04-19
LOCAL LAW.


AN ACT 10 amend chapter 1913 Of the private and oca
laws Of 1902 entitled ''au act TO incorporate the
Military Ridge and Grant county Central railway
company"
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented IN
senate and fremblv, 30 enact as follows:
section l. Section one of chapter 423 Of the private
and local LAVE of the 1863, entitled ian act On
Incorporate the Military Ridge aue Grant county Cen
tl railway company, is hereby amended to read
IA follows Section T. Nelson Dewey william Hum.
yAtey, II. A, W. &cNair, II. Eastman, W. y Dewey >.
q. Holloway, D. T. Parker, g. Al. Costes, W. W Field,
=" o. Ihom4n, Jefferson f,eWey, John Carpenter, Jo-
scph Allen, john Monteith, James Thomas nd Robert
handler ana such Others persons may become
associated with hem are hereby created body ccrpo-
rate and polite and by the OF the Military Ridge
and Grant county Central railway company and by that
name shall be, and are hereby made capable in law 10
purchase. hold aud enjoy aud 10 retain 10 them and
their euccessors lands, tenements aud Entertainments
rs sr A. may be necessary for tue purpose of sad rail-
ioaI, ~. Wy sue 20 .eu' grant, rent, and ~ any
manner % dispose OF y contract and be contracted
with, "uc anu be- sued, plead and be upeaded
ana be answered unto, defend and Le desroded and
also make and use n common seal and the same to
alter, hreak aud 81 pleasure aud n ~
persona named IA tire frs section OF this act sbold e
or refuse or NEGLECT to execute the powers, and dis
charge the d0tes hereby created and enoined IL snail
be tho tuty Of the remaining persons lereinbefore
named or majority of them, 10 perform the dnties
required hy this net
Sea- Fiat section Is OF tie aforesaid chapter 423
OF The ptyrte and local laws Of The year 6s hereby
amended su os to resd follows: Sectisn Is Ii
shall b. lawful and authority ishereby given, to any
town. city or village along through which or sliacent
20 Any 81 The lines OF railway hereby authorised to be
located and constructed except towns within the coun
~ o. Iowa 10 subscribe 90 the capital stock Of SAID
rsWh} company, ana paying for the same il money,
and lsyipg special tex 10 raise money for such pur
pose, OF By issuing orders nr bonds both said com.
pany IN pcYment for said stock, and Lowing taxes 10
paw this iutere such orders and bonds ~ il Rccres
anG tn establish sinking fund for the gradual re.
dempiio1 and ultimate full payment Of such orders
ana bonds a. maturity, aud for these purposes the
board supervisors such towns the board OF trus.
tees OF an such village, and the common council Of
such cities, respectively and oyersy shall have pow or
20 heguNa " Ma arrange me terms and conditions
upon which such stock shall he subscribed To enter
into al proper contracts with said company IN relation
20 the same, snd TO adopt such ordinances and repna
tone pertaining thereto 70 the taxes 10 he levied
under this act. nay be exp.ient and trouer anil
consistent with law preceded tbat before any sncb
stock shall be subscribed for by any such toNn ya,-e
or city, The question of subscribing sny such stock
shall be Submitted 10 vote OF the electors thereof
respective ~ rs hereinafter provided.
see 3. That section 10 IL said chauter & bertlv
amended so a. 20 tead as follows Section 10. Upon
application OF ten freeholdefs filed with the town. vii
lNge or ey clerk u SHAH be The duty OF the aufhori-
ties thereof hereinhetore meutoneC TO call speeisl
election 90 determine the question whether such tow
village city, the case NAV be, shall subscribe 10
the capital stock Of said railway company, in the
prescribed in the preceding section OF this act
Such election shall be called, notice thereof shall DO
given, IA" form OF ballot shall be prescribed. and al
regulations relating 70 tho te determined By tile
proper authorities herCinhetore mentioned of such
towns villages snd cities that the question be fairly
submitted 50 vote OF the electo In case at any
such election the majority OF votes shall o. against
subscribing {" sueh stock, the proper authorities may
afterwards. upon application rs above specified, call
another election 1pon the subject, aud the same
sha be conducted IN like manner pr0ptdsd there shall
be no more tnau one such election the same half
SEC 4 Iaat section 20 of said chapter i hereby
amended so az % read follows section 20. II 81
any election authorized by tn act any such town.
vintage or city shall vote 10 favor OF subscribing TO such
stock BY majority OF the votes cast at such elect ion
men The authorities thereof shall have and exercise in
'he'f discretion the powers conferred upon them
sPeehcN oy section eighteen s) Of this act, and all
eonuacs made by them by VIRTUE thereof shall be valid
Nn4 en'o ee'7e according 70 the rue crest intent
aus meaning thereof
seS ,. iti' act shall take esc; aul be in force from
Aud after ats passsage.
Approved March 10, 1870.