Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-03-09
Law. or w,.con.in.
Published February %, 1sTI.l

counties Railroad company.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin represen ted
In senate and assembly, do nact as follows:
sscr;oy /. Montgomery " Cothren, Samuel W.
Strong. Thomas Mcfarland, Richard l.. Read and
Gardner g. Neigs, OF Iowa county, and William
Ketcham, William McCo'kle, Daniel L. Downs, Ira
3. nasetine, 0eorgs Krouskop, Gilbert H. Laws and
Darwin D. Chandler OF kichlxnd county and their
associates and successors 10 the copper.
alton hereby created hereby constituted and de-
clared body corporate and polite, by the name
and style OF "the Iowa aud Kichland Counties Rail-
road Company" and by and under said corporate
name aud style shall have perpetual succession, and
shall have and eHjoy all and singular the rights.
powers, authority, privileges franchises and immu
mites ny and In this act expressly conferred and a
other such rights, powers, authority, privileges,
franchises and immunities necessary and prop.
10 the full and complete possession exercise aud
enjoyment Of those hereby expressly conferred and
the said corporation may make, have and = com
mon seal, and may alter break or renew the same at
pleasure, and by the corporate name aforesaid may
sue aud be sued, plead and be implicated. defend
and be defended, contract and be contracted With
take and hold estate, real and personal or mixed by
gift, purchase, devise or lease, and SELL lease and
convey the SINE, and generally, do and perform all
the acts and things which any corporation NAV law.
fully do and perform.
SEC. .. The corporation created by this act "a
hereby authorized and empowered to survey, locate
and construct, and perpetualy TO have, use enjoy
maintain and operate a railroad, with one or more
tracks or lines, over such routes as they may see t.
from the cit, OF Mineral Pon' to such point in the
valley OF the Baraboo river (by the way of Richanl
Centerl as the directors shall determine, with au.
thority to extent the same TO such point the line
OF the Milwnkee and st. Paul Railway or the West
Wisconsin Railway as the directors shall determine
SkC. 3. The company hereby created shall have
the perpetual right, power and authority to trans.
port take and carry property and persons upon their
said railroad by the power and force of It am of ami
mails or OF any mechanical or other power or of auy
combination Of them and to receive and store any
| in an " nf DOM h.., I,,,fIt
to make, instruct mainan and all such switch.
es turn outs, side tracks and connecting tracks
shall deem necessary; and also to construct erect
maintain and use all such depots, station hous,s
ware houses, car houses and shops, enaine houses
and all other building fixtures and things useful
for the accommodation Of said company and its roads
AID those using the same TO purchase m lnuftct.
ure and own rails CHAIRS spikes, engines cars ten
ders and all other things necessary and useful for
the construction or operation OF q railroad and TO
sell the And it shall aso have the power and
authority to operate its said road in connection with
any and all other railroads which may cross come
up to connect With the said road upon such terms
as shall be mutually agreed by aud between toe
said companies; and IL any line OF railroad sl.tu
have been surveyed and located or In part construct
ed along upon. OR nearly along or upon any part
of the proposed line of the railroad hereby author.
| lied the said company shall have power and ar.
hereby authorized, o make such arrangements far
| the purchase Of or consolidation connection With
such other line of railroad may be agreed upon by
aud between said company and the ner or op ncrs
of such ether line OF railroad surveyed located o.
partially constructed.
| SEC 4 The company hereby created shall also
have the right, power and authority construct It's
said road upon and along across under or over any
| pubic highway or any priva'e way road, stl Get
plankroad railroad If the same shall be he cessary
| but the said company shall restore such highway
private way, or.road, street, pankroad railroad
| 10 its former state or condition not ta impuir
the usefulness OF the same, lar the same can be
done consistently with the rights and privileges here
| by granted to the company hereby created. said
company shall have the further right power aud au
thorlty TO erect, maintain and use all the necessary
bridges for the OF its railroad any stream of
water or intercourse, at such point or points of
crossing the same AS they may locate the said rail
road with all necessary abu.ments, piers or other
structures foundations: pfo"tdsd, that such
bridges shall be constructed not to oosrucL or
embarrass the navigation Of any river or navigable
stream.
created, and 1t all have the right power and au
thority by its officers, engineers agents. servants
and work men, to enter upon any land for the pur
| puse Of exploring, surveying, Locating and deter
| mining the of said railroad; and when the
ga route any portion thereof, shall be deterlun
ed hg resolution adopted by its board OF directors
IL shall be laYful for the aforesaid company. and il
shan have the right, power and authority, 10y its Off
RS engineers agents, contractors, surveyors, SER
wants aud workmcn, at any time to enter upon take
| possess occupy and use any land along aud uclud,
| ng the line of said route, not exceeding one hun
dred eet in width 1t shall also be la full for said
com ,any and 1t shall have the right, power and au-
| hory al any time TO enter upon, take possess and
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uoe VI Wy s I,.t all -, a.,clra "a ~ , , ~
.h us Of said COMPANY, los She PURPOSES of erecting
| 1.not buildings, alton houses, machine shops
| fr.;,bt bo,,ses ware houses engine bauses or txt
ures or buildings OF any kind, ground about the
fr M kiny drains or far eiynr proprr direction to
w,ar cnuyes or for ,,,rec ing or changing IN. chan
nI NJ Wat courses or for the purpos. Of removing
| .nch sub.,a,ces and things as NAV endunger Oh
, or Interfere with the free use. of said road or
fr the purpose OF depositlng earth gravel or stone
ar far re n,,rpose of Obtain ny earth gravel stone
tmbcr or other materials for embank ments, sruct-
nras ar serstructures necessar. TO h CONSERVATION