Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-12

resented in senate and assembly, do en-
"a as follows -:
Section |. VIM. NJ. Dennis, Satter-
lee Clark, II. w. Lander, Samuel D.
Burchard, James b Smith, james
Densmore, Waldo Flint, Jacob S.
Bugh, and III. D. McCulloch. and sue
cessors and associates, who shall be-
come stockholders in the corporation
hereby created, in accordance with the
provisions of this act, shall be and they
are hereby created aud constituted
body corporate, by the name and style
of the Watertown and Lake Super
lor Railroad Company and by that
name shall have perpetual succession
be competent to contract and be con
tracted with, sue and be sued, iDplead
and be implicated, answer and be an
swered, defend and be defended in any
court whatever Ths said corporation
may make, and have common seal,
which it may make alter or renew at
pleasure it shall be capable of aequir
ing by deed, lease or othor conveyance
fee sample or any''less estate in lands
tenements or easements in the same,
and of conveying any such estate or
interest by deed, lease or other con-
yeyance, or of holding such estate or
interest, or any other estate necessary
for the use of said railroad, either real,
personal or mixed, and shall have and
enjoy all the privileges, franchises or
immuni,ies incident to corporation,
and may do and perform all and singu-
lar the acts and matters which to any
corporation it shall lawfully appeltain
to do and perform for the we'll being of
said corporation.
Sec. 2. The said company by this
act created is hereby authorized and
empowered to survey, locate and from
time to time alter, change and relocate
ESQ as not aterially to change the route)
and to construct and complete, perpet-
ually to have, use and enjoy, maintain
aud operate the said railroad, with one
or mere tracks or lines over and along
the following route, that is to say /:
beginning at WATERFOWL, a point on
the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road, running thence northwesterly by
the way of the village of Lowell, city
of Beaver Dam aud village of Fox
Lake, in the county of Dodge, and the
villages of Markesan and Princeton, in
the county of Green Lake, and thence
to some point on Lake Superior.
Sec 8. The company hereby created
shall have perpetual right, power and
authority to transport, take and carry
property and persons upon said rail-
road. by steam or other power, and to
receive and store away any property in
any of its depots or other buildings,
aud to make, construct, maintain and
use all such switches, turnouts, side
tracks, as it shall deem necessary, and
also to construct, erect and maintain all
such depots, station houses, warehouses
Cal. shops aud houses, engine houses
and all other buildings, fixtures and
things for the accommodation of said
company and its roads, and those using
the same. And said railroad company
shall have power to con meet its road
with any other railroad, and to operate
the same, or to run in connection with
any such railroad in such manner as
may De agreed upon between the
boards of directors of this company
and any such railroad. Aud any rail
road company or association, having &
railroad built or partly built, running
in the direction Of the line of railroad
which the railroad company hereby
created is authorized to construct and
| operate, which this company by this
act created shall agree to use or con.
meet with. is hereby authorized to make
such lease or sale to this company OF
corporation, perpetually or for limi
ted time, of the whole or any part OF
| their railroad SO constructed or partly
constructed together with the rolling
stock, machinery, buildings, tenements
or fixtures, and all other property, real
personal OR mixed, of the said company
or association, together with its fran
chises, rights, privileges and immuni.
ties, or to sell the same, and in consd
Grafton OF such lease or sale, to take
or receive such rents or payments as
may be agreed upon.
Sec. 4. The said company shall! have
the right, authority and power, and it
Is hereby authorized and empowered to
construct its railroad along and upon,
across, under or over any public or pri-
vate highway, road, street, plankroad
or railroad, if the same shall be necess
airy, but the said company shall put
such highway, road, street, plankroad
or railroad in such condition aud state
OF repair as not to impair or interfere
with Its free and proper use, and also
to erect and MAINTAIN all necessary
bridges for the use of their railroad
over any stream of water or water
course, at such points of crossing the
same as said road may be located, with
all necessary abutments, piers arches
and foundations.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be lawful for the
company hereby created, and it shall
have the right, power and authority, by
It's officers, engineers, agents, servants
aud horkmen, to enter upon any land
Tor the purpose Of exploring, surveying,
locating aud determining the routes of
said railroad, aud when the sad routes
or any portion thereof shall be deter.
mined by resolution adopted by it's
board OF directors, it shall be lawful FIR
sad company, aud it shall have the
right, power and authority, Gy its of
flceLs, engineers, agents, contractors,
surveyors, servants and work men, at
any time, to enter upon, take, possess,
occupy and use any lands along and iu
GLIDING the line Of said route, not ex
ceedng one hundred feet in width. 1t
shall also be lawful for said company,
and 1t shall have the right, power and
authority, at any time, to enter upon,
take, possess, occupy and use other
la dds beyond said linIts of ono bn,d,od