Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-03-27
UEHrss,S EEFENSE.

from faklDg any n0tlce ihtFeoi uh''i
these charges should have assumed such
shape as that | could respond thereto IN
teliigibly and concisely. They can, |
think, lie resolved into two distinct prop
osl,ionS; the first Of which | shall now
answer, and which is That | was OPP
posed TO bill NJ. .09, entitled, "a hiii to
authorize the toan 0. Mineral Point to
settle aud compromise IL railioad n
deatedness, and 50 tried 20 amend Ii
that the hil 'yonld he ruined
Before undertaking to sag anything
relative to Hi. charge, tbi:.k it proper
to give the Biil, which is as follows:
\ BILL to authorize the town Of Mineral
Point to compromise and settle lis i;.I!foad
Indebtedness.
lie psople Of tie Site Of " seoasia, repre-
s,.teyl il. .>e5tate AID .4ssembg DO e4aet IS
.toioaS:
Section 1. For the purpose of compromls-
ing and settling the claims FOR Ia!ifoad indebt-
edne>s against the town OF Mineral ro'Et,
based and funded upon boUd- heretofore ia-tca
b. ti- Town Of Mineral Point, 10 n'd i'll The
construction Of tiie .asIeTai Point haAfo1d,
by authorisy cE ~ act - authorize the cOGh-
tics ard towns through H-lcn tle Mineral
Point Railroad passes 10 aid "a Its cGEetrue-
ton, approved March -3d, 1893, and " hlc2
indcbt~d,.ge- may at he une % couipIoH!io-
iag or setting the same, b1 represented u
Juna-, coapons, jGdgmt MIS-, orders, OF decreeo
rendered msdc upon he sAi1e, IL shall oe
lawful tor the boaIt OF supervisors OF saio
town 81 Mineral Point, IN concert with tie
common council Cf The cay 81 Mineral Point,
to cUmprofnls- or settle the SAID c.alIhs or n
dcbledncos upon such Terms ana toiGltione ~
| 10 them -hau seem most advantageous ana
( beneficial to said toan ana CITY, proceeding
| therein hereinafter provided.
Section D. Al tic Iirst meeting after the
annual meeting III \. d, 1913, Or rs soon
/ tE>c;f er Is may he, the board Ct supervisors
! Of said town shat! ~ al order CT resolution
! - be entered upon il, records, appoint Fal-
rOa bond committee. consisting 81 lU&r per
| .ois no siIj!i be selected from, and be
| principal irceAodeg-, aX-layer., voters, and
/ residents of said iown; the said committee
! NAY De- oy The said board OF supervisors n
! !js dl-crclIUH changed IRON iI:he 10 TIRE,
! either ia whole OF in aa L, and said board shall
/ III an yaIcaHCie> which MAJ occur IA >all
committee, by death, resignation, or removal
! from Tue town, record thereof being always
/ kept 60 a. 10 show what persons compose
! said committee.
| Sec:ior 3. Whenever the owner Of any Of
said indebtedness or claims .Ldll have agreed
| with the sand board OF supervisors and tue
/ common council OF said city Of Mineral P0iat,
| o
/ in writing shall uc made aud signed by the
I parties making said agrecment which shall
! distinctly state that what : agreed 10 tee set
! tied, the terms Of settlement agreed upon,
1 both As to amount, mode aad manner OF pay
! mcnt. The sand agreement aiiall then be SUD
/ m.ttcd to said railroad bond committee APP
pointed rs aforesaid, acting with Il similar
/ committee OF seven from the city Of Mineral
/ Point. The said committees eha!l meet to-
/ GeaiAgr TO consider the same, and they shall
/ endorse Oh the said agreement, IN writing
! over their own signatures, their approval or
! dlsappToyal thereof, aud return the same 10
| the common cOunci! OF laid city II the said
! agreement is approved 10y a majority OF the
/ wasit OF said mmittCe, the same shall be
! fulfilled by he parties making the same. but
| II said agreement sh;A be ci>approycd hy q
majority Ui The Whole II said committee, ii
/ rhal! MOI be carried cut as fulfilled, but shall
/ be null and Void.
Section /. For the purpose Of fulfilling and
| CON aIumdliu- any agreement SO made and so
| approved The aid board Of supervisors OF
sad town of Mineral Point shah, Tor the res
| pec-iyc share ana proportion of said time OF
any euch settlement and agreement, have
power 10 Issue bond, with interest coupons
attached, rfymias0TN notes, orders or drafts
( I1l such sum or sum~, to such person or per
! SONS, or corporations, bearing such rate or
j rates Of interest, payable both a. to principal
or interest, ar such time or times, place or
/ places. to ORDER or bearer, may be neccs-
/ saTv To fulfill said agreement, or shall have
( power to ~tLua.tt and agree with the holder
! uI uuv az sand Indebtedness, who may have
/ the same 10 Judgment, 10 pay certain sum
and interest thereon INTO the court where the
/ Judgment or decree may be, in satisfaction of
/ The same, the creditor being permitted to hold
/ the Judgment a. security lJF the tutiiIment Of
tuc stipulation t!o said stipulation must be
paced ON record IN said court, ana must also