Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-26
Published February Is, 1878. ]
CHAPTER 33.
Published February IS, 1881
CHAPTER "a.

AN ACT relating to highways and amendatory of
section sixty-six, chapter one hundred and fifty
to codify the laws of this state relating to high
ways and bridges"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section sixty-six of chapter one hun
dred and fifiy-two Of the general laws of 1869, is
hereby amended so to read as follows: Section &C.
All damages consequent upon laying out or altering
any highway anally settled upon, pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter and all lawful charges
against town for the services of any jury in the
assessment of damages, or for fees of any justice
constable provided for in this chapter, or for the
services of any commissioners appointed in the
manner herein provided, shall be laid before the
town board to be audited, and the amount allowed
shall the order of the supervisors, be paid by
the town treasurer out of any money in the town
treasury not otherwise appropriated; and if there
be no unapprOpriated money in the town treasury
from which said order orders can be paid it
shall be the duty of the supervisors to certify the
amount OF the order or orders made or issued
and unpaid to the town clerk of the town against
which such Indebtedness exists; and it shall be duty
of the town clerk with whom the certificate of the
Indebtedness aforesaid shall have been filed, to
sess the amount thereof, with interest thereon from
the date OF such order or orders to the time when
the warrant for the collection thereof will expire,
upon the taxable property of said town. placing the
same on the next assessment and tax roll; and the
same proceedings shall be had thereon, and the
same shall be collected and returned in the same
manner as other town taxes, and shall be paid to
the party parties entitled thereto: TOUjded, hOC
eOeT, JnaG Gne Town clerk snail not perform the Ou-
ties prescribed in this section when said indebted
ness so accrTing shall exceed one thousand dollars,
until first authorized by the qualified electors of
such town, at some legal town meeting. Whenever
the damages consequent upon the laying out or al
tering of the highways as finally settled upon, pur
suant to the provisions of this chapter, and all law
ful charges against the town for the services of
jury in the assessment of damages, for the fees
of any justice or constable provided for in this
chapter, or for the services of any commissioners
appointed in the manner provided for in this chap
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ed, and if the said town board shall neglect re-
fuse to audit the same, any person aggrieved by
such neglect or refusal may commence and prose-
cute an action in the proper county, before any
court having jurisdiction of the said town. and the
claimed against said town, for all sums to
which such person shall be entitled for ac-
count of such damages or fees prOUided, said road
has not been discontinued by an order made by the
board of supervisors of said town.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February Is, 1873.