River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-17

tuil value OF rhEN stray Ht Htaha " ~ ~"
recovered in the name Of said town tre' sGref he-
fore any Justice ~ peace in the county, and such
money 50 recovered shall be pait over a. Is now
~ 1yidsd by law.
torce from and after Us passage and publication.
Apurotod March z, 1874.
IPublIshcd March 7, 1871
CHAPTER iO7
Az Act relating to oribegzemenl by curriers' and
amendltory Of section 15 Of chapter ls5 q the
revised ptatute6,
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
Section l. Section twenty.eight of chapter one
hundred aud siSty-iye Of the Revised Statutes Is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following
prOyiuOns viz In an cases arising under this gee
ton, n the person accused shall lau 20 deliver any
money, goods, or other Property according 90 the
the directions Of the company or persons owning
the slme or having the legal control thereof or to
deliver tue same 10 such company or person on de-
mand IN either ease such failure shall be prcsump.
tive evidence that such accstd person is guilty Of
embezzlement or fraudulcnty converting to his
own ufe such money, goods or other property in
any aud every county ia this state into which or
through which the same had been carried or trans.
ported, or had been directed 10y the company or
person owning the same, or having the control
thereof, to be carried or transported by such ac-
cused person.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect Immediately.
Approyed March (, 1871.
published March q, 1871
CHAPTER 1G5.
An Aef to secure the safe navigation OF the Wis
c0nsin -iyeri
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre- en,ed
In senate and assembly, do enact o. follows:
SECTION l. Every person or rsons. corpora
tons, municipal or private, who now control or
maintain any dam or Bird e across the Wisconsin
river, shall, within nine months from aud after the
publication Of this act, construct at one side Of
the slide over such dam, and al each end Of the
span Of such bridge extended over the channel Of
said river, guide boom or Blooms and extend the
same up and diagoualIy across the river towards
the banks thereof, in such a manner and Of Fuff-
Gent length to secure tho safe passage Of an um-
Der and crafts over the slide OF such dams and
through the channel span Of bridges, aud each
boom shall be attached securely to a pier al the
upper end thereof. or 70 some other firm structure
Section ,. All dams and bridges hereafter built
across said flver shall have constructed Herewith
at the time Of their erection, the guide Blooms pro-
yided for IN the first section Of this act.
Section 3. Any person maintaining or control.
ling any dam or bridge across said river, or who
may hereafter build, either under any contract,
lease, or as tenant in common, or any occupancy
by which such person is liable 10 account In any
manner for the value Of the use thereof, shall, in
case the owner negects or refuses for nine months
after the publication Of this net to construct such
piers and booms, build t1em himself, and the cost
and expense thereof shah constitute a set-oh
against any clam for rent or claim for the there
action against the owner
Section 4. In all cases Of injury 10 property by
reason of neglect or refusal to make the piers and
boOms as herein provided. or in case such PIERS
and booms shall be so built as not 10 afford the
safety aud protection intended hereby, aud injury
to property thereby ensue the owner OF such prop
erty my recover treble damages therefor against
the owner and occupant of such dam or bridge,
jointly or severally, as he may elect and such
judgment may be enforced as a personal JUDGMENT,
and shall also, when dOCketed in the proper county,
dam, including its abutments and shore line, and
upon the mill and fixtures situate Herewith, and
upon such bridge and its approaches, whenever
owned by person or private corporation, and
such judgment may be enforced against such darn
or bridge by sale thereof as Is provided by law for
the sale of real estate.
Section 5. In all cases where injury TO person
loss Of limb or life occurs, caused by the neglect
or refusal to provide such piers aud guide booms
Or by the insufficient or defective construction
thereof, such person, his neirs OF widow, may
maintain an action against the owner and occupant
thereof, in the same manner and with the same
remedies beth as TO the action and TO enforcing
the judgment as il provided in this act for injury
TO personal property.
section 6. This act shall iiot IN anv manner be
construed so as to discharge or affect the liability
of persons owning or controlling any dam, bridge
other structure in or across said river for dam
ages, rs now determined 10y law, in respect to mat
tiers not herein provided tor nor shall tre proyis.
ions Of this act apply to any bridge upon said river
below Portage City, until channel span has been
established b. The government engineer who may
have control OF the improvement If said river
Section 7. This act shall be in force from and
after us passage and publication.
Approved March Z, 1914.