Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-25

of acres granted to each, and upon the presenta-
ton to the state treasurer of satisfactory proof that
the said Chicago and Northern Pacific Air Line
Railway Company has completed twenty miles of
its railway between said point of intersection and
the west end of Lake Superior, as required by this
act, it shall be the duty of such treasurer and he is
hereby directed to pay over to said company so
much of said moneys collected from trespasses as
shall be apportioned to it. A I
Section IL All lands conveyed to said Chicago
and Northern Pacific Air Line Railway Company by
the state, i'll pursuance of this act shall be subject
to taxation from the date of the conveyance there
Of by the state.
Section H. The said Chicago and Northern Pa
citic Air Line Railway Company shall within sixty
days from and after the passage OF this act. file
with the secretary of state resolution duly adopted
by its board of directors accepting this grant upon
the terms and conditions herein contained, and
shall also, within said sixty days give to the State OF
Wisconsin such security for the completion of that
portion of its railway lying between said point of
intersection and the west end of Lake Superior, in
accordance with the provisions of said acts of con-
gress and this act, as shall be required by the gov
Provided, however, that said security shall
be of no force effect until congress shall have
passed act renewing said grants or extending the
time for the construction of said road, or until it
shall have been decided by the supreme court of
the United States that the present title of the state
is absolute and indefeasible; and upon the failure
of said company to file said resolution and to give
said security within the time hereinbefOre limited,
this act shall be of effect so far as it grants to
said company any interest in or right to said lands.
Section Is. If said Chicago and Northern Pacific
Air Line Railway Company shall fail to file said res
oution and to give said security, provided in the
preceding section, then said lands shall vest in the
North Wisconsin Railway Company, upon that COM
pany filing with the secretary of state resolution
of it's board of directors and executing and dev-
ering to the state treasurer bond, required by
section four of this act and in case the said North
Wisconsin Railway Company shall fail to file such
resolution and to execute and deliver such bond
within twenty days after the forfeiture of it's rights
| to said lands by the said Chicago and Northern
Pacific Air Line Railway Company, then it shall be
the duty of the governor the agent of the state
to proclaim forfeiture by said company of all its
right and privileges under this act, and thereupon
any other railway company that shall first, after
said proclamation, file with the secretary of state
resolution of its board of directors accepting said
grant upon the terms and conditions of said acts of
congress and of this act, and shall deposit with the
state treasurer security to be approved by the gov
ernor to construct said road in accordance with the
provisions of said acts of congress and OF this act
shall succeed to the rights and privileges herein
condtionally granted to said Chicago and Northern
Pacific Air Line Railway Company, as fully as
though this act had in the first instance applied to
| said company.
Section IA. Any person who prior to the first
| day of January, 1874, may have settled upon any
quarter, subdivision less than quarter section
| of said lands and improved the same farm, and
| who has since continued to reside thereon and oc-
cupy the his home, may on proving such
settlement, improvement and continued residence,
acquire the title to the by paying to the state
treasurer of Wisconsin,, for the use of said North
Wisconsin Railway Company, the sum of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre for such land, such
proof and payment to be made within year
| from the passage of this act.
Section 15 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March 4, 1874.
Published March:17, 1871
| CHAPTER 229.
AN Act to authorize Counties towns, cities and
villages to levy tax for the building and aiding
in the building and construction of bridges i'll
certain cases and to issue bonds in aid thereof.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
| in senate.and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Any county, town, city or village
bordering upon any Of the navigable rivers of this
state, meandered streams or rivers, are hereby
auho rized to vote and levy tax not to exceed two
per centum the assessed valuation of the prop
erty in such county, town, city village as the
same appears from the last assessment roll rolls
in such county, town, city village for the pur-
pose of building, erecting, constructing or main
tanning bridge across such navigabe or meander-
ed stream river, for the purpose of aiding in
the construction, building and maintaining such
bridge.
Section q Any county, town, city or village in
this state is hereby authorized to issue the bonds
to exceed two per cent upon the last assessed valu
ton of the property in such county, town, city
village for the purpose of constructing building or
aiding in the construction building of bridge
across any navigable river meandered stream or
river wholly or in part within such county, town,
city or village, or bordering thereon: Provided,
d
purpose in the county, town, city or village then
bonds for such purpose shall not be issued for an
amount exceeding the difference between such tax
and two per cent. the net assessed valuation of
| the property in such county, town, city village.
Section g. No tax shall be levied or bonds issued
for the purposes herein provided for, by any
ty, town, city or village of this state, without the
consent and vote of majority of the county board
| of supervisors of the county, the town board of
supervisors of the town, the board of aldermen of
the city, or the trustees OF the village as the case
may be- and not until the same shall have been
authorized by majority vote of the electors voting,
OF such county, town. city or village, as the case
| city village, at a special meeting in such
county, town. city village, called specially for the
purpose of considering the voting and levying of
| such tax, or the issuing of such bonds.
| Section 4. All bonds issued by any county, town.
city or village under the provisions of this act shall
be signed by the chairman of the board of super
visors of the county town that issues the same,
the mayor of the city and president of the village,
and countersigned by the clerk of the county, town.
city or village, as the may be, and issued in
sucn denomination, for such time, and at such rate
of interest not to exceed ten per cent, may be
determined by said board of supervisors, board of
| aldermen or trustees.
Section 5. All taxes levied by any county, town,
city village under the provisions of this act for
the purpose herein provided for, shall be levied and
collected IN the same manner as county, town, city
and village taxes are levied and collected by law
| spectively.
Section 6. Every county, town, city village
which shall issue bonds in pursuance of the provis-
| loHs OI ILLS act, snail De uaDle IN law TO pay al
maturity, the principal and interest upon all such
bonds issued by it, and every such county, town,
city village shall annually levy and collect tax
on all taxable property therein for the payment of
all moneys to become due upon such bonds, princi-
pal or interest, and the moneys raised shall be
kept separate fund and strictly applied to that
purpose .., =.. -. .a II
| Section Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
| Approved March 10, 1874.
Published Marchi17 ,.1S74l d..
| CHAPTER.-255.
AN ACT in relation to building town halls.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. The qualified electors in the several
townships in this state hereby authorized to de-
feminine hx vote at any LEGAL town meeting