Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-31

company aud the municipality subscribing such
AID, meaning and intending hereby only to change
SAID act, approved March Is, A. D 1872, so as to
authorize the receiving Of first mortgage bonds by
municipal corporations subscribing aid to narrow
gauge railroads, in lieu of the stock of such COM
pany, the better to secure such municipalities
against any possibility of loss in subscribing aid TO
marrow gauge railroad companies.
sec. ). And to further secure the people against
rates OF freight and passenger fare, all
railroad companies, before asking aid under this
act, shall by resolution of their board of direct
ors, Tx tue maxlmtm rate Of passenger fares and
rates OF freight OF all classes. to be charged by such
company Tor the period of ten years from tie date
OF such resolution; Provided The passenger fare
and rate OF freight SO fixed shall at no time exceed
the rates h1ed by the laws of this state; and such
company shall cause such resolution to be recorded
III the recorders office of each county in this state
through which their road shall pass and the rates
| and fares 80 fixed shall be binding upon such COM
pany, Its successors or assigns, for The time 30
fixed in such resolution That is to saw such com
pany snail not exceed such maximum rate as deter
mined by their resolution, but may at their OPTION
lower or reouce either passenger fare rates upon
lTelenI, anu sucn resolution by the railroad
pany shall be made part the proposition to and
agreement with, the municipality subscribing aid
to said company.
county, town. Incorporated city Incorporated viii
lage subscribing aid to narrow gauge railroads I'M
der TINS act SHALL from year to year, and each year
for the period OF ten UU) years, in proportion to
the aid each municipality shall subscribe for the
capital stock of such railroad, receive from the
state treasurer the money paid to the state by the
railroad so aided for license or tax
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the proper officer
OF each municipality Subscribing aid to narrow
gauge railroads under his act, at the time of js-
SUNG their bonds to the railroad company, in pay
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pany, to forward to the state treasurer statement
showing the number of each bond date par value,
interest IL bears, ard when payable And it shall
be the duty Of the state treasurer to keep record
Of the same in book kept for that purpose in his
Office and each year for the period of ten years
from the Gate OF such bonds, and immediately
upon receiving the license tax money froIa the
railroad company aided, to ascertain the amount
due each municipality, upon the basis of the
amount subscribed by each municipality in aid of
such company, and shall pay the amount so ascer-
tanned to the proper officer of each municipality
taking therefor his receipt. Provided, No county
city, town, village, school district or other munich
pal corporation, shall grant to said railroad compa-
MES an amount, including exciting indebtedness,
in the aggrt gate exceeding five per centum on the
value OF the taxable property therein, to be ascer-
tanned by the last assessment for state and county
taxes previous to the ineurrinR Af such indebted
ness.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 2, 1875.
Published March II, 1851
CHAPTER 1919.
AN AoT to provide for the punishment of selling
prize packages containing money or other yaua-
bic things and the selling of photographer GER
tain cases,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Any person selling or Offering for sale
any package or packages, commonly known prize
packages, at price greatly in excess OF the real
vaue thereof on the representation of the party
selling or Offering for sale, said packages, that said
packages, or some of them, contain money! or
Jewelry, or other valuable thing, check or Or
der for money, or jewelry, other valuable thing,
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not less than five dollars more than fifty dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
ing thirty days.
Sec. q ANY person selling Offering for sale any
photograph or picture at price greatly in of
the real value thereof the representation of the
party so selling Offering for sale said photo
graphs or pictures that there is sum of money or
other valuable ching named the back of said
photographs or pictures, some Of them, which
will entitle the purchaser thereto, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction there
OF shall be punished by fine of not less than five
dollars more than fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 3. Justices of the peace and police justices
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit
court in all cases mentioned in the foregoing
tons.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
Approved March 4. 1875.
Published March II, 1851
CHAPTER 24S.
AN ACT relating to the fencing of railroads
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section !. All railroad companies in this state,
whose roads have been in operation two years or
more in carrying goods and passengers over the
same over any portion of such roads, are hereby
the construct the
necessary farm crossings and cattle guards, when
ever said roads or portions thereof have been so
running through inclosed lands, or through lands
hat may hereafter be inclosed.
Sec. 2. Any owner or occupant of such inclesed
land, or lands that may hereafter be inclosed, if
the railroad company, whose track runs through
such lands. refuses neglects to comply with the
requirements OF the foregoing Section may give
notice i'll writing to such company to fence it's
road so running through his premises, and to con-
struct the necessary farm crossings and cattle
guards thereon, and if such company, after being
notified, shall refuse neglect for the space OF
six months to fence its road and to construct the
necessary farm crossings and cattle guards, it shall
be liable to pay to the owner or occupant Of such
premises the sum of ten dollars for each and every
train Of for each locomotive that may there
after pass through such premises and over such
road, to be recovered in action of trespass
against the railroad company offending.
Sec. 3. The notice mentioned in the foregoing
section shall be signed by the person owning &C.
cupying the land, and shall contain description
Of the premises owned occupied and may be
served on the president, general manager, ,su-
parintendent of such road, Or on any agent having
charge OF station on such road, by leaving copy
thereof with any of said officers.
Sec. 4. Upon the trial of any action arising IN
der this act against each railroad company it shall
not be necessary for the plaintiff to prove owner
ship Of the land, but the proof CT possession of
the premises shall be deemed sufficient to entitle
him to sustain such action.
Sec. 5. Every justice of the peace shall have con
current jurisdiction with the circuit court of the
county wherein such action may arise against any
railroad company not complying with the provis-
ions ct this act.
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts contravening the
provisions Of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage aud publication.
Approved March 4, 1875.
Published March -, 1875.
CHAPTER 1874.
AN ACT to amend chapter 152, of the general laws
of 1869, entitled, tan act TO codify the laws OF
this state, rel ting to highways and bridges"
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Any person who shall consider him
self agrieved by any determination of the coEcmis-
sioners appointed by justice of the peace of any
adjoining town, or the supervisors Of any town,
| either in laying out, altering discontinuing or
in refusing to lay out, alter or discontinue any
highway in this state, may, within thirty days
aft tharof from, n