The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
Published March 9, 1875.
CHAPTER I69
AN ACT to authorize municipal CORPORATIONS to aid
in the construction of railroads.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

AN ACT TO authorize municipal COrEOratI0nS TO AID
in the construction of railroads. s=
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Any county, town, Incorporated city
or village in this state, is hereby authorized and
empowered, and mayaid IN the construction of any
railroad to be constructed to, through or near to
Such county, town or incorporated city or village
as follows: The said corporation and the railroad
company may agree upon the terms upon which
such aid shall be granted in the same manner is
provided in chapter enc hundred and eightY-two,
OF the laws OF 1872, and the acts amendatory
thereof, except that it shall be provided in said
agreement that said aid shall consist in tax, not
exceeding in amount five per centum Of the valaa-
ton Of the taxable property therein, as the same
shall appear upon the last previous assessment roll
or as fxed by the last previous board of state
equalization, in Of county proposing to grant
such dand in case such agreement shall be made,
an election shall be held as provided IN said chap
ter one [hundred] and eig lty-two of the laws of
1872, md of majority of the legal voters who |
shall vote at such election, shall vote for the rail-
road proposition tax to the amount of aid so
voted shall be entered upon the next asses sment
roll for such county, town, city village, in sep
aHate column and the same shall be collected in all
respects as the other taxes, but shall be kept sepa-
rate, and the money collected shall be paid over to
sueh railroad company; and in case such railroad /
TAX levied and assessed upon any piece parcel of
land shall not be paid, but such land shall be sold
for the non payment of taxes thereon, including
the tax for railroad aid. The said company shall |
have the right to purchase at the tax SALE any such
lands which shall be sold for the non payment of |
taxes, including the tax for railroad ad and have
the price bid therefor applied on payment of the
aid 50 voted, and in any land shall DE bid in
by the county which VAS sold for non-payment of
s&iu railroad aid tax, including other taxes said
company shall have the right to select and have
enuuFsed and transferred to them sufficient /
Auht OF such certificates of sale to make up the T
ne9i OF aid SO voted. 1t being the intent and
stI OF this act that such company shall be en-
10 the proceeds of such tax voted and assess
oresald whether in money collected GER
tntaSes OF sale to the amount of the aid so voted
ou' me same shall in event be indebtedness
the part of such pr~ sol
voting aid, and nothing herein contained shall be
taken or deemed to create any liability on the part
of such county, town, city or village to such COM
affect said chapter one hundred and eighty-two, Of
the laws of 1872, or any act amendatory thereof
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 3, 1875.