The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29

ner specified by the act of Congress and as here
city of Portage, but IN no other manner. Proyid-
1 ed, however, That when the Wisconsin Central
Railroad Company, either by itself or its assigns,
shall complete twenty consecutive miles OF road
south from Stevens Point, or twenty consecutive
miles north from Portage, it shall be the duty of
the governor of this state to issue certificate of
that fact, and the company shall be entitled to the
lands properly applicable to such section of twenty
/ miles of road; and to receive the lands accluing
1 ON any other section of its road then completed
north of Stevens Point, in accordance with the
agreement stipulation entered into between said
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company and the sec
Rotary of the interior; and when it shall have built
! a second section of twenty consecutive miles of
/ road. either south from Stevens Point or twenty
consecutive miles north from Portage, 1t shall be
entltld- to receive the aDds properly applicable to
that etction of twenty miles, and to receive the
/ lands accruing on any other section of twenty
| miles then completed north of Stevens Point and
shall be the duty of the governor of this state to
certify to the completion of this second section be
| tween Portage and Stevens Point, when it shall
have been thus completed And when it shall
have completed third section of twenty consecu-
! tive miles between stevens Point and Portage SO
aforesaid, it shall be entitled to the lands prop
erly applicable to such section, and to receive the
I lands accru1ng on any other section of twenty
| miles north OF Stevens Point then completed, and
the governor shall certify to the completion of this
third section when SO completed. And when it
shall have completed fourth section of twenty
consecutive miles, the remaining portion of the
IiAS USGN6cu OtSfCuS fOlut Portage, SUdlI DC
entitled to the lands properly accruing to said
fourth section, and to receive the lands aecruing
on all the sections of its road then completed or as
they may be thereafter completed. And the gov
trnor shall certify to the completion of this fourth
section when completed and also to the COM
pleton of each and every section OF twenty con-
secutive miles when completed and as provided by
law. NE$ @ae3 t# " 1s i@EA Gs 5-E5a9a 4a @sHT
Sec. 8. When the said railroad or any part there
of, between Portage City and Stevens Point, shall
be constructed and the Chicago and Superior Rail-
road Company shall have constructed road be-
tween Grand Rapids and some point intersecting
said line between Portage City and Stevens Point
then the Chicago and Superior. Railroad Company
shall have the right to it's trans said road
between said point of intersection and Portage
City: and the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
shall have the right to it's trains the road
between said point OF intersection and Grand
Rapids, under such reasonable regulations and
upon paying such reasonable compensation, as may
be just and equitable And if the said two railroad
companies cannot agree as to the regulations uns
der which each and both of said companies shall
run its trains the road of the other and to
the compensation which snail (shatD be paid there
for, then the railroad commissioners of the state
or such other parties may be mutually agreed
upon, shall make such regulations and fix such
compensation therefor, as they SHALL after hearing
the proofs and allegations of said parties, deem
just and reasonable, and both of said companies
shall be bound by such regulations and compensa-
tion SO fixed. as7EtirG at5 81 a94a sEssft 81
Sec A. 1t is hereby declared to be the true intent
and meaning of this act to allow the Wisconsin
Central ra lroad company to build it's line of road
between Portage and Stew MS Point on the most
direct and feasible route, and to receive the bal
ance OF the land grant conferred upon said COM
pany when it shall have ear ed it by so building
the road between Portage and Stevens Point, and
to ratify and confirm the stipulation entered into
between the secretary OF the interior and the Wis
consin Central railroad company, by Gardner
Colby its president, on the oath and 25th days of
March, 1874, as far as possible.
Sec. S. All acts and parts Of acts conflicting with
i nf oaf or hAr1 hwy In(
Sec. 6, This act shall take effect from ana after
its passage and publication.
App owed February 10, 1875.
Published February 20, 1851
CHAPTER "a.
AN ACT to require the several railroads in this
state to provide for the safety of passengers
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. All railroad companies in the state
who run passenger or other cars for the convey
ance of passengers therein, shall provide and have
placed in some conspicuous place in each so
used for the conveyance OF passengers, an with
handle ready tor use, together with hand saw.
Sec. 2. Any railroad company failing refusing
to comply with the provisions of the foregoing
section, shall be liable, conviction before any
justice of the peace through whose county such
road or any part thereof may run, to fine of
twenty-five dollars and costs of suit, for each aud
every day of failure or neglect to comply with
said section, one-hat of said fine to go to the in
former, beng the complainant against such road,
before any such justice of the peace, the other
half into the school fund of the county in which
such conviction may be had.
Sec. 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
thirty days from and after it's passage and pubCa-
ton.
Approved February II, 1875.
Published February "a, 1851 -.
CHAPTER AZ.
AN AoT providing for the correction of errors in
ant nd rtaio
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Whenever it shall be discovered by
any town, village or city clerk treasurer that
any parcel of land has been enormously described
on the tax-rol, or that two parcels of land
belonging to different individuals corpor ations
have been assessed together as the property of
individual or corporation on the tax roll of the
town, city or village of which he is clerk treas
urer, he shall notify the assessor and all parties in
terested, it residents of the county, by notice in
writing, to appear at the clerks Office, at some
time not less than five days thereafter, and correct
the assessment roll, by correctly describing any
parcel Of land enormously described, and by CIV
ing each parcel of land separately owned its proper
valuation; but the valuation given to separate
tracts, under this act shall not exceed be less
than the valuation given TO the same property
when the several parcels are assessed together.
Sec. .. When the assessment roll shall have been
so corrected, the clerk shall enter marginal note
on the ROLL stating when the correction was made
by the assessor, and if the taxes shall have been
extended against the property previously to the
making of the correction by the assessor it shall
be the duty Of the clerk to correct the tax roll in
the same manner that the assessment roll was
rected, and extend against each act the proper
amount of tax to be collected. -
Sec 3. From the determination of the assessor in
giving separate parcels of land their proper valua-
tion, under the provisions of this act, there shall
be no appeal but such valuation shall be taken
and held TO be just and correct, and shall be final.
Sec. A. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 20, 1875.
published February "a, 1851 .
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874,
entitled Gan act relating to railroads, express
and telegraph companies in the State OF Wiscon--
sin. Fs rf-. -. .sse---.r .-I --
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Section /. Section eight, of chapter two hundre
and seventy three of the laws CT 1874, entitled
An act relating to railroads. express and telegraph
companies in the State of Wisconsin,, is hereby
amended by striking from the seventh line of said
section, the words, " first day of May" and insert
ing in lieu thereof, the words son or before the
second Monday of February" and further. by
striking out of the ninth and tenth lines thereof,
the words 'tnext convening after said appoint
ment," and writing in place thereof, the words ''in
session at the time of such appointment" SO that
said section when amended, shall read as fol-
lows: Section 8. he governor shall. or before
the first day OF May, 1874 by and with the cSUsent
of the senate, appoint three railroad commits SION
erS, one tor term OF one year, one for term OF
two years. and one for term Of three years, whose
term of Office shall commence on the first day Of
May, and shall each year thereafter, on or before
the second Monday of February, appoint one rail-
road commissioner for the term OF three years,
said railroad commissioners to be confirmed by
the senate in session at the time of such appoint
ment, but no person owning any bonds stock, on