Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
IF building such road and the said city of Portage

of building such road and the said city of Portage
shall be deemed the point of commencement, and
the company shall be entitled to land in the man.
ner specified by the act of Congress- and, as here
in provided, as the road progresses from the said
CITY of Portage but IN other manner. ProVid-
ed. however, That when the Wisconsin Central
Railroad Company either by itself or it's 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 TACT and the company shall be entitled to the
lands properly applicable to such section of twenty
miles of road and to receive the lands accruing
on any other section of its road then completed
north of Stevens Point. in accordance with the
agreement or stipulation entered into between said
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company and the
retary 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, it shall be
entitled to receive the lands properly applicable to
that section OF twenty miles, and to receive the
lands accruing any other section of twenty
miles then completed north Of Stevens Point; and
it 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 1T 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 10 such section, ana TO receive the
lands accruing on any other section of twenty
miles north OF Stevens Point then completed, and
the governor shall certify to the completion of this
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shall have completed fourth section Of twenty
consecutive miles, or the remaining portion Of the
line between Stevens Point and Portage iG shall be
entitled to the lands properly accruing to said
fourth section, and to receive the lands accrUing
on all the sections of its road then completedsOr as
they may be thereafter completed. And the gov
ernor shall certify to the completion Of this fourth
section when SO complete and also to the COM
petlon OF each aud every section of twenty con-
secutive miles when completed and as provided by
law
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 trains said road
between said point of intersection and Portage
City: and the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
shall have the right to its 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 to the regulations I'M
der which each and both of said con panies shall
run Its trains over the road of the other and to
the compensation which snail (shdlO be paid there
for, then the railroad commissioners of the state
or such other parties as may be mutually agreed
upon, shall make such regulations and fix such
compensation therefor. 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-
ton so fixed.
Sec. l. It is hereby declared to be the true intent
and meaning of this act to allow the Wisconsin
Genital ra lread company to build its line of road
between Portage and Stevens 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
betwes the secretary OF the interior and the Wis
eonsn Central railroad company, by Gardner
Colby. its president, the oath and 25th days Of
March, 1874, as far as possible.
Sec. D. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions OF this act are hereby repealed.
Sec g. This act shall take effect from ana after
its passage and publication.
Approved February 10, 1875.
- Published February "a, 1851
CHAPTER At.
An ACT providing for the correction Of errors in
assessment and tax rolls IN certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact "a follows:
Section 1. Whenever it shall be discovered by
any town, village or city clerk or treasurer that
any parcel of land has been enormously described
on she tax-rol, that two more parcels Of land
belonging to different individuals or corpor ATOMS
have been assessed together the property of one
individual or corporation the tax roll of the
town. CITY village of which he is clerk or treas
urer, he shall notify the assessor and all parties
tereSted, if 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
pdEceI Oh OSScrlDeQ. ana Dy CIV
ing each parcel Of land separately owed its proper
valuation; but the valuation given to separate
tracts, under this act shall not exceed nor be less
than the valuation given to the same property
when the several parcels assessed together.
Sec 2. 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 cor
rected, and extend against each tact the proper
amount of tax to be collected.
Sec 3. From the detern nation 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. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 20, 1878.
published February q, 1851
CHAPTER SO.
An ACT to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874,
entitled San act relating to railroads, express
and telegraph companies in the State of Wiscon-
sin.