The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-25
" ACTS OF GENERAL INTEREST. !.
published Feb. i2. 1851


35s, Of the Private and Local Laws OF 1856, en-
titled An act to incorporate the Portage 4
Superior Railroad Company and to execute tn.
| trust created by an act 0f Congress entitled
An act granting lands to AID In the construc
ton Of certain railroads in the State of Wiscon
sin approved May S, las4-approved Apri
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. repre-
senied in Senate and Assembly, do enact y
follows:
sKcrioN I. Sec. three t9 of Chap. thre,
local laws OF 1856 entitled An act to fncorporat.
the Portage q Superior Railroad Company ant
TO execute the trust created BY an act Of Congress
entitled An act granting lands TO aid IN tine con
struction of certain ralreads In the State Of Wis
| consin' approved May s. iS64-approvec Apri
8 lsS6-is hereby amended SO - TO read as follows
Sec. 3. The company hereby created is author
lied and required to locate and construct the
line of road authorized by tais act to be con
strueted from the said city Of Portage, IN Colcm
bia County, TO Stevens Point. IN Portage County
on the rno~t direct feasible route. and thence te
Bayfield, and to Superior, on Lake Superior.
| SEC. 3 Sec. eight ts) Of sale Chap three hun
dred and sixty two (36!J is hereby amended n
| TO read follows: Sec. &. The company here
by created shall commence the construction o.
it's railroad at the aforesaid city of Portgage and
| for the purpose of estimating amount OF lands
to which said company may q entitled on &C
| count of bnilding such roae. the said city o.
Portage shall be deemed the lint of commence
the manner specified by the act Of Con
| gress. and, as herein provided. as the road
progresses from the said city OF Portage, but
| That when the Wisconsin Central Railroad
I 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 applic able to such ection of TWEEN
! ty miles of road, anC to receive the lands accru
| ing any other section of fitsroad then completed
north OF Stevens Point in accordance with the
| MT he Weeu
| said Wisconsin Central Railroad Company and the
1 Secretary of the INTERIOR and when IL shall have
4 built a second section of twenty consecutive
miles of road, either eouth 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, I.d
to receive the lands accruing on any other sec
| tion of twenty miles then completed north OF
| Stevens Point; and II shall be the duty OF the
\ Governor of this State to certify to the compile
| ZION of this second section between Portage and
4 S.evens Point when 1t shall have been thus com.
| pleted. And when it shall have completed o
| third section of twenty consecutive miles be.
tween Stevens Point and Portage, 20 as afore
said, il shall be entitled to the lands properly
4 applicable TO such section, and to receive
| the lands accruing on any other section OF
J twenty miles north OF Stevens Point then com
pieted- and the Governor shall certify to The com
pletion of this third section when SO completed
And when il shall have compietcd fourth sec
| tion of twenty consecutive miles, or the remain
| ing portion of the line between Stevens Point
and Portage, 1t shall be entitled to the lands
properly accrunG to said fourth section. and to
receive the lands accruing on all the sections OF
| its road then completed they may be there.
| after completed. And the Governor shall certify
| to the completion of this fourth section when Sc
| completed, and also to the completion OF each
| and every section of twenty consecutive miles
when completed and as provided by law.
| SEC. 3. When the said railroad or any part
thereof, between Portage City and Stevens Point,
| shall be constructed and the Chicago & Superior
| Railroad Company shall have constructed q road
| between Grand Rapids and some point intersect-
| ing SAID line between Portage City and Stevens
Point. then the Chicago u superior Railroad
| Company shall have the right to run its trains
over said road between said point of intersection
| and Portage City; and the Wisconsin Central
Railroad Company shall have tie right to run It's
trains over the road between said point of inter
| section and Grand Rapids, under such reason
able 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 ua Ter whith h each and both
| of said companies shall run its trains over the
road of the other ana as to the compensation
| which shall (shaiD be paid therefor. then the
Railroad Commissioners ofthe State, or such other
| parties as may be mutually agreed upon, shall
make such regulations and fix such compensa
| tion therefor they shall, after hearing the
proofs and allegations of said parties, deem jus
and reasonable, and both of safs companies shal
| be bound by such regulations and compensation
| SO fixed.
| Skc 4. 1t is hereby declared to be the true in
tent and meaning of this act to allow the Wiscon
| sin Central Rair ad Company to build its line o
road between Po tage and Stevens Point on the
most direct and feasible route and to receive
| the balance of the land-grant conferred upon
said company when ii shall have earned IL by
so building the road between Portage anc
Stevens Point and to ratify and confirm the stipu
lation catered into between the Secretary Of the
| Interior and the Wisconsin Central Railroad Com
papy by Gardner Colby. its President, on the
| oath and 25th days of March, 1874, as far pos
sible.
| SEC 5. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act are hereby re
| pealed.
SEC 6. This act shall take effect from and afte1
| its passage and publication.
Approved Feb. 10. 1875. COPY.
Published Feb. Is, 1875.
CHAPTER 9.
! AN ACT to establish court in Brown County
| with limited civil and criminal jurisdiction il
| certain cases.
| sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol
| lows:
| SECTION /. There is hereby established court
| in and for the county Of Brown having the juris
dction and subject to the Limitations hereinafter
prescribed. to be styled The Second County
| Court for Brown County"
| SEC 3 There is hereby conferred upon the
| court hereby established Jurisdiction in all civ
| actions where the amount in controversy shall
not exceed five thousand dollars. both as TO mat
| tiers o. law and equity equal to and commensurate
with the Circuit Courts of this State, and also eX
| elusive appellate Jurisdiction in all cases of ap
| peal from Justices of the Peace: Prorided, ho,c
1
| strued to confer criminal Jurisdiction on said
| court, except as hereinafter provided.
! SEC. 3. Forthe purpose of determining whether
| the amount in controversy does not exceed sale
sum of $500 the complaint in any action in sait
court must allege that said amount does not ex
| ceed said sum, and unless the answer denies sucf
| allegation and alleges that the 8 aid amount ex
| ceeds said sum the objection to the jurisdiction
| on account of the said amount exceeding SAID
| sum shall be deemed waived and the court sh al
retain jurisdiction of the action; but If the answer
\ dnnsA annh oil hat 10
amount exceeds said sum the court shall determine
| the question OF Jurisdiction from the evidence
| and peadings in the cause, and II the court finds
| the amount in controversy to exceed SAID sum o
$500 the action shall be dismissed: Py0rided
| h0reuer, That the amount in controversy as here
| inbefore limited shall be determined from the
issues formed by the complaint and the alega
gatious contained in the answer not constitutfns
| a counter-claim and the evidence pertaining I,
said issues, and shall not depend upon the matters
| set UP in the answer by way OF counter-claim OF
| the evidence Hereunder: Pr0rided, further, Tha
| no counter-claim shall be interposed in any &C
| ton in said court in which the relief demanded
1 shall exceed the sum OF $4,000.
| SEC. 4. A panel of jurors for each term of sale
| court shall be drawn in the same manner as nov
is, hereafter shall be, provided By law for Cir
cult Courts, and the persons serving on such pan
els Of jurors shall be paid at the same rate and il
the same manner as is now, or hereafter shall be
| provided by law for the payment Of jurors in thu
said Circuit Courts, and jurors for the trial of Is
the same manner in the Circuit Courts of thi
State; and said court shall have, exercise and us
the same process for summoning such jurors a
| is now may hereafter by law be used by tE'
Circuit Courts of this State.
SEC. 8. The regular jury terms of the sal,
court hereby established shall be held in tn
Ceurt-House in the city of Green Bay. in sai,
county, on the third Monday OF January. the frs
| Monday OF MAY, and the second Monday of Noyem
Der. in each year and the jurors for each Of sal,
| ter@s shall be summoned for the second Monda.
of ca, b term
SEC. s. The Judge Of said court shall have tn
sam. power to hold special adjourned terms O
his court ss Is now or hereafter may be conferre'
| upon the Circuit Courts of this State. and tn
said court hereby established shall have the sam
| power TO issue special venires and TO summon
talesmen to serve upon iures therein as is now D
hereafter MY be conferred upon the said Circui
Courts Of this State.
| the Clerk Of the court hereby established, an
| shall have the custody and care of all the book
| and papers belonging to the court. shall be pres
ent at all trials If required by the Judge: ma
a cause; shall keep minutes of all the proceed
ings. and enter the judgments of the court uude
the direction of the Judge; shall Issue all proc
esses under his hand and the real OF the conT
(signing himself Clerk Of the County Court
except where otherwise provided for BY law: an
shall tax all costs and shail receive the came fee
and compensation as Clerks OF the Circuit Courts
PForided. That in of his inability to di,
sence his deputies may perform the same, or tn
court may employ some person In his place.
SEC. g. There shal- elected on the first Tue.
day Of April next and every six years therexfte
BY the euaihed electors of the county OF Brown
| Judge OF eaid court hereby established for sal
having been admitted to p-sctice in the Suprem
Court OF this STATE and whose term of Office sha
be six years from and after the fret day Of JAM
sry next after his election: Prorsded, That til
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