The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-22

Published March 3, 1871
CHAPTER lob.
AN ACT for the division OF the counties of Chippe
wa and Lincoln, and the erection Of the county OF
Price and for establishing certain towns therein,
town OF Seieel in said Chippewa county.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. All that territory Of the counties Of
Chippewa and Lincoln lying north of the south line
line Of township forty, and east OF the west line OF
range two west, and west OF the east line OF
counties Of Chippewa and Lincoln, and sshau be
hereafter the county of Price.
created and established with all the rights, power
and privileges by law granted to and possessed by
general laws prescribed for the government Of
such counties, except as otherwise IN this act pro-
Section 3. The county of Price is hereby attached
to TayIo county fer All judicial purposes ana tor
Taylor county; provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed to affect the probate or other
shallit in any manner affect the justice courts of
either Price or Taylor counties; but the Jursdlc-
ton Cf justices OF the peace in and for Taylor and
Price counties, shall respectively extend to the lin
its Of their respective counties.
Section 4. Petitions for liens logs situated in
Price county, may be filed either in the office Of the
clerk OF the CIRCUIT court for GhipPawa county, or
Price county, as the petitioner may desire.
civil criminal, tried in Taylor county, arising in
Price county, shall be paid by the latter county.
The claim OF Taylor county for any such expense
shall be presented to the county board Of Price
aHG allowed in the any
other claim before being paid by saId county, SUB
Ject however, to the right OF appeal Of said Taylor
sectioa 9. All legal notices required to be pub
lished in newspaper, in any action, may be pub
lshed in Price county with the like effect though
said county were organized for J6dicial purposes.
Section :. The county board Of Price county
shall pursuant to existing laws, select and certify
70 the clerk OF the circuit court Tor Taylor county
the names Of forty persons, suitable to act as petit
| draw from such names in the same manser as
though certified TO him by the county board of Tay
| Tor count. The number of names drawn from, Of
persons residing in Taylor county, to act jurors,
| shall hereafter be only one hundred.
Section 5. The county Of Price shall remain a
part of the eleventh tl) senate district part of
! the assembly district Of Chippewa county, and a
Section 9. On or before the tenth day Of March,
1879, the governor shall appoint in and for Price
county, all county officers required by law, except
the chairman and members OF the county board
and said officers, when so appointed SHAH on or be
the duties of their several Offices and except the
comfy Judge hold such offices until the first Mon
day in January, ISL, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. The county Judge
shall hold his office until the first Monday in Jan
uary, Is2 and until his successor shall be elected
Section To- All that territory hereby taken from
the counties Of Chippewa and Lincoln. lying north
of the north line of township thrty-ive shall con-
stitute and be known the town of Worcester, and
all that territory hereby taken from the counties of
Chippewa and Lincoln, lying south of the north
line Of township thirty five shall constitute anu be
known as the town Of Brannan. Other towns may
be hereafter organized according 10 law.
Section Il. The town of BraHLan shall hold its
first meeting at the school house in township thirty
four range three east on the first Tuesday in pril
1879 and shall then and there fully organize pursu
ant 10 the general laws Of this state Until such
organ iZatloh shall be Iuly tolhpeted tHJ county
board of the town of Worcester. No notice of such
first meeting OF the town of Brannan shall be re-
CURED except tHat given 10y the passage q TINS act
Section u. Price county Is hereby prohibited
from voting or issuing any bonds in aid OF any
section ID. For the purpose of obtaining a settle
mont between the county Of Price and the counties
OF Lincoln and Chippewa respectively, of all mat
ters of difference between arising out of the d
ton OF the county Of Price and proper division Of
the property Of said counties, and the payment TO
the county OF Price an equitable and Just proper
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mittee, whose duty it shall lee to ascertain and de-
termlne upon the basis and in the manner herein
after stated the several matters and facts necessary
Of said counties and award the property TO said
county of Price, if any, to which 1t may be entitled
and to such committee commission in adjusting
counties Of Chippewa and Price the Governor shall
appoint two from the county of Chippewa and two
from the county Of Price, and one person from the
state at large ana as such committee or conh!is-
fbp Governor shall appoint two persons from Lin
ppoiufed from said county of Price and the person
sn5sirtsi from the STATE At large 10 make part of
tie commission for the adjustment Of settlement
with Chippewa county shall constitute the commit
tee or commission for such purpose. The several
commissioners herein provided for the counties of
Chippewa and Price, shall meet in the court house
FIN Tie city Of Chippewa Falls, in said county Of
Chippewa. on the frst Monday OF MAY. Is-g and
then proceed TO make the adjustment and award a.
herein provided Tor. and may ADJOURN their meet
Ing from time to time as may be convenient or ne
cessary but not beyond the first day of October,
lS-q, at which time their award Is to be filed here
matter proylds D. The several commissioners herein
provided for for the counties of Lincoln and Price
shall meet in the court house in the village of Jenny
IN the county Ct Lincoln, on the nrst tuesday of
June. l.-a. and then proceed TO make the adjust
mont and award as herein provided for and may
adjourn their meetings from time to time as may
De convenient necessary bHt not beyond the first
day of octo4gr, ls-o at which time the award is to
1e made ana Med as herein PROVIDED IoF Any three
Of the of either OF the said boards of
nissloners shall constitute quorum, and the de-
Ctslqn ana award OF any three OF them shall be
binding AID hual. lst. In making their adjust
menl aud award each Of said board OF commission
ers shall rst determine the value Of all the property
personal and real including county buildings and
county bridges over nsvIgable streams. 2l. They
| shall IN Ike manner ascertain the amount OF in
this act shall take effect. Sd They shall ascertain
ana determine the amount the assets in each case
/ exceed the amount Of the Indebtedness liabii-
tAes or IN case the indebtedness or Liabilities eX-
coed the assets, then the amount OF such excess.
fth- In ease the assets shall exceed the liabilities
then the amount Of such excess shall be divided by
Of, including tax certificates and lands owned by
the county as VIII equal that port that the as
taken from each OF said counties shall bear 70 the
assessed valuation of all the property in each Of
said counties for said year; that Is shall award
the cpuUty OF frlce suCh portion OF the OF the
assets liabilities Of Chippewa county as the
value Of that part OF the territory taken from said
county Of Chippewa including personal property
assessed therein, bears the value OF all the pro-
pertv assessed said county for the year ISIS, and
shall award To such county OF Price such portion OF
county the value of that part Of territory taken
from said county Of Lincoln. including personal
property assessed therein bears TO the value Of ali
the property assessed therein for the year ISIS In
assume and pay their own Indebtedness after
such division i made, and the county of Price to