Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-27
[Published March u. 1891
CHAPTER T65

local laws of the year 1857. entitled
IAN act to Incorporate the Yellow
River lmproyeMent Go sand chapter
one hundrsd and sixteen of the pri
Fate and local laws of 1871, entitled
a4.n act to amend chapter one hun
dred and eighty-six of the private
and local laws of 1859. entitled
IAN act to amend chapter three
hundred and ninety-eight of the
private and local laws of 1868, en-
titled IAN act to amend chapter
one hundred and seventy Of the pri-
waite and local laws of 1857. entitled
can act to incorporate the Yellow
River Improvement Company, and
the acts amendatory thereto.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly,
to enact as follows.
Section l. Section three Of chapter
one hundred and seventy OF the pri-
vate and local laws Of 1857, entitled
''An act to incorporate the yellow
River Improvement Company, is
hereby amended, so as to be ana read
as follows The said corporation shall
have power and is hereby authorized
to make such improvements in the
Yellow river and It's tributaries Git be-
ing tributary Of the Wisconsin river)
in the counties of Clark, Wood and
Juneau, in this state, as shall tend to
facilitate and render more secure the
running and driving Of lumber, timber
saw legs, shingles, lath aud other ma
terials foated in said streams ; and for
such purpose shall have power to re-
move all natural and other obstruc-
tions in said streams, and remove from
the banks IF the same any logs or
leaning trees liable to be foated into
said stream or undermined by high
water; and shall have the right to
straighten the channels of said streams
in all places within said counties
deemed necessary for the purposes
hereinbefore mentioned, and shall have
the right to erect and maintain on said
streams all dams, booms, piers, jetties
and other improvements deemed neces-
sary by said corporation Tor the pur-
poses contained in this act; provided,
that if said corporation shall at any
time infringe upon the rights or prop
erty OF any person or persons, it shall
be liable for and pay all damages &C.
caoioned by such Infringement, such
damages to be assessed and ascertained
as hereinafter provided; and at the
cost and charges of said corporation,
to appoint three disintere$ted persons
of the county where such property
damaged shall be situated, or commits
sioners to view and examine said lands,
and estimate the injury and damages,
if any III their Judgment, will be sustain
ed as aforesaid, by reason Of the loca-
ton and construction Of said improve
ments, and report the same under oath
or affirmation, to che circui court for
the county where the lands are situat-
ed, which report being confirmed by
SAID court, Judgment shall be entered
thereon; that notice of the appoint
ment of said commissioners, as well as
Of the time and place where said per-
sons SO appointed will view said prem
ises, shall be given to all parties inter
ested in the property, as the circuit
court or judge thereof shall direct,
and that sad court or the judge there
OF shall have power to appoint the said
commissioners and determine the mat
tiers contained in their said report.
either IN term or vacation; that the
said commissioners shall be entitled to
two dollars per day each for their SER
vices, to be paid by said corporation in
all cases when the damages shall be
assessed to greater amount than the
sum which may have been rendered by
said corporation for the lands or the
use thereof, and the materials, or be
paid by the owners Of the land or ma
terials, In all cases when the assessed
damages shall not be greater than the
sum thus rendered provided, that in
case the owner Of such land or mater.
ials shall be under any legal disability,
the costs of such assessment shall be
paid by the corporation proUi1ed,
further, that either party may appeal
from the report of said commissioners
to the circuit court of the county
wherein said report is filed, within
thirty days after such report may have
been filed, in the Office of the clerk of
the court, and such appeal shall be
tried as other issues arising in said
court: and prorided also, that upon
payment or tender Of payment the sum
specified IN The report Of said commits
sloners, to the owner or owners CT such
lands or materials, or deposit of the
same for their benefit, with the clerk
Of the circuit court eff the county
gbarein saad report is fled, the said
corporation may Immediately take and
use the same without waiting the issue
Of such appeal.
Section 2 Section one Of chapter
one hundred and sixteenof the private
and local laws of the year 1871, emit
tied an set to amend chapter one hun
ared and eishty-six of the private and
local laws Of 1869, entitled an act to
amend chapter three hundred and
ninety-eight of the private and local
laws OF 1865, entitled an act to amend
chapter one hundred and seventy Of
the private laws Of 1857, entilleI, an
act 60 incorporate the Yellow River
improvement Company, is hereby
amended so as to be and read as fol |
lows: The said corporation. the I elbow
RIVER Improvement Company, is here
By authorized and shall have and be |