River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-13
Published March 3, 1873
CHAPTER los.

CHAPTER l0S
AN ACT for the division of the couaties II
Chippewa ana Lincoln, and the erSctionS1f
the county of Price and for establishing CT
tain towns therein, and for the attaching Of
certain territory To the town of 5eigelSn
said Chippewa county.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repie-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact As
follows
Sect - l. All of that territory OF the colSn
ties of Chippewa and Lincoln, lying north-O
the south line of township thirty four 34) a.d
south of the north line Of township t3rty, Gad
east of the west line Of range two west, ard
west of the east line of range three (Sl east ss
hereby detached from the counties of:Chiplse-
wa and Lincoln, and shall be hereafter sle
county of Price
sectien 2. The said county OF Price Us
hereby created and established, With all tSle
rights, power and privileges 10y law granSd
to and possessed by other counties OF teis
State, and subject to all the general laws pSe
seribed for the government of such eounllsss
except as otherwise in this act proYl6ed.
Section g. The county of Price Il HEREBY
attached to Taylor county for all Judicial per
poses and for all such purposes shall ne dec9n-
ed to be a part of Taylor county Progise7
that nothing in this act shall be cOpStruedrto
affect the probate or other powers OF che
county court OF Price county; nor shall i.in
any manner affect the justice courts OF eit&er
Price or Taylor countless but the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace III and for Taylor and
Price counties, shall respectively axtend to
the limits of their respective counties,
Section 4. Petitions for liens on logs sitlla-
ted ia Price county, may be filed either in thu
office of the clerk of the circuit court Tor Crap
pewa county, or in the Office of the clerl q
the circuit court for Price county, as the psti-
TONER may desire.
Section 5. The expenses Of all acticns,
either civil or criminal, tried in Taylor county,
arising in Price county, shall be paid by che
latter county. The claim Of Taylor couptY
for such expense snail be presented to she
county board of Price county, and atlowe& IN
the same manner as any other claim berdre
being paid by said county; subject. aoweHcr
to the right of appeal of said Taylor county,
Section 6. All legal notices requil ed toy he
published in newspaper, in any action, laay
be published IN Price county with the Vie
effect as though said county were GrganZed
for judicial purposes.
Section z. The county board Of Price county
shall, pursuant TO existing laws, select aud
certify TO the clerk Of the circuit court fer
Taylor county the names OF forty persons,
suitable TO act as petit jurors, and such clerk
shall thereupon proceed TO draw from ,yleh
names in the same manner as though cerGht d
to him by the county board of Taylor corSliy.
The number of names drawn from, Of per3ons
residing in Taylor county, to act rs Jurors,
Section s The county of Price shall relllain
part of the eleventh (Il) senate distri@t a
part of the assembly district of Chippewa
county, and part of the eighth (sl congress
sional district.
Section Q. On or before the zenith dnf Of
March, 1879, the governor shall appoint il, aud
for Price county, all county officers reqlIred
by law, except the chairman and membea OF
the county board; and said officers, Whel. so
appointed, shall en- or before March Is, 1859,
duly qualify and enter upon the duties of yhcir
several Offices and, except the county Judge,
hold such offices until the first MondA4 IN
January, 1881, and until their successors ShAll
be elected and qualified The county ; idge
shall hold his Office until the first MoDdU, in
January, 1852, and until his successor shgl be
elected and qualified.
Section TO- All that territory hereby g4ken
from the counties of Chippewa and Lincoln,
lying north of the north line of township
thirty Eve shall constitute and be known as
the town of Worcester, and all that tcrHtcry
hereby taken from the counties Of Chippewa
aud Lincoln, lying south of the north lice OF
township thirty-five, snail constitute aud be
known as the town of Brannan. Other towns
may be hereafter organized according 10 law.
Section IL. The town OF Brannan shah
hold its first meeting at the school house IN
township thirty -four, range three eaet on
theitirst Tuesday in April, 1879 and shall
then and there fully organize pursuant IT, the
general laws OF this state, Until sneh O, gan
iZation shall be fully completed, fhe county
board OF Price county shall consist of the Town
board of the town of Worcester. No nO:ice OF
such first meeting of the town of BrannaE shah
be required, except that given by the passage
of this act.
Section II. Price county is hereby pfohib-
tied from voting or issuing any bonds b aid
of any railroad
Section Is. For the purpose of obtaining a
settlement between the county OF Prize the
counties of Lincoln and Chippewa respective
ly, of all matters and difference betwG II or
arising out of the division of the last named
counties and the formation to the county Of
Price, and proper division of the prope}ty Of
said counties, and the payment of the county Of
Price an equitable and Just proportion thereof,
the governor shall, at the time Of appointing
the officers Of said county, appoint a COUNT
tee whose duty it shall be to as ert1in asyd de
termihe upon the basis and in tie Kramer
hereinafter stated, the several matter and
facts necessary to a complete and perfect set
tlement Of the affairs of said c0Entiec and
award the property to said county TO Pi1ce, II
any, to which 1t may be entitled; ard tG such
committee or commission IN adjusting he
settlement and making the award hetWeEn the
counties OF Chippewa and Price, the gocern0r
shall appoint tive from the county 1T CNippe
wa, and two from the county of t'riCe@ and
one from the State at large andias such cu n
mittee or commission in adjusting The settle
ment and making the award between the oOun-
ties Of Lincoln and Price, the governor shall
appoint two persons from Lincoln county
who, together with the two persons appointed
from said county of Price and the i!ersojs sp.
pointed from the State at large TO ;nakp part
of The commission for the adjustment 81
settlement with Chippewa county, shai con
stitute the committee or commissioners for
such purpose The several commissioner
herein provided for the counties oi Chippewa
and Price shall meet in the court house in the
city of Chippewa Falls IN said eOE9ty Of
Chippewa, on the first Monday Of May 1873,
and then proceed to make adiusEmeEt and
award as herein provided for, ana may adj
journ their meeting from time 20 tble as
NAV be convenient or necessary tut igDt be-
You'd the first day of October, 49,, n. which
time their award is TO be filed as hete,E pro-
yided for, for the counties OF IAncolh and
Price, shall meet 1T the court house Ia the
village of Jenny, in the county Of 5.incC}D, on
the first Tuesday of June, 1879, an1 theii pro-
coed to make the adjustment aGd aW. I'd as
herein provided for, and may adjourn their
meetings from time to time as m@y Dc con
genient or necessary, but nos beyond the
first day of October, 1873, at which time The
award is TO be made and dled as bssreiE pro- |
yided for. Any three Of the members Of titacr |
of the said boards Of commissioners shall |
constitute a quorum and the detisoi and |
award Of any three Of them shall tse baHding |
aud dnal. First, in making their 5djustment |
and award, each Of said boards 81 Coumis- |
sioners shall first determine the faluc Of all |
the property, personal and real, Including |
county buildings and county bridge over |
streams. "a. They shall Ia like /
manner ascertain the amount Of Indebtedness /
and liability Of said county at the tin,e this l
act shall take effect. 3d. They slIaa ascertain |
and detirmne the amount the assists Is each |
case exceed the amount OF the indebtedness /
or liabilities; or in case The indebtedness or /
exceed the assets, then tEe amount l
Of such excess. 4th In case She Assets !
shall exceed the liabilities, then tae amount |
of such excess shall be divided 3y award |
ing to the county OF Price such PORTION !
thereof, including tax certificates an0 lands
owned by the county, as will equa; thst por-
ton that the assessed valuation Ter tile year
1878 Of the territory taken from each oi said
counties shall bear to the assessed valuation
of all the property ia each Of said fsJunsiee for
said year that is, shall award 10 she county
OF Price such portion Of the excess of the
assets over liabilities Of Chippew8 county as
the value Of that part Of the territory taken
from said county 81 Chippewa, 'ncsudiag per
sonal property 4ssed therein, beard 10 ;he val
ne Of all the property assessed ia ssid county
for the year 1875, and shall award ~ such
county Of Price such portion Of thH excess OF
the assets over liabilities OF Lincola cofEulF a.
the value of that part Of territory iaken from I
said county OF Lincoln, intending personal /
property assessed therein, bears to the value
Of an the property assessed therein tSr the
year 1878 In each case the countess OF, Chip- /
pewa and Lincoln TO assume ans pay Their /
own indebtedness after such division Is \
made and the county Of Price to re relieved /
IfabiIities shall exceed the assets, than the 4
,g,fss;ouars sbaIi determine tie AsglCuBt \