The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-17

piete ana perfect settlement II The affairs OF
said counties, and award the property TO said
county Of Price, if any, to which il NAV be
entitled: and to such committe or commits
sion in adjusting the settlement and making
the award between the 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; and as such committee or
commission in adjusting the settlement and
making the award between the counties of
Lincoln and Price, the governor shall ap-
point two persons from Lincoln county. who,
together with the two persons appointed from
said county of Price and the person appoint
ed from the state at large to make part Of the
commission for the adjustment or a settle
ment with Chippewa county, shall constitute
the committee or commission for such pur-
pose. The several commissioners herein
provided for the counties of Chippewa and
Price, shall meet in the court house in the
city of Chippewa Falls, in said county of
Chippewa, on the first Monday of May, 1870,
and then proceed TO make the adjustment
and award as herein provided for, and may
adjourn their meeting from time 10 time as
may be convenient or necessary, but not be
yond the first day of October, 1870, at which
time their award IS to be filed as hereinafter
provided. 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 of Lincoln,
on the FIRST Tuesday of June, 1870, and then
proceed to make the adjustment and award
as herein provided for, and may adjourn their
meetings from time to time as may be con
yenient or necessary but not beyond the first
day of October, 1870, at which time the a
ward is to be made and fled as herein pro-
vided for. Any three of the members of
either of the said boards of commissioners
shall constitute quorum, and the decision
and award of any three of them shall be bind
ing and final. Ist. In making their adjust
ment and award, each of said board of com
missioners shall first determine the value of
all the property, personal and real, including
county buildings and county bridges over
nayigable streams. I'd They shall in like
manner ascertain the amount ofindebtedness
and liability of said county at the time this
act shall take effect. cd. They shall as
certain and determine the amount the assets
in each case exceed the amount of the in
debtedness or liabilities: or in case the in
debtedness or liabilities exceed the assets,
then the amount of such excess. 4th. In
case the assets shall exceed the liabilities,
then the amount of such excess shall be di-
vided by awarding to the county Of Price
such portion thereof, including tax certii-
Gates and lands owned by the county, as viii
equal that part of the assessed valuation
for the year 1878 of the territory taken from
each of said counties shall bear to the assess
ed valuation of all the property in each of
said counties for said year; that IS, shall
| award to the county of Price such portion of
| the excess of the assets over liabilities of
! Chippewa county as the value of that part
| of the territory taken from said county Of
Chippewa including personal property as
| sessed therein, bears to the value of all the
| property assessed in said county for the year
| 1873, and shall award 10 sue county OF Price
| such portion OF the excess of the assets over
| liabilities of Lincoln county as the value of
that part of territory taken from said county
| of Lincoln, including personal property as
! SeSSed therein bears TO the value OF all the
property assessed therein for the year 1873
! In each case the counties Of Chippewa and
| Lincoln to assume and pay their own 1ndebt-
! edness after such division Is made, and the
! county of Price TO be relieved therefrom, and
| if in either of said cases the liabilities shall
t exceed the assets then the commissioners
! shall determine the amount thereof; the
county of Price should pay Of the same upon
! the basis hereinbetore provided Tor dlStriDut-
| ing the assets, and award the amout thereof
| to the county entitled thereto; and the clerk
| of the county Of Price shall apportion the
ammount thereof TO the leVieS in his county
! as part of the tax to be levied therein for the
year 1870, and whan levied and collected
| shall be paid over 70 the county treasurer Of
| said county Of Price. as other county taxes
are paid, and by him paid to the treasurer of
| the county entitled thereto. IF in either
| case any property is awarded to the said
! county of Price, it shall be such property if
his certificates as are upon lands in said
county of Price; and iflands such as are also
situated therein, SO far as they may be suf-
fcient to pay the same. All property, both
real and personal, not herein awarded to
Price county, shall become the absolute prop
erty of the counties in which they are stuat-
ed or to which they belonged. The award
herein provided for shall be in writing and
signed by the commissioners or any three Of
them; and when so made shall be hled-that
relating 10 the division Of Chippewa county
| and the property therein in the Office Of the
clerk of said county of Chippewa, and du-
pliCatc thereof III the Office of the clerk Of
Price county, and that relating to the division
of Lincoln county and the property therein,
in the Office Of the clerk of said county of
! Lincoln, and duplicate thereof in the Office
of the clerk OF Price county. The Commiss-
toner's herein provided for shall receive for
their services the sum Of five dollars per day
for each day actually engaged in the business,
of said commission, and their actual and
necessary disbursements, the fees and expen-
ses Of the commission for Chippewa and Price
counties to be paid in equal shares by each of
said counties, and also the fees and expenses
of the commission for Lincoln and Price
counties to be paid in equal shares by each
Of said counties
Section Il. All lands and real estate "
ing and being situate in Price county, as
hereby established, heretofore sold for taxes,
or which may be sold in the year 1870 for
taxes, shall be subject to redemption in. and
those remaining unredeemed may be adver-
tised and needed by the county of Price, and
taX-deeds issued on such lands by Price coun-
ty shall be As valid and efiectual as other tax
deeds
Section Is. The first meeting of the board
Of supervisors Of Price county shall be held
on the fifteenth day of Morch, y. D, 1870, at
such convenient place or room in the village
OF Phillips. in said county, as the county
clerk shall provide, and at such meeting
shall fix the salaries of county officers and
transact other necessary business.
Section 10. The county seat Of said Price
county shall be, and the same is hereby
located at the village of Phillips, in said
county, in township thirty-seyen SD north,
and range one "a east.
Section II. The board of supervisors of
Price county shall procure, or cause 10 be
ty, certified transcripts of such records Of the
counties of Chippewa and Lincoln As relate
or appertain to the title of lands in Price
county, and of all such records as may re-
late in any manner TO or affect real estate or
any other property or business proceeding
appertaining to said Price county; the amount
paid for such transcripts or records shall not
exceed the amount per folio allowed by law
Tor similar work, and for each certificate at
tached thereto, the sum Of fifteen cents, and
no more.
Section is. There is hereby attached 10
the town Of Siegel, in Chippewa county, all
of towns thirty-hve, thirty-six and thirty-sev-
en-. Of ranges three, four and five west, and
the same Is hereby made part Of the said
town Of Siegel for all purposes.
Section 10. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved Feb Ath IS-o