River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-13
OFFICIAL.
WISCONSIN LAWS.
Published March 3, 1879.
CHAPTER ia

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/ AN ACT to change the boundaries of the
counties of Shawano and Oconto, and to
| create the counties Ct Marinette and New.
/ The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows
Section /. Township thirty, north of ranges
| eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen, east of
the fourth principal meridian, is hereby de
tached from the county of Oconto and attach
ed to the county of Shawano, Of which it shall
/ hereafter constitute a part, and townships
| twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty, north
of ranges sixteen and seventeen east, are
| hereby detached from the county of Shawano
aud attached to the county of Oconto, of
of which they shall hereafter constitute
| part
| Section 2. All that portion of the county of
/ Oconto. as 50 constituted included within
| the following boundaries to-wtt: Commence
| ing at a point in the boundary line between
the States OF Wisconsin and Michigan, in the
| Brule river, where range line between ranges
| sixteen and seventeen intersect said boundary
| line; thence southerly along said boundary
| line TO the mouth Of the Brule river thence
| southerly along said boundary line to the
center OF the main channel of Green Bav;
thence southerly along the center Of the main
channel of Green Bay to the range line be-
tween ranges twenty two and twenty-three .
thence north along sad range line to the
southeast corner Of section twelve, in town.
ship twenty-nine, Orange twenty-five; thence
west along section lines 10 the southwest cor
1er of section ten, in township twenty
nine, of range twenty one thence north along
section lines to township line between town
ships twenty-nine and thirty; thence west
along the same to range line between ranges
nineteen and twenty; thence north along the
same to township line between townships
thirty and thrty-one; thence west along the
same to range line between ranges eighteen
and nineteen; thence north along the same 10
township no between townships thirty-One
and thirty.two; thence west along the same
to range line between ranges seventeen and
eighteen thence north along the same TO
township line between townships thirty-thr
and thirty -four; thence west along the same
to range line betweU5 ranges sixteen and
seventeen aforesaid, thence north along the
same to township line between townships
forty anc forty-0ne; thence west along the
same to range line between ranges sixteen
and seventeen aforesaid. thence nor'h along
the same to place of beginning, is hereV =
ached from the county of OcontO, e1nsti,G
as aforesaid, and made and constituted a
separate county, TO be known and designated
as the county Of Marinette.
Section 8. The county OF Marinette, with
the boundaries prescribed in the foregoing
section is hereby created, with all the rights,
powers and privileges by law granted to and
conferred upon other counties in this State.
Said county of Marinette is attached to and
made q part OF the L6ntu JuuiClal Circuit.
There shall be held in said county of Mari
nette two terms of the circuit court in each
year, and until otherwise provided by law,
such terms Of court shall be held at such
times as the circuit Judge thereof shall desig
nate. The Judge OF said court shall immedi
ately after the passage and publication OF this
act, give public notice Ct the times OF holding
such terms of court, by causing notice thereof
TO be published in some newspaper printed 10
said county OF Marinette, for al least six
weeks prior to the three weeks Immediately
preceding the holding Of the first term Of said
court
Section 1. Within ten days after the pas
sage and publication Of this act, the governor
Of this State shall appoint IN and for the coun-
ty Of Marinette the following officers, TO wit;
A county Judge, district attorney, clerk Of the
cireuit court county clerk, sheriff, register OF
deeds, county treasurer, superintendent OF
schools. and coroner, who shall each within
twenty days after due notice Of his appoint
ment, respectiylye qualify and enter upon the
duties Of his Office, and hold the same until
the first Monday Of January next succeeding
the first general election thereafter, and until
his successor is elected and qualified, except
That the county Judge shall hold his Office until
the first Monday Of January, A. D., 1882.
Section 5. Ii shall be tile duty of the board
OF supervisors of the county of MaTinette,
within twenty DAYS after the passage and
publication of this act, to meet ana tx the
amount d bonds required to be given BY each
OF said officers, except in cases where the
amount Of such bonds is now fixed By law.
Section g. The county of Marinette shah,
anth otherwise ordered BY the board of sup
eryisors OF said county, consisted Of two towns,
to be known respectively as the town of Mari
nette and the town Of Prestige. Said towns
shall each retain the territory now included
IN such towns. and in addition thereto shall
have attached and added to the boundaries OF
each respectively such portion Of the territory
now embraced In said county and not at pres
eut inclaGed in either Of i4e ssid towns-a 20 ssid