Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-13
Published March ), 1881
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ties of Marnette and New.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, represented
in Senate ana assembly do enact as follows:
Section /. Township thirty, north OF ranges
eleven twelve thirteen and fourteen, east OF the
fourth principal meridian IS hereby ueldcileu
county of Shawano, of which it shall hereafter
constitute part AMI townships LWGnSy jGl5iI,
and seventeen east are hereby detached from the
county of ShawanO and attached t. the county oI
Oconto, Of which they shall hereafter conStltutea
part. . -
Oconto, constituted, included within the Iol,
lowing boundaries, to wit: Commencing az
Wisconsin and Michigan, in the Brule river where
range line between rang eS sixteen and seventeen
along said boundary line to the mouth OF tae
Brule riv :; thence SOutherly along said boundary
line tc center of the main channel of Green
BAY nee SouCuerly along the center OF the main
chan Of Green Bay to the range tine between
ranges twenty two and twenty-threei thence north
section twelve IN township twenty-nine of range
twenty-two thence west along section lines to the
southwest of section ten, in township ven
ty-nine of range twenty-one; thence north along
section lines 10 township line between townships
twenty-n and thirty; thence west along the
same 10 range line between ranges nineteen ana
twenty; thence north along the same to township
line between townships thirty and thlrty-one;
thence west along the same Ct range inc Ges~eelI
ranges eighteen and nineteen thence north along
the same TO toWnShlp me between toMiianIpS Inn
ty-one ana tllrty-tWoi thehce west llollS tIie se
TO range line between ranges seventeen anu cgn-
teen; thence north along the same to township line
thence west along the same 10 range line between
forth along the same to township line between
townships forty and forty -One; thence west along
and seventeen aforesaid; thence north along the
same to place # beginning IS hereby detached
said, End made and constituted separate county,
to be Anown and designated as the county OF MAR
inette.
Section 3. The county Of Marinette, with the
boundaries prescribed in the oregong 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 Mar
judicial circuit. There Shall be held in said county
of MarineLte two terms of the circuit court IN
sucn terms of shall be held at such times as
the circuit judge thereof shall designate o me
passage and publication of this act give pubic
notice of the times of holding such terms OF cou [,
by causing notice thereof to be published in some
newspaper printed IN said county OF Marihette'
for least six weeks prior 10 the three weeks I'M
medldte!y proceeding the holding of the first term
Sections. Within ten days after the passage and
publication Of this ac the governor OF TINS state
SHAH appoint In and for the county OF Marlnette
district attorney, clerk of TIL circuit court county
clerk sheriff register of deeds, county treasurer
superintendent If schools, ana coroner, VINO Shtll
each within twenty days after due notice OF MS
tie duties of his office and hold the until the
first Monday of january next succeeding the hrSt
Us elected and qualified, except that the county
Judge shall hold his Ctice until the first Monday OF
Section s. it Shall be the duty of the board of
supervisors of the county of Marinetle, within
twenty days after the passage and publication OF
this act 10 meet and fix the amount of bonds
quired TO be given by each of Sau officers, except
in cases where the amount of such bonds Is now
fixed by law.
seetton6 The county of Marinette shall, until
otherwise ordered by the board of supervisors OF
said county, consist of two towns, to be known re-
SpectiVely as the town of Marinette and the town
Of Peshtigo Said towns shall each retain the ter
tberd oM Sa hS atfarheI and aided to the
boundaries Of each respectively such portion of
the teri itory embraced i'll said county and not
NJ present included in either If said towns, as
said board of supervisors shall oruer and deter
Section T. The board of supervisors eff said
county of Marinette shall, at their first meeting
plete organization of the ooun y, and to determine
upon anu make suitable provision for place for
holding the circuit court AT the time 10 be appoint
ed therefor.
Section s. Said countries or Oconto and Marinette
shall each be the exclusive owner of all eal prop
ly within the boundaries of each county. The
treasurer Of the county of Oconto shall upon de-
mand by the treasurer of the county of Marinette
assign to said county of Marinette all tax certif-
county of Marinette. The said county of Mari
nette shall be liable 10 the county of Oconto for its
just share of the liabilities and Indebtedness now
existing against said county Of Oconto, when dis
charged ny said county of Oconto; TO be ascertain
ed by dividing the total liabilities of SAID county of
DC nto by the ratio which the aggregate equallzed
valuation by the board of supervisors of sad
erty therein for the year 1873 bears to the equaized
value by the same board of the property situated
within the boundaries of said county OF Mari
nette.
Section O. This act shall in no wise Invalidate or
affect The collection of taxes the return of lands
for the n-payment of taxes assessed thereon for
hsSw hin m SIG afIar tb % annonne3t and
qualification OF the county treasurer of sand county
OF the delinquent lists embracing the lands
within the boundaries of the county or Nlarnette,
have not then been mace within ten days after
such return, the treasurer of the county of Oeonto
shall pay over to the treasurer of said
taxes, collected and paid over to. such
ee nd Pesgo or the OF yea 9 ss 3
make, ceI tfy and deliver to the treasurer of the
county of MaTinette, list of all lands situated
within the boundaries of said county of Marinette,
returned delinquent for toe non-payment. of
quent taxes assessed thereon, set opposite each de-
scription of such lands. And the treasurer of the
collection of such delinquent taxes and the sale of
in the same manner and With same effect as now
provided by law, am such sale shall be legal.
next or thereafter, within one year: prouidsd the
four weeks notice of such sale, as provided by
law, shall first he given.
Secuon ~. Tnc board OF super vIsuIs - tue
county Of Marneltc Shall have power, and il is
after The passage and publication of this act, nom
The register OF deeds county clerk. county treas,
tile county Of oconto at the expense Of said county
proper officer, of ali papers proceedings records
and books. on file or of record i'll said offices, in
right OF possession OF any Of the lands Situated in
said county Of Marinette. And such transcript or
dence in ali courts of the facts therein contained.
The lien of all judgments which are now of effect
on lands i'll said county of Marnette shall continue
in force the same as though this act had not taken
effect.
Section Il. 1t shall not be lawful to levy tax of
TO exceed one thousand dollars per annum for the
next five years. i'll said county of Maj inette, for
The purpose OF building county buildings, except
county of Oconto included within the following
boundaries, 10 wit: commencing on the town.
where the range line between ranges ten and eleven
south intersects said township line; thence east
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thence north along said range line TO its intersec
ton with the boundary line between the states of
Wisconsin and Michigan; thence Southerly along
SAID Boundary line 10 the range line between
range line to the township line between town
ships forty ana foIty-one; thence east on said
township line t. the range line between ranges
fourteen and fifteen; thence south ON said range
township thirty nor.h of range fifteen e:lst .
thence east along section lines 10 the northeast
and range; thence south to the township line be-
tween townships thirty and tnirtS-onel thence
ne known as The county of New.
Section % Said county of New is hereby at
taehed T. and made part Of the county of shaw
Shall appear 10 Tie Secretary of state from cen
SuS OF the population of said county of New, duly
United .iaeS that said county of New has a pop
ulation of one thousand, when said county shall be
9th counties in this state.
Section II. The said county of New shah be Ii
able 10 The county of oconto for its just snare of
the liabilities and Indebtedness now existing
dSalnSE SAID county OF at the IN the
manner ami proportion provided in section
eight of this act il relation 10 the liabilities of the
county of MarineIte said county of Ocouto.
And the county treasurer of the county of Oconto
SHALL upon demand by the treasurer OF the county
OF Shawano, asst II to said cOuaty OF Shawan in
trust for the said county of New, all tax certif-
Gates on lands embraced within the said county o.
New, and sad tax certificates shall be held by the
county OF Shawano in trust for said county OF
New, and shall be sold and assigned by the treas
urer of the county of shawano In the same mali
ner and with the same effect tax certificates are
now assigned by oJner counties in this state: pro
Utded. that the moneys arising from the sale OF
Shawano as fund for the payment of the indebt-
ednesS and liabilities of said county of Oconto
herelnbefo,e apportoned to said county of New
and when said liabilities aScertaIned anu the