Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

ton; prouded ho1oerer that such election shall lie
held and conducted at the time and in the manner
provided by law for the holding OF general cleo
Section It, The said counties of Marinette and
New shall constitute part of the lst senatorial
and eonsa ute m and and
shall also be part OF the eighth congressional
district.
Section II. This act shall take effect and be in
Approved February u. 1879
Published March 3. 1891
CHAPTER l03.
AN ACT for the division OF the counties or Chip
pewa and Lincoln. and the erection of the coun-
~ of Price and for establishing certain towns
to the town of Seigcl in said Chippewa county.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Of chippewa and Lincoln lying north of the south
line of township thirty-four CD and south OF the
line Of range two Vest and Vest Of the east line Of
res 60 east is a hereE an sGn the he
Section . The said county Of Price is hereby
and privileges by law granted to and possessed + hy
s f m s1ae To e %
such counties except as otherwise in this act pro-
Section g. The county. of Price. is hereby at
tached to Taylor county for all judicial purposes
p of Tayor couny Provided that nothing in
this shall be construed to affect the probate
nor shall it in any manner affect the Justice courts
Of either Price or Ta{er counties; but the lurIs-
and Price counties, shalt respectively extend to
the of @ liens ont logs in
Price county may be filed either IN the office of
or in the office of the clerk of the circuit court
Price county as the petitioner may desire: ,.
civil or criminal tried in Taylor county arising in
G be r a any a5r
shall be presented to the county board of Price
eer m aae bH as
county
Section 6. All legal notices required to be pub
liShed in newspaper, In any action, may be pub
lished in Price county with the like effect as
though said county were organized for Judicial
Section I. The county board Of Price county
to the CLERK Of the circuit court for Taylor county
the names of forty persons suitable to act as petit
draw from such names in the same manner as
though certified to him by the county board of
Of III persons residing in Taylor county to act as
Jurors. shall hereafter be only one hundred.
part of the eleventh Gp senate district a part of
the assembly dstret of GnipRew Ho1n}ty and
Section 8. On or before the tenth day of March,
ISIS shs 0nt IN b2 and for
the chairman and members of the county board;
5efo rem March s ISIS duly qnbafy and enter
the duties of their several Offices and except the
Monday in January. 1851 and until their successors
shall be eiee lee and m FIRST Ie county
airy lSS3 and until Lis successor shall be elected
Section To- All that territory hereby taken from
the counties of Chippewa and Lincoln, lying north
OF ae er n be % @ h o
and all that territory hereby taken from the coun-
north line Of toSnshp shall Constitute
and be known as the town of Brannan. Other
towns may be hereafter organized according to
Section IL. The town of Brannan shall hold It's
April, ISIS. and shall then and there fully organize
county board Of Price county shall consist Of the
of such first meeting of the town of Brannan shall
be required, except that given by the passage of
Section u Price county is hereby prohibited
from voting or issuing any bonds in aid OF any
Section Is. For the purpose Of obtaining settle
ment between the county of Price and the cOun =
ties of Lincoln and Chippewa respectively, Of all
natters OF m n between or out @
formation of the county of Price. and proper di-
of to hs the Of Of an
just proportion thereof the governor SHALL at the
point COMMITTEES whose duty itsha be to ascertain
and determine upon the basis and in the manner
necessary to complete and perfect settlement Of
the affairs of said counties and award the prop
ertyt to said county of Price, if any, to which it
may be entitled; and to such committee or com
stu tine a and ce
the governor shall appoint two from the county Of
one person from the state at large and as such
committee or commission In adjusting the settle
Of Lincoln and Price, the governor shall appoint
two persons from Lincoln county, who, together
Price and the person appointed from the state at
large, to make part of the commission for the ad-
shall constitute the committee or commission for
such purpose. The several commissioners herein eaa
shall meet in the court house in the city Of Chip
ay o ma sd ag Of them On to mE
the adjustment, and award as herein provided for,
as may be convenent or necessary but not Beyond
the first day of october; 1873 at which time their
several commissi ners herein provided for, for the
C unties of Lincoln and Price, shall meet at the
Lincoln on the rst tuesday OF june, 1875 and then
proceed to make the adjustment and award as here
in provided for, and may adjourn their meetings
from time to time as may be convenient or necessa-
Which time ard to be- made and
herein provided for; Any three IT the members OF
constitute quorum and the decision and award Of
any three Of them shall be binding and final. trst,
said boards of commissioners shall first dsteEmne
the value of all the property personal and real in
navigabie streams. "a. They shall In ike manner
ascertain the amount OF indebtedness and liability
of SAID county at the time tnts act shall take effect
Sd. They shall ascertain and determine the amount
Indebtedness liabilities; in case the Indebted
ednesS 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 divided by awarding to the county
OF Price such portion thereof including tax certf
ieates and lands owned by the county as viii equal
that portion that the assessed valuation for the year
1878 of the territory taken from each OF said coun-
ties shall bear to the assessed valuation or all the
property in each of said counties for said year, thas
Is shall award to the county OF Price such portion
or the excess OF the liabilities OF Chip
peWa county as the value of that part of the terri
tory taken from said county Of Chippewa Including
pc; sonar property assessed therein, bears to the
value OF all the property assessed in said county
Tor tle yar 1878 and shall award to such county of
rfice such portion of the excess of the assets over
ilaDllltles or Lincoln county the value of that
pat or territory Il ken from said county of Lincoln
hcludlnS personal property assessed therein bears
70 me value or all the property assessed therein
Tor the year 1873 In each the counties of Chip
peWa ana Lincoln to assume and pay their own ill.,
deDtedneSS after such division is made and the
county OF Price to be relieved therefrOm and if in
either of said cases the liabilities shall exceed the
assets, then the commissioners shall Diet, rhine the
amount thereof; the county of Price should pay of
the same upon the basis hereinbefore provided for
distributing the assets and award the amount
thereof to the county entitled thereto; and the
clerk of the county of Price shall apportion the
amount thereof the levies in his county as part
n he Ioyia fort q yoor