Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-13

provided by law for the holding OF general cleo
section Is. The said counties of Marinette and
New shall constitute part of the first senatorial
diStrict, and with the counties of Shawano and
Oconto shall constitute an assembly dirtricr, and
shall also be part OF the eighth congressional
district.
sect on Il. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage and publication
Approved February r. 1874
Published March :. 1871
CHAPTER lG3.
AN ACT for the division OF the counties OF Chip
~ of Price aud for establishing certain towns
therein, ana ior the attaching OF certain territory
10 the town OF Seigel i'll said Chippewa county.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin. represented
i'll senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. All of that territory of the counties
line of township thirty-for (Sj and south of the
north line OF township forty and east Of the west
range three C3l east, is hereby detached from the
counties OF chippewa and Lincoln and shall be
hereafter the county of Price
Section , The said county Of Price is hereby
and privileges by law granted to and possessed by
otner counties OF N stare, and subject 10 all the
such counties, except as otherwise in this act pro-
Section 3 The county of Price is hereby at
tached to Taylor county for all judicial purposes,
and for all such purposes shall be deemed to be a
this act shall be construed affect the probate
other powers of the county court OF Price county;
Of either Price or Tayler counties; but the iuriS
and Price Counties - sha Tespectveg extend to
the limits of their respective counties.
Price county. may be filed either IN the office of
the clerk Of the circuit court for Chippewa county
or in the Office of the clerk of the circuit courtfor
Price county; as the petitioner may desire.
civil or criminal tried in Taylor county arising in
TElce county snail De pa! ny the latter county
shall be presented to the county board of Price
! county and allowed in the same manner as any
ect, however to the right of appeal of said Taylor
county
Section 6. All legal notices required to be pub
Iished in newspaper in any action, may be pub
though said county were organized for judicial
Section 7. The county board of Price county
shall pursuant to existing laws select and certify
the clerk of the circuit court for Taylor county
Jurors; and such clerk shall thereupon proceed to
draw from s9ch names in the same manner inner, as
| Taylor county. The number OF names drawn from,
| Jurors shall hereafter be only one hundred.
Section The county OF Price shall remain
the assembly district Of Chippewa county, and
part of the eis nth (9 congressional district.
coSnt o ali conntv ocers re9nred bT law except
the Chairman and members Of the county board;
and said officers, when % appointed, Shall on or
the duties OF their several Offices, and except the
! county judge. hold such offices until the first
! shall be elected and qualified. The county judge
shall old his once until the Monday III Janu
ary 1882 and until lis successor shall be elected
! and qualified.
! of the north line of township thirty-five, shall
and all that territory heI eby taken from the coun
| ties of Chippewa and Lincoln lying south Of the
north line of township thirtyfive, shall constitute
/ and be known the toWn of Brannan. Other
| towns may be hereafter organized according to
| Section Il. The town of Brannan shall hold its
fl st meeting at rhe school house in township thlr-
|
April 1879 and shall then and there fully organize
| such organization shall be fully completed. the
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 i'll aid OF any
Section IL. For the purpose OF obtaining SETTLE
! ment between the county of Price and the coun :
| ties of Lincoln and chippewa respectively, # all
| the division OF the last named counties, and the
| formation of the county of Price and proper d.
! payment to the county of Price an equitable and
IusG proportion thereof the governor sinai, at the
point committee whose duty itShal be to ascertain
HEREINAFTER Stated. the several matters and facts
necessary to n complete and perfect settlement or
| erty to said county of Price if any, to which it
may be entitled; and to such committee or COM
mission In adjusting the settlement and making the
award b"tween the counties of Chippewa and Price,
ChippeWa and H two from the county of Price and
one person from the state at large; and as such
ment and making the award between the counties
| of Lincola and Price, the governor shall appoint
with the two persons appointed from the county of
Pr ce and the person appointed from f f STATE at
! juSment of q settlement with Chippewa co N.Y.
shall constitute the committee or commission dGT
provided for the counties of Chippewa and Price,
|
| Monday of May, 1873, and then proceed to make
| and may adjourn their meeting from time to time
| as may be convenient or necessary but not beyond
| award is to be filed as hereinafter provided The
several commiSsi herein provided for, for the
! untieS of Lincoln and Price, shall meet at the
court house in evillage of Jenny I'M county OF
Lincoln. the first Tuesday of june lS79 and then
proceed to make the adjustment and award as here
| in provided for, and NAV adjourn their meetings
~, but beyond the first day of October 1879 at
| which time the award is to be made and filed as
either of the said boards of commissioners shall
constitute quorum and the decision and award or
| in making their adjustment and award, each or
| said boards of commissioners shall first determine
the value of all the property personal and real in
| Guiding county buildings and county bridges over
navigable streams. ID. They shall In ike manner
ascertain the amount of Indebtedness and liability
Of SAID county at the time tls act shall take effect
| the assets in each case exceed the amount OF the
Indebtedness or Liabilities or in case the
edness or liabilities exceed the assets, then the
amount of such excess. 4th In case the assets
|
excess shall be divided by awarding to the county
OF Price such portion thereof including tax certlf
that portion that the assessed valuation for the year
1873 of the territory taken from each Of said Gou-
property in each of said counties for said year, that
Is shall award to the county of Price such portion
or the excess OF the assets over liabilities of Chip
| tory taken from said county of Chippewa including
value of all tie property assessed in said county
for the year ISIS and shall award to sucn county of
| liabilities of Lincoln county the value of that
mrIu nj taken from SAD cong 0I Lincoln
ts the value OF all the property assessed therein
pewa and Lincoln to assume and pay their own in
debtedneSS after such division is made and the
either Of said cases the liabilities shall exceed the
assets then the commissioners shall det' rhine the
the same upon the basis hereinbefore provided for
thereof TO the county entitled thereto; and the
clerk OF the county of Price shall appOrtion the
of the tax to be levied therein for the year 1919 ana
when levied and collected shall be paid over to the
county taxes are paid. and by him paid to the treas
@ an tRe G9gy enea thereto II in either
Price it shall be such property if his certificates
such as also situated therein far as they may
be sufficient TO pay the same. All property, both
county, shall become the absolute property of the
TV m Mnc tey aware ARE situated or to which len
shall be in writing and signed by the commission
be ftled-that relating to the division Of Shippewa
county a1d the property therein in the Office of the
clerk of said county OF Chippewa and duplicate
thereof in the office OF the clerk of Price county,
and that RELAXING TO the division of Lincoln county
and the proper therein in the Office of the clerk
Of said county OF Lincoln, and duplicate thereof
| commissioners herein prov ded 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 expenses of the COM
mission for Chippewa and Price counties to paid
on equal shares by each of said counties and also
the fees and expenses of the commission for Lin
coin and Price counties to be paid in equal shares
! by each of said counties.