Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-25
Local Laws vf Wisconsin.
Published March "a, 1880. !
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CHAPlEh ZS3.
AN ACT 10 establish a ferry across the
Mississippi river at the village of Cassville,
10 Grant county, Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, d, enact as
follows:
Section 1. That John A KIindt, his asso-
ciates, heirs and assigns, shall have the ex-
elusive right and privilege. for the perio of
ten years, Of keeping and maintaining fer ry
across the waters of the Mississippi river, at
thevillage of Cassyile, Grant County, Wiscon-
sin, and for four miles down said river from
said village to North Buena VISTA, Clayton
county. Iowa.
Section 2 The said John A. Klindt, his
associates or assigns, shall ,on and after, the Is
day of June, 1880, place and maintain, at the
afoI esaid place, such good and sufficient boat
or boats as may be necessary TO carry across
said river, all teams, horses, cattle, or other
property, and for the accommodation Of foot
passengers, and shall run said ferry boat with
such passengers as may wish TO take passage
thereon across said river, at leastonc each
day, when the passage of the river shall not
| be obstructed with ice and to that end, sha II
| start from said point at some hour in each
day set by him, and notice of which time
| shall be kept posted up in some conspicuous
place in said boat, and also in said village
and all persons crossing said river after
night may be charged double the fare herein
after prescribed provided, that foot passen-
| gers shall be ferried across said river at all
| times and hours when desiring the same.
| Section 3. The said John A. Klindt, his
associates or assigns, shall. on or before the
fifteenth day Of June, 1880, file or cause TO be
fled with the clerk of said county of Grant,a
bond to The supervisors of said county, with
| two or more sufficient sureties, to be APP
proved by the county treasurer OF said Grant
county, in the sum of one thousand dollars,
conditioned that they will perform all the
duties imposed upon them by this act, and
in case they shall fail to file said bond, they
shall forfeit all the benefits that might accrue
10 them from its passage.
| Section A. The said John A Klindt. his
| associates or assigns, may land their boat
or boats, passengers and property Oh any
| public highway which now does or hereafter
may terminate within the points above spec :
flied, or on the lands of any person or per-
sons owning the same, they having first pro.
cured permission of said owners to do so.
Section 5. The rates charged for crossing
said ferry shall no. exceed the following
rates, except to those who cross between the
hours of eight o'clock p. m. and Eve O'Clock
q. M: For each foot passenger, twenty
FIVE cents for each horse, mare, mule, OK
or cow. fifty cents; for each two horse, two
mule or two OK team, loaded or unloaded,
with or without driver, one dollar for each
single horse and carriage, with or withou
driver, seventy-fve cents for each addition
al horse, mare. mule, cow .or OK, fifteen
cents. for each sheep or swine, i've cents
All freight Of merchandise or other articles
not in teams. at the rate of ten cents per
hundred weight, when the same, delivered
by one person, and one and one -fourt tn dol
lars per thousand feet for lumber.
Section 6. If said parties, their heirs
assigns, or any ferryman or other person en-
ployed by them, shall take, exact or receive,
by this act, the said corporator, his heirs
and assigns, shall be liable to the party ss.
grieved in the sum of FIVE dslIars for every
such act, which maybe recovered before any
justicesof the peace of SAID county.
any greater or higher rate of ferriage for
for transporting persons, goods or chattels.
or other things whatsoever, than is allowed
Section7. If any person or persons shall
after the establishment of said ferry as afore.
said, set up, keep or maintain any ferry, OF
shall carry any person or persons, goods OF
chattels, for hire or pay, across the M,ssis
sippi river, from any place on the east sale
or shore Of the waters of said river, within
the points above specified, every such pc Tson
shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay
the sum of ten dollars,to be recovered before
any Justice of the peace in said Grant coun.
ty, BY and for the use of any person entitled
by law to sue for the same.
Section 8. This act shall take effs CT and be
in force from and after its passage ard publ
cation.