Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-21

city may also build construct and maintain all such
bridges and cuverts shall be necessary and
convenient for the of said wagon road. The
said road hereby authorized shall be private road
and shall never become public highway by use or
otherwise, shall the site OF Wisconsin, or any
county or town therein, ever become liable i'll any
manner therefor, or to maintain the same or any
part thereof to any per- by reason of any s-
les sustained by upon the same.
Section 3. That the portion of said bridge that
shall CROSS the western channel of said river, from
the westerly bank of sid river to the sand bar or
island in said river situated at opposite to section
one township eighteen north. of range eleven west
OF the fourth principal meridian, Wiscons n shall be
constructed as pontoon BRIDGE and shall be con-
structed so as to offer reasonable and proper means
Tor the passage Of vessels Ind RATS through the
same, and not to materially interfcIe with the
navigation of said river
Section a. That the said city of winona may, yb
ordinance, determine and decide that such bridge
shall be used, operated and maintained with with
out costs to the travelling public to persons
ing inc same, or for property conveyed across the
same, and should said city decide to charge toll
therefor it may by ordinance control, fix and regu-
late the rates charges for toll upon said bridge
any portion thereof; provided that the charges for
toll shall not exceed the following rates: For each foot
passenger, fifteen cents; for each horse or
mule, with or without rider, thirty cents for each
additional horse, mare mule, ten cent; for e.ch
team with vehicle, loaded unloaded, with the pas-
sengers therein, fifty cents; for each single horse
with vehicle, with without passengers, forty cents
for each OK or cow ten CENTS for each swine Sheep
five cents.
Section s. The said city of Winona is hereby au-
thorized by ordinance to provide regulations for the
general management Of said bridge.
Section 6. The said city of Ninona shall be liable
for all damages sustained or suffered by any person
travelling, or being upon its said wagon road any
bridge constituting part thereof caused by the i'm
proper construction of such road bridge, want
of reasonable diligence in keeping the in repair;
and the said city of Winona shall appoint in writing
suitable person, who shall reside in the Sid county
of Buffalo, as its agent attorney upon whom service
or process for the commencement of actions to re-
cover damages for any such injuries and service Of
ro. Gorih
service of process in civil actions upon persons with
in this state shall be deemed service upon said city
OF Winona Such appointment shall be deposits d and
filed in the Office of the county clerk Of said county Of
Buffalo. failure to appoint and have IN agent Of
said city in said county herein provided, to pay
any judgment recorded against it under the provis
ions hereof, shall operate revocation Of all rights
authority conferred upon granted to said city by
the provisions Ct this act.
Section 7. This act hall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1880,
Published March o. 1891
CHAPTER BIG
AN ACT lj-l iding for the withdrawal from market
and sale certain state lands and for other pur~
poses.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and as emily, do enact as follows:
Section l. All state lands situated within and
owned by the state of Wis consin, known swamp,
school, university other lands owned aforesaid
and described in tho report Of Charles J. Allen cap
tain Of engineers to Brigadier General Fl. g. Wright
chief of engineers of the United States army, and
said REPORT it may become necessary to overflow, use,
occupy Or control in the construction and mainten-
ance of the DAMS reservoirs and other improvements
to navigation contemplated in said reto:t except
such of said lands may be contracted for sae
hereby withdrawn from market and sale, and none
Of said lands sold contracted to be sold shall
hereafter be sold shall any privilege license
authority be given to any person per- whomso
ever to cut down destroy any timber growing on
such lands, except as provided for in section two Of
Section 2. Said lands may be used and occupied,
or the absolute title thereto in fee may be acquired
by the United States for the purposes aforesaid upon
such terms and conditions, and In such manner
may hereafter be agreed upon by the United States
and this state.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1880.
Published March %, 1891
CHAPTER 900.
AN ACT to promote the development Of the unsettled
portions of northern Wisconsin and to encourage
the building of railroads therein.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Any railroad company which shall first
construct railroad across northern Wisconsin. from
Ashland or any point on Lake Superior, between
towns hips forty-seven and fory-one north and east
OF range six west on Lake Superior to junction
over the same within three years from the passage
of this act shall be relieved from the payment of any
license fees said road, between said Northern Pa
cific railroad and the point on Lake Superior above
designated for the period of ten years from the date
Section = This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is. 1880
Published March q, 1891
CHAPTER 2A.
AN ACT 10 provide for state tax for the year A. D.
1890.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly do enact as follows: .
Section l. There shall be and there is hereby d.
rected to be levied upon taxable property OF the state
state tax for the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, of four hundred and fifty
three thousand dollars, in addition to all other taxes
and special charges authorized to be levied by exist
ing laws Sid state tax shall be apportioned ana
certified by the secretary of state to the several coun
ties and by the county Clerks Of the several counties
to the several towns, cities and Incorporated y1llages
in their respective counties and shall be collected
and paid over according to existing lows.
Section q This act shn take effect and be N force
from and after its pas age and publication.
Approved March 15, 1880.
Published March o. 1891
CHAPTER 238.
AN ACT to promote good order and repress crime.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, repre ented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Every convict who is now may be
hereafter confined in the state prison, and shall con-
duct himself in peaceful and obedent manner, and
faithfully perform all the duties required of him,
shall be entitled to dimunltion of time from the
term of his sentence not exceeding the amounts spec
fed in the following table, for the respective years Of
his sentence, and pro rata for any part of year
where the sentence is for more than year:
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