Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

oe properly 1ndexed and after the expiration of nine
months from the time of such indexing, the date of
which shall be entered the margin of such index
record, such record shall not be impeached in any
court or place, for the reason or upon the ground
that they had not been indexed as required by law:
provided such deeds shall be properly indexed
within ninety days after this act shall take effect and
be in force; and provided further that this act shall
not be construed as In any way or manner affecting
any action actions now pending which shall be
commenced before the expiration of said nine
months affecting such titles, as affecting the
rights of any purchaser in good faith.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1881.
Published April 10, 1881
CHAPTER 315.
AN ACT entitled an act to amend section one thou-
sand three hundred and nineteen of the revised
statutes, relating to erecting and repairing of
bridges
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate AND assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one thousand three hundred
and nineteen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read follows: Section 1915
Whenever it shall appear to the county board that
any one of the towns in its county would be required
to raise an amount equal to than one-fourth of
one per centum of all the taxable property in such
town according to the last equalized valuation for
the purpose OF erecting or repairing any bridge
such town, or when it shall be made to appear that
any bridge or bridges in any town necessary for
the use and convenience of the adjoining town rather
than the town in which such bridge or bridges shall
be located required, it shall such sum to be
levied upon the taxable property of the county as
will be sufficient to defray the expense Of erecting
repairing such bridge or bridges. Such money,
when collected shall be paid out on the order of the
chairman of the county board and county clerk, in
such manner and at such times such board shall
determine. The county board may designate such
of its number as it shall deem proper to cooperate
with the town board in the letting, inspecting and
acceptance of work. And in case the whole of such
work is to be paid for by such county appropriation
the county board may direct the letting inspection
and acceptance of such work, in such manner as it
may deem proper; provided, however, that nothing
in this act contained shall in any manner authorize
the levy of any tax upon the properly in any ncor-
porated city village that maintains its own
bridges and as to any such cities or villages this act
shall not apply provided this act shall not apply to
the county of Grant: and provided, further, that
such town or towns referred to in this act SHALL be-
fore the county shall be required to raise any
Tor the purpose of such bridges, be and they are
hereby required to raise such one-fourth of one per
centum of all the taxable property of such town or
towns for erecting or repairing any such bridge
bridges.
Section .. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 2, 1881.
Published April 8, 1881
CHAPTER $780,
AN ACT in relation to dams and amendatory of sec
tons one thousand, six hundred and one and one
thousand six hundred and two of chapter seventy
of the revised statutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact the follows:
Section 1. Section one thousand six hundred and
one of chapter seventy of the revised statutes is
hereby amended to read as follows to-wit:
Section 16O1 Every dam constructed or maintained
IN Ine Wisconsin or Black rivers shall be furnished
with slide or chute Tor the passage of RATS and
water crafts which shall be forty feet in width con-
structed OF hewn timber or hewn timber and blanks
made tight and sunk at the upper end together wi IN
that part OF the dam beneath it two feet lower than
the remainder of such dam; such slide or chute shall
be of sufficient length to graduate the descent from
It's top TO the mean level of the water below at the
rate of five teet in each fifty feet of length proyided
that nothing in this section contained shall be so
construed as to apply to dams maintained exclusively
Tor doodng purposes, but all such flooding dams are
excepted from the provisions Of this section
Section q Section one thousand six hundred and
TWO or chapter seventy of the revised statutes is
l6O2. Every dam constructed or maintained in any
OF the tributary streams of said rivers which shall
have been declared to be navigabe shall be actr-
ally naV1gated by rats shall be furnished with slide
or chute OF not less than twenty feet in width: such
slide chute shall be built of sufficient length to
graduate the descent from its top to the mean level
OF the water below at the rate of not than one
inch in each foot of 1ength the place of such slide or
chute snail be plainly indicated by at least buoy
placed opposite the center of such slide or chute and
twenty yards above the dam.
oecuon 8. The owner or owners of any such dam
OF dams in any of said tributary streams of said
rivers shall open such slide chute for the passage
OF any raft, logs, timber, lumber water craft at
any and all times the person or persons having
charge of any such raft, logs, timber lumber or
water craft shall desire to pass such slide chute
herewith without any charge toll therefor but it
snail not be required of the owners of any
such dam dams to otherwise aid in any manner to
put any such raft, logs timber, lumber or water
craft through any such slide or chute in any such
dam in said tributary streams.
. Secuon L. All acts or parts of acts contravening
the provisions OF this act, are hereby repealed.
Section This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 80, 1881.
Published April l. 1881
CHAPTER 2O3
AN ACT relating to water powers and amendatory
of sections three thousand one hundred and FORTY
nine, three thousand one hundred and fifty, three
thousand one hundred and fifty-One, three thous-
and one hundred and ffty-two of chapter one hun
dred and thirty -four of the revised statutes
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section three thousand one hundred
and forty-nine of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Section 3149 In
case OF disagreement between owners of water DOW
ers or between owners of any rights or interests
therein, respecting their rights as such owners or
the use OF the waters of such power the expense
Of repairs of dams other structures required for
the operation, maintenance preservation of the
same or other necessary expenses incident to the
care, management, maintenance or preservation Of
such water power either party may bring an action
In the circuit court hereinafter provided for de-
termination of any Or all such matters of disagree
ment or difference, for partition of any property
pertaining to such water power held by the party
bringing such action and any other of such owners
as joint tenants or tenants in common.
Section 2. Section three thousand one hundred and
nifty OF the revised statutes is hereby amended
to read as follows: Section $3.50. Such action shall
be brought and the persons parties thereto shall be
served with the process therein, in proceedings
under this chapter for the partition of lands land when
SO served, or having SO appeared, upoI. its being
shown to be necessary expeent in to deter
mine the rights Of the parties, the court may, by
order, appoint one or commissioners and en-
power and direct them to examine into any matters
complained Of, and upon reasonable notice to the
owners, or occupants of such water-power, to enter
upon and take control of the mills, machinery,
fumes, gates, wheels, and other appurtenances of
such water-power, and to exercise such reasonable
control OF the same for such reasonable time and in
such re asonabe manner will enable them to ascer-
tain the respective rights Of the parties and to deter
mine the manner of using, applying and preserving
the same.
Section 8. Section three thousand one hundred and
ffone of the revised statutes is hereby amended so
as to read as follows: Section 3151. Said commits
sioners shall before entering upon their duties take
and file in said court oath faithfully to perform
their duties such; shall proceed with reasonable
dispatch to investigate the matters referred to them
by such order, and take all competent pertinent evil
dence offered by any parties to the action touching
such matters such evidence to be taken upon notice
given to all parties to the suit in ordinary cases of
trial by referees, and apply such tests as the nature
OF the case require to ascertain and determine
the rights Of the parties, and the manner of using
and exercising such rights, interrupting as little
as may be the operations of the owners or occu-
pants of such water-power in the use thereof;
shall determine the rights of the parties, and the