Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
LAWS OF WISCONSIN,
Published February 10, 1892
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passage.
Approved February 9, 1882.
Published February Is, 1891
CHAPTER 8.
AN ACT to appropriate of money to the per-
sons therein named, for expenses legislative
visiting committees to state Institutions
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. There 1s hereby appropriated, out of
any money in the general funds not otherwise ap-
propriated, for expenses incurred visiting COLI
mttee from the legislature of 1882 to state instt-
lions, the sum Of three hundred dollars to Edward
b. Simpson, Andrew Haben and William S. Grubb
one hundred dollars to each.
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication
Approved February II, 1882.
Published February 10. 1921
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT to revoke, annul and resume the grant of
lands made by chapter 126 of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for the year 1874, to the Chicago Il Northern
Pacific Air Line Railway Company (now the Chi
cago, Portage and Superior Railway Company,
and to repeal sections s. 9 and 10 of said chapter
126, and to confer said grant of lands upon the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha Railway
Company.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The grant of lands made to the Chicago
4 Northern Pacific Air Line Railway Company (now
the Chicago, Portage & Superior Railway Company,
by section of chapter 126 of the laws of Wisconsin
for the year 1874 entitled an act to confer certain
lands upon the North Wisconsin Railway Company
and the Chicago Il Northern Pacific Air Line Rail
way Company, and to execute the trusts assumed by
the state of Wisconsin by itg acceptance of the
grants of land made by congress by acts approved
June 3, 1856, and May 5, 1864" is hereby revoked
and annulled and said lands are hereby resumed by
thes tate of Wisconsin.
Section 2. There is hereby granted to the Chicago,
st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company all
the right title and interest which the state of Wis
consin now has may hereafter acquire in and to
the lands granted to said state by acts of congress
approved June 8, 1856, and May s. 1864 to aid in the
construction of railroad from the Saint Croix River
or lake to the west end of Lake Superior and Bay
fold biob
gress to the construction of that portion of said rail-
road from the Saint Croix River lake to the west
end of Lake Superior, which lies between the point
of intersection of said last named railroad 10y the
Bayfield, branch fixed by the surveys and maps of
said railroad and the branch file in the general
land office in Washington and the west end of Lake
Superior. This grant is upon the express condition
that the said Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway Company shall continuously pro-
coed with the construction of the railroad now in
part constructed by it between said point of inter-
section and the west end of Lake Superior, and shall
complete the same US to admit of the running of
trains thereover on or before the first day of De-
cember A. D. 1882
Section 3. The governor is hereby authorized and
directed upon the presentation to him of satisfactory
proof of the completion by said Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis Omaha Railway Company of the first
twenty miles of said railroad from said point of in
teIsecton toward the west end of Lake Superior in
accordance with said acts of congress and this act
to issue and deliver cause to be issued and de-
ivered to said company patents for all lands appc
able under said acts of congress to said twenty miles
OF competed ROAD, anC thereafter the compile
ton by said company of any twenty continuous
miles of its said railroad he shall and deliver
or cause to be issued and delivered patents for all of
said lands applicable to such twenty miles of COM
pleted railroad and upon the completion of said rail-
road he shall issue and deliver to be issued
and delivered, patents for the residue of the lands
hereby granted
Section 4. The said Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
Omaha Railway Company shall, within three days
from and after the passage of this act pay to the
governor for the purposes and to be disposed of
hereinafter in this act provided, the of seventy
eight thousand dollars, and give such security the
governor shall require to fully indemnify and save
harmless the state against all liability and expenses
incurred in feeding the laborers hereinafter
toned should the sum named in section 6 hereof
prove inadequate for the purpose; and SHALL wiShn
thirty days from and after the passage of this act
file with the secretary of state resolution certified
by the president and secretary under its corporate
SEAL to have been duly adopted its board of drec
tors, accepting the grant upon the terms and cond-
tons herein contained and SHALL within said thirty
days, give to the state of Wisconsin such security
for the completion of said railroad between said
point of intersection and said west end of Lake Su
peror in accordance with said acts of congress and
with this act as shall be required by the governor
and upon failure of said company to deposit said
money, to file said resolution, to give such Sc
curity within the times hereinbefore limited, this
| act shall be Of no force or effect whatever.
Section s. It shall be the duty of the governor to
| appoint, Immediately upon the payment to him of
the money in the preceding section mentioned,
suitable person. who shall forthwith investigate and
ascertain the amounts honestly and actually due, and
to whom due, for labor and supplies done and fur
nished prior to January 20, 1882, in and about the
grading and other work done by Or under the
auspices of said Chicago Portage & Superior Rail-
way Company, between said point of intersection
and said west end Of Lake Superior and SO much of
said sum SO to be paid to the governor aforesaid
shall be necessary therefor, not exceeding, how
ever in all seventy-ive thousand dollars, shall be
disbursed, under the direction of the governor and
with his approval upon the report of his said agent,
otherwise he may be best advised, in the pay
ment and settlement of said claims. In discussing
said money the bona-fde claims of laborers shall be
first paid and the amount which shall remain, if
any, after payment of said claims of laborers, shall
be applied to the payment of bona de claims of sub
contractors and material and supply in full, if
sufficient remains therefor, otherwise shall be di-
vided pro rata among them upon such basis shall
seem to the governor and his said agent just in the
premises. All claims, so to be paid out of said fund
hereunder, shall be presented to the governor with
in ninety days after the passage of this act the
shall be barred from participation in said
fund; provided, however, that in no shall the
assignee OF any labor claim, herenbefore mentioned,
be entitled to receive out of said fund more than
the amount which the governor and his said agent
shall be satisfied was actually paid by said assignee,
for the claim assigned and presented by him; and,
provided further, that in asCertaning the amounts
due to subcontractors aforesaid, claims for
profits earned or prospective, on any subcontract,
shall be considered or alloWed and, provided
further, that nothing in this act contained the
payment of said money to the governor aforesaid,
shall be taken or deemed to be an admission by the
said Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail-
way Company OF any liability whatever for the debts
of said Chicago, Portage and Superior Railway
company, OF OF any OF PERSONS, corporation
or corporations Provided further that the said
money, to be paid to the governor as aforesaid,
shall not, while in his hands, be liable to garnish-
ment attachment or other legal process.
Section 6. The governor shall pay out of the
moneys to be paid to him in of said seven
ty-five thousand dollars, the compensation and ex-
penses of said agent and shall reimburse the state
for all expenses incurred in the premises, and if
after payment of said claims as herein provided and
after payment of said expenses there shall remain
any surplus, he shall pay the to the said
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Company.
Section 7. Sections g. and 10 of said chapter 126
of the laws Of 1874 and all acts and parts of acts
in any manner contravening or conflicting with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 16, 1882.
Published February %, 1921
CHAPTER a.
AN ACT to amend cha pier 1923 of the laws of $780, in
relation to the distribution of the blue book.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1 of chapter 1913 of the laws of
1880, entitled act to amend chapter 141 of the
laws of 1872 in relation to the distribution of blue
books, is hereby amended to read as follows:
The secretary of state shall to be printed eight
thousand copies of such blue book at each regular
session of the Wisconsin legislature to be distributed
follows Fifty copies to each member of the SEN
and assembly, each the chief clerks