Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-19
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April S, 1891
1TVA nTED 0HH
AN ACT in relation to railroads.


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1858 of chapter 81 of the revised
statutes entitled "of railroads." is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows: Section 1858. Any railroad
corporation upon which any lands granted to this
state shall have been conferred to aid in the
struction of any railroad may sell, assign and trans
fer the lands conferred upon it, or any portion
thereof, to any other railroad corporation which
shall by law have the right to construct a railroad
along and upon the line any portion of the line
upon which such lands applicable under the
grant of this state upon such terms and conditions
as 1t may nx; provided, that the corporation rece1y
ing such lands shall be bound to construct the part
of the line of railroad to aid in the construction of
which the lands granted to this state to which
the assigned lands are applicable according to the
terms OF the terms of the grant By congress- and to
comply fully with all conditions and requirements
contained in the act in and by which the state con-
ferred said lands said corporation. The terms
and conditions of every such transfer shall be en-
bodied IN an agreement in writing, which shall be
recorded in the office of the secretary OF state; and
provided further, that no such transfer assign
ment shall be of any force effect until two thirds
of full paid stockholders of the corporation
ing the same shall have assented in writing thereto
and until such assent shall have been filed with the
secretary of state. Whenever any grants of lands
shall have been shall hereafter be made to any
corporation to aid in the construction of railroad
upon condition that such road or any portion shall
be completed within the period of time or times fixed
limited by the act or acts making such grant or
grants or by act acts amendatory thereof, and
such corporation shall have failed shall hereafter
fail to complete such railroad, or any part por-
tied by such act acts it shall be the duty of the
attorney general of the state Immediately institute
if the legislature shall not have revoked said grant,
proceedings against such corporation in the supreme
court of the state TO ascertain udicay the facts in
the premises and if it shall appear that such corpor
alton has failed to complete its railway, any por
ton thereof within the time limited by act
acts, or has otherwise committed a breach of the
condition or conditions upon which said grant was
conferred upon it. of the requirements of said act
Judgment shall be entered III behalf of the state for
feiting, vacating and setting aside such grant
grants ald annulling all rights aud interests of such
corporation in and to all lands granted to it and not
fully earned. and restoring such lands to the state
and such corporation shall thereafter be barred and
foreclosed of all rights and interests in to the
lands adudged to be forfeited and restored to the
state, and Of all right to, in any manner, thereafter
acquire the same.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %. 1882.
Published April 5, 1884,
CHAPTER 267.
AN ACT to declare the legal effect of the payments
made under chapter 10 of the laws of 1882, and to
constitute the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway Company the assignee of certain
OF the claims paid under said chapter, and to
authorize offsets and counter-claims in the
therein mentioned.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as @Dlows:
Section l. All payments made to laborers and as
sgnees of laborers of the fund provided by and
to be disbursed under sections and of chapter 10
of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1892 entitled
81 an act to revoke, annul and resume the grant of
for the year 1874 to the Chicago and Northern
Pacific Air Line Railway Company (now the Chicago
Portage and Superior Railway Company, and to re-
peal sections 8, and 10 of said chapter 1885, and to
confer said grant of lands upon the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company"
shall inure to the benefit of the subcontactors from
whom such sums due to said laborers, as fully
as if said sums had been paid to said laborers or
their assgnees by said subcontractors. and said
subcontractors shall have the right to for and
recover the said sums of money so paid to laborers
from any person or persons corporation corpora
tons, from whom or which they might have recov-
cred the same had they paid said labor claims them
selves, and the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway Company having paid to tho gov
ernor, under the provisions of said section T. the
of seventy-eight thousand dollars and having
given the security to indemnify and save harmless
the state against all expenses and liability incurred
In feeding said laborers, contemplated in and
provided by said section l. the said company shall
be deemed in all courts and places the assignee aud
owner of any and all claims and demands which
shall be paid of said fund to subcontractors and
supply and material to the full extent that any
such claim demand shall be so paid, and of all
right of action on account thereof belonging to said
subcontractors and supply and material men or
their gnees, including said labor claims paid
out of said fund, and said Chicago, ST. Paul, Minnie
apohs and Omaha Railway Company may sue for
aid recover against any person persons corpora
ton or corporations, liable in any way or manner
for such claims and demands for the full amount so
paid thereon with interest from the time Of such
payment and it may assign transfer such claims
and demands and it's assignee or assignees shall be
entitled in like to enforce the same b. action
or by way of set-off or counterclaim and each and
every of said claims and demands SO paid, in whole
and in part out of said fund under said act shall not
thereby be extingushed, but shall be held and
treated in al courts and places sold and trans
ferred to the said Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway Company. The cerdfcate of
payment OF the agent appointed under said act to
investigate the claims and demands therein men,
toned of the amount paid to any claimant under
said act his assignee, approved by the governor,
shall be pria face evidence in all courts and places
of the amount due to said claimant and from whom
due, and that such claim demand has been trans
10 X & hold
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1882.
Published April 8, 1891
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter a Of the gen.
eral laws of 1881, and amendatory of section 1885
of chapter SO of the revised statutes of 1875 entitled
of insurance corporations"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section j. Section of chapter 40 of the general
laws of 1881 is hereby amended by adding the fol-
lowing after the word imme diately " in the egh-
teenth line of said section: Insert notice in one
or more newspapers printed in the county or coun-
ties where such corporation is doing business stat
ing therein the time when such assessment
levied, and the time when the same becomes due;
such norice SHALL in justice court court of record
be conclusive evidence of notification to any MEM
Der OF such corporation OF such assessment, and:n
also amend said section further by adding after the
word ''letter " in the nineteenth hne the words " or
postal card that said section when SO amended
shall read follows: Section 1. Whenever the
amount of any loss ascertained shall exceed the
amount of the cash funds Of the corporation, the
president shall convene the board of directors, who
shall make an assessment upon all property insured
by sucn corporation, in proportion TO the amount
thereof, and the rate under which it may have been
classified, sufficient least to pay such loss; pro-
vided however, that such board of directors shall be
authorized if it fit to do So to up three
and half mills, even if such loss should not
quire such an amount, and when such assessment
shall have been competed, the secretary shall i'm
medlately insert notice IN one more newspapers
printed IN the county counties where such corpor
alton is doing business, stating therein the time
when such assessment was Levied, and the time
when the same becomes due; such notice shall in
justice court court of record be conclusive EVIL
dence of notification Of such assessment, and notify
every member Of such corporation, by letter or
postal card sent to his usual postofce address, of
the amount of such loss and the sum due from nina
his share thereof and the time when and to whom
payment thereof is to be made, which time shall not
De less than sixty nor more than ninety days from
the date OF such notice; and the treasurer person
designated TO receive such money may demand and
receive two per cent. in addition to the Of
each such assessment, for his fees IN receiving and
paying over the same. Such assessment when COL
lected, shall be paid to the person entitled thereto
according to the terms of the policy issued to him.
provided that if any loss shall during Ire first
eight months of any year. the board of directo, at
the time OF making the assessment therefor, may
borrow money sufficient to pay such loss at rate of