Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-12
and senate d4tricts adjoining having the small


senate districts above described senator from each
district, whose term of office shall expire in four
years after the commencement of such term
Section s. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1882.
Published April /, 1897
CHAPTER 165.
AN ACT to change the boundaries of the counties OF
Oconto and Marinette, and to create the county of
Florence.
Tie people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
Section 1. All that portion of the county of Oconto
as heretofore constituted lying north of the line be-
tween townships thirty (37 and thirty EIGHT
1887, north of ranges fifteen (15) and sixteen 16)
east, of the fourth principal meridian, is hereby
detached from the county of Oconto and attached to
the county of Marinette of which it shall hereafter
be part.
Section 2. All that portion of said county of Mari
nette formed and constituted by the next preced
ing section, and lying and being within The follow
ing boundaries, to-wit: Commencing at the south
west corner of township number thirty-eigh (39)
north of range number fifteen O5) east; running
thence eastery along the line between townships thir
tyseven(3 and thirtyeight (38 to the southeast
of township number thirty-eight 1887 north of
range number nineteen q9) east; running thence
northery along the line between ranges nineteen (19)
and twenty COY east to the point where the same
sects the boundary line between the states of Wscon
sin and Michigan. in the Mencmonee River; thence
northwesterly along said boundary line to point
where the is ntersected in the Brule River by
the range line between ranges fourteen Q4) and ff
teen (15) east; thence southery along said last
hereby detached from said county of Marinette
sttuted as last aforesaid, and hereby created and
constituted as separate county, to oe known and
designated as the county of Florence.
Section 3. The county of Florence with the bound
aries prescribed in the foregoing section is hereby
created with all the rights, powers and privileges by
law granted to and conferred upon other counties
within this state. Said county of Florence is at
tached to and made part of the tenth judicial circuit
There shall be held in the county of Florence at least
two terms of the circuit court in each year, and,
til otherwise provided by law, such terms of court
shall be held at such times the circuit judge there
of shall designate, and shall be held at the village of
Florence, in township number forty (40) north, of
range eighteen s) east, which is hereby declared to
be the county seat of said county. The judge of
said court shall, immediately after the passage and
publication of this act, give public notice of the
times of holding such terms of court by causing
notice thereof to be published in some newspaper
printed in said county of Florence for at least six
weeks prior to the three weeks Immediately preceding
the holding of the first term of said court.
Section 4. Within ten days after the passage and
publication OF this act, the governor of this
of Florence, the following officers to wit:
county judge, district attorney, clerk of the
circuit court, county clerk, sheriff, register of deeds,
county treasurer, superintendent of schools, and
coroner, who shall each, within twenty days after
due notice of his appointment respectively qualify
and enter upon the duties of his Office, and hold the
until the first Monday of January next succeed
ing the first general election thereafter, and until his
successor is elected and qualified, except that the
county judge shall hold his office until the first Mon
n.
be elected at the general election on the first Tuesday
in April, A. ID. 1885.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty of the board of SUI
pervisors of the county OF Florence within twenty
days after the passage and publication of this act to
meet and fix the amount of bonds required to be
given by each of said officers, except in where
the amount Of such bonds is now fixed by law:
Section6. The county of Florence shall until other
wise ordered by the board of supervisors of said
county, consist of two towns to be known respective
~ the town of Florence and the town of Common
wealth. consist
and include the following portion of said county of
Florence, to-wit: Township thrty-eight 1887 north
eighteen ps), nineteen Q9), east; and town
ship thirty-nine 1897 and south half of
section twenty-eight (2S), and all of sec
township number forty (40) north of range eighteen
Q8l east. All the remaining portion of said county
shall constitute and be known as the town of Flor
ence Within ten days after the passage and publica
ton of this act the governor shall appoint all necessary
town officers for said towns who shall hold their
specve offices until their successors are duly elected
and quallhed The first town meeting in the town OF
Commonwealth shall be held at the school house
in said town and in the town of Florence at the
school house therein.
of Florence shall, at its first meeting transact all
business necessary to perfect the complete organZa
ton of the county, and to make suitable provision
for holding the circuit court at the time 20 be ap
pointed therefor.
Section 8. Said counties of Florence Marinette
and Oconto shall each be the sole and exclusive
ONueIs Oh al real properly OF SAID cOu0t1eS
of Marinette and Oconto situated within the bound
aries of each county respectively. Said counties of
Marinette and Oconto to retain all the taxes
sessed for the year 1881, together with all the tax
certificates in the respective treasures of said coun
ties of Marinette and Oconto. The said county OF
Florence shall be liable to said county of Marpette
for its just share of the liabilities and Indebtedness
now existing against said county of Marinette when
the same shall be paid and discharged by said coun-
t, to be ascertained by dividing the total liabilities
OF said county of Marinette by the ratio which the
within boundaries
county of Florence bears to the amount of property
within the boundaries of the county of Marinette,
as hereinbefore constitued and the said county of
Florence shall pay one thousand dollars within two
years from the passage of this act to the county of
Oconto in full of it's just share of the now existing
liabilities and Indebtedness of the said county Of
Oconto
Section g. This act shall in no wise invaidate or
affect the collection of taxes the return of lands
for the non-payment of taxes assessed thereon for
the year 1881, in said counties of Marinette and
Oconto.
Section 10. The board of supervisors of the coun-
" of Florence shall have power, and it is hereby
made its duty, to procure, soon may be after
the passage and publication of this act, from the
registers of Deeds county clerks county treasurers,
county Judges clerks of the circuit courts of the
counties of Oconto and Marinette respectively, at
the expense of said county of Florece, transcripts
duly certified by the proper officers of all papers,
proceedings, records and books, file Of record
in said Offices, in any affecting relating to
the title or right of possession of any of the land
situated in said county of Florence. And such
face evidence in all courts of the facts therein
tanned. The lien of all judgments which are now
of effect on lands in Said county of Florence shall
continue in force the same as though this act had
not taken effect.
Section IL. 1t shall not be lawful to levy a tax of
to exceed one thousand dollars per annum for the
next five years in said county of Florence for the
purpose of building county buildings, except a
county Jail.
Section II. The said county of Florence shall con-
situte part of the first senatorial district, and
with the counties of Shawano, Oconto Langlade and
Marinette shall constitute assembly district, and
shall also be part of the eighth congressional dis
trict until the same shall be otherwise apportioned
provided by law.
Section Ii. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is. 1882.
Published April 1, 1921
CHAPTER 19e
AN ACT relating to the meetings of county boards
and amendatory of section 664 the revised stat
utes of 1878.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 6e4 of the revised statutes of
the year 1878 is hereby amended by adding thereto
ar the end thereof the following: Provided that the
said county board shall not, at any session thereof
sell, convey or transfer, in any manner whatever
order or direct the sale, conveyance transfer Of
any tax certificates owned or held by the county at
less tnan their face unless such county board shall
have prior thereto given public notice of their inten
ton so to do by publication thereof for four
sVe weeks In some newspaper of general circulation
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