River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-03
Published April Il. 1881
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AN ACT to terminate the trust created by chap
ter 81 OF the laws of 1866, and chapter 81 OF the
private and local laws of 1857 TO reclaim certain
lands % the state of Wisconsin. and provide Tor
their safe and appropriate certain moneys 10
aid in the sale Of said lands, and to provide for
the drainage thereof
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Section / The trust created by chapter 81 Of
the laws OF 1866 and chapter 34 OF the private and
local laws OF 1857 and all acts amendatory there
OF, IA relation 70 the swamp and oyernoWed lands
IN Manitowoc and Calumet counties, Is hereby re-
yoked, and all the swamp and oVern0wed lands
described IN section of said chapter 81 OF the laws
of 1856 and chapter 81 of the private and local
laws of 1867, which yet remain unsold or other
chapter 81, are hereby reclaimed by and returned
to the state OF Wisconsin, unincumbered by any
lien, trust license, easement or prescrlptye
right in on, to or over the same or any part
thereof, obtained or claimed by any person or per-
sons corporations or co-partnership In, 10 or over
the same, or any part thereof, while so held in
trust except such as were expressly authorized
by said chapter 81 and chapter 81 OF the private
and local laws of 1867.
Section 2 The commissioners of the public
lands Ut the state shall as soon practicable
after the passage of this act, ascertain what If
any part or portion of said lands are overiiowed
or subject to overflow by water; the cause OF such
overflow, whether from any dam or dams or 9th
erwise, and to ascertain, as near as may be, the
extent OF damage 70 said lands caused thereby.
Section 3. II said lands, or any portion OF
them, are found to be overfiowed or their value
impaired by back-water held thereon or driven
back upon or over the same by reason or means
of any dam, dams or other artificial distractions
In or upon the Manitowoc river, or any OF its
tributaries or any stream that has been or now Is
an outlet for or of said lands, or any portion or
them, ii shall be the duty of said commissioners
of the public lands to institute such action or
actions either civil, criminal, or both, as they
shall deem advisable or necessary to cause the re-
moval of such dam, dams or other artificial OBJ
struction, against any and all persons, corpora
tons or co-partnershps who shall be found in
possession Of or maintaining such dam, dams or
sii:h acton or actions TO the removal of such dam
dams other artificial obstruction.
Section 4. The proceeds of the sale of such
lands shall be applied by said commissioners Of
the public lands, first to the payment of all ex.
penses incurred in carrying out the provisions of
this act, and the balance shall be by them appro-
priated according 10 law; provided however, that
the said commissioners of the public lands may,
in their discretion procure the removal of such
dam dams, or other artificial obstruction by COM
promise or purchase. and in that event may pay
for the same such sum or sums as they shall agree
upon, out of the proceeds of the sale of such
lands
Section s. For the purpose of carrying into eff
feet the provisions Of this act there IS hereby ap
propriated to the commissioners of the public
lands all the drainage fund now on hand belong
ing TO said counties of Manitowoc and Calumet
in the hands of the swamp land commissioners
OF said counties and all of the drainage fund that
may hereafter become due or apportioned to said
counties.
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed
Section Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
approved April !, 1888
Published April 13 1881
CHAPTER s4e
AN ACT to amend section 2, of chapter S14, OF
the laws of 1884 relating TO the employees of the
legislature
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
orf l.. -
1882 is hereby amended by adding after the words
"all messengers each two dollars where they
occur in said section, the following: The docu-
ment room attendant of the senate, three dollars
and fifty cents(S s. so; the document room attend
ant of the assembly, three dollars and fifty cents
$3.50; the general attendant of the assembly,
three dollars and fifty cents (S350) the flag man
and Mushroom attendant of the assembly, each
three dollars (S300l, that said section when so
amended will read as follows: Section 2 Sec
ton 112. The chief clerks shall receive a salary
of eight hundred dollars (sa00o0) for each regular
session, and ten dollars $1,000 per day for each
special session. and fifty dollars $4,000 for open
ing each session which shall be in full for trans
crbing, indexng and all other services rendered;
the other officers and employees OF the senate and
assembly shall receive per diems as follows: The
sergeantat-arlS, the assistant clerks and book
keepers, each five dollars $500; transcribng
clerks enrolling clerks and engrossing clerks,
proof readers the assistant sergeant alarms and
postmasters. each four dollars (s400); all other
clerks and assistant postmasters, each tree dol
lars and fifty cents $3.50; doorakeepers fremen,
janitors, each three dollars $500; all messengers,
each two dollars $500; the document room at
tendant of the senate three dollars and fifty cents
$3.50; the document room attendant of the as
sembly, three dollars and fifty cents $3.50; the
general attendant Of the assembly, three dollars
and fifty cents Gs850); the fiagman and washroom
attendant of the assembly, each three dollars
$500. The per diem here established shall only
be allowed from the commencement to the adj
journment of the legislature The chief clerk,
sergeant-at-arns OF each house shall certify TO
the secretary of state the names of all persons
employed in their respective departments, the
capacity employed in, and the number OF days
emloyed which certificate shall be authenticated
by the presiding officer of the house in which
they are employed Upon such cert iticate the ac-
count of the person named therein shall be all-
dited and paid out of the state treasury. AT the
close of each SESSION Of the legislature the secre
tary OF state shall publish in the official state pa
per full list of the accounts audited
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall APP
ply to the sessions of 1888
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April4 1883.