Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-09
published April s, 1888.

An ACT to authorize the voters of incorporated Wiz
lagos to direct whether the Offices of village clerk
and street commissioner shall be filed by appoint
ment or by election
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. The board of trustees of every village
Incorporated under special act, shall have the power
by resolution to submit to the electors of such VII
age at any general, annual or special election the
question, whether or not in such village thereafter
the offices of clerk and street commissioner or
either, shall become elective by the voters of said
board of trustees.
Section 2. Notice of the submission of said cues
ton shall be given provided in section 87I of the
revised statutes; the form of the ballots used in vot-
ing said proposition shall be: for election and
"against election" the ballots shall be deposited in
a separate box and such.eection shall be conducted,
the votes canvassed, statements made and recorded
as in other village elections.
Section 3. If majority of the ballots cast at such
election on such proposition shall be " for election"
then the said officers shall thereafter become elective
by the voters, the the other elective village
ofhces and if majority of the ballots cast on sucb
proposition shall be :against election" then the
said offices shall be filed by appointment by the
board of trustees, any provisions of the charter of
such village Notwithstanding.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 26. 1883.
Published April IA, 1881
CHAPTER 214.
AN ACT to prescribe the manner of carving into
effect the provisions OF section 40S of chapter &C.
of the revised statutes relating to teachers insd
tutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The secretary of state is hereby au-
thorized to draw his warrant PAYABLE to tho treas
of the board of regents of normal schools for
the several appropriations made by section 408 of
the revised statutes for the years 1878, 1872 1889
and 1881, upon the certificates of the president and
secretary of said board of regents that the same has
been expended in each of said years for the Dur-
poses designated in said section; and said secretary
OF state snail annually, upon presentation to him Of
the certificate of the president and secretary Of
said board of regents of normal schools, of the
amount expended for the purposes mentioned in
said section 408, draw his warrant for the amount
payable as above provided, such warrant not to ex-
coed the of two-sevenths of the amount SO GER
titled to actually expended.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after it's passage and publication,
Approved March 81 1883.
Published Aurfl7 1881
CHAPTER 2i5
ers of public lands to adjust and settle differences be-
tween the state and land grant railway companies
lands within the limits of such railway grants.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. The mmissioners of public lands and the
in such manner as shall seem to them Just and equt
able in the premises any differences existing which
company within this state in relation to lands claimed
by the state as swamp lands within the limits OF said
the state as EEaaT snds nnder sd rsn and 3
making such adjustment settlement any suoL
pany may with the approval of such commissioners
and governor, to be evidenced by their certificate
signed officially and deposited in the office of the SEQ
Rotary OF state Offset against the claim of the state for
any of said lands certified for railroad purposes
aforesaid lands heretofore patented the state
swamp lands within the land grant limits of said COM
pany but the selection of which by the state swamp
lands subsequently rejected by the United States
and which, but for erroneous patentIng, would
euure to such railway company under said grant, and
upon euch adjustment or settlement being made such
railway company companies and the state shall
change such releases and conveyances in due form,
shall be necessary proper to carry out such adjust
ment ana settlement agreed upon; provided, that
all lands patented TO the state swamp lands by the
government shall be regarded swamp lands in max,
ing such settlement and adjustment.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 81, 1888