Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CHAPTER A9S-

Sc Ilun !, townships thirty-ope, thjrty-twO,
thirty thTce ond thirty our north, Of ranges nine
ana len ast, arr hereby detached from Lincoln
couEty aits attached to Langlade county.
eSt non !. All th6t portion of the county Of
Lan&itt included within the following bouudG-
rlts snail ctns tiyute and be known as The county
OF forest, go wit: Comm encing at the southwest
corner q township thirty-iou- north Of range
ihllE tH cast OF the fourth principal meridian,
rul3HlA4 thence north on the range line between
Tal.te. Twelve and thirteen, 10 the township line
between townships thirty-fOuT and thirty-fve
norm. thence west on said township line to the
range lIne between ranI es ten and eleven cast,
thente north on said range line to the
iourth correction line. thence west said cOrrec
ton me TO the southwest corner Of township
lofty-one Of range eleven east thence north on
the range line between ranges ten and even to
the buun+Hry line between the states of Michigan
anu Wisconsin, thence Southeasterly on SAID
boundary line TO the Iange line between ranges
tou9'rlt and fifteen east OF the fourth principal
meridian, tbence nth on said range line to the
lou " correction hne thence east on said corTec-
ton lDe ~ the northe st corner of township
forty, e range fourteen east thence south on the
IaISN lIle pc WGen ranges fourteen ana hlteen ~
the southeast corner of township thirty-tOur OF
range fourteen east, thence west on township
line to the place OF beginning Townships
thlTty-four, thirty-fve. ihirty-Six and thirty
seven, nor of ranges fifteen and sixteen east, are
also hereby detracted from Oconto county and
attached to Forest county which territory shall
be liable for its just share of the Indebtedness OF
OcoutO county.
Section 3. The said county of Forest is hereby
organized and established with all the rights,
powers and privileges by law granted and pos
sessod by other counties of this state and subject
TO all the general laws of the state, prescribed for
the government OF such counties, except as here
inaftyr provided.
Sc, tlon / Within ten days after the passage
and publication OF this act the governor shall APP
point iii and Tor Forest county all county officers
required by law except the chairman and men,
beFS OF the county board, and the said officers so
appoint shall within fifteen days after the first
meeting OF the county board of supervisors Of
said Forest county, duly qualify and enter upon
the duties of their several offices, and shall,
eept the county judge, hold such offices INT ne
nrst Monday in January, 1887, aud until ii II
sucCes sOTS saall be elected and qualified. Tle
c0u ~ Judge shall hold his office u til the Irst
Monday III January 1885, and until his successor
III Office shall be elected and qualified. Such
officer shall for the above named lerms receive
the following salaries per annum County clerk,
5000: county treasurer, $500; county Judge, 500;
county superintendent Of schools, 500; district
attorney, $500 All other officers shall receive as
compensation the fees prescribed by law and no
other.
Section 5 The county seat of said Forest
county ahalI be and the same is hereby located on
section twen ynine, of township thirty-six north,
of ange thirteen east of the fourth principal
meridian at some point on the county road run
ming through said section; and the county board
of Forest county shall, at it, first meeting, select
on said section g suitable site for the necessary
county buildings.
Section g. The territory of Forest county, as
hereby constituted, shall be divided into EAe fol-
lowing towns, tO-wit
Town of sand Lake shall consist of township
thirty iour north, of ranges thirteen and fourteen
thirty seven north of ranges twelve, thirteen and
fourteen east: and townships thirty eight, thirty
nine and forty north, of ranges eleven, twelve,
thirteen and fourteen east. and township forty
one north of ranges eleven snd twelve east, and
fractional township forty-Jne north, Of ranges
thirteen and four cen east, and fractional town
ship forty-two north, OF ranges eleven and twelve
cas-, Said town of Sand Lake shall also consist
of townships thirty-four thirty-fve, thirty-s1x
and thirty-seven north, of ranges fifteen and six
teen east The-town OF Pelican shall consist Of
townships thirty-f five thiTty-six and thirty-Seven
north, OF range eleven east.
The towns above enumerated shall have ali the
powers and privileges conferred by general laws
upon other towns of this state; provided that
there shall be no greater amount of taxes levied
raised by the electors of either of said towns
for ali purposes than the sum of one thoust nd
and five hundred dollars in any one year during
the ensuing five years; and further provided
that nothing herein shall affect the powers of
said town electors in relation to state and county
taxes.
Section 7. The first annual town meeting of
the said towns shall be held as follows: In the
town Of Sand Lake, at the residence of Louis
Motzfeldt, in township thiTty-f1ve north range y
east. In the town of Pelican, ct the school
house, in the village of Pelican, located in town.
ship thirty-five north, range eleven east; pro-
yided this act shall not be published so take
effect or before the 4th day OF April 1885, then
the election heleinbefOre provided for shall be
held the last Tuesday in April, 1885, instead of
the first Tuesday III APRIL and all town Organi-
cations and boundaries existing within the
limits of said Forest county are hereby abolished
and all town offices vacated.
Section s. The hTSt meeting or the county
board of the said county of Forest shall be held
at the school house situated on lot one of section
thirty-one, township thirtysix north, range thir-
teen east, on the first Tuesday in May, 1885, and
at such meeting said board shall fix the amount
of bonds of the officers of said county, and
approve the same when proper sureties are furn-
iShed; provide offices for the county officers, and
transact such other business as may be necessary
TO complete the organization of said county.
Sections. 1t shall be unlawful for the county
board ofForest county to raise larger amount
than one thousand dollars per year, for the five
ensuing years for county buildings.
Section lG. The cOuEsst Gtsh-f - E$gSyS county
and the county board OF lI&f&d&1e cONAsF shall
meet in the court house a. Amigo OK She dEt
Tuesday in June 1885, to adjust and settle all
bilities of Langlade county on the day when this
act shall take effect, and for that purpose each
and both of said county boards shall have all the
powers necessary to a full and complete settle
ment of all matters between the said counties.
The territory hereby detached from Lincoln
county and attached to Langlade county shall be
liable for and chargeable with its just proportion
of all the Indebtedness of Lincoln county at the
date when this act shall take effect but shall not
be liable for any of the Indebtedness of Langlade
county incurred prior to the taking effect Of this
Section II. The county of Forest is hereby at
taehed ana made a part of the tenth judicial
circuit. There shall be held in said county Of
Forest two terms of the circuit court in each year.
adopted by vote Of two thirds of all the shares
q stock present and voting thereon, at some an
uual meeting thereof or at some special meeting
called for said purpose Of which at least ten
days notice shall be given BY advertising IA
some newspaper published IN that county,
and by posting SAID notice in at least three q
the most public places in said town or towns
where such insurance companies are doing bust.
ness, and by fling copy Of such resolution,
duly certified by It's secretary, III the Office of the
ecunty clerk of the county in which ITS Office is
located, provided nothing IN this act contained
shall affect companies already doing business in
towns outside of the county IN which such COM
pany Is organized.
Section s. Section 1911 of the revised statutes Is
1o41. All town insurance corporations hereto fore
organized under any law shall be deemed to be
organised under and governed Dy the proYisi ons
OF the laws of this state: and such existing
corporations shall, without organization, be au-
thorized to insure in Sach town or towns as they
may have heretofore effected insurance in, not
exceeding III all twenty adjoining towns, but
each such corporation desiring TO extend its ter
rtoTy beyond the town or towns in which it was
originally organized shall, within six months
after the adoption Of these statutes, file in the
office of the county clerk of the county in which
It's office is located, declaration signed by its
president and secretary and duly acknowledged
by them naming the town or towns in which it
has heretofore transacted the business of insur-
ance, and declaring its intention to continue its
business IN such towns thereafter