Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-03
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CHAPTER Qd6

in senate ana assembly, do enact as follows
Section /. Section 1920 of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by inserting after the word
valuation in the eighth line of said section,
the following: land any two adjoining towns
having highway on the line between themcross-
ing such navigable or meandered stream, are au-
thorized to levy and collect tax in the manner
above provided, for the purpose OF building or
maintaining, or aiding i'll building and ma1nta1n-
ing bridge across such stream or to issue their
corporate bonds as above provided" also by in
sorting sfter the word "town'' in line 10 of said
section the words "or towns" so that said section
when so amended shall read as follows: Section
1920. Any county, town, city or village bordering
upon or through which any navigable or mean
dered stream runs, is authorized to levy and col
lect a tax in the same manner that other taxes
are levied and collected, not exceeding i've Mills
on the dollar, of the last assessed valuation OF tn
taxable property thereof, for the purpose OF Duld
ing or maintaining, OF aiding in the building or
maintaining bridge across such stream, or TO
issue their corporate bonds for such purpose Tor
an amount not exceeding two per centum on such
valuation; and any two adjoining towns having
highways on the line between them crossing sucn
navigaole or meandered stream are authorlzen
to levy and collect tax in the manner above pro-
v1ded, for the purpose of building or maintain
Ing or aiding in building and maintaining q
bridge across such stream 70 issue their cor,
porate bonds as above provided and ii a tax snail
have been levied for such purpose IN any Such
county, town or towns, city or village, tnelr
bonds for such purpose shall not be issued, for
an amount exceeding the difference between
such tax and two per centum OF such assessor
valuation.
Section q Section 1921, is hereby amended by
inserting after the word town in line 2, of SAID
section, the words "or towns" and by inserting
after the word town in line 6, of said section
the words "or towns" so that said section when
so amended shall read follows: Section 1921.
No such tax shall be levied or bonds issued for
the purpose mentioned in the preceding section
by any county, town or towns city or village, UNI
less the question of levying such tax or issuing
such bonds shall have been submitted by vote
of majority of the county, town village hoard,
or common council Of such city, as the case may
be, to vote of the electors of such county town,
0yfx 1lnNo
nual election, town meeting, or charter election,
or at any election specially called for that pur-
pose by such board or council; ard III either case
such board or council shall give notice or the
submission of such question TO the electors, as Is
required by law to be given of special election
or special town meeting; such vote in every case
shall be by ballot, and the proper board or COM
mon council shall prescribe The form thereof
The vote shall be canvaSsed, returned and the re-
suit declared as in other elections.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be III
force from and after its passage and publication,
Approved April 7. 1885.
CHAPTER SAT.
AN ACT to authorize the levy of special tax for
the purpose of re-establishing extinct section
and quarter section corners.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The legal voters residing outside of
any incorporated village in any township in this
state, in which there is an incorporated village
are hereby authorized to submit at any annual
town meeting a proposition for the levy of q
special tax upon the real estate outside of said
Incorporated village LOT the purpose OF prOV1Q1nS
for the reestabishment of extinct section section
and quarter section corner and the erection
OF monuments thereon.
Section 2 Before any such question shall be
submitted to the voters, as provided in section l.
at least five legal voters residing outside of any
incorporated village in the town shall sign re-
quest to the town clerk of said town, before the
annual call by him is made for the annual town
meeting requesting him to insert in the notice
for the annual town meeting notice that vote
Will be taken upon such proposition and upon
the town clerks receiving said request, he shall
insert notice lin his notice for the annual town
meeting) that said proposition will be voted upon.
Section 5. Whenever the town clerk has given
the notice as aforesai1 that said proposition will
be voted upon, it shall be the duty of the board
meeting to prepare a box for the reception of bal
lots upon such proposition And the legal voters
In said town residing outside of said incorpo-
Sea IN yor sna tb sG1e 1pGa Sa
"for the proposition" Those opposed, shall vote
ballot, opposed to the proposition" The polls
of said election shall be open as long the polls
for the election of town officers are required by
law to be kept open. If the legal voters of such
town residing outside of such incorporated vii
lage shall vote in favor of such proposition, it
shall be the duty of the supervisors of such town
to procure a competent surveyor to do such WORK
and they shall be authorized to employ all
necessary help and furnish ali necessary supplies
to make said survey complete. And when COM
pleted the supervisors shall certify the amount
(by them expended in doing said work. to the
town clerk of said town. And it shall be the
duty of the town clerk of said town upon the re-
ceipt of said certificate to levy the amount so GER
tilted upon the real estate of said town outside
of such incorporated village in the same manner
that other taxes are levied, said levy 90 be made
at the same time other taxes are levied next fol-
lowing the receipt of said certificate
Section 4. The town treasurer of said town Is
hereby authorized to collect said tax in the same
manner other town taxes are collected, and when
collected shall use said money in payment of any
order or orders that may have been given by the
town board of supervisors in payment for said
work.
Approved April g. 1885,
CHAPTER 2S7.
AN ACT to amend chapter 319, of the laws of 1884,
entitled IAN act to provide for the recording OF
lands taken for streets and other purposes by
caty or village corporations
The ople of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
III nate and assembly, do enact as follows:
>eetiun l. Section l, of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: In every ap
plication made to any court of record, county
b,afu of supervisors, common council OF any
city the authorities of any village for the lay
'ng cut, wioening, OF any streets, alleys, water
channels, parks or other public places, or for
the vaction of any streets, alleys, water chan
neIs, raTks other public places, the ap-
plicant OF applicants shall, at the time OF Hing
such application with the proper officer, or prior
thereto, file i'll the office of the register of deeds
of such county where the lands or any part there
of are situated, a notice of the pendancy of such
application containing the name of the appn-
cant or applicants, the object of such application,
and map and description OF the lands TO be taken
or vacated. In case of a failure to comply with
the foregoing provisions all proceedings based
upon such application shall be void. certified
copy OF every final order judgment or decree of
a court of record every final resolution or order
OF a county board of supervisors, common council
Of any city or the authorities of any village, CIV
ing full and accurate description OF all the lands
So taken or vacated, accompanied with map
showing the location of such lands based upon
such application, shall be recorded in the ONCE
fihe register of deeds OF the county in which
srlcn lands are situated, and such final order,
iudsment, decree resolution, shall have no
force or effect, nor shall it be notice to any sub
sequent purchase or incumbrance until 1t is so
recorded.
Section 2 Where no application is made as
mentioned in the preceding section, and resolu-
tion or order shall be adopted without appl1ca-
tion by county board of supervisors, common
council of any city, or the authorities of any vii
lage whereby any lands shall be taken or va
c43ed Tor the purposes specified In section l, OF
this act certified copy of such resolution or or
der shall be recorded in the Office OF the register
Of deeds of the county in which such lands are
situated. and such resolution or order shall have
no foree or effect, nor shall it be notice to any
subsequent purchaser or incumbrancer until 1t
is so recorded.
Section s. Section 2, of said chapter Sls, ID
herehy repealed
section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April g. 1885,
CHAPTER 376.
AN ACT to amend section 1898 Of the revised