The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-02
CHAPTER 1O4.

AN ACT 20 leg AHZe certain school taxes
The people OF the state of Htsconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever any town in this state
shall have attempted to adept the township sys-
tenn of school government, under and purs,la MT to
section $50 of the revised statutes of 1873 the
ldity of any and all taxes for school purposes
heretofore or hereafter levied and assessed in any
such town, shall not be questioned in any action
or proceeding heretofore hereafter COM
| menced so far as the regularity of the proceed
ings OF any such town, in the adoption of such
township system OF school government is con-
cerned unless the plaintiff shall show that he
would be required 10 pay more than his equitable
proportion OF taxes; and any and all school taxes
heretofore levied in any such towns which have
been voted at the annual town meeting, are here
by declared to be legal and valid even though
the provisions of section 535 of the revised statutes
of 1878 shall not have been in all respects complied
with.
force from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved March 81. l8Sa
CHAPTER 21s
AN ACT fixing standard Of time
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The legal standard of time within
the state of Wisconsin, shall be the mean collar
time Of the nineteenth meridian west from Green
wich, now commonly known central time
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage and publication
Approved April 2, 1885.
CHAPTER 10
AN ACT to authorize the commissioners OF the
public lands of the state of Wisconsin TO loan
portion OF the trust funds of the state to the
Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee, for the
purpose OF constructing and maintaining an
arsenal and armory.
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The commissioners Of the public
lands, with the approval of the governor of the
state OF Wisconsin, hereby authorized and
directed TO loan of the trust funds OF this state
the sum Of thirty thousand dollars to The Light
Horse Squadron OF Milwaukee, OF the Wisconsin
National Guard and the Light Horse Squadron
Is hereby authorized to borrow sum equal to
said amount of said commissioners and to issue
TO said commissioners bonds for the debt so con-
tracted Such Indebtedness shall bear interest al
the rate of four per cent. per annum and said In
terest shall be paid annually, and the principal
so loaned shall be paid in sums of not less than
one thousand dollars at any time after the pira-
ton OF five years from the date of Issuing such
bonds, and all of such bonds shall mature and be
fully paid within thirty years from the date OF
their issuance.
Section 3 Said bonds shall be secured by first
mortgage upon the real estate of said company,
with the usual provisions therein Tor insurance
OF the buildings and Improvements thereon for
the benefit of the mortgage, TO be approved as
10 the form and execution thereof by the attor-
ney-general which mortgage is hereby declared
valid for the purposes of said security.
Section 8. Said sum so loaned shall be wholly
applied towards the erection and construction of
an arsenal and armory upon the real estate
held by said company, and said loan shall be adj
yanced upon said bonds so secured, from time 10
time, as the building of said arsenal and armory
progresses, al the discretion of said commission
ers provided, said commissioners may issue upon
building, so much of said loan they may con-
sider sufficiently secured by said real estate; pro-
yided, the plans and contract for said armorv
and arsenal building have first been approved by
the governor of the state Of Wisconsin.
Section 4. The state may said arsenal and
armory for the purpose of military defense in
case OF war, fnsurrectiOn rebellion, riot inVa-
slOn or of resistance to the execution of the laws
of the state or of the United States and also for
the storage OF arms and ammunition TO such an
extent and under such regulations the goT-
ernor may from time to time prescribe, free Of
rent or charge for the saIne until the said loan is
fully repaid. All other military oIgani cations Of
the Wisconsin national guard of the city and
county OF Milwaukee shall be entitled TO use said
arsenal aud armory for all the legitimate pur-
poses OF an arsenal and armory, upon paymentOt
such rent and subject TO such regulations as may
be agreed upon between them and said Light
Horse squadron, and in case of disagreement the
matters IL dispute shall be submitted TO and de-
clded by the governor of the state.
Section S. The annual allowance to said COM
pany for armory rent out of the state treasury
shall not be made to said company until the an
nual interest said Indebtedness shall have been
paid.
Section g. The Light Horse Squadron is hereby
authorized TO hold real and personal estate tor
the purposes of an armory and to convey the
same, and its commissioned officers are hereby
constituted trustees for that purpose and the
further purpose of executing any mortgage
thereon.
Section T. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
ApDroved April L 1885.