Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-21
No ssA1
AL Published May s. 1891.

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CHAPTER f22.
AN ACT requiring reports and the payment OF
annual license fees hy corporations, companies
ana persons operating OF controlling dams,
b0oms. suice-wBys or other structures under ths,
authority of any general or special law OF this
state. IN navigable streams or waters, situated
within or forming part Of the boundary line of
this state.
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin. rspresented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section !. Every corporation COMPANY or
person operating or controlling In whole or ~ mart
any dam. boom, sluice-way or other structure in
any nayigahe stream or waters, situated within or
forming part Of the boundary line OF this state
used Tor the purposes Of storing, suicing. booming
brailing or driving saw logs ties telegraph poles
OF timber of any kind description whatever, and
which said corporation company or person derives
It's or MS authority, 10 operate control in whole
or in part such dam, bOom sluce-vay or other
structure, under and by virtue or any general or
special law OF THIS state, shall within ten days next
preceding the nrSt DAY Of February in each year,
make and return - the state treasurer, IN such
form ana upon such blanks as shall be furnished
oy MN, true report of the gross earnings of such
corporation. company or person, account of
such dam, boom, suce-way or other structure, for
the preceding calendar year: which report shall
be vertned by the oath of the secretary and
treasurer OF sueh corporation or company or of
the person so operating and controlling such dam,
boom, sluice-way or other structure
Section ? Each such corporation, company
person, SO operating or controlling any such dam,
boom, sluice-way or structure on returning such
report to the state treasurer shall pay an annual
license Zee OF Two per oentum of the gross earnings
of such corporation company or person. by reason
Of such dam, boom, sluice-way or structure
Section 3. If any such corporation, company or
person operating or controlling any such cam,
boom, sluice-way or structure, shall neglect to
make such report shall make any false repOrt
or shall fail or neglect 20 pay such license fee, or
any part thereof as hereinbefore provided such
corporation, company or person shall forfeit any
and all rights. privileges and franchises whether
granted by special act or obtained under general
laws of this state, by or under which any such
dam, boom, suice-way or other structure is
operated and the attorney general upon such
neglect or IN case al false reports be made shall
proceed IN the proper court to have forfeiture Of
such rights privileges and franchises duly declared
And any such corporation, company or person, at
any time before Judgment OF forfeiture of such
rights, privileges and franchises is rendered may
in the discretion of the court be permitted 20 make
the report and pay the license fee herein provided
for, upon special application TO the court in
which the action TO declare such forfeiture, is
pending, upon such terms the court shall direct
Section 4. Any and oil acts or parts of acts
special or general, contravening any of the pro-
visions of this act are hereby repeated
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April "a 1891