Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-28

Published May 10. 1891,

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CHAPTER 478
AN ACT 70 amend chapter 2l5, of the laws of the
state OF Wisconsin for the year 1859, eutitied
An act asserting to the Jurisdiction OF the state
Of Wisconsin. 10 and in the st. Croix River: and
authorizing parties therein named 10 build
and maintain dam and certain booms upon
said river, and to otherwise improve the nAyi-
gaition of the same and OF the lakes. ponds and
aloughs adiacant thereta, and for such pur-
post TO condemn and take private property.
and TO amend chapter ga OF the laws OF 1882,
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
Section l. Section OF chapter 2l5 OF the laws
of 1889, Is hereby amended so as 10 read as fol
lows, Section For the purpose of further i'm
proving the said 81 Croix river, the parties
above named their heirs or assigns, are hereby
authori ed and empowered to construct and
maintain for and during the period of thirty
years from and after the first day of March. A.
d, 1890, good and sufficient dam upon
said river at some point between the
south line of township thirty-hve north,
of range nineteen west, and the north line
OF township tnirty-sx north, of range twenty
west in Poll county, Wisconsin. The said dam
hereby authorized shall be so eostructed as 10
enable said parties above named, their heirs or
assignees, TO store ana hold within the fowage
thereof. all logs or timber that may be fOated or
driven down To such iowage, until such time as
such logs can be permitted to float down said
river without creating any obstruction to the
navigation of said river, and shall be main
tanned with suitable ates and slnices for the
passage of all such logs through the same under
the management ana G0uLTQl OF shlQ parties
above named, their heirs or assigns, and said
dam with its gates, sluices and all improvements
erected and maintained upon said river by the
said parties above nam q, their heirs or assigns
under the provisions OF this act, shall at all
times be under the exclusive control of said par
ties above named, their heirs or assigns and so
controlled and managed as shall be subservent
to the interests of the parti engaged in dri wing
logs or timber down said river and the nayiga-
ton thereof. And for the purpose of aiding in
the navigation Of said 81. Croix River. the said
parties above named their heirs and assigns, may
between the points last above named, erect any
piers, boOms. wing dams or other Improvements
as they may deem necessary to carry out and &C
complish the purposes for which said dsn is au-
thorized provided for in this act; and provided
further that at least twenty four hours before
shutting down the gates it shall be the duty of
the owners and controllers of such dam to give
notice 10 all persons engaged in the navigation
spicuOus place, at the following places. One no.
tice upon the draw of the bridge at saltwater
and one notice each at the usual public steam
boat landings in Oeeola Mills, FiaDcoria and
Taylors Falls. such notices shall be substan
TALLY In the following form: GATES of dam at
Twill be shut down.
day Ot.-......lS9 at.... o clock in the, ...
and remain closed not to exceed 49,. hours -
and printed with letters two inches in length. IL
for any cause such notice cannot be posted, per-
soual notice must be rendered upon the officers
or any person in charge o a vessel or barge navi
gazing the st. CroIx river between the points
aforesaid by delivering such printed notice to
nlm. or II no person can be found on board such
vessel thereby posting the said notice in a con
spicuous part of the same failure TO give
such notices as required by this section, shall
render the owners and managers OF such dams
liable for all the amount of damages sustained
by any vessel or barge injured for want OF such
notice, 10 be collected by the owner thereof in
civil action. And provided further. that the
water shall not be drawn down at any time be-
tween the fifteenth day of June. and the fifteenth
day OF September, in any year, lower than two
feet above the floor of the hume unless neees-
sary to make repairs to preserve the dam.
Section 2 Section II OF said chapter 2i5 of
the laws Of 1889 is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: and the said parties above
named shall within thirty days OF the publ
cation of this act by an instrument in writing
appoint sine person, a resident of the state OF
wisconsin as their agent, upon whom all,process
in any action commenced against them in any of
tn, courts OF this state may be served. aud shall
thereby authorize such agent to accept d re-
ceiye service OF all such process Such appoint
ment shall within the time aforesaid. be filed in
the Office OF the clerk of the circuit court of
Polk county and after the fliug thereof
service upon such agent of any such
process, may be made upon such
agent and shall have the same effect as personal
service upon all of said parties above named
their heirs or assigns, provided that said parties
above named their heirs or assigns may from
time TO time change their said agent by makiug
and fling in the same manner another appoint
meut
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 25, 1891.