Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

No. $40, A. Published March 10, 1907.
CHAPTER 13, LAWS or 1907.
AN ACT to detach certain territory from
the town of Marshall In Rusk county,
and to create the town Of Willard, to pro-
vide for town meetings therein ana Tor
final settlement between said towns.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. All that portion Of the pres
ent town Of Marshall In the county OF Rusk
In the state Of Wisconsin described as fol-
lows, to--wit; All of township thirty three
north, OF range six west, or the fourtn prIn-
cipal meridian. in the state OF Wisconsin,
situated in and forming a part OF the town
Of Marshall, is hereby set off and detached
from said town OF Marshall, and is hereby
created and organized as a separate town
to be known as the town of Willard.
Section 2. The said town of Willard is
hereby created and organized with , al the
rights, powers and privileges conferred upon
and granted to other towns in the state
subject to all the general laws enacted for
the town government therein;
Section 3. The assets and liabilities OF
said towns of Marshall and Willard shall be
apportioned to the said town Of Willard pro
rata in such proportion as the valuation or
all the taxable property detached from said
town of Marshall, bears to the whole of the
assessed valuation of said towns OF Mar
shall and Willard, according TO the assess
ment roll for the year A. d. 1905.
Section f. The first town meeting OF the
said town of Willard shall be held on the
first Tuesday of April, A. D. 1907, at the
school house situated on section fifteen,
township thirty three north OF range six
west.
Section 5. The qualified electors Of said
town Of Willard shall at such town meeting,
held as provided for by section number four
of this act, in the manner provided by law,
elect town officers for the said town, and,
for the purpose of such election, the quail
fed electors of said town of Willard snaIs
between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock
In fnrnn0On nf said choose three
Of their number to act as inspectors or SAID
election, and said inspectors snail, before
entering upon their respective duties, Eev-
orally take the usual oath Of office and file
the same with their return and said In
spectors shall respectively canvass and re-
turn the votes cast at such election In all
respects as provided by law for inspectors
at annual town meetings. A town clerk
and also all necessary clerks for such cleo
ton shall be appointed by said inspectors,
or majority thereof to assist sag lnSpecS,
In canvassing and returning the votes cast
at said election.
Section 6. When said town meeting shall
have been held, as above provided, and the
town officers required by law duly elected,
the said town OF Willard shall be duly or
ganized, and shall possess all the rights,
powers, privileges and authority. ana snall
be subject to all the liabilities. Of other
towns In the state Of Wisconsin. After
said drst town meeting all annual town
meetings shall be held on the day provided
other towns In the state Of Wisconsin.
Section T. Notice of said first town meet
ing shall be given by posting copy OF this
act in at least six public places In said town
of Willard, at least ten days prior to the
time for holding said town meeting, by any
qualified elector OF said town, who shall
make q proper affidavit Of such posting and
file the same on the day of said first town
meeting with the inspectors chosen to con-
duct said first town meeting
Section g. The supervisors or the town
of Marshall and the supervisors OF the town
Of Willard shall. ON the Goth day OF June,
1907, meet at the office of the town clerk
of the town of Marshall for the purpose or
making a settlement between said two
act, and at said meeting. or at any subse-
quent or adjourned meeting held by said
town boards of supervisors, any three OF
the supervisors shall have full power and
authority to send for any persons, books,
papers and records necessarily involved or
needed in the settlement between the sald
two towns. The town clerk of the town OF
Marshall shall be and act as the clerk OF
said joint meeting and the town clerk or
the town of Willard shall be present ana
shall assist and sufficient duplicates or
copies OF all proceedings had shall be made
in order that each town may have at least
one for the use and information OF the town
clerk and the town board OF supervisors
thereof. Each town shall be shareable for
the expenses, and for the services and per
diem Of It's own officers only. and the bills
therefor shall be audited and paid BY the
respective towns Of Marshall and Willard,
as other bills are by law authorized to be
audited and paid.
Section o. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
Annrove6 March 10 1907.