Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No 60 81 Published March 10, 1907.
CHAPTER 10. LAWS OE 1907

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AN ACT to detach a certain portion from
the town Of Jacobs, Ashland county. and
to create the town of Shanagolden, to
provide for town meetings therein, and
for the settlement between said towns.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section l. All that tract Of country
heretofore constituting part of the town
of Jacobs, lying and being in the tounty OF
Ashland and state of Wisconsin, and known
and described as follows, to-wit:
The west three tiers of sections in town
ship forty-two north, OF range two west ;
three west; and all Of township forty-two
tached from the said town of Jacobs and
constituted separate town to be called
the town Of Shanagolden; and said town is
hereby created and organized with Gil or
the rights, powers, and privileges conferred
upon and granted to other towns In the
state Of Wisconsin. and shan be subject to
all the general laws enacted for town gov
eminent therein.
Section 2. The first town meeting, In
said town hereby organized shall be held IN
the village of Shanagolden, In said town OF
Jacobs, and county aforesaid In the school
house situate In said village the same being
located In section sixteen, township forty
appointed by law for the holding Of annuaI
town meetings for the year 1907 and shall
In the manner provided BY law, elect town
officers for said town and exercise all other
powers and make such provisions for the
town government as are now authorized py
statute to be exercised and made at the
annual town meeting of any town.
Section 3. For the purpose OF election
hereinbefore provided the qualified electors
of the said town of Shanagolden assembled
at the place aforesaid shall, between TIE
hours Of nine and eleven O'Clock, in the
forenoon of said day. choose three Of their
number to act as inspectors or said election,
upon their respective duties, severally take
the usual oath of office and file the same
with their returns j; and such inspectors
shall respectively. canvass and return the
votes cast at such election In all respects,
as provided by law for inspectors at an
nuaI town meetings. town clerk and
also necessary clerks or election shaH pc
appointed by said inspectors, or a majority
thereof to assist said inspectors in conduct
ing said town meeting and In canvasslng
and returning the votes cast at such cleo
ton.
Section l. When said town meeting shall
have been held as herein provided, and the
town officers required by law duly elected,
deemed and shall be duly organized and
shall possess all the rights, powers, priVi-
leges and authority, and shall be subject to
state Of Wisconsin. After said hrst town
meeting all annual meetings shall be held
on the day provided by law for the holding
Of town meetings IN otner towns In the
state Of wisconsin.
Section S. Notice of said town meeting
shall be given by the posting Of copy of
town Of shanagolden at least ten days be-
fore the time of holding said first town
meeting, by any duly qualified elector OF
said town who shall make proper afhdayit
of such posting and file the same on the
day of said first town meeting with the IN
spectors chosen to conduct said hrst town
meeting.
Shanagolden, assembled at the place above
mentioned, shall have the power ct said
first meeting to vote to determine upon the
adoption of the township system OF schools,
or the school district system, and shall
have power to make any levy allowed BY
law for school purposes irrespective OF the
recommendation Heretofore made by the
school authorities OF the present town of
Section Z. The assets and liabilities OF
shall be apportioned to the said town OF
Shanagolden pro rata In such proportions
as the valuation Of all taxable property de-
tached from the said town Of Jacobs bears
to the whole of the assessed valuation Of
said towns Of Jacobs and Shanagolden, &C
cording to the assessment roll for the year
A. d. 1908.
Secrlon g. The supervisors Of the town
of Jacobs and the supervisors Of the town
of Shanagolden shall, on the 4th day or
clerk Of the town ii Jacobs for the purpose
of making settlement between the said two
towns according to the provisions Of this
act and at sucn meeting OF Ut any suDse-
quent or adjourned meeting held by said
town board Of supervisors, any three Of the
supervisors shall have full power and au-
thority to send for any persons, books, pa
pers and records necessarily involved in the
settlement between said two towns. The
town clerk of the town Of Jacobs shall be
and act the clerk of such joint meeting.
and the town clerk of the new town. Of
Shanagolden shall be present and 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
town board of supervisors thereof. Each
town shall be chargeable with one-half Of
all expense legally and necessarily incurred
in such settlement aside from the services
and per diem of the officers making sucn
settlement, 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 Jacobs and Shanagolden
as other bills are by law authorized to be
allowed aud paid.
Section o. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
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