Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13

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AN ACT to confer certain additional pow
ers upon the board Of supervisors OF
counties having population OF two hun
dred and fifty thousand or more.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There is hereby conferred
upon the county board of every county
having or that shall hereafter have,
population of two hundred and fifty thou
sand or more, according to the last state
or United States census, in addition to the
powers otherwise conferred. the following
powers, to-Wit:
~. To acquire by gift, grant, devise,
donation, purchase contract, or condemna-
ton any lands within such county, for the
purpose Of establishing public grounds,
driveways: parkways or parks. ana pro-
other public buildings and public grounds
or parks in connection Herewith. and for
other PUBLIC purposes and In any sucn-
quire title in fee simple In any such lands
Lands for parks or other public grounds
may be acquired in the manner provided by
utes and driveways and parkways may be
acquired and laid out in the manner pro-
vided for laying out other county high
ways; or as otherwise provided.
~. To sell, dispose Of, and convey any
such lands acquire and owned by the coun-
ty or interest therein, when the same or
such interest shall be deemed not required
for public use.
(3). To establish, layout, make, alter,
improve, and repair county PARKS. PARK.
ways. and driveways and to establish and
adopt a general plan system therefor,
with the assistance and approval or the
county park commission; to establish ana
alter the grade Of any such PARKWAY v,,s or
driveway to make any public improve
ments therein and TO provide for the clean.
ing, sprinkltng and proper care Thereon ano
the proper care and improvement OF county
termine and assess and collect or pay any
damages or benefits resulting to the own
ers Of AUDITING property by reason OF any
such laying cut, making, altering, 1mproV-
ing or repairing Of any such driveway or
parkway to employ and compensate as
superintendent of such work any person
who has been recommended as qualified
therefor by the State Highway Commission
or the County Park Commission; and to
employ or contract with others for the exc
taxation or by the issuance of county bonds
subject to the restrictions expressed in sec
ton 658 of the statutes, therefor
a. To provide by ordinance for the de-
termination and assessment and the, collec-
ton. and payment Of damages and benefits
to the owners Of property abutti1g on any ny
parkway MADE or Or
paired resulting from establishing, laying
out, making, altering. improving or repair
shall such abutting property owners, be
liable for benefits in excess Of one third OF
(5). To prohibit and prevent the IN
ways, driveways, parkways, parks or other
public grounds established or maintained
by such county, the improper and injuri--
Gus use thereof, and the running at large Of
animals and racing or immoderate riding
or driving therein, and to reasonably regu-
late the use thereof.
riots, ARRAYS, the use Of weapons or dis
charge Of FIRE arms, assaults, profane or
abusive language, noises, disturbances, cock
fighting, malicious trespasses. and injuries
to person or property, disorderly as
sernhlages disorderly conduct. and breaches
Of the peace, and to suppress and restrain
disorderly houses and houses of III fame,
(71. To prevent, suppress and prohibit
gaming, gambling, cheats, frauds and fraud
ulent devices and &c Of every ma ha9F e
struction Of all Instruments and devices
used for the. purpose OF gaming, gambling
cheating or defrauding.
49,. To prohibit and abate PUBLIC
nuisances and to describe and define what
shall be deemed to constitute such nuisances.
(9). To make, enact, ordain, establish,
and repeal all such ordinances as shall pc
necessary, expedient, or convenient, to the
exercise and CARRYING into erect OF al III
declare and impose penalties or punishment.
for the violation thereof and to provide for
the enforcement OF the same against any
person or persons who may violate any OF
the provisions of any such ordinance and
all such ordinances are hereby declared TO
be and have the force of law. provided that
they be not repugnant to the constitution
of the United States or Of this state. Such
ordinances shall be written in the ordinary
form of legislative enactments commencing
as follows 1.-The County Board of Super
visors of......... County does ordain as
follows :" and they shall take effect and
be in force within the county, enacting the
same, upon their. being passed by the vote
of a majority Of all the members of the
board of supervisors of such county, at any
legal meeting thereof and their publication
In the proceedings of said board and In
such newspaper published in said county as
said board shall prescribe.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 8, 1909.