Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. $40 Al Published June II. 1909.
CHApTER SCI. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER SCI, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT 20 confer certain additional pow
ers upon the board o. supervisors or
counties having q population Of two hum
dred AID fifty thousand or more.
The people Of the State Of wisconsin, repre-.
sented III Senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section i. There ls hereby conferred
upon the county board Of every county
having, or that shall hereafter have, q
population Of two hundred ana atty thou
sand or more. according to the last state
or United States census, IN addition 70 the
powers otherwise conferred. the following
powers, to-wit:
I1}. To acquire BY girc. grant, devise
donation, purchase, contract, or condemns
Eion any lands within such county, for the
purpose OF establishing public grounds
vidlng suitable sites for courthouse or
other public buildings and public GROUNDS
or parks In connection Herewith. and tor
other PUBLIC purposes and IN any such
manner and for any such purpose. to &C
Quire title In fee simple IN any sucn tands
Lands for parks or other public grounds
may be acquired in the manner provided by
sections 694c, sod and 694e of the stat
utes and driveways and parkways may be
acquired and laid ont in the manner pro
vided for laying out other county high
ways; or as otherwise provided.
{2) To sell, dispose Of. and convey any
such lands acquire and owned by the coun-
such interest shall be deemed not required
for public use.
(S). TO GELaDlSD, layout, u6he, aLIei,
improve, and repair county parks, park:
ways and driYeways and to establish and
adopt o general plan system therefor
with the assistance and approval OF the
alter the grade Of any such PARKWAY or
driveway; to make any public improve
ments therein and to provide for the clean;
ing, sprinkling and proper care Thereon ana
the proper care and Improvement Of county
parks and other public grounds; to de-
termine and assess and collect or pay any
ham Oft 70 q l.
ers Of AUDITING property by reason OF any
such laying out, making, altering, improv-
ing or repairing OF any such driveway or
parkway; to employ and compensate as
superintendent of such work any person
who has been recommended Rs qualified
therefor by the State Highway Commission
or the County Park ComC3ission and to
employ or contract with Others for the exc
cr2tiOn thereof and to provide funds by
taxation or by the issuance of county bonds
subject to the restrictions expressed IN sec
ton 65S of the sra tutes, 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 ahutting on any
parkway or driveway, established, laid
out, made, altered. improved or re-
lag the same; provided that ia no event
shall such Rbutting property owners be
liable for benefits in excess of one third Of
the actual proPortionate cost theroof
90. TO prohibit and prevent the In
numbering In any manner OF streets, high
ways, driVeways, parkways, parks or other
public grounds established or maintained
by such county, the improper and tpjuri-
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.
10y. To prevent, suppress and prohibit
riots ARRAYS, the use Of weapons or dis
Charge OF IRE arms, assaults, profane or
abusive language, noises, distur Dances, cock
lighting, malicious trespasses and injuries
to person or property, dlsor0efly as
semblsges, disorderly conduct, and breaches
OF the peace and to suppress and restrain
digOTdgrly houses and houses OF Ill fame
and prostitution
{71. To prevent suppress ana prohibit
gaming, gambling, cheats, frauds and fraud
ulent devices and practices Of every nature
s3d pf hnd to sRd fhS
used FOR the purpose of gaming gambling
cheating or defranding.
So: T" prohibit on t, and eoS ats public
shall be deemed TO constitute such nuisnn cea
90: To make, enact, ordain, establish,
publish and enforce, alter, modify, amend
and repeal all such ordinances as shall be
necessary, expedient, or convenient, to the
exercise and carrying into effect Of all
the powers hereby conferred and therein to
declare and impose penalties or punishment
for the violation thereof and TO provide for
the enforcement Of the came 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 rorcs 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: THE County Board Of Super
visors Of ........ County does Ordain as
folIowB: :" and they shall take effect and
be in force within the county enacting the
same, upon their being passed by the vote
OF q 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.