Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No 5s7 A. Published Msv 90 1909
CHAPTER le5. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 5s7, Al Published Msy 20 1909.
CHAPTER leo. LAWS or 1909,
AN ACT to grant 20 cities and counties
having population Of two bundled
hfty thousand aud upwards the right To
acquire private property for pablic uses
-, for parks and other purposes
resented IN Senate and Assembly, do en-
as follows:
Section l. II shall be lawful for aud the
right is hereby conferred cpon cities M the
drst class and counties ~ this stSte hav }ng
population or two hundred and Gfty thous-
and and upwards TO purchase, acquire enter
property for The purpose OF making en-
iarg ne extending protecting and maintain.
lng pubic parks parAwags. civic ceuteTs
and Fairgrounds within the ilmiLs al such
city or county whenever the cVmmOn couD
ell OF county BOARD thereof shall by ordi
nance resolution determine
Section = / II shall De taHruj Tor, and
the right Is Nefehy conferred 4pop cities Of
the first class aud counties having pnpu
sation Of Two hundred and rfty thousand
and upwards IN this state 10 pu5chase &C,
luire, eater upon, take, Use AID appropriate
neighboThood private property for the pur-
poses herein specified for the protection aud
Ceuters AID Fairgrounds, and after the i'm
proyement Is made TO resell such peigbbOr.
hood property with restrictions RS TO build
ing thereon and use thereof so as to care
fully preserve the same for the purposes In
tended.
2 The ordinances or resolutions provld.
Ing for the taking OF such lands shall set
forth why the use thereof and the control
thereof Is necessary to protect such public
grounds or to establish new grounds and
may Include In addition TO the protection
hereinbefore specified the preservation OF the
view, appearance light. air or usefulness IN
general Of said premises for public purposes
Section g. l. The taking, using and ap-
pr0priating by the right Of eminent domain
as herein provided, Of private property for
and maintaining public parks, parkways,
civic centers and Fairgrounds, and of neigh
boring property. or such public parks park
ways, civic centers and fairgrounds IN or
der to protect such public parks pargways
civic Centers and Fairgrounds their
Virons, the preservation Of the view. appear
Gnce light, air, health. and usefulness there
OF; by re-selling such neigh6oring property,
with such restrictions In the deeds of re-
sale az will protect said property, so taken
for the aforesaid purpose, Is hereby declared
to be taking using ana appropriaLlng OF
such private property for public use.
2. The proceeds arising from the resale
posted in the treasury of said cities. or
counties and be subject to general appro.
prtatton by the councils or county board Of
said city or county.
Section 4 IN all cases wherein cities or
counties Of this state shall hereafter take,
use, and appropriate private property for
the aforesaid purposes by ordinance. If the
compensation and damages arising there
from cannot De agreed upon by the owners
thereof aud such cities or counties, such
compensation and damages shall be copsJd-
cred, es"ertained, determined, awarded. and
paid IN the manner prov3d IN sections
500 20 9O4. inclusive, and other appropriate
provisions Of the statutes
Section g. Contracts may be made by the
public authorities with owners OF lands TO
Improve such lands ard to own the same
after improvement Is made subject 10 iimita-
tons to building and use thereof. Such
contracts when aCknow lodged and recorded
In the registers Office shall be a restriction
the right Of the owner of the use Of such
land which can be enforced by the public
and shall extend to his grantee or grantees.
Section 9. The power Of the public Gu.
thorittea to carry out the purposes of this
act shall not be limited to the section of
tbA statutes herein referred to, but may be
sought and exercised under other appro-
pirate provisions thereof, the whole act to
be literally construed for the purposes here
In referred TO-
Section T. This act shall be in force
from and after It's passage and publicS-
ton.
Approved May 10. 1909.