Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. 5S7, AL Published May &c. 1909
CHAPTER 165. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 165, LAWS Ot iSUS.
AN ACT to grant to cities and counties
having a population or two hundred
fifty thousand and upwards the right to
acquire private property for public uses
for parks and other purposes
The people of the State of wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, dc en-
as follows:
Section i 1t shall be lawful for, and the
right is hereby conferred upon cities OF the
first class and counties in this state having
o population of two hundred and hfty thouS-
and and upwards to purchase acquire enter
upon. take, use and appropriate private
larglng. extending protecting and maintain
Ing public parks, parkways, civic centers
and Fairgrounds within the limits OF SUCH
city or county whenever the common coun-
nance or resolution determine.
Section 9. l. 1t shall be lawful for, and
the right is hereby conferred upon cities of
the first class and counties having popu-
lation of two hundred and fifty thousand
and upwards in this state to purchase. &C
quire, enter upon, take, use and appropriate
poses herein specified for the protection and
establishing public parks, parkways. civic
centers and Fairgrounds. and after the i'm
provement is made to resell such neighbor-
hood property with restrictions as 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 provid-
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 IGr pubs ang
propriating, by the right OF eminent domain
as herein provided, OF private property for
the purpose Of making eniarg,ng, extending
civic centers and Fairgrounds, and of neigh
boring property, of such public parks, park
ways, civic centers and Fairgrounds, in or
der to protect such public parks, parkways,
civic centers and Fairgrounds. their en-
virons, the preservation OF the view. appear
ance. light, air, health, and usefulness there
OF, by re-seliing such neighboring property,
with such restrictions in the deeds OF re-
sale as viii protect said property, so taken
for the aforesaid purpose, is hereby declared
to be taking, using and appropriating OF
such private property for public use.
z. The proceeds arising from the resale
of any such property, SO taken shall be de-
posted in the treasury OF said cities, or
counties and be subject to general appro-
priation 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 be agreed upon by the owners
thereof and such cities or counties, such
compensation and damages shall be consid-
cred, ascertained, determined, awarded, and
paid in the manner provided in sections
S95 to 904 inclusive, and other appropriate
provisions of the statutes
Section 3. Contracts may be made by the
public authorities with owners of lands to
improve such lands and to own the same
after improvement is made subject to lilnita-
tions as to building and use thereof. Such
contracts when acknowledged and recorded
in the registers Office shall be a restriction
on 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 6. The power of the public au-
act shall not be limited to the section of
the 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 Z. This act shall be In force
from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved May 10. 1909.