River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

CEAPVEs6 SCI, LAWS OE 16USs
AN ACT to confer certain additional pow
counties having population OF two hun
dred and nifty Thousand or more
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
Section s. tIsio" /. There is hereby conferred
SPP0ne the sSo hsDe
population Of two hundred and fifty thou
sand or more, according to the last state
powers otherwise conferred the following
powers, to-wit:
az. TO acquire by gift, grant, devise,
donaton c o OF for tbe
purpose of establishing public grounds,
driveways, Pathways or parks, and pro-
viding suitable sites for a courthouse OF
other public buildings and public grounds
or parks in connection Herewith. and for
other PUBLIC purposes ana Il 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
sections 694c, 694d and 694e Of the stat
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
(2). 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
is. TO establish, layout, make. alter,
improve, and repair county parks, park.
ways, and driyeways and to establish ana
adopt q general plan or system therefor,
with the assistance and approval or the
county park commission to establish and
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 thereof and
the proper care and improvement or county
parks and other public grounds; to de-
fermine and assess and collect or pay any
damages or benefits resulting to the own
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 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.
~. To provide by ordinance for the de-
termination and assessment and the collec-
tion and payment Of damages and benefits
to the owners of property abutting on any
out, made altered improved ry or re- re-
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
the actual proportionate cost thereof.
(5). To prohibit and prevent the In
numbering in any manner Of streets, high
ways, driveways, psrkways, parks or other
public grounds established or maintained
GUS use use thereof. and the rrnning at large Of
animals and racing or inlmoderate riding
or driving therein, and to reasonably regJk
late the use thereof
(8j. To prevent, suppress and prohibit
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
semblages, disorderly conduct, and breaches
Of the peace and to suppress and restrain
and prostitution.
(71. To prevent, suppress and prohibit
gaming, gambling, cheats, frauds and fraud
ulent devices and practices Of every nature
and description; and to authorize the de-
used for the purpose of gaming, gambling,
(s). To prohibit ana abate public
nuisances and to describe and defne what
shall be deemed to constitute such nuisances.
publish and enforce, alter, modify, amend
and repeal all such ordinances as shall be
necessary, expedient, or convenient, to the
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 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
De ana nave kn0 1OIS0 VI law, pEVNtucN tLeb
they be not repugnant to the constitution
Of the United States or Of this state. Such
ordinances shall be written In the ordinary
as follows: "The County Board of Super
visors of. County does ordain as
follows :" and they shall take effect and
same, upon their being passed by the vote
of o 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 q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage end
publication.