The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

school district or sub-district located wholly
or IN part n any Incorporated village or
CITY Wlrnln which there is maintained a
free public library. provided there has been
expended BY the board OF said free pubic
library in the purchase Of library books suit
able. for children IN the elementary school
grades, during tie year ending June :s9th
next preceding the date OF the application
Ter susDens on, 8 sum equal to the sum
when would be released by the suspension
OF the township library law as certified by
the Secretary of the Free Library Commits
sion, the amount so expended By said beard
OF the tree public library for any one year
not 20 De made the bass of such suspension
Tor more than one year. and pro
VlGed further that the clerk or secretary of
the board OF education of the school district
Tor Whlch the operation of the township IL
bfafy Jaw IS suspended, the county district
or city superintendent concerned and the
county clerk and county treasurer of the
county IN which the district is located shall
De notmed OF such suspension by the state
superintendent.
Section .. This act shall take effect ana
pc n force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 10. 1909.
No. 5s7, Al Published May %, 1909.
CHAPTER 165, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO grant to cities and counties
having a population Of 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, do en-
as follows
Section l. It shall be lawful for. and the
right Is hereby conferred upon cities of the
hFst class and counties in this state having
population of two hundred and fifty thous-
ana ana upwards TO purchase acquire. enter
upon, take. use and appropriate private
property Tor the purpose of making, en-
iafSlng, extending, protecting and maintain
ing public parks, parkways, civic eenters
and Fairgrounds within the limits Of such
city or county whenever the common coun-
Gil or county board thereof shall by ordi-
nance or resolution determine
section Z. /. 1t shall be lawful for. and
the right is hereby conferred upon cities of
the nrst class and counties having a popu-
lation Of two hundred and fifty thousand
ana upwards in this state to purchase, ac-
qu!re, enter upon, take. use and appropriate
nelgheorhood private property for the pur--
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 Tor 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
herelnbefore specified the preservation of the
view, appearance, light air or usefulness in
general OF said premises for public purposes
Section 3. l. The taking, using and ap-
proprlatlng, by the right Of eminent domain
as herein provided. Of private property for
the purpose of making, enlarging, extending,
and maintaining public parks, parkways
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-selling such neighboring property,
with such restrictions in the deeds of re-
sale as Will 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
2. The proceeds arising from the resale
posted In the treasury Of said cities, or
counties and be subject to general appro-
priat1on by the councils or county board Of
said city or county.
Section A. 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 5. 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 limita-
tions as to building and use thereof Such
contracts when acknowledged and recorded
In the registers office shall be 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 g. The power of the public au-
thorities to carry out the purposes of this
act shall not be limited to the section of
the statutes herein referred to, but NAV 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 it's passage and publica-
ton
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