Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. SIG A. Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 321, LAWS OF 1909.

No. SIG. A. Published June II, 1909
CHAPTER 321, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to confer certain additional pow.
ers upon the board of supervisors of
counties having population OF two hun
dred and fifty thousand or more.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. There is hereby conferred
upon the county board of every county
having, or that shall hereafter have,
population OF two hundred and fifty thou
sand or more, according to the last state
or United States census, in addition TO the
pow ers otherwise conferred. the following
powers to-wtt:
az. To acquire by gift, grant, devise,
donation, purchase, contract, or condemna-
ton any lands within such county, for the
purpose of establishing public grounds,
yiding suitable sites for a courthouse or
other public buildings and public grounds
or parks In connection herewith ana d1r
manner and for any such purpose. to ac-
quire title in fee simple. in any such lands
Lands for parks or. other public grounds
NAV be acquired In the manner provided by
sections $3.50 694d and 694e OF the stat
utes and driveways and parkways may De
acquired and laid out in the manner pro-
yided 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 cor OF
(S). TO establish, layout, make, alter.
improve, and repair county parks parkd;
adopt q general plan or system Therefor,
with the assistance and approval OF 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 thereon and
the proper care and Improvement Of county
Dorlrc nfhpr nnhtiC grounds. TO de-
termine and assess and collect or pay any
damages or benefits resulting to the own
era Of AUDITING properly pg + reason 0I any
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
cution thereof; and to proyide funds by
subject to the restrictions expressed in sec
ton 65S Of the statutes, therefor.
"a. To provide by ordinance for the de-
termination and assessment and the coliec-
ton and payment Of damages and benefits
to the owners Of property ahutting on any
parkway or driveway, established, laid
p paired resuItng from establishing, laying
out. making, altering, improving or repair
ing the same; provided that In no event
shall such abutting property owners be
the actual proportionate cost thereof
(5). To prohibit and prevent the In
numbering in any manner of streets, high
ways, driveways, Pathways, parks or other
public grounds established or maintained
by such county, the improper and injuri-.
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.
(6l. To prevent, suppress and prohibit
riots afrays the use Of weapons a,f OF dis Is
abusive language, noises, disturbances, cock
lighting. malicious trespasses. and injuries
to person or pToperTys snG as
of the peace, and to suppress and restrain
disorderly houses and houses OF Ill fame,
and prostitution.
gaming, gambling cheats. frauds and fraud
ulent devices and practices of every nature
and description; and to authorize the de-
struction Of all instruments and devices
used for the purpose OF gaming, gambling
cheating or defrauding.
(s). TO prohibit and abate public
nuisances and to describe and define what
shall be deemed to constitute such nuisances.
(9). To make, enact, ordain, establish;
publish and enforce, alter, modify, amend
and repeal all such ordinances as shall be
exercise and carrying into effect OF all
the powers hereby conferred, and therein to
declare and impose penalties or punishment,
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
be and have the force 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
follows :" and they shall take effect and
he In force within the county enacting the
same. upon their being passed by the. vote
Of majority of all the members Of the
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 g This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 8, 1909.