Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
NO. L., 81 Published Mar. 20, 1909
CHAPTER 1G. LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to detach certain territory from
the town of Wheaton in Chippewa
county and to create the town OF How
ard to provide for town meetings there
in and for a final settlement between
The people of the State of wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly, DO
Section 1. Ali that part and portion Of
the present town Of wheaton in the
county OF Chippewa in the state Of Wis
consin described as follows, towft: all Of
government township twenty nine (29)
north, Of range ten 1Ol, west. in the county
set of and detached from the town Of
Wheaton, aforesaid in the county and state
aforesaid, and is hereby duly created and
organized q distinct and separate town
to be known and designated as the town Of
Howard.
section . The qualified electors Of said
town Of Howard shall meet at the Nor
wegian sChoolhouSe situated on the south
east quarter in section thiTtE-three IN
township twenty-nine t29}, north. Il range
ten l1Ol, west. in said town Of Howard on
the date appointed by law fer the hold
ing Of annual town meetings and toe cleo
ti0u Of town officers II said state.
Section 3. The qualified electors Ct said
town OF Howard shall, 1T such town meet
ing held as provided in section of this
act in the manner provided by Law. elect
and for the purpose Of such election the
uualihed electors Of said town Of Howard
shall. between the hours of nine and eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, choose
lj,rep Of their number to act Inspectors
uf said election, and such inspectors shall
hDfOre entering upon their respective du-
ties Severally. take and subscribe their
usual oath Of Office and file the same with
their reports, and such inspectors shall
respectively. canvass and return the votes
east at SuCh election, in all respects. As
nrovided by law for inspectors at annual
town meetings. 4 town clerk and also all
necessary clerks Of election shall be ap
pointed by said inspectors, or q majority
thereof to assist said inspectors in CON
Quoting said town meeting, and IN can
vasSinC and returning The votes 'ISt at
assembled at the place aforesaid may vote
for ali officers TO be chosen on said date,
and the votes cast for such officers shall be
counted. Cauvassed, and returned in the
same manner and shall have the same
effect as II the said town were fully and
Section / When said town meeting
shall have been held herein provided
the town officers required by law duly
elected. the said town o. Howard shall be
and shall be subject TO all the liabilities
of other towns in the state Of Wisconsin :;
and after said first town meeting all an
nuGl town meetings shall be held on the
day provided by law for the holding OF
town meetings in other towns in the state
Of Wisconsin.
Section >. \ notice Of said frst meeting
shall be given by the posting Of copy
of this act in at least five public places In
the said new town Of Howard 1T least ten
town meeting by any duly qualified elect0r
Of said new town. who shall make 4 proper
affidavit OF such posting and fle the same
the day OF the said hrst town meeting
with the inspectors chosen at said first
town meeting TO conduct the same.
Section 8. The credits and Indebtedness
as between the town Of Howard, hereby
created, and the town OF Wheaton shall be