Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 269, Al Published July 7, 1911.
CHAPTER 553, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to detach certain territory
from the town Of Herman, in the
county of ShaWanO and to create the
town of Red Springs.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. All that part and portion
Of the present town Of Herman, Shaw
anO county, state of Wisconsin,, de-
scribed as follows, to-Wit: Township
number twenty eight north, Of range
number fourteen east, is detached from
the town OF Herman in the county and
state aforesaid, and is created and or
gained as separate town to be
known and designated as the town OF
lied Springs.
Section 2. The town of Herman after
the detachment Of the above described
territory shall embrace the following
described territory, to-wit: Township
number tWenty-SeVen north, OF range
number fourteen east, except the terri
tory within the corporate limits Oh the
village of Gresham.
Section 3. The assets and liabilities
time this act shall go into effect, shall
be proportional to the town of Herman
and to the town of Red Springs hereby
created, out OF the territory detached
from the said town Of Herman, accord
ing to the provisions of section 672 Of
the statutes, and the liabilities, ii any,
so proportioned and the credits or as
sets, if any, so proportional, shall be
paid according to said section 67z OF
Section 4. On the second day of
September, A D. 1911, at two o'clock in
the afternoon, the town boards of the
towns of Herman and Red Springs shall
meet at Henry HOfmans hall in the
village Of Gresham, ShaWano county,
Wisconsin, and shall pursuant to the
preceding section determine what pro-
n Indebtedness legally
CURED by the old town of Herman shall
be chargeable to the new town OF Red
Springs, and shall also determine what
proportion Of the credits Of the town OF
Herman the new town OF Red Springs
shall be entitled to. A copy of such
proportiOnment shall be filed with the
clerks of the towns of Herman and Red
section s. On the third Tuesday Of
August. A. D. 1911, the qualified elect
ors of the town of Herman shall meet
town of Herman; and the qualified
electors OF the town of Red Springs
hereby created Shall meet at the resi-
fance of w. c. Davids in the said town
of Red Springs, and at each Of such
town meetings., in each Of their re-
spective towns in the manner pro-
vided by law, shall elect town officers
for each Of their respective towns, For
the purpose of such town election the
qualified voters of the town of Red
Springs shall at said place of meeting
aforesaid, between Ln6 hours Oh nine
and eleven o'clock in the forenoon Of
said day, choose three of their number
to act as inspectors and two to act as
ballot clerks of the election, and one to
act as town clerk, and such inspectors,
ballot clerks and town clerk shall be-
fore entering upon their respective
duties take the usual oath of office and
file the same with their returns. and
such inspectors and town clerk shall
respectively canvass and return the
vote cast at such election in all re-
spects as provided by law for inspect
ors and town clerk at annual town
meetings. The qualified electors so as
sembled at said place aforesaid may
vote for any officer to be chosen on
canvassed and returned in the same
manner, and shall have the same effect
as if said town was fully organized.
Section 6. Notice of said first meet
ing shall be given by posting Of copy
of this act in at least five public places
in said new town of Red Springs, at
least ten days before the time of hold
ing said first town meeting by any
duly qualified electOr Of said town,
who shall make a proper affidavit of
such posting, and file the same on the
day of said first town meeting with
the inspectors chosen at said first town
meeting to conduct the, same.
have been held as herein provided, and
the town officers Of said town then
elected shall have qualified as required
by law, the said town Of Red Springs
shall be deemed to be, and shall be,
duly organized, and shall possess all
rights, powers, privileges and liab1li-
ties Of other towns Of the state Of Wis
Section 8. This act shall take effect