Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No. 1893, Al Published May 20, 1918.
CHAPTER 287, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To detach certain territory
from the town of Gable, in Bayfield,
county. and to create the town Of
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows:
Section l. All that certain territory
In the county of Bayfield, and state
Of Wisconsin, described as follows. to-
wit: township number forty-three
(43) north of range number five go
west, and township number fortythree
(43) north of range number six (6)
west, Is detached from the town of
Cable, and is created and constituted a
separate town, to be known and desig-
mated as the town of Namekagon.
Section 2. The assets and liabilities
of the town of Cable, existing at the
time this act shall go into effect, shall
be apportioned to the town Of Cable
and to the town of Namekagon, here
by created, according to the provisions
Of section 672 of the statutes; and the
liabilities, if any, so apportioned, shall
be. paid according to the provisions Of
said section 672 of the statutes.
Section 8. On the third day Of June A.
d. 1914 at two O'Clock in the afternoon
of that day, the town boards of the towns
Of Gable and Namekagon shall meet at
the office of the town clerk of the town
Of Gable for the purpose of making a set
tlement between the said two towns, &C.
cording to the provisions of this act; and
at such meeting, or any other subsequent
or adjourned meeting, held by said town
boards, any three of the supervisors shall
have full power and authority to send for
any persons, books, papers or records
necessarily involved in the settlement be-
tween said two towns. copy of such
apportionment, SO made, shall be filed
with the clerks of the towns of Cable and
NamekagOn
Section A. The qualified electors of the
town Of Namekagon, hereby created, shall
meet at the schoolhouse, known as the
Loughlln schoolhouSe, the same being To-
Gated in lot number two, section twenty
one, township forty-three north, range
six west, on the day appointed by law
for the holding of the annual town meet
ing in the year 1914; and shall. in the
manner provided by law, elect town
officers for said town; and for the pur-
pose OF such election, the qualified voters
of said town of Namekagon, assembled
hours of nine and eleven o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, choose three of their
number to act as inspectors Of said cleo
ton, and such electors shall, before en-
terlng upon their duties as inspectors,
take and subscribe the usual oath of Of
/, flee, and file the same with their return;
and such inspectors shall canvass and
return the votes cast at such election in
all respects as provided by law for in
spectors at annual town meetings; and the
qualified electors so assembled at the
place aforesaid, may vote for all officers
to be chosen on said day, and the votes
cast for such officers shall be counted.
canvassed and returned in the same man
ner, and shall have the same effect as II
said town of Namekagon were fully or
gained; and said electors so assembled
shall have full power to make all pro-
visions for the government of said town
as are now authorized by statute to be
exercised and made at the annual town
meeting of any town.
Section s. When such election shall
have been held as herein provided, and
the town officers required by law elected.
and such officers have duly qualified. as
! required by law, the said town of Name
kagon shall be deemed to be duly organ
ized and shall possess all the rights.
powers and liabilities Of other towns in
this state.
Section 6. And notice of said first
| meeting shall be,given by the posting Of a
| copy of this act in at least five public
places in said new town of Namekagon.
! at least five days before the time of hold
/ ing said first town meeting which no
tice may be posted by any duly qualified
| elector of said new 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.
Section T. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after It's pas
sage and publication
| Approved May II, 1913. Copy Law.