Year: 1871

WE publish the following sections of
Chapter 326, Laws Of 1870. These pro-
visions of the statute are now of particular
interest to this community, as regulating
the subscription on the part of Douglas
County to the capital stock of the Superior
& St. Croix Railroad Company-a matter
which is about to be submitted to vote
Of the electors of the county:


Section 3 The company by this act created is here
by authorized and empowered to survey, locate and
from time to time alter, change and relocate $50 as
not materially to change the route) and construct
and complete, perpetually to have, and enjoy,
maintain and operate the said railroad with one or
more tracks or lines, and along the following
routes, that is to say: beginning at convenient
point the west shore of the bay of Superior or on
the south shore of the bay of ST. Louis in the county
of Douglas running thence southerly by route as di
rect may be practicable, through the counties of
Douglas, Burnett, Polk, ST. Crox, and Pierce via St.
Croix Falls and Hudson to Prescott, with branch
extension running westerly from the above designated
place of beginning in Dougas county to such point
the Minnesota boundary north of the Nemadji river
may be deemed desirable by the directors of said rail
road company.


Section l6. The several counties, towns, villages
and cities upon or contiguous to the line of the said
road by this act authorized to be constructed the
same may hereafter be located and established are
and each of them is hereby authorized to aid in the
construction of said railroad, by subscribing the
stock of the company and paying for the same in
money, and levying special tax raise money for
that purpose, by issuing bonds to said company in
payment for said stock and evyng taxes to pay the
interest it upon said bonds and to establish


sinking fund for the gradual redemption and ultimate
full redemption Of said bonds at maturity; and for
these purposes the boards of supervisors officers OF
such counties towns the boards of trustees of such
villages and the common council of such cities,
spectively and severay, shall have power to negot
ate and arrange the terms and conditions upon which
such aid shall be granted to enter into all proper
contracts with said company in relation to the same
and to adopt such ordinances and regulations pertain


ing thereto to the taxes to be levied under this
act, may be expedient anG proper and consistent
with law: pr0oidd that before such aid shall be
granted contracted for by any such county, town
village city, the question of granting the shall
be submitted to vote of the electors thereof respect
lively, as hereinafter provided.


Section II. Whenever the president and secretary
of the said Superior st. CrOx Railroad Company
shall certify under their hands and the seal of the
said company to the authorities of any such county,
town. village city, that the route Of said railroad
has been located through contiguous to such coun
ty, town, village city, it shall be the duty of the
authorities thereof hereinbefore mentioned to call
special election to determine the question whether aid
shall be granted to said company the manner pre-
scri65d III lhe preceding section Of this act. Such
election sGe. be called. notice thereof shall be given
the torm OF ballots shall he prescribed ana al regull
tons relating -ha be determined bv thg mo
Per authorities hersinbct0cC mentioned Of such eouu