Year: 1871

lHtSIeSt 10 luis community, as regulating
the subscription on the part of Douglas
County to the capital stock of the Superior
g st. Croix Railroad Company-a matter
which is about to be submitted to q vote
of the electors Of the county:


Section 9 Tht company by this act created is here
by authorized and empowered to survey locate, and
from time to time alter, change and relocate, $50
not materially to change the route) and construct
and complete, perpetualiy to have, use 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 Z gas running thence southery by route di-
resi- Is may be practicable through the counties of
Douglas, Burnett Polk, st. Croix, and Pierce via st.
Croix Falls and Hudson to Prescott, with branch or
extension running westerly from the above designated
place of beginning in Douglas county to such point
the Minnesota boundary north of the Nemad river as
may be deemed desirable by the directors Of said rail
road company.


Section I6. The several counties, towns, villages
and cities upon or contiguous to the line of the said
road by this authorized to be constructed, the
may hereafter be located and established, are,
and each Of them is hereby authorized to aid i'll the
construction of said railroad, by subscribing to the
stock of the company and paying tor the same IN
money, and levying special tax to raise money for
that purpose, by issuing bonds to said company i'll
payment for said stock and levyng taxes to pay the
interest 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 or officers OF
such counties towns the boards of trustees of such
villages and the council Of such cities, re-
spectyey and severally shall have power to negoti-
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
/ no rTr,in
act, as may be expedent and proper and consistent
with law: prouded that before any such aid shall be
granted or contracted for by anv such county, town,
village city he question of granting the same shall
be submitted of the electors thereof respect
! lively, as hereinafter provided.


Section II. Whenever the president and secretary
] of the said Superior K St Crox Railroad Company
shall certify under their hands and the seal of the
said company Il, the authorities of any such county
town village or city, thas the route OF said railroad
has been located through contiguous to such coun-
ty town village or city, it shall be the duty OF the
authorities thereof hereinbefore mentioned to call
special election determine the question whether aid
shall be granted to said company II the manner pre-
scrfbed in the preceding section Of this act Such
election shall be called, notice thereof shall be given,
the form OF ballots shall be prescribed and all rega-
tions relating to the same be determined by the pro
per authorities herenbeore lnentoned OF such couh-
ties towns villages and cities that the question De
fairly submitted a of the electors. IN case at
any such election the majority of votes shall be against
granting such aid, the proper authorities may ale1'
wards in their discretion, call another election upon
the same subject and the shall be conducted in
a like manner.


Section Is If at any election authorized by this
act, any such county, town, village city shall vote
in favor OF granting such aid by majority Of the votes
cast at such election then the authorities thereof shall
have and exercise in their discretion, the powers con
ferred upon them by the preceding sections Of this
act, and all contracts made by them by virtue thereof
shall be valid and enforceable according to the true
intent and meaning thereof.


Section 10. The several counties towns, villages
and cities which shall subscribe for the stock Of said
company, authorized by this act, hereby author
lied severay to own control and dispose of the same
in the ; individual might do, and to
vote upon the same by agent duly authorized, at an
election held by the stockholders of the said company


Section 20. All property which the company hereby
created is authorized to appropriate take possess,
hold usc by making payment therefor, Is hereby
declared be taken for public as the COM
pany shall so appropriate take possess, hold or use
the


Section 81 1t is hereby declared that in the judg-
ment of the legislature of this state the objects of the
corporation hereby created cannot be attained under
! the general laws.


Section % This act is hereby declared to be pub
lie act and the same Immediately after the passage
thereof shall be printed by the state printer and be
in full force and effect from and after its passage.
! AnnrOyed March X 1870.