Year: 1871

County t. 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 2. The company by this act created is here
by authorized and ei powered to survey locate and
from time TO time alter change and relocate $50 as
not materially to change the route) and to construct
and complete, perpetuay to have, use aud eniov.
maintain and operate the said railroad with one or
more tracks or lines, and along the following
routes, that is to say beginning at some convenient
point on 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 as may be practicable, through the counties of
| Douglas, Burnett Polk, St Croix, and Pierce via St
CrolX Falls and Hudson to Prescott with branch or
extension running westerly from the above designated
place of beginning in Douglas county to such point on
the Minnesota boundary NORTH CT tbe Aemadi liver as
Fmay be eeened desirable by the dleet Of aed rail
| road company.


! Section To- The several counties towns, villages
and cities upon contiguous the line of the said
road by this act authorized to be constructed as 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 to the
stock of the company and paying for the same in
money, and levying a special tax raise money for
that purpose, by issuing bonds to said company in
payment for said stock and levying taxes to pay the
!LLCitSG do IL TO CStaDiSn
sinking fund tor the gradual redemption and ultimate
full redemption of said bonds at maturitv and for
these purposes the boards of supervisors or officers Of
such counties or towns the boards of trustees of such
villages and the common council of such cities re-
spectlVely and seyeraliy. shall have power to negOt
ate and arrange the terms and conditions uDon which
such aid shall be granted to enter into all proDer
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, a. be eXDp1pDt and md
with law prOyde9 that before any such aid shall be
granted or contracted for by any such county town
village or city the question Of granting the same shall
be submitted to a Of the electors thereof resnect
lively, as hereinafter provided


Section II. Whenever the president and secretary
Of the said Superior i St Croix Railroad Compapy
shall certify under their hands and the seal of the
said company to the authorities Of any such countv
town, village city, that the route Of said railroad
has been located through or contiguous to such conn
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 in the manner pre-
scrbed III 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 regula
tons relating to the same be determined by the pro-
per authorities hareinbcf0re mentioned Of such coun
ties towns, villages and cities, so that the question be
fairly submitted to vote of the electors In case at
any such election the majority of votes shall be against
granting such aid, the proper authorities NAV after
Nttts, t4lJiI uoCtGtiOu 2uOJDeP election
the subject and the same shall be conducted in
/ q like manner


Section Is. # at any election authorized BY this
act, any such county town. village or city shall vote
in favor OF granting such aid by majority Of the votes
east at such election, then the authorities thereof shall
have and exercise, IA thor discretion the powers con-
terrcd 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 l9. The several counties, towns. VILLAGES
and ole8 which shall subscribe for the stock of said
company as authorized by this act are hereby author
lied severay TO own, control and dispose of the same
ln the same manner 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
hoio or USE by making payment therefor, is hereby


declared TO be taken for public use as soon as the com
Paag shall so appropriate takes possess hold or use
the same.


Section q. 1t is hereby declared that in the iudg


eRt OF the legislature Of this state the objects of the
corporation hereby created cannot be attained under
the general laws,


Section -. This act ia 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 It's passage.
Approved March I5 1870.