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[Published February 16, 1877.]

CHAPTER 3.

AN ACT to change the time for holding elections in the city of Eau Claire, and relating to and amendatory of section one of chapter 378, of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1876, entitled "An act to amend chapter sixteen, private and local laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Eau Claire.'"

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 378 of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1876, entitled "An act to amend chapter sixteen, private and local laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Eau Claire,'" is hereby amended by striking out the word "fourth," in the sixth line of said section, and inserting the word "first" in lieu thereof, and by striking out the word "February" in the sixth and seventh lines of said section, and inserting the word "April" in lieu thereof.

Amended.

SECTION 2. The present officers of said city shall Tenure of preshold their offices until their successors are elected and ent officers. qualified.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force

from and after its passage.

Approved February 6, 1877.

[Published February 13, 1877.]

CHAPTER 4.

AN ACT relating to narrow gauge railroads, and amendatory of section 13 of chapter 182 of the general laws of 1872, as amended by chapter 317 of the laws of 1874, and chapter 117 of the laws of 1875.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 182 of the general Amended. laws of 1872, as amended by section 1 of chapter 317 of the laws of 1874, and also by chapter 117 of the laws of 1875, is hereby amended by adding at the end

of said section 1 the following, to wit: Provided, how- Limit of subever, that the subscription for first mortgage bonds or bonds by counstock so to be made and paid in money, lands or other ties, towns, etc. property, by any county, town, city or village, shall in no instance be for any amount, including existing in

Counties, towns, etc.,

may borrow

sue bonds.

debtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the making of such subscription, or the incurring of such indebtedness; and provided further, that whenever any tax above mentioned is to be levied or collected, the county board of supervisors of any such money and is county, the town board of supervisors of any such town, the common council of any such city, and the board of trustees of any such village, or other local governmental board of any such corporation or municipality, by whatever name it may be called, shall have the right, instead of levying such tax, to borrow a sum of money sufficient to pay the amount so proposed to be raised by tax, for a period not exceeding five years, at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per centum per annum, and to issue such negotiable bonds or other obligations as shall be necessary to secure the same, to the person or persons, corporation or corporations of whom the said money shall be borrowed; and said bonds or obligations, and the coupons or installments of interest thereon, when due, shall be paid in the same manner any other indebtedness of such municipal corporation, and the proper officers of every such corporation are hereby authorized and empowered, and it is hereby deDuty of officers clared and made their duty, firm and irrevocable, as

to levy tax.

Bonds not to be sold at less than par.

Act applicable to subscrip tions heretofore made.

part of the obligation of said contracts, to levy and provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on said indebtedness as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof, as it matures according to the terms of said bonds or obligations.

SECTION 2. This act shall not be construed to authorize the municipal corporations or the authorities thereof, herein mentioned, to sell any negotiable bonds or other obligations, issued in accordance with this act, at less than their par value.

SECTION 3. This act shall extend and be held applicable to all subscriptions for bonds or stocks heretofore made by any county, town, city or village, under or in pursuance of this act or acts hereby amended, whenever the amount of such subscription shall not have exceeded the limits specified in the first proviso above enacted, or in section 3 of article XI. of the constitution of this state, and all such subscriptions are hereby ratified and confirmed.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage and publication.

Approved February 7, 1877.

[Published February 13, 1877.]

CHAPTER 5.

AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-two of the laws of 1876, entitled "An act relating to the city of Portage, and codifying, consolidating and amending the act of incorporation, and all acts amendatory thereof."

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Dnty of street commissioner.

Proviso.

SECTION 1. Section eight of chapter six of chapter Amended. one hundred and twenty-two of the laws of 1876, entitled "An act relating to the city of Portage, and codifying, consolidating and amending the act of incorpo=ration and all acts amendatory thereof," is hereby amended by inserting after the words "herein provided," in the fourth and fifth lines of said section eight, the following clauses: It shall also be the duty of the street commissioner, whenever in his opinion any portion of a sidewalk shall be out of repair or in a dangerous condition, to serve a written notice upon the owner or occupant adjacent to which such defective sidewalk shall be, if a resident of said city, to immediately repair the same, and if said owner or occupant fail to repair the same forthwith, then and in that case the same may be repaired by the street commissioner at the expense of the lot adjoining said defective sidewalk; provided, however, that the expense to be charged to any lot for any such repairs shall in no case exceed the sum of five dollars, unless such repairs shall be according to the provisions of section three of this chapter; service of such written notice at the residence of the owner or occupant of such lot, upon a member of his family of suitable age and discretion, or with the agent of the owner, shall be deemed service upon such owner or occupant; and in case the owner of such lot is not a resident of said city, or his residence is unknown, and such owner has no agent in said city known to the street commissioner, then and in that case it shall be the duty of the street commissioner to forth- be made with with repair the same without notice to the owner of ont service of the adjoining lot, at the expense of such lot, as hereinbefore provided. The street commissioner shall also have the same powers and duties in relation to removing obstructions from any of the streets in said city as town boards of supervisors have in removing obstructions from highways.

When repair to

notice.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in f rce from and after its passage and publication. Approved February 7, 1877.

Amended.

How ordi

nances appro

[Published February 13, 1977.]

CHAPTER 6.

AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and thirty-five of the laws of 1876, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and amend the charter of the city of La Crosse," approved February 19, A. D. 1869, and the several acts amendatory thereof, approved March 7, 1876.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section six of chapter four of chapter one hundred and thirty-five, of the laws of 1876, entitled "Au act to revise, consolidate and amend the charter of the city of La Crosse," approved February 19, A. D 1869, and the several acts amendatory thereof, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 6. All ordinances and all resolutions appropriating money, priating money or creating, or which may create, any charge, or any to be passed. debt or liability, against said city, shall be referred to appropriate committees, and shall be acted on by the council only at a subsequent meeting not held on the same day, and only on the report of the committees to which the same have been referred; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the common council from passing at any meeting, and without reference, resolutions for the payment of quar terly, monthly or weekly instaliments of salary and compensation of officers and employes of the city, previously fixed and ascertained by ordinance or resolu tion, as the same may become due, or from passing in like manner any resolution or ordinance which may be reported and presented to the common council by any committee for the payment or settlement of any account, claim or charge upon the city, or for authorizing the making of any contract on behalf of said city, when the subject matter of such account, claim, charge or contract shall have been regularly referred to such committee at a previous meeting of the common council; and provided further, that payment may be ordered at any meeting, of money ascertained to be due under

any contract previously approved by the common

council.

cil to fix sala

SECTION 2. Section six, of chapter three, of said Amended. chapter one hundred and thirty-five, is hereby amended by striking out the words "and such other compensation as the city of La Crosse may prescribe," where the same occurs in the twentieth and twenty-first lines of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "But the common council shall have power Power of coun by ordinance or resolution, to fix and establish an an- ries. nual salary payable out of the city treasury, for any term of the office of the said justice of the peace for the city at large, subject to the same restrictions provided in reference to fixing the salaries of other city officers, and the payment of such annual salary shall be in full payment and discharge of any all claims of such police justice for the city at large, upon said city on account of any and all fees or services whatsoever. SECTION 3. Section seven, of chapter eleven, of Amended. said chapter one hundred and thirty-five, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "discharge," where the same occurs in the fifth line of said section, the following: provided, that no such fees accruing during any Fees of Justice term of the office of justice of the peace for the city at large, in which the incumbent thereof shall be entitled to receive an annual salary from the city, shall be allowed or paid to such justice of the peace for the city at large, or to any other justice assigned or appointed to discharge the duties of that office.

of the peace.

accept certia

SECTION 4. In every contract made and entered into Contractor to by or on behalf of the said city of La Crosse, for the cates against doing of any public work, the whole or any portion of lots. which, under the provisions of the said chapter one hundred and thirty-five, or of any amendment thereto, or of any city ordinance passed in pursuance thereof, is changeable to lots or portions of lots abutting on such public work, there shall be included an express agreement on the part of the contractor that he will accept certain certificates against the lots or parcels of lots so chargeable, in payment of ail claims against the said city for all that portion of the work done under his contract so chargeable as aforesaid, and the city of La Crosse shall never be liable, either to said contractor, or his assignee or assignees, or representives, or to any lot owner, or to any person or corporation whatsoever, for on no account of any money paid or to be paid for any work or portion of work made chargeable or attempted to be made chargeable to any lot or por

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