AN ACT to authorize the town Brookfield, in the county of Milwaukee, to collect certain delinquent taxes for the year 1844. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin. SECTION 1. The supervisors of the town of Brookfield, in the county of Milwaukee, are hereby authorized to correct the assessment roll for the year 1844, in the same manner as is provided in the fifteenth section of an act to amend an act, entitled "An act to provide for the government of the several towns in this territory, and for the revision of county government," approved April 15th, 1843; and the same shall be as valid in law as if it had been done within the time prescribed by law. SEC. 2. The assessment roll when so corrected, shall be placed in the hands of the collector of said town, who shall proceed to collect the same, and shall make his returns thereon on or before the first Monday of April next. SEC. 3. This act shall [take effect and] be in force from and after [its passage.]* *This act is without signatures or date of approval. AN ACT to authorize the construction of a free bridge across Rock River. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin. SECTION 1. That William A. Goodrich, George W. Ogden, Adin Burdick, Edward Palmer and Freeborn Sweet and their associates, be and are hereby authorized to build and maintain a free bridge across Rock River, at some point on said river between Lake Koshkonong and the place used as a ferry by Ansel Goodrich, including said ferry: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall impair any right or privilege of the owner of the said ferry without his consent. SEC. 2. The said bridge shall not be less than eighteen feet wide, and constructed in a safe and durable manner, with a draw over the channel of the river, not less than thirty feet wide, so as not to obstruct the navigation of said stream; and the said persons or the owners of said bridge, shall always attend to the raising of said draw, and raise the same when necessary, so as to admit the free passage of boats and vessels navigating said river without obstruction or delay. SEC. 3. This act may be altered, amended, or repealed, by any future legislature. APPROVED January 30th, 1845. AN ACT to incorporate the Oak Creek Pier Com pany. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: company. SECTION 1. That all such persons as shall become stockholders, agreeably to the provisions of this act, in the corporation hereby created, shall be from and after the passage of this act, a body Corporate and politic by the name of the Oak Creek Pier Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, defend and be defended, in any court of law or equity, may make and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure, may make bye-laws, rules and regulations, for the management of its property, the Powers of regulations of its affairs, and for the transfer of its stock and real estate, if not inconsistent with the existing laws and the constitution of the United States, and may appoint such subordinate agents, officers and servants as the business of the said corporation may require, and allow to them suitable compensation, prescribe their duties, and require bonds for the faithful performance. thereof, in such penal sums, and with such sureties as they may choose, who shall hold their offices during the pleasure of a majority of the directors of said corporation. SEC. 2. The corporation shall have the right to construct a pier into Lake Michigan, at or near the mouth of Oak Creek, with such appendages as may be deemed necessary for the convenient use of the same. Who commissioners. SEC. 3. The capital stock of the said corporation, shall be one thousand two hundred dollars, which shall be deemed personal property, and shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each. SEC. 4. That Asa Kinney, John Fowle and Lewis D. Hobart shall be commissioners for securing subscriptions to the capital stock of said corporation, who shall give at least six days notice of the time and place the books will be opened, for the receiving of subscriptions to the capital stock of said corporation. Affairs of corSEC. 5. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by poration to be managed by three directors to be annually chosen by the stockholders from three directors among themselves, as soon as may be after twenty-five of the shares has been subscribed for, the commissioners shall give notice of the time and place at which a meeting of the stockholders will be held for the choice of directors, and conduct the election of directors and certify the same, which shall be made a matter of record in the company's book, which shall be sufficient evidence of the election of the directors therein named. All future elections shall be held at the time and in the manner prescribed by the bye-laws of said corporation, each stockholder shall be allowed as many votes as he owns shares, and a plurality of votes shall determine the choice. Corporation may purchase lands. Stockholders liable for debts By laws valid in law. SEC. 6. The said corporation is hereby authorized to purchase or lease such lands as shall be necessary for conducting the business of said pier. No stockholder shall be allowed to subscribe for more than three shares at the first opening of the books. If the stock is not all taken at the first opening of the books,the stock holders shall have the power to direct by a vote how the balance shall be taken. SEC. 7. The stockholders hereby incorporated, shall be made liable and held responsible for ail debts contracted by said pier company, in the same manner as if associated together as general partners. SEC. 8. That all bye-laws, rules and regulations, made and adopted by the stockholders for the building of said pier, as well as for the management of the business of the corporation, the transfer of the stock and all other matters necessarily connected with said corporation, shall be valid in law: Provided, they shall con- Proviso. form to the laws of the Territory and of the United States. SEC. 9. That this act may be altered, amended or repealed, Legislature at the pleasure of the legislature, and nothing herein shall be may amend or canstrued to confer upon the said corporation any vested rights, so as to preclude the legislature from repealing, altering or amend ing this act at any time. SEC. 10. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED January 23d, 1845. AN ACT to legalize the organization of school districts in Washington county. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That all school districts in the county of Wash ington, set off by the commissioners of common schools, in said county, since said county was organized for county purposes, are hereby declared to be organized; and all votes and acts of school meetings of such districts, are as valid from their date, as they would have been if proper plats of said district had been filed in the clerk's office by said school commissioners; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. AN ACT to repeal an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Fond du Lac Company," approved February 9th, 1842. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Fond du Lac Company," approved February 9th, 1842, is hereby repealed: Provided, that said Company shall be liable for all debts, which may have been contracted by said Company in as full and ample a manner as if this act had not been passed. APPROVED February 8th, 1845. ་་ AN ACT to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, therein named. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That there shall be paid out of the sum appropriated by Congress for defraying the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of this Territory, for the year ending 30th June, 1845, To P. C. Hale, thirty-five dollars and fifty cents, being part of a balance disallowed at a previous session, for binding, candles and freight; and if drawn, to be in full. To John S. Littell, eighty-one dollars and fifty cents, for the Law Library, to 30th November, 1844, to be drawn by John Y. Smith, from the Secretary, as per order, and forwarded to Mr. Littell. To George Hyer, sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents, being in full for a balance due him for printing journals of the last session, and Reports of the Supreme Court, and not paid by the Secretary. To Orvill Brown, seven dollars and fifty cents, for six days labor done in cleaning capitol. To Robert Moore, twenty-nine dollars and thirty-eight cents, for twenty-three and a half days work done about the capitol, clean. ing, repairing and laying down carpeting. To Joseph Delon sixteen dollars and twenty-five cents, balance due for work done about the capitol in cleaning repairing and laying down carpeting. To C. Latham Sholes, twenty dollars and sixty-five cents for |