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shall not be construed as to prevent any other person or persons from erecting bridges over said stream any where in the same vicinity.

SECTION 4. That the privileges hereby granted shall continue and be in force for the term of ten years and no longer.

Approved Jan. 11, 1838.

No. 33.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Fox

river hydraulic company."

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of stock may be representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the $500,000. capital stock of said company may at any time be increased to five hundred thousand dollars, at any meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose-twenty days notice thereof to be previously given: provided, that it shall be optional for any stockholder to take or not any additional shares of stock. And if he shall neglect or refuse within ten days after the vote of increase, to take the shares to which he would be entitled in such increased stock, the same shall be sold at public auction by the directors for the benefit of the company.

rectors.

SECTION 2. The directors shall have full power to Powers of ditransact all business of the company; to audit all accounts to give and receive all evidence of debt, as they may deem advisable for the interest of the company; all accounts to be certified by one of their body under such name and style as they shall direct. And said directors shall make half yearly dividends of so much of the profits as they may deem advisable for the interest of said company.

SECTION 3. So much of the act to which this is Repealing amendatory as contravenes any of the provisions of clause. this act is hereby repealed.

Approved January 11, 1838.

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Commissioners

No. 34.

AN ACT to locate and establish the seat of justice of Jefferson county in this territory.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That from and after the passage of this act the seat of justice of Jefferson county, in this territory, be and the same is hereby permanently located on the north-east quarter of section eleven, in township six north, of range fourteen east.

SECTION 2. That Benona W. Finch, Robert Masters and George J. Goodhue, of said county, be and the same are hereby appointed commissioners to carry into effect the law of the congress of the United States entitled "an act granting to the counties or parishes of each state and territory of the United States, in which the public lands are situated the right of preemptions to quarter sections of land for seats of justice within the same," and approved the 26th of May, Must enter the 1824. And it shall be the duty of the before named commissioners, on or before the first day of May next, to apply for the said land at the land office in Milwaukee, and tender the money for the same and receive the usual vouchers in the name of said county, to be used for aiding and assisting said county in building the necessary public buildings, after deducting the amount of money paid for said land.

land.

And cause the

out.

Sale thereof.

SECTION 3. And it shall be the further duty of same to be laid said commissioners, after receiving the title for said land, forthwith to cause the same to be laid off into town lots, streets and alleys, according to such plan as the said commissioners or a majority of them may direct, and have the same platted and recorded according to law by the name of neitong out to doum SECTION 4. After having the same laid off and re ating Corded, agreeably to the foregoing provisions of this to act, the said commissioners shall proceed to sell, either: at public or private sale, a sufficient number of lots tor pay the purchase money surveying, recording and other necessary expenses: provided, that the lots so sold shall be distributed equally over said plat so that not more than four lots shall be sold lying together and adjoining each other. H-WAIяaT

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SECTION 5. The said commissioners are hereby partly on credit authorized to sell, at any time after the sale made as provided in the fourth section of this act, any lot or lots on condition that the same shall be improved by buikling thereon a house, barn or other respectable building, on a credit until the county is organized? provided, that the sale so made shall not extend to more than one-third of the lots remaining after the sale provided for in the fourth section of this act, and that the lots so sold shall be equally distributed over the plat so that not more than two lots shall be adjoins ing each other.

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deeds given.

SECTION 6. The said commissioners are hereby au- Warrantce thorized to make out and sign warrantee deeds in the name of the county, by virtue of their office; and all deeds so made out and duly acknowledged by the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall ever be binding, and vest a good and sufficient title in the per son or persons purchasing the same.

veyed.

SECTION 7. In all cases, where lots are sold on a When sold on credit, the commissioners shall give bond for a deed credit how conto the person or persons purchasing the same, condiditioned that if the lot or lots so sold are paid for according to the provisions of the bond, the county shalk make, or cause to be made a good and sufficient title to the same. And in all cases where alot or lots are sold on a credit the interest on the money to be paid for the same shall be paid annually in advance. And no one person shall be allowed to purchase more than eight lots on a credit or otherwise after the first sale, bor as provided for in the fourth section of this act and all bonds given by said commissioners, by virtue of their office, for the sale of a dot or lots, shall be consid ered binding in said county in all respects therein contained. atol awot bise to else bas YOVINE SECTION & The said commissioners before they commissioners enter upon the duties office, shall give a bond each to give bond. with approved securitybonditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of their office in the penal sum Their pay. of two thousand dollars And they shall be entitled to receive for their services three dollars per day each while necessarilyisplayed. The bonds before mamed shall be approved of by the clerk of the district douft of Milwaukee county and filed in his office for the use of the said Jefferson county of noiteluqoq tusiofftua

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When to make settlement.

SECTION 9. At the first session of the board of county commissioners, after the organization of the said Jefferson county, or any other board that may be provided by law hereafter for doing county business in the said county, the said commissioners, as before named, shall make a settlement of their accounts with said board, and pay over all moneys that may be due the county from said commissioners; and also deliver to said board all books, papers and documents belonging to said county, or in any wise appertaining to the affairs of said seat of justice as provided for in this

act.

Approved January 12, 1838.

No. 35.

AN ACT for the benefit of the towns of Bellevue and Peru in the original county of Du Buque.

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WHEREAS an act of congress entitled "an act to amend an act entitled 'an act for laying off the town of Fort Madison and Burlington, in the county of Des Moines, and the towns of Bellevue, Du Buque and Peru, in the county of Du Buque, and Mineral Point, in the county of Iowa, territory of Wisconsin;"" proved March 3d, 1837, among other provisions provides, that all public lots in said towns shall be sold as other lands are, and authorizes the receiver of public money to pay into the hands of the trustees of the different towns the surplus remaining, after paying all the necessary expenses incident to the commission, survey and sale of said town lots.

AND WHEREAS, by an act passed at the first session of the legislature of Wisconsin territory entitled "an act to incorporate the inhabitants of such towns as wish to be incorporated;" approved November 6th, 1836, it is provided, that each and every town containing not less than 300 inhabitants, may incorporate themselves according to the provisions of that act. And whereas the towns of Bellevue and Peru mentioned in the above recited act of congress, have not a sufficient population to enable them to incorporate

themselves, under the aforesoid act of incorporation, and consequently are deprived of receiving their proportion of the sales of said town lots, for the want of authorized trustees; therefore,

themselves.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of Authorized to representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the incorporate towns of Bellevue and Peru, in the original county of Du Buque, are hereby authorized to elect trustees for said towns, and to be goverened in all respects according to the provisions of the said act of incorporation; and to have the same privileges and to do all things. which any other incorporated town can or may do, under the provisions of the said act, any thing in any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved Jan. 12, 1838.

No. 36.

AN ACT to divorce Louisa Ann Sibley from her husband, William
T. Sibley.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the bonds of matrimony, heretofore and now existing between Louisa Ann Sibley, and her said husband, William T. Sibley are hereby dissolved; and all obligations arising from said marriage contract are hereby made null and of no effect. And the said Louisa Ann is hereby restored to all the rights and privileges of a femme sole. And the said Louisa Ann is hereby authorized to resume her maiden name of Louisa Ann Rollins,

Approved January 12, 1838.

No. 37.

AN ACT to abolish imprisonment for debt, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of Repeal. representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That all laws which authorize a capias ad satisfaciendum to be

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