SEC. 51. There may also be elected in each town thus estab

Supervisors of lished as many supervisors as are necessary for superintending and

roads.

Notice of the ap

be given.

keeping in repair the public roads; their number to be determined by the County Commissioner. But there shall not be more than four supervisors elected in any such town.

SEC. 52. At least thirty days previous to the day of the general election, the County Commissioners shall give notice in a paper pointinent of, to published within their county, of the number of supervisors which they have appointed to the several towns in their county; and in case no paper shall be published in the county, they shall post up three or more notices in the most public places in each town, designating the number of supervisors apportioned to such town, and similar notice shall be given in case any change shall be made by the County Commissioners as to the place or places of opening the polls.

Term of town officers,

SEC. 53. The town officers elected according to the provisions of this act, shall hold their offices one year, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

Approved, March 8, 1839.

erected.

For what pur. рове.

NO. 49.

AN ACT to authorize Albert G. Ellis, and others to erect a dam on Rock, River, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, That Albert G. Ellis, David Giddings, and Moses M. Strong, be, and they are hereby authorized to erect a dam across Rock River at any point they may Dam where to be deem most suitable, and owned by them, in section six or seven, in township number eleven, of range number sixteen east, for the purpose of creating a hydraulic power, and the same for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, to maintain for the purposes aforesaid, with all the rights and privileges, which, to the same may belong, within said sections, and the said Ellis, Giddings and Strong, their heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct such mill races on said sections, and erect such other Mills, &c. may be devices and fixtures as will facilitate the use of said water power, and erect such mills and other machinery as from time to time they may think proper.

erected.

SEC. 2. That the said Ellis, Giddings and Strong, their heirs or assigns, shall at the time of the erection of said dam also, erect in

structed.

the same or at some convenient point for the free passage of boats Lock to be conor other water crafts navigating said stream, a good and substantial lock of suitable materials, not less than ninety feet long between the gates, and fifteen feet wide in the clear of the chamber, and said lock shall be kept constantly in repair, for the safe passage of boats or crafts of any kind on the passage of which no tax or other charge shall be demanded or collected, and in default of the building of such lock as herein provided, or being so built shall not be kept in repair as aforesaid, and suitably attended, for the safe and speedy passage of any boat or other water craft navigating said stream; said Ellis, Giddings and Strong, their heirs or assigns, being in possession of the work hereby authorized, shall pay to any person or persons, who may be injured by delay, all damage which such person or persons shall sustain together with any and all costs which may accrue in sueing for or collecting such damages. The Legislature of the Territory, or State of Wisconsin, may at any Act how amendtime so alter or amend this act or any of its provisions, as to facilitate or improve the navigation of Rock River in such manner as may be deemed expedient.

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fish to be constructed.

SEC. 3. The said Ellis, Giddings and Strong or their successors, shall whenever they erect such dam, build or cause to be constructed Slide or chute for a slide or chute so constructed and situated as to facilitate the ascent and decent of fish. And this act shall be subject to all laws that are or may be made for the protection of the fisheries and navigation.

SEC. 4 The Rock River is hereby declared to be a public high- Rock River how far a public high way and forever free for the passage of boats, barges, canoes, rafts, way. or other crafts capable of navigating said River, as high up said River as township fourteen in range fifteen.

Approved, March 9, 1839.

NO. 50.

AN ACT to provide for [and] establishing the seat of Justice of Green
County.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, as follows:

SECTION 1. For the purpose of permanently establishing the seat County seat to be of justice of the county of Green, an election shall be held on the voted for. first Monday in May next, at which election, every free white male held.

Election when

voters.

inhabitant who at the time of the passage of this act was an actual

Qualification of resident of the county, and is of the age of twenty-one years, shall be entitled to cast his vote for such place or point as he for the seat of justice.

may choose

SEC. 2. The polls of election shall be opened at the usual places of holding elections in said county, and be conducted, and the votes canvassed in all respects as is prescribed by the law regulating general elections.

SEC. 3. The clerk of the board of county commissioners shall certify to the result of the election, which certificate shall within ten days thereafter be transmitted by the sheriff of the county to the Governor of the Territory, and if, upon examination, the Governor shall find that any one point voted for, has a majority over all the places voted for, he shall issue his proclamation of that fact, and the place so having the greatest number of votes, shall, from the date of such proclamation, be the seat of justice of said county.

SEC. 4. If upon examination of rotes, the Governor shall find that no one place has a majority of the whole number of votes polled and returned to him, he shall issue a proclamation for a new election in said said county.

SEC. 5. The Governor shall in his proclamation fix the time of holding said second election, and it shall be conducted, and returns thereof made in the same manner as the first election, and if there is no decision by a majority of the votes, agreeing upon any one point, then the Governor shall issue his proclamation for a third election, and so on from time to time until the question is decided. SEC. 6. Before the Governor shall issue such proclamation, declaring such place to be the seat of justice, the board of county commissioners shall make and excute a deed reconveying all donations which may have been made to the county at the present seat of justice, to the donor or donors, and any and all bonds which may have been executed in consequence of the present location shall be surrendered.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, March 9, 1839.

NO. 51.

AN ACT to incorporate the Mineral Point Copper and Lead, Smelting and.
Mining Company.

Incorporating

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Repre sentatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, That John O'Neill, and William Sublett, and such other persons as they nfay associate clause. with them, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, for the term of twenty-five years, by the name and style of the Mineral Point Copper and Lead Smelting-and Mining Company, and by this title shall be capable of sueing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of defending and being defended, in all courts and pleas whatsoever, and may have a common seal and may change the same at pleasure.

Operations limit

SEC. 2. The capital stock of said company shall be divided into Capital stock. not more than two thousand shares of one hundred dollars each, and the copper and lead land of the said John F. O'Neill shall form a part of the said capital stock, and the said company shall be authorized to purchase, hold, and convey any other lands in the county of Iowa for the purpose of conducting their smelting and mining operations: Provided, they shall not hold or possess during the continuance of this charter more than two thousand acres of land, and said operations of smelting and mining shall be ed. confined to the limits of the four townships, namely, townships four and five, of ranges two and three east, and all deeds executed by Real estate how the president in the name of said comyany, or to said company by their corporate name, shall be sufficient in law to convey the title to the lands therein described. The business of said company Election of dire shall be managed by five directors who shall be annually elected on the first Monday in May, and shall hold their offices one year, and until others are elected: Provided, always, that no person shall be elected as directors of said company, or shall hold such office of director except he be a stockholder in said company.

conveyed.

tors.

cers.

SEC. 3. The president and directors of the company shall have Treasurer and power to appoint a treasurer to hold his office during their pleasure, subordinate off. and such subordinate officers as they may deem expedient, and the duties and compensation of all such offices [officers] shall be determined by the president and directors.

Powers of com.

SEC. 4. The president and directors shall have power to transact all business of the company, to wit: that of smelting and mining pany, and every thing connected therewith by themselves or their agents,

Shares transfer

taxation.

and shall with a majority of the stockholders have power to make such by-laws, rules, and regulations, for the government of said company as they may deem proper: Provided, such by-laws, rules, and regulations, are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, or the laws of this Territory.

Spc. 5. The shares of said company shall be personal property, able and liable to and shall be transferable in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of said company, and shall be liable to taxation to the same extent. and no greater as other property is, and to be taken in execution in the same manner as other personal property is, or may hereafter be liable by law to be taken, and it shall be competent for the Legislature to prescribe the manner in which execution shall be levied thereon.

Powers reserved

SEC. 6. The Legislature, or either branch thereof, may at any to the Legislature time examine the affairs of said corporation by a committee or otherwise, and may alter, amend, or repeal this act at pleasure: Provided, that no repeal shall take place unless it shall appear to the Legislature that this charter has been violated, and that notice has been given to some officer or member of the corporation.

No banking privilegcs.

SEC. 7. This act shall not be construed so as to confer any banking privileges, and shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, March 9, 1839.

Bounds of town.

NO. 52.

AN ACT to change the corporate limits and powers of the town of
Green Bay.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, The district included within the following limits and boundaries to wit: commencing at the mouth of East river, at the north-west corner of lot number two of private claims, on the east side of Fox river in the county of Brown; running thence south sixty-four degrees east, to the northeast corner of said claim, thence south twenty-six degrees west, along the line of said claim to the centre of East river; thence up and along the centre of said river to a point therein, midway between the north and south lines of lot number nine; thence north sixty-four degrees west, along the centre of said claim number nine, to the channel of Fox river; thence along said Fox river to the junction of East and Fox river; thence to the place of beginnrng, is hereby erected into a town corporate, and the authorities