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any shall be expressed in any grant of property to such corporation; but such property, in the event of the dissolution of such corporation, or in case such grant shall be disapproved of by the legislative power, shall revert to the grantor or his heirs.

rectors, when

SECTION 8. The first meeting of the trustees under Meeting of dithis act, shall be held on the second Monday in May and where. next; and they shall have power to adjourn from time to time, and to regulate their own meetings, and the notices that shall be given of such meeting; and if a quorum shall not attend at any meeting, the trustees present may adjourn from time to time, until a quorum shall attend.

SECTION 9. This act to be in full force from and after its passage.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,

President of the council.

Approved, Dec. 8th, 1836.

H. DODGE.

No. 37.

AN ACT to provide for the construction of a bridge across Root river, at Racine.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of Commissioners. representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That B. F. Barker, M. M. Strong and Henry F. Cox, jr., or either of them, be and they are hereby authorized to build, or cause to be built, a free standing or floating bridge, across Root river, at Racine, for the use of the inhabitants of the town and county within which it may be Expenses, how situated, provided the expense of building said bridge shall be defrayed by voluntary contribution; and said bridge shall be declared a public nuisance, and removed by order of the district judge, whenever a sufficient when nuisance. cause shall be shown.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.

Approved Dec. 8, 1836.

HENRY S. BAIRD,

President of the council.
H. DODGE.

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Ferry across

owners.

38.

AN ACT to authorize Matthias Hamm and Horace Smead to establish a ferry across the Mississippi river.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of Mississippi, and representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That Matthias Hamm and Horace Smead, their heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby authorized to establish and keep, or cause to be established and kept, a ferry across the Mississippi river, between the east side or bank of said river, at some point on the south-east fractional quarter of section twenty in township number one north, of range two west of the fourth principal meridian and Hamm's landing, on the west side of said river, or as near as practicable to "Eagle Point," for the term of twenty-one years from and after the passage of this act: provided, that said ferry, when so established, shall be subject to the same regulations, and under the same restrictions, as other ferries are or may hereafter be by law in this territory, fixing the rates of toll, and prescribing the manner in which licensed ferries shall be kept and attended to.

Eagle Point.

Term of 21 years.

Toll.

SECTION 2. ter its passage.

This act to be in full force from and af

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,

President of the council.
H. DODGE.

Approved, Dec. 8, 1836.

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gan construed.

39.

AN ACT to amend and adopt the several laws of this territory for the several judiciary tribunals, for the purpose of giving said laws full force and effect according to the provisions thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of laws of Michi- representatives, That the existing laws of Michigan, as declared in full force in this territory by the act of congress organizing the territory of Wisconsin, be taken and construed liberally and beneficially, for the

purpose or giving the said laws full force and effect, according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and in all cases where the words "circuit and supreme courts of Michigan" occur, the district and supreme courts of Wisconsin shall be deemed and taken in lieu thereof; and all the duties required of the officers of said "circuit and supreme courts of Michigan" shall be performed respectively by them in the supreme and district courts, as now established by law.

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Wisconsin " instead of OC- Michigan,"

courts.

SECTION 2. Wherever, in the said acts which are declared in force by this act, the word "Michigan curs, the word "Wisconsin" shall be substituted in and so also as to lieu thereof; and whenever the word "Detroit " occurs therein, the words "seat of government of the territory of Wisconsin" shall be substituted in lien thereof; and whenever by the said acts powers are conferred and duties are imposed on the circuit courts or the judges thereof, or the county courts or the judges thereof, the same shall be executed and performed by the district courts and the judges thereof, in their respective districts.

SECTION 3. This act to be in force and take effect from and after the passage thereof.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,

pproved, Dec. 8, 1836.

President of the council.
H. DODGE.

No. 40.

AN ACT entitled, "an act to incorporate the Peketonica copper

mining company.'

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of Pecatonica minrepresentatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That Lyman ing company. J. Daniels, David Irvin, Charles Bracken, John G. Hughlit, and such other persons as they may associate with them, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the "Peketonica copper mining company;" and by that name

Shares 150, $500 each.

5 directors.

shall be capable of suing 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.

SECTION 2. The copper lands at present owned by the same Lyman J. Daniels, David Irvin, Charles Bracken and John G. Hughlit, may be divided into not more than one hundred and fifty shares, at five hundred dollars a share, and the business of the company shall be managed by five directors, one of whom shall be chosen president by the said directors, who shall be annually elected on the first Monday in May, and shall hold their offices one year or until others are President, how elected: provided always, that no person shall be elect

and by whom elected.

Powers, privi leges and duties of directors.

By laws, rules, &c.

Shares, and how transferable.

May hold real estate.

Conveyances, how made.

ed a director of said company, or hold such office of director, except he be a stockholder, &c., in said company, and an actual resident and citizen of this territory.

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

SECTION 4. The president and directors shall have power to transact all business of the company by themselves or their agents, and shall, with a majority of the shareholders, have power to make such by-laws, rules and regulations, for the government of the 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 of this ter ritory.

SECTION 5. The shares of the said company shall be personal property, and shall be transferable in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of said.

company.

SECTION 6. The company shall be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying real estate provided, the real estate so purchased has actually had discovered thereon copper ore; and, provided, further, that the said lands shall not exceed six hundred and forty acres; and all deeds and conveyances executed by the president in the name of the company, shall be suffi

cient in law to convey the title of the company to the

lands therein described.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,

President of the council.
H. DODGE.

Approved, Dec. 8, 1836.

No. 41.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the assessment and collection of territorial taxes.

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SECTION 1. The supervisors of each county in this Who to grant territory are authorized and empowered to grant li licenses for gro censes in their respective counties for any time not less than one year for groceries, victualing houses, and ordinaries, with permission to sell spirituous liquors and wine by small measure, under such regulations and restrictions as they, or a majority of them, may deem expedient; and every person licensed as aforesaid,

shall

pay to the treasurer of the county in which the sum paid. applicant lives, the sum of one hundred and eight

dollars.

SECTION 2. That on the production of the county Treasurer's retreasurer's receipt to the board of supervisors by any ceipt, how used. applicant for such license, specifying that he has paid for grocery license at the rate of nine dollars per month, or of such other sum as the board of supervisors have determined upon, said board of supervisors shall grant license for the applicant to keep a grocery, for the time specified in said receipt.

vending liquors

erable.

SECTION 3. Any person, retailing, selling or vend- Penalty for ing spirituous or vinous liquors, unless he shall first without license, obtain license as provided in the second section of this and how recov act, or have tavern license, shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered before any justice of the peace, or may be proceeded against by indictment or information, and be fined by the court in any sum not to exceed fifty dollars for each and every offence.

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