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LAWS OF

WISCONSIN TERRITORY.

No. 1.

AN ACT to divorce James L.Thompson from Catharine Thompson, his wife.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between James L. Thompson and Catharine, his wife, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void and that all obligations arising from the said marriage contract be and the same are hereby made of no more force than if the said contract had never existed.

Approved June 18, 1838.

No. 2.

AN ACT to render legal the acts of the county commissioners of the counties of Clayton and Du Buque.

WHEREAS, by a law passed at the last session of the legislative assembly, it was made the duty of the sheriffs of several counties in this territory to give twenty days' notice of the election of the county commissioners, and whereas the sheriffs of the counties of Clayton and Du Buque neglected to give the proper notice of the election in the said countics respectively; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That all acts and proceedings done and performed or hereafter to

be done and performed by William D. Grant, Samuel H. K. M. Masters and Luther Patch, as county commissioners of the county of Clayton, and James Fanning, Peter O. Lorimier and A. Bankston as county commissioners for the county of Du Buque, in conformity with the existing laws of the territory of Wisconsin and of the United States, are hereby declared legal and valid, any irregularity or informality in the election of said county commissioners to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved June 20, 1838.

No. 3.

AN ACT to amend an act eniitled "an act to incorporate the Portage canal company," passed by the legislative council of the territory of Michigan and approved March 7, 1884.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That so much of the sixth section of said act as requires said company to contract and complete the said work with. in five years from and after the passage of the said act, be and the same is hereby repealed. And the said Portage canal company is hereby granted an extension of two years for the completion of said canal from and after the expiration of the time limited by said act.

Approved June 20, 1838.

No. 4.

AN ACT to divorce Permelia Emeline Adams from Richard Adams, her husband.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That Permelia Emeline Adams is hereby released and divorced from the marriage contract heretofore existing between the said Permelia Emeline Adams and Richard

Adams, her husband, and the said contract, so far as the said Permelia Emeline 'Adams is concerned is hereby annulled and made void, and that all obligations on the part of the said Permelia Emeline Adams arising from the said marriage contract be and the same are hereby made of no more force than if the said contract had never existed.

Approved June 21, 1838.

No. 5.

AN ACT to enlarge the boundaries of Rock county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That townships one, two, three and four north, of range ten east of the fourth principal meridian, in said territory, are hereby attached to and made a part of the county of Rock.

Approved, June 21, 1838.

No. 6.

AN ACT to divorce James Gilbert from Letitia Gilbert, his wife.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between James Gilbert and Letitia, his wife, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void, and that all obligations arising from the said marriage contract be and the same are hereby made of no more force than if the said contract had never existed.

Approved June 21, 1838.

No. 7.

AN ACT concerning the county of Van Buren.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of County seat, representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That for the how fixed. purpose of permanently establishing the seat of justice for the county of Van Buren, a poll shall be opened at

Qualification of

voters.

Returns, how made.

the general election on the first Monday in August next, for the purpose of receiving ballots for such places as may be voted for as the seat of justice of said county, and said ballots shall be deposited in a separate box from the other ballots received at said election and separate poll books kept.

SECTION 2. Any person shall be entitled to vote for the seat of justice of said county at said election, who is a free white male citizen above the age of twenty-one years, and who has resided in the county at least thirty days next preceding the election.

SECTION 3. Returns of said election, with the ballots and poll lists shall within twenty days after the election be made to the sheriff of the county of Van Buren, to be by him canvassed and examined; and if upon examination it should be found that any one of the places voted for has a majority of the whole number of votes polled for a county seat, that place shall from thenceforward be the seat of justice of Van Buren county; but if it shall be found that no one of Second election. the places voted for has such a majority, then a new election shall be held on the second Monday in September to be conducted in the same manner and by the same officers who conducted the election in August; at which said second election, the votes shall be confined to one or the other of the two points which may have received the highest number of votes at the first election. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to give at least ten days' notice of said second election, by writ ten or printed hand bills put up at each election precinct, specifying the two points to be voted for and the day of holding the election. Returns of the second election shall be made as is provided for in regard to the returns of the first election and the place having the highest number of votes at said second election shall be the county seat of Van Buren county: provided, that the fall term of the district court of said county for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight shall be held at Farmington.

Proviso.

County commissioners.

SECTION 4. Joseph Robbs, Isham Keith and John Carnes, elected county commissioners of Van Buren county, at an election held on the fifth day of May, 1838, are hereby declared to be the commissioners of said county until the next August election, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and

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