road or appur so divided; and each director present when such div idend shall be made, shall be adjudged as consenting thereto, unless he forthwith enter his protest on the minutes of the board, and give public notice thereof to the stockholder at the declaring of such dividend. SECTION 16. If any person or persons shall wilful- Trespass to railly, knowingly and maliciously, by any means what- tenances, how ever, impair or destroy any part of the railroad con- punished. structed by said company under this act, or any of the necessary works, buildings or machinery of said company, such person or persons so offending shall each of them, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding three times the amount of damages caused by such offence, which may be recovered in the name of the said company by an action of debt in any court having competent jurisdiction in the county wherein the offence shall be committed, and shall also be subject to an indictment, and upon conviction of such offence shall be punished by fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. liable to execu tion. SECTION 17. The property of every individual in- Individual stock vested in said corporation, shall be liable to be taken in execution for the payment of his or her debts, in such manner as is or may be prescribed by law: provided, that all debts due said company shall be paid first. tension of capi SECTION 18. A majority of the stockholders hold- Increase and exing a majority in value of the stock, may at any an- tal stock." nual or special meeting, increase the capital stock of this company to an amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. SECTION 19. This act shall be favorably construed A public act. to effect the purposes thereby intended, and the same is hereby declared to be a public act, and copies thereof printed by the authority of the territory shall be received as evidence thereof. SECTION 20. This act to be in force from and after its passage. P. H. ENGLE, Speaker of the house of reperesentatives. HENRY S. BAIRD, President of the council. 1 Approved Dec. 7, 1836. Deeds of St. No. 26. AN ACT to make valid certain conveyances in the county of WHEREAS, Saint Luke and Rosalie La Point, of Prairie du Chien, in the county of Crawford, being minors, have, with permission of their natural guardian, Marie La Point, by two several deeds, bearing date, the one the 11th day of January, A. D. 1836, and the other the 31st day of March of the same year, and recorded in the register of deeds' office at Prairie du Chien, conveyed to Hercules L. Dousman, of said place, their undivided part or piece or parcel of land situate in said county, and numbered on the map of private land claims thirty-seven, and the said deeds on account of the minority of said Luke and Rosalie not being valid; now therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the minors, for land said two several deeds be and the same are hereby Luke and Rosalie La Point, in Crawford county, made valid. made and declared to be, to all intents and purposes, as valid and binding in law or equity as if the said minors, Saint Luke and Rosalie, were of full age at the time of ensealing and delivery thereof; and that hereafter no plea shall be set up in any court in this territory that the said deeds are not legal, because the said Saint Luke and Rosalie were not at full age at the making of the same, and the said deeds are to be construed strictly as against said grantors, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns. P. H. ENGLE, Speaker of the house of representatives. HENRY S. BAIRD, President of the council. Approved, Dec. 5, 1836. No. 27. AN ACT to lay out a territorial road east of the Mississippi river. Territorial road SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of east of Missis representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That Dra- sippi. per Ruggles, Joseph Payne, Noah Davis, Joseph Kelly, Andrew Clino, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to mark and lay out a territorial road, commencing at Janes' ferry, in Rock county, through Rockport, on Rock river; thence the nearest and best route to Centerville; thence the nearest and best route to New Mexico; thence the nearest and best route to White Oak Springs; from thence the nearest and most eligible route to the Mississippi, north of the state line of Illinois. Commissioners' SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, That the com- meeting, where missioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall meet and when. at New Mexico on the second Monday in April next ensuing, for the purpose of proceeding to the discharge of their duties as commissioners aforesaid. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That said commissioners may divide the labor by them to be performed in laying said road in such manner as to them may seem proper, and said commissioners shall mark, or cause to be marked, the said road by them located, by blazing trees in the timber, and by sticking stakes in the prairie. How road laid out. where filed. SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That said Plat of road, commissioners do, within one month from the completion of said survey, make out a correct plat of said road, and file one copy thereof in the office of the clerk of the district court of the several counties through which said road may pass; and the said clerk of said counties shall record and preserve the same, and said road when so laid out and established be forever a highway. of commission ers. SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That said com- Compensation missioners be allowed the sum of two dollars and fifty cents each per day, for each and every day necessarily employed in locating said road, and that said commis- Accounts filed sioners do, within three months from the completion of said survey, make out under oath, a correct account of their time actually spent in locating said road, and with supervi sors. the board of supervisors of the several counties through which said road may pass, shall audit and settle the same. P. H. ENGLE, Speaker of the house of representatives. Approved Dec. 9, 1836. Part of Milwaukee into Walworth. Racine county organized. No. 28. AN ACT to divide the counties of Brown and Milwaukee. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That all of that part of the county of Milwaukee, to wit: townships numbered one, two, three and four north, of ranges fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen east of the fourth principal meridian; shall be and the same is hereby constituted a separate county, to be called Walworth. SECTION 2. That townships numbered one, two, three and four north, of ranges nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-three, east of the said fourth principal meridian, shall be and the same are hereby constituted a separate county, and be called Racine, and the seat of justice of said county is hereSeat of justice by established at the town of Racine. The county of Racine shall be organized from and after the passage of this act, and the inhabitants thereof be entitled.to all the rights and privileges to which by law the inhabitants of the other organized counties of this terri tory are entitled to; and the said county shall continue to be a part of the third judicial district, and a of Racine. Court to sit, district court shall be held therein at the said seat of when & where. justice, at the court house, or such other place as may be provided. Two terms of the said district courts shall be held annually after the organization of said county, on the first Monday in July and third Monday in November; and the several acts concerning the district courts of the territory of Wisconsin, shall be and they are hereby made applicable to the district court of the county of Racine, and the counties of Walworth and Rock shall be and are hereby attached to the county of Racine, for judicial purposes. ty. SECTION 3. That townships numbered five, six, Jefferson counseven and eight north, of ranges thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, east of the said principal meridian, shall be and they are hereby constituted a separate county and be called Jefferson. SECTION 4. That townships numbered five, six, Dane county. seven, eight and nine north, of ranges six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve east of said meridian, shall be and they are hereby constituted a separate county, and be called Dane, and the seat of justice of Seat of justice. said county be located at Madison. SECTION 5. That township numbered ten, in range Portage county. six, township ten, in range seven, townships ten and eleven in range eight, townships ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen, in ranges nine, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen east of the said principal meridian, shall be and are hereby constituted a separate county, and be called Portage, and the seat of justice of the said coun- seat of justice. ty is hereby established at the town of Winnebago. SECTION 6. That the township numbered nine, in Dodge county. range thirteen; townships numbered nine, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen, in ranges thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen, east of the said principal meridian, shall be and are hereby constituted a separate county and be called Dodge. SECTION 7. That townships numbered nine, ten, Washington eleven and twelve north, of ranges eighteen, nineteen, county. twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, and townships eleven and twelve of range twenty-three east of the said fourth meridian, shall be and are hereby constituted a separate county, and be called Washington; and the seat of justice is hereby established at Wisconsin City, Seat of justice. at the mouth of Sac creek. county. SECTION 8. Townships thirteen, fourteen, fifteen Sheboygan and sixteen north, of ranges twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-three east of the said meridian, shall be and are hereby constituted a separate county, and be called Sheboygan, and the seat of justice of seat of justice. said county is hereby established at the town of She boygan. SECTION 9. That townships north, of ranges eigh- Fond du Lac teen and nineteen east, and townships fourteen, fifteen county. and sixteen of ranges fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, and townships seventeen and eighteen of ranges fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, shall be |