any

ing over said road and said ferry or bridge, tolls as follows: For any vehicle drawn by one horse, twelve and one half cents, for Rates of toll. vehicle drawn by two horses or oxen, twenty-five cents, and for each additional horse or ox, six and one quarter cents, for a single horse six and one quarter cents, for all animals in droves, three cents each, for foot passengers, six and one quarter cents: Provided, That hogs and sheep shall not be charged more than at the rate of two cents per head.

SEC. 5. The said Augustus Grignon, his associates and assigns, shall keep posted up in some conspicuous place on said bridge a list of the rates of toll allowed by this act.

SEC. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly.

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.

Approved February 1, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

An act to appropriate to J. C. Fairchild the sum therein named.

t

THE People of the State of Wisconsin represented in Sen

ate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Chap. 63.

SECTION 1. That the sum of fifteen dollars and ninety-five cents is hereby appropriated to J. C. Fairchild, to be paid out of J. C. Fairchild any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full for postage for the office of state treasurer for the year eighteen hundred and forty-nine.

An act to provide for laying out a certain road therein de, cribed.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That A. E. Horton, Wm. N. Davis, and Cyrenus

Chap. 64.

Baldwin, are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out and es- Commissioners tablish a state road from Hortonville, in Brown county, on the appointed.

best and most direct route, to Grignon Bridge in Winnebago

county.

SEC. 2. The commissioners appointed under the provisions of this act, shall, upon the performance of the work be entitled to such

compensation for their services as the county supervisors of the Compensation. counties where such services are performed, shall deem just and

proper, to be paid out of the county treasies of the said counties respectively.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly,

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor, and President of the Senate.

Approved, February 4, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

Chap. 65.

Power to change loca. tion.

Right to extend road. Increase capital.

An act to amend an act entitled, "an act to incorporate the Madison and Be. loit Rail Road Company, approved August 19, 1848.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The said company shall have power to change the location of the said rail road and to terminate the same at any point that to them shall seem expedient, on the south line, of the State of Wisconsin and at such termination as may unite with any other rail road.

SEC. 2. The said company shall have the right to extend said road to any point on the Wisconsin river that to them shall seem proper.

SEC 3. The said company shall have power to increase their capital stock to six hundred thousand dollars, MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly,

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor, and President of the Senate.

Approved, February 4, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

Chap. 66.

An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across Fox river.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That Alexander Spaulding, his associates and asBridge in Al- signs, shall have power to build and construct a bridge across Fox river, on any land owned by them in Algoma, on section fifteen, (15,) in town eighteen, (18,) of range sixteen, (16.)

goma.

Bridge how built, &c.

SEC. 2.

That said bridge shall not be less than twelve feet wide, and shall be constructed with a draw over the channel of the river, not less than fifty feet wide, and the said Alexander Spaulding, his associates and assigns, shall attend to the draw, so as to permit boats, vessels, and rafts to pass through the same at all times free of charge, and without unnecessary delay, and shall be commenced within one year and completed within three years. SEC. 3. The said Alexander Spaulding, his associates and assigns, shall have power after the completion of said bridge, to de

mand and collect tolls for passing over the same, as follows: For Rates of toll. any vehicle drawn by one horse, ten cents, for any vehicle drawn by two horses or oxen, twenty cents, and for each additional horse,five cents, for foot passengers, five cents, for all animals in droves, three cents each: Provided, That hogs and sheep shall not be charged more than at the rate of two cents per head.

:

SEC 4. That said Alexander Spaulding, his associates and assigns, shall keep posted up in some conspicuous place on said bridge a list of the rates allowed by this act.

SEC. 5. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly,

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.

Approved February 4, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

An act to authorize the construction of a wharf in the city of Milwaukee. Chap. 67.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate

and Assembly, do enact as follows:

construct

SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the alderman of the fourth ward of the city of Milwaukee, to cause the construction of a sub- Alderman of stantial wharf, four feet in height, above the surface of the river, fourth ward to upon the established dock line, commencing on the Milwaukee wharf. river, at lot one, in block fifty-seven, in the fourth ward, and following the dock line along the west side of said river to the junction of the Menominee river, and thence on both sides of said Menominee river, along the platted dock line to the line of the fifth ward, thence up the water basin, from its juction with the Menominee river to its western terminus, at the east line of the west half of south-west quarter of section twenty-nine, all within the limits of the fourth ward of said city of Milwaukee; also, to dredge, or excavate, the river in front of said wharves, at least one hundred feet in width, and of sufficient depth to afford safe and convenient navigation of the same for vessels of the largest class; the earth so excavated shall be deposited upon the lots opposite such excavation.

SEC. 2. To defray the expense of constructing said wharves, Tax upon lots and of dredging, or excavating the river in front thereof, as afore- to defray exsaid, under the direction of the alderman thereof, a special tax penses. upon each of the said lots fronting on said improvements, in proportion to the extent of front of each such lot, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as is now provided by law for the assessment and collection of taxes in the city of Milwaukee.

all

Notice to be

published thir

SEC. 3. The said alderman shall cause notice to be given to persons interested by publication in some daily newspaper published in the city of Milwaukee for thirty days, which notice shall ty days. state the number of the several lots and blocks, included in the first section of this act, the names of the owners thereof, if known, a

may make

wharf, or

specification of the work to be done, and the length of time in which the improvement is required to be made by the owner or owners, of the several lots therein specified.

SEC. 4. The owner or owners, of any of the said lots may Owner of lots make, or cause to be made, a wharf, and dredge, or cause to be dredged, the river in front of his or their lot or lots, in pursuance of the first section of this act, and no tax or assessment shall be levied or collected upon any such lot or lots: Provided, The same shall be completed within six months after the first publication of the notice required to be given by the third section of this

dredge.

act.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly,

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor, and President of the Senate.

Approved, February 4, 1850

NELSON DEWEY.'

Chap. 68. An act to authorize Canfield J. Marsh to build and maintain a bridge across

Authority to build bridge.

Bridge to be free.

How built.

Fox river.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That Canfield J. Marsh, his associates, successors or assigns, are hereby authorized to erect, build, and maintain a bridge across Fox river, at the foot of Pine street, in the village of Hamilton, Marquette county.

SEC. 2. Said bridge shall forever remain free of toll for cossing the same, and shall be constructed with a draw capable of letting boats pass and repass through the same without delay, and shall in no manner interrupt the free navigation of said Fox river.

SEC. 3. Any person or persons committing any malicious inPersons injur ing bridge how jury to said bridge, now or hereafter to be constructed under the punished. provisons of this act, shall be liable to the owner or owners thereof, for the amount of injury done; and all damages sustained, may be collected before any court having competent jurisdiction, and in addition thereto, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished in the manner prescribed by laws for offences of that nature.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly,

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.

Approved February 4, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

Chap. 69.

An act in relation to the county court of Brown county.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The county court of Brown county shall be held Where court at such place in said county, as the circuit court is now or may be held.*** hereafter held in said county.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly.

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.

Approved February 4, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

An act for the payment of the mileage of the members of the legislature.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to be paid out of

Chap. 70.

any money now in the state treasury the sum of fifteen hundred $1,562 approand sixty-two dollars and forty cents, to pay the mileage of the priated. lieutenant governor and members of the senate and assembly, to be paid to each of them by the treasurer, according to the certificate of the presiding officer of each house countersigned by the chief clerks of each house.

MOSES M. STRONG,

Speaker of the Assembly.

SAMUEL W. BEALL,

Lt. Governor and President of the Senate.

Approved February 5, 1850.

NELSON DEWEY.

An act to pay the expenses of the legislature for the year 1850.

THE People of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to be paid out of the state treasury the following sums of money, to wit:

Chap. 71.

To the lieutenant governor, the sum of one hundred and seventy Lt. Gov. mem. dollars, and members of the senate each, eighty-five dollars, and to bers of senate each member of the assembly eighty-five dollars, as their per diem and assembly. pay up to the eleventh day of February, A. D. 1850, inclusive.

To the chief clerk of the senate one hundred and seventy dol- Chief clerk of lars as his pay for services at the present session of the legislature senate and as. up to the eleventh day of February, A. D. 1850, inclusive. Also, sistants. three hundred and sixty-two dollars to pay the assistants employ

ed by him.

Chief clerk of

assembly and

To the chief clerk of the assembly one hundred and seventy dollars as his pay for services at the present session of the legislature up to the eleventh day of February, A. D. 1850, inclusive. Also, assistants. five hundred and fifty-six dollars to pay the assistant officers employed by him.