west is hereby detached from the town of Aurora and is hereby created and constituted a separate town, to be known and designated as the town of Roosevelt.

2. All that certain territory in the county of Taylor and state of Wisconsin, described as follows, to-wit:

Township number thirty-one (31) north of range three (3) west is hereby detached from the town of Grover and made a part of the town of Aurora, so that said town of Aurora shall consist of township number thirty-one (31) north of range three (3) west and township number thirty-one (31) north of range four (4) west.

3. All that certain territory in the county of Taylor anu state of Wisconsin, described as follows, to-wit:

Township number thirty-two (32) north of range two (2) west is hereby detached from the town of Cleveland and attached to the town of Grover, so that said town of Grover shall consist of townships thirty-one (31) and thirty-two (32) north of range two (2) west.

Apportionment of assets and liabilities. SECTION 2. 1. The assets and liabilities of the town of Aurora to be apportioned to the said town of Roosevelt, shall bear the same ratio to the whole of said assets and liabilities of said town of Aurora, as the assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the taxable property of the above described detached territory from the town of Aurora, respectively bears to that of the assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the whole of the taxable property of said town of Aurora, as shown by the assessment rolls for said year of 1904.

2. The assets and liabilities of said town of Grover to be apportioned to the said town of Aurora, shall bear the same ratio to the whole of said assets and liabilities of said town of Grover as the assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the taxable property of the above described detached territory from the town of Grover, respectively bears to that of the assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the whole of the taxable property of said town of Grover, as shown by the assessment rolls for said year 1904.

3. The assets and liabilities of said town of Cleveland to be apportioned to the said town of Grover, shall bear the same ratio to the whole of said assets and liabilities of said town of Clevland, as the assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the taxable property of the above described detached territory from the town of Cleveland respectively bears to that of the

assessed valuation for the year 1904 of the whole of the taxable property of said town of Cleveland, as shown by the assessment rolls for said year of 1904.

First town meeting and election. SECTION 3. The qualified electors of the said town of Roosevelt, shall meet at the town hall in section twenty-one (21), township thirty (30) north of range four (4) west in said town of Roosevelt on the day appointed by law for the holding of annual town meetings and the election of town officers in this state, and shall in the manner provided by law, elect town officers for said town, and for the purposes of such election the qualified voters of said town of Roosevelt, assembled at the place aforesaid, shail between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, choose three of their number to act as inspecters of said election, and such electors, shall, before entering upon their duties, take and subscribe the usual oath of office and file the same with their return, and such inspectors shall canvass and return the votes cast at such election in all respects as provided by law for inspectors at annual town meetings, and the qualified electors so assembled at the place aforesaid, may vote for judicial officers to be chosen on said day, and the votes cast for such judicial officers, whether for justices of the supreme court, judge of the circuit court or county judge, or all of them, shall be counted, canvassed and returned in the same manner, and shall have the same effect as if the said town of Roosevelt were fully organized.

When town of Roosevelt deemed organized. SECTION 4. When such election shall have been heid as herein provided and the town officers required by law, elected, and such officers have duly qualified as required by law, the said town of Roosevelt shall be deemed to be duly organized, and shall possess all the rights, powers and liabilities of other towns in this state.

Annual meeting, town of Cleveland. SECTION 5. The annual town meeting of the town of Cleveland for the year 1905, shall be held at the school house, at Hannibal in section township thirty-two (32) north of range three (3) west.

Annual meeting, town of Aurora. SECTION 6. The annual town meeting of the town of Aurora for the year 1905 shall be held at the schoolhouse in district number one in section

eighteen (18), township thirty-one (31) north of range three (3) west.

SECTION 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 28, 1905.

No. 164, A.]

[Published March 30, 1905.

CHAPTER 41.

AN ACT to permit the purchasing or building of a free wagon bridge across the Wisconsin river between Iowa and Sauk counties, in Wisconsin.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Building of bridge authorized. SECTION 1. The town of Wyoming in Iowa county, and the village of Spring Green in Sauk county, in the state of Wisconsin, are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, build, construet, and whenever purchased or constructed to thereafter forever maintain at their joint expense, a free wagon bridge over and across the Wisconsin river between sections nineteen and thirty of township eight north, of range four east, or between section thi1teen and twenty-four of township number eight north, of range three (3) east, at such point as the town and village boards thereof may select; and for such purpose they may erect piers, drive piles, build embankments and approaches in said river and on the banks thereof, suitable and necessary for the proper construction and maintenance of said bridge, and the enjoyment of the rights hereby granted or intended to be granted; provided that said bridge shall be provided with à proper and suitable draw or swing so as not to unreasonabiy obstruct said river for the purposes of navigation.

Levy of tax or issue of bonds. SECTION 2. No tax shall be levied or bonds issued for the purpose of purchasing or build

ing and constructing such a bridge, as mentioned in the preceding section unless the question of levying such tax or issuing such bouds shall have been submitted by a vote of a majority of the town or village board of such town and village of each respective municipality, to a vote of the electors of suci town and village and adopted at an annual election, town meeting or charter election, or at an election specially called for that purpose by such town board or village board, and in either case such board shall give notice of the submission of such question to the electors as is required by law to be given of a special election or special town meeting; such vote shali be taken separately in said town and village, and a majority of the votes cast on such proposition in such town or village shall be necessary to its adoption; such vote shall in each case be by ballot and the proper town or village board shail for their own municipality prescribe the form thereof. The votes shall be canvassed, returned and the result declared as in other elections.

Bonds how executed and issued. SECTION 3. All bonds issued by said town or village under the provisions of this act shall be excented according to the provisions of section 936 of the statutes of 1898 and shall be issued only aceoriing to and subject to the provisions of sections 943 and 944 of the statutes of 1898.

Appropriations by county board. SECTION 4. Whenever the town board of said town of Wyoming shall file with the county board of Iowa county, and the village board of saic village of Spring Green shall file with the county board of Sauk county its petition setting forth the fact that said town and village have each voted to purchase, construct or repair the said bridge, stating the cost of such bridge or repairs as near as may be, and further stating that such town and village have each provided for the payment of one fourth of the cost of such bridge or the proposed repairs thereon, the said county boards shail each appropriate one-fourth of said estimated amount and cause such sum to be levied upon the taxable property of the county, and such money, when collected, shall be paid by said county of Iowa to the treasurer of said town of Wyoming, and by said county of Sauk to the treasurer of said village. of Spring Green, whenever the said town or village shall notify the chairman and county clerk of their respective counties that the said bridge has been purchased or that the work thereon has been completed and accepted. All moneys re

ceived by said town or village treasurers shall be kept and aecounted for by them in the same manner as other town funds, but the same shall be kept as a special fund and shall be paid out only for the purposes for which appropriated.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 29, 1905.

No. 180, A.]

[Published March 30, 1905.

CHAPTER 42.

AN ACT to authorize the county of Dunn to construct and maintain a free wagon bridge over and across the Chippewa river in Dunn county at a point designated by the county board of said county.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Construction of bridge authorized. SECTION 1. The county of Dunn and its successors and assigns are hereby authorized to build, construct and maintain a free wagon bridge over and across the Chippewa river, at a point within said county of Dunn designated by the county board of said county. And for such purposes may erect piers and build embankments and approaches in said Chippewa river and on the banks thereof, necessary for the proper and convenicnt construction and maintenance of said bridge; provided that the location and construction of such bridge shall be approved by the war department of the United States.

Law repealed. SECTION 2 Chapter 322 of the laws of 1887 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 29, 1905.