men of said city, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the common council, and in case of emergency, to call together and command the whole police force of said city, subject to the control of the mayor, as hereinbefore provided. It shall be his duty to report forthwith to the common council, any delinquency, or neglect, or refusal to perform his duty, on the part of any policeman or watchman of said city, and he shall have the power, if he deem it necessary, to suspend from office any policeman or watchman so delinquent, neglectful or refusing, until the mayor or common council shall take action upon his said report, and to appoint a special policeman, in case of any suspension, to perform the duties of the officer so suspended, until the mayor or common council shall act upon the matter."

SECTION 5. All provisions of the act of which this act is an amendment, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 64,

[Published March 23, 1872.]

AN ACT to authorize, ratify and confirm the contracts and modifications thereof, between the county of Wood and the Madison and Portage Railroad Company, now Chicago and Superior Railroad Company.

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

firmed.

SECTION 1. The contracts heretofore made between Contracts conthe county of Wood and the Madison and Portage Railroad Company, now Chicago and Superior Railroad Company, under chapter two hundred and ten of the private and local laws of 1870, and all modifications thereof made or to be made, not increasing the amount of bonds to be given in payment of stock at par, when approved and authorized by the railroad commission

ers and the board of supervisors of said county, and the issue and deposit of bonds thereunder, are hereby in all respects, authorized, ratified and confirmed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 21, 1872.

Legalized.

CHAPTER 65.

[Published March 23, 1872.]

AN ACT to legalize the proceedings of the town assessors of town of Eaton, Monroe county.

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

SECTION 1. The proceedings of the town assessors of the town of Eaton, Monroe county, for the year 1871, are hereby declared to be legal and valid, the same as if all the forms of law had been complied with.

Approved March 21, 1872.

Amended.

May vote to

subscribe for stock.

CHAPTER 66.

[Published March 23, 1872.]

AN ACT to amend sections sixteen and seventeen of chapter four hundred and eighty-two of the private and local laws of 1871, entitled" an act to incorporate the Prescott, River Falls and Northern Railroad Company."

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

SECTION 1. Section sixteen of said chapter is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: provided, that any town or towns through which said railroad shall be located, may vote upon the question of subscribing to the capital stock of said company, and issu

ing bonds therefor, and subscribe to such capital stock, and issue such bonds, under and pursuant to any general law or laws of this state; and provided, further, that such town or towns may state in the notice for such election that the bonds to be so issued shall be used for the erection of depot buildings, or in payment for the right of way on said road within such town or towns, in which case said company shall use such bonds or the proceeds thereof, for the purpose so specified in such notice.

SECTION 2. Section seventeen is hereby amended Amended. by striking out of the same, the words, "to an amount in the aggregate of five hundred and fifty thousand

dollars."

SECTION 3.

This act shall take effect and be in force

from and after its passage.

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 67.

[Published March 25, 1872.]

AN ACT to authorize the town of Mukwa, in the county of Waupaca, to build a bridge across Big Wolf river, and to authorize said town to raise a tax to pay for the building of said bridge.

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

bridge.

SECTION 1. The town of Mukwa, in the county of May build Waupaca, is hereby authorized to build a bridge across the Big Wolf river, at the village of Northport, at the foot of Ferry street, on section ten, town twenty-two, range fourteen, and for that purpose to levy a tax and draw town orders to such an amount as may be neces sary, not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) in any one year, the said tax to be levied and collected the same as town taxes are now by law collected.

SECTION 2. The said bridge shall be built under Election of bridge commisthe direction of a board of three commissioners, who sioners. shall be elected at the annual town meeting to be held

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in said town on the second day of April, 1872, and at each annual town meeting thereafter, until said bridge shall be completed. The names of the said commis sioners shall be on a separate piece of paper, and shall be deposited in a separate box, and a certified statement of the votes cast for such commissioners shall be made by the inspectors of said election, and filed in the office of the town clerk of said town, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared to be duly elected such commissioners.

SECTION 3. Said commissioners shall build said bridge from the point named in section one of this act, across the said Big Wolf river, to connect with the pub. lic highway on the opposite side of said river, and the said commissioners may employ some competent bridge builder to construct said bridge under their direction, or they may let the contract for doing said work, to the lowest and best bidder, under such plans and specifications as the said board shall prescribe, notice of the letting of said contract having been given in one or more newspapers published in said county, and by posting up notices in at least five public places in said town, for four weeks previous to the letting of said contract.

SECTION 4. The said bridge shall not be less than sixteen feet wide, and to be six feet above high water mark, with strong railing on the sides of said bridge, and shall be constructed and maintained in a safe and substantial manner, for the passage of teams, animals and foot passengers, and shall not in any way interfere with or obstruct the free navigation of said Big Wolf river, or the running or rafting of logs or lumber, and the said bridge shall be constructed across said river as nearly at right angles with the current of said river as may be practicable, and a draw shall be constructed in said bridge over the main channel of said river, and when open, said draw shall have a clear space for the passage of boats or vessels of not less than sixty feet in width upon each side of said draw, and said draw shall be always kept in good working order, and shall be properly opened at all times for the passage of boats, vessels or any craft which cannot safely pass under said bridge.

SECTION 5. No tax shall be levied or collected under the provisions of this act, until a majority of the voters of the town of Mukwa, voting upon said ques

tion shall have voted in favor of said tax, at the annual town meeting held in said town, and all the voters voting at such town meeting upon said question shall deposit a ballot containing the words, "for the bridge tax," or "against the bridge tax."

commissioners.

SECTION 6. The commissioners shall receive for Per diem of each and every day's services performed under the provisions of this act, such compensation as is paid to the town supervisors, and all expenses incurred under the provisions of this act shall be drawn from the fuuds as herein provided, to be levied and known as the bridge fund.

SECTION 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER 68.

AN ACT to amend section four, chapter two hundred and two, private and local laws of 1867, entitled “an act to incorporate the Newville Bridge Company."

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

SECTION 1. Section four (4) of chapter two hundred Amended. and two (202) of the private and local laws of 1867 is hereby amended by adding to said section the following: "and such stock shall be assessed to the owners thereof, in the towns where they reside."

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 21, 1872.