ty board or the county clerk, by written notice to that effect, served on the insured party and the repayment to such insured party, of the unearned portion of his paid in premium; and any insured party may cancel such insurance contract, by serving upon the county clerk a written notice to that effect, and paying to the county treasurer the amount owing from him thereon, and the county board may, by regulation or otherwise, determine the period of insurance, which shall in no case exceed three years.

SECTION 8. All losses for which compensation is How losses adclaimed, shall be adjusted by the county board, or some justed. committee or agent appointed by them. The sum allowed for the burning of an insured building shall in no case exceed the appraised value of such building, nor shall it exceed two-thirds of its actual value at the time of its loss. Nor shall the amount allowed for the destruction of personal property exceed the sum or value the board undertook to insure, nor thall it exceed three-fourths of the actual value of such property at the time of its destruction. The board may, if it deems May replace it expedient, erect a new building of equal value with buildings dethat destroyed, instead of paying for the loss in money. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the county board, its committee or agents, in reference to any loss, may appeal from such decision to the circuit court as in other cases of appeals from the decision of such county board.

stroyed.

claims exceed

sessment.

SECTION 9. Whenever anticipated expenses, or If expenses or those actually incurred, or claims for losses shall ex- fund, may make ceed the insurance fund in the county treasury, it shall equalized asbe the duty of the county board to make an equalized assessment upon each of the maximum premiums. The assessments shall be arrived at by dividing each of such premiums by the number of years for which the party was insured, and of the several sums so found, a uniform rate or per centage shall be taken, sufficient in the aggregate to satisfy such losses and expenses; and such assessments shall be collected according to the foregoing provisions; but no person nor his real or personal property shall be liable for losses or expenses not incurred or happening during the period for which he was insured.

SECTION 10. The bond given by the county treas- Treasurer's urer shall be a security for the safe keeping and dis- bond to be se

curity.

bursements of all moneys coming into his possession by virtue of this act.

SECTION 11. The provisions of this act shall only apply to Grant county.

Approved March 25, 1872.

Revived and amended.

How construed.

CHAPTER 123.

AN ACT to amend chapter eighty-nine of the laws of 1849, entitled " an act to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church." The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That section one of chapter eighty-nine of the laws of 1849, entitled "an act to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church," is hereby revived and of full force, and is hereby amended by inserting after the word, "same," in the last full line of said section, the words, "or to mortgage the same."

SECTION 2. This act shall not be construed to repeal chapter 292 of the general laws of 1864.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 25, 1872.

CHAPTER 124.

[Published April 6, 1872.]

Legalized.

AN ACT to legalize certain proceedings of school district number seven in the town of Wellington, Monroe county.

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

SECTION 1. The proceedings and transactions of school district number seven in the town of Wellington, county of Monroe, held November 6, 1871, are hereby legalized in all respects.

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

Approved March 25, 1872.

CHAPTER 125.

AN ACT to authorize Richard L. Hall, his heirs and assigns to construct a tramroad, or wooden railway in a certain pcrtion of the county of Oconto.

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

road.

road.

SECTION 1. Richard L. Hall, his heirs and assigns May build tram are hereby authorized to lay and construct a tramroad or wooden railway, in the county of Oconto, commencing at said Hall's mill, in the northeast quar- Location of ter of of the northeast quarter of section thirteen, township twenty-nine, of range twenty-one east, and running thence through sections 7, 18, 17, 20, 21, 28 and 33, and to the shore of Green Bay in said section 33, all in township 29, of range 22 east, and extending by a pier at the termination of said tramroad, on lots one or two of said section 33, into the waters of Green Bay to a depth sufficient for loading scows or light draft vessels: provided, that before said tramway shall obtain or wooden railway shall be constructed over any land consent of owned by any person other than said Richard L. Hall, the consent in writing of the owner of said land, that said tramroad or wooden railway may be constructed, shall first be obtained.

owner of land.

SECTION 2. The said Richard L. Hall, his heirs and shall have exassigns shall have the absolute control of said wooden clusive control. railway, and the said road shall not be used as a pub

lic highway without the consent of said Richard L. Ĥall,

his heirs or assigns.

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

Approved March 25, 1872.

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May borrow money to pay

CHAPTER 126.

[Published April 6, 1872.]

AN ACT to authorize the city of Stevens Point to borrow money for the purpose of paying its indebtedness.

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

SECTION 1. The mayor and common council of the indebtedness. city of Stevens Point are hereby authorized to borrow such sum or sums of money, not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of ten thousand dollars, at such time or times as said mayor and common council may deem necessary for the purpose of paying the indebtedness of said city, and at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent. per annum.

May issue city bonds, with in

SECTION 2. For the sum or sums so borrowed the terest coupons. said mayor and common council may issue or cause to be issued, city bonds to an amount equal to the sum or sums borrowed, which bonds shall be signed by the mayor and clerk of said city, and be in such denominations as may be thought most expedient, and shall specify the time when each such bond shall become due and payable, but not to run longer than ten years from the date of issue. Said bonds shall have interest coupons attached for the interest falling due thereon in each year, and said coupons may be taken in payment for city taxes in such years in which such coupons become due and payable.

SECTION 3. The moneys so borrowed and for which said bonds shall be issued as aforesaid, shall be faithfully applied to the payment of the floating indebtedness of said city, and a complete record of the bonds so issued, and the amounts of money borrowed under the provisions of this act, and the application of said moneys shall be kept by the city clerk and published with the other proceedings of said mayor and common

council.

SECTION 4. It is hereby made the duty of the clerk of said city, whenever any bonds shall have been issued under the provisions of this act, to add annually to the amount of taxes levied and assessed for the ordi

nary city purposes of said city, a sum equal to the whole amount of principal and interest on such bonds which may become due and payable during the year next succeeding the levy and assessment of such taxes, which shall be collected and paid over in the same manner as the ordinary taxes of said city.

canceled when

SECTION 5. No bond or coupon issued under the Bonds to be provisions of this act, and paid by the city treasurer, paid. shall be re-issued, nor shall new bonds or coupons be issued in place of those which have been paid and canceled, but all bonds and coupons, when paid, shall be canceled or destroyed.

SECTION.6. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. This act shall be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 25, 1872.

CHAPTER 127.

[Published April 3, 1872.]

AN ACT relating to the construction of cisterns or reservoirs in the city of Manitowoc.

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

struction of

SECTION 1. Wherever a majority of the resident May order conowners of property in any number of blocks, not less cisterns, on than four nor more than eight, in the city of Manito- petition. woc, shall make and sign a petition in writing to the board of aldermen of said city, praying for the construction of a cistern or reservoir for the use of the fire department of said city, the said board of aldermen may, by written order, order the construction of such cistern or reservoir, stating in such order the size, shape and form of such cistern or reservoir, the material of which, the manner how and the place where the same shall be built, and the time till when it shall be finished. All votes taken on the adoption of said order shall be taken by ayes and noes and entered upon the records of proceedings of said board.