construction of school houses in the city of Milwaukee, and to no other purpose whatever. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the mayor and common May create a council of said city, and they are hereby authorized to levy sinking fund. and collect annually on the taxable property within said city, in addition to the taxes already authorized by law, a sum sufficient to pay and discharge the interest on such loan or loans as the same becomes due, and also such further sum as to them shall seem expedient, to constitute a sinking fund for the final liquidation of the principal of the loan or loans so made, as the same become due; and the proceeds of every such tax shall be applied to the payment of the interest and principal of such loan or loans, and to no other purpose whatever. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect when a majority of the Not to take legal voters of said city, voting upon said question, shall vote effect unless. in favor of the same, at any election called by the mayor and common council for that purpose. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MASON C. DARLING, APPROVED, January 25, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. Notices to be AN ACT To amend the election laws concerning justices of the peace, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin : SECTION 1. Whenever an election precinct in those counput up when ties under the county system of government shall be altered, new precinct established. divided, or a new precinct created, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the proper county to issue three notices to such precinct, and deliver the same to the sheriff, whose duty it shall be, within ten days after receiving said notices, to post them up in three of the most public places in such precinct. Justices to hold for the SEC. 2. Whenever a precinct is thus divided, altered, or a new one created, the justices of the peace and constables in office at the time of such division, alteration, or creation shall were elected. continue to hold their office for the term or terms for which term for which they they were severally elected; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of commissioners to insert in said notices the prescribed boundaries of said precinct, the number of justices or additional justices and constables to which such precinct may be entitled, and to designate a day in such notices upon which an election may be held to fill such vacancies; and the said notices shall be posted up at least twenty days Concerning preceding such election; and the said election may be held notices and together with any other general or special election, if any should occur; and the said election shall be within ninety days from the passage of this act, or from such alteration, division, or creation. elections to be held. Who to can vass votes. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the judges of elections of such precinct to receive, canvass, and return the votes, as they are now required by the law regulating general elections: Provided, that if there be no such judges, or they are absent, that the legal voters present may elect, viva voce, a sufficient number of judges to conduct such election. court when SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the district Duty of clerk court in those counties that have adopted the provisions of of district the act entitled "An act to provide for the government of the justice reseveral towns in this territory, and for the revision of county signs. government," whenever any justice of the peace within his county shall resign, to give notice of such resignation as soon as may be to the clerk of the town in which such justice resides. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED, January 25, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. AN ACT To amend an act entitled "an act to provide for and regulate general elections. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of the clerks of the boards of county commissioners in the several counties in this territory, after canvassing the votes of any general election, Clerk of counto include in the abstract of votes for county officers, the votes ty commis. cast for school commissioners, and the clerks shall, at the sioners to give time they are required by law to make out certificates for election. county officers, make out (free of charge to the person or certificates of persons elected as school commissioners,) a certificate of their election, and transmit the same to said school commissioners in each and every school town in their respective counties. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MASON C. DARLING, APPROVED, January 25, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. AN ACT To establish the seat of justice of the county of Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That for the term of five years from and af Seat of justice ter the passage of this act, the seat of justice of the county of where estab- Washington shall be established at the village of Washing lished. ton, on section twenty-eight, township eleven, range twentytwo, east; and all district courts to be held in and for said Courts where county, during said time, shall be held at the public school house, in said village, until some other and more suitable place shall be provided for that purpose. held. ces where SEC. 2. The several county offices required by law to be County offi- kept at the county seat, shall be removed to, and kept at the said county seat, as soon as suitable and convenient rooms or buildings shall be provided therefor, without expense, or charge to the county. kept. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts heretofore passed, and contravening this act, are hereby repealed. In relation to the acts and proceedings of the commissioners to construct the Mississippi and Grant river canal. Resolved, by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: ratified and That the acts and proceedings of James F. Chapman, the commissioner appointed by an act entitled, "an act to provide for the improvement of Grant river, at Potosi, in Grant county," approved January 31, 1846, to superintend the work Certain acts of cutting a canal from the main channel of the Mississippi approved. river, to the Grant river at Potosi, in Grant county, as detailed in his report to the legislative assembly, made on the 15th day of January, 1847, be, and the same are hereby ratified and approved, and the said James F. Chapman, commissioner as aforesaid, is hereby authorized to proceed in the expenditure of the funds, which now are, or hereafter may be applicable to the said work, upon the plan adopted by said |