thus voted for and selected as the seat of justice, shall tender to the county suitable buildings erected, or the means to construct the same, to the satisfaction of the board of supervisors, then they may accept the same in lieu of the tax provided for in this section; and if such tender be made prior to the election and not complied with so that the necessary buildings can be ready for use by the first Monday of January next, such point or place shall lose the benefit of this act, or if no choice shall have been made by the votes cast for that object, the inhabitants resident of said county, at the next April election, shall vote again for any other place or point, and the provisions of this act shall be applicable to any place selected at a second election.

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SEC. 21. The several courts and county offices required by law to be held and kept at the county seat of the several counties shall in like manner be held and kept at the place selected as the county seat under the provisions of this act, from and after the first Monday of January next: Provided, Suitable rooms for Proviso. their accommodation be furnished by the proper authorities of said county, and any officer refusing or neglecting to comply with this act, shall forfeit ten dollars a day, to be recovered by any person who may choose to sue for the same for the use of said county. Sec. 22. The county board of supervisors shall meet at the

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| place of holding the last district court in the said county, on the second Wednesday after the first Tuesday of April next, when, Duty of superafter organizing, they shall proceed to discharge the duties assigned them under this act, and such other business appertaining to. the duties of said board as they may think proper. The county clerk shall also be in attendance with the returns of the votes upon the county seat question; and such books of records and papers as may be necessary for the transaction of public business at which time and place the treasurer of the county shall render to the board, such statement of the county treasury as is required to be rendered at the annual meeting of the county board.

SEC. 23. All laws now in force of a general or local nature contravening any of the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be repealed (so far as they be operative in said county) upon the day of the taking effect of the provisions of the first section of this act.

SEC. 24. At said election to be held on the first Tuesday of

April next, the persons authorized by this act to vote for the locaTo vote for tax tion of the county seat in said county, shall vote on the question whether the tax provided for the construction or hiring of suitable buildings for courts and public offices by this act, shall be raised or not, and if the majority of the votes cast upon that question shall be against raising such a tax, then said tax shall not be raised. The votes cast upon this question shall be taken, certified and returned to the clerk of the county board of supervisors in the same manner as is provided in the 18th section of this act. SEC. 25. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. APPROVED January 20, 1846.

AN ACT concerning the boundary line between the counties of Crawford and Chippewa.

BE IT ENACTED by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin:

SECTION 1. That the boundary line between the counties of Crawford and Chippewa, shall be a line commencing at the mouth of Buffalo river,on the Mississippi river,thence up the main branch of Buffalo river to its source, thence along the dividing ridge between the waters of Chippewa river and Black river, until it reaches the head waters of Black river, thence in a direct line drawo due east until it intersects the western bonndary line of Portage county, as enlarged by an act approved February 18th, 1841, which line shall hereafter be the northern boundary of Crawford county, and the southern bonndary of Chippewa county, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

APPROVED, January 14, 1846,

IN ACT to provide for the collection of delinquent taxes on personal property in certain cases.

BE IT ENACTED by the Council and House of Representatives f the Territory of Wisconsin:

SECTION 1. That in all cases when taxes have been or may ereafter be levied according to law, against any person, upon his r her personal property, and it shall appear by the return of e proper collecting officer of the town or county in which such Ix was or may be levied, that the said tax is unpaid in the whole r in part, and that the person against whom such tax was levied, as not sufficient personal property in such town or county, out of hich the amount of such taxes can be made, such town or county hall have the right to sue for and recover the amount of such taxes May sue for an action of debt to be brought in the name of the proper su-tax. ervisors or county commissioners as the case may be, against the elinquent tax debtor in any county in the Territory where he may eside, or where he may be found and served with process, and the ssessment and collector's return shall be prima facia evidence f the sum due, and to be recovered in any such action. APPROVED January 29th, 1846.

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N ACT relative to the county of Crawford and the counties thereunto attached for judicial purposes. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and House of Representatives the Territory of Wisconsin:

SECTION 1. That the counties of Chippewa, St. Croix and La inte shall not hereafter be required to pay any portion of their

Costs, &c. to be paid to

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taxes unto the treasurer of the county of Crawford as hereto fore required, but in lieu thereof said counties shall severally pay unto the treasurer of the county of Crawford, all costs, charges, fees and expenses, that shall be paid by the county of Crawford that may accrue in consequence of any prosecution, conviction, imprisonment, or proceedings whatever, against any person charged with any crime or misdemeanor, whether by statute or at com. mon law within their respective counties, and the same shall remain a legal charge, claim and demand against the county in which the said crime or misdemeanor shall be charged to have been committed until paid unto the treasurer of the county of Crawford, and the said county of Crawford or the county commissionMay sue for. ers thereof may sue and collect the same from such county in any court of competent jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. The provisions of this act shall extend to all such crimes and misdemeanors, and the costs, charges, fees and expenses that may hereafter accrue thereon that heretofore may have been committed in either of said counties since the same shall have been organized.

APPROVED January 29, 1816.

AN ACT to repeal an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company," approved February 28, 1839. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin:

SECTION 1. That an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company," approved February 28, 1839, be and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED January 29. 1846.

AN ACT to divide the county of Iowa and establish the counties of La Fayette and Montgomery. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin:

SECTION 1. That towns one, two and three, of ranges one two, three, four and five east of the fourth principal meridian, and sections nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, La Fayette County estabtwenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, lished. twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five and thirty-six, in town four of ranges one, two, three, four and five east, shall constitute and form a county to be called La Fayette.

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SEC. 2. That all that tract of country lying south of the Wisconsin river, in towns five, six, seven, eight and nine, in ranges one, two, three, four and five, east of the fourth principal meridian, Montgomery and in sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, lished. ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, in town four, of ranges one, two, three, four and five east, shall constitute and form a county to be called Montgomery. SEC. 3. The county commissioners of the county of Iowa, are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow at a rate of interest Commissionnot exceeding ten per cent. per annum the sum of two hundred ers to borrow money and sedollars, and with the money so borrowed the said county commis-lect county sioners shall, by the the first day of May next, select and enter or purchase one quarter section of land in section nine or section ten, or in the south half of section three or four, or in the north half of section fifteen, in town two, of range three east, and the quarter section thus selected and entered or purchased shall be the county seat of the county of La Fayette, and if this act shall be, adopted by the people in the manner hereinafter provided then said quarter section shall be and remain the property of the said county of La Fayette, and in consideration thereof the said county of La Fayette shall be and become liable to pay said loan according to the tenor, terms and considerations on which the same shall be made. And if this act shall not be

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