shall be held at the house of Thornton Bishop, in said

town.

SEC. 2. The seat of justice of said county of Burnette County seat. herein created, shall be and hereby is located in the north east quarter of section twenty seven (27), township forty one (41), of range sixteen (16), at the village hereafter to be known as the village of Gordon.

SEO. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 95.

Published, in Extra, April 16.

An Act to authorize county judges to perform and discharge the trust specified in an act of Congress, approved May 23d, 1844, viz.: "An act for the relief of the citizens of towns upon the lands of the United States under certain circumstances."

Whereas, Under the above named act of Congress any Relative to portion of the surveyed public lands, which had been and public lands. should be settled or occupied as a town site, (not subject to entry under the pre-emption laws of the United States) authority was given to county judges (or to the corporate authorities, if the town or site was incorporated) of the respective counties in which such lands were situated, to enter the same, in trust, for the use and benefit of the occupants or proprietors thereof, to be disposed of under such regulations as the legislative authority of the state in which such lands were situated should prescribe; therefore,

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Whenever any portion of the surveyed pub lic lands shall have been claimed or occupied as a town site, and regularly laid off into town lots, and the plat thereof recorded pursuant to law by the occupants or proprietors thereof, and the entry made under the aforesaid act of Congress, the said trustee or trustees shall have power and he or they are hereby authorized and instructed

Trustees to convey title in

certain cases.

To cause survey to be made.

to convey to the said occupants or proprietors, their assigns or legal representatives, a full and just title to each of their respective interests in such town site, which conveyance shall be binding in law, and shall be favorably construed in all courts and places in this state.

SEC. 2. In case no survey or record of the plat of such town site shall have been made, prior to such entry, then it shall be lawful, and it is hereby made the duty of said trustee or trustees to cause such site to be surveyed and platted, (as near as may be according to the respective possessions, rights and interests of the occupants or proprietors thereon, allowing all necessary streets and alleys) and the plat thereof recorded pursuant to law, the expense of such survey and plat first to be paid, rateably by said occupants or proprietors, according to each of their respective interests, and the conveyance to be made pursuant to the provisions of the first section of this act.

Conflicting SEC. 3. In case there shall be conflicting claims to any claims-coun lots or parts of lots so surveyed and platted as provided ty judges duty in section 2, it shall be lawful for the judge of the county and he is hereby required on application for that purpose, by any claimant to any lot or part of any town lot so by him surveyed or platted, to proceed, hear and determine the right and interest of the said claimants in said lot or lots or parts of lot, according to equity and justice, and shall award make, according to the respective interests of the parties, and the award of said judge shall be final and conclusive. The said judge before he shall proceed to hear and determine any such matter, shall give due notice to the said parties, and allow them time to have a fair hearing upon their respective claims.

Public act.

SEO. 4. This act is hereby declared to be a public act, and shall be favorably construed in all courts and places. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 96.

Published July 9.

An Act to organize the county of Clark for Judicial purposes.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. From and after the first day of January Clark county next, the county of Clark shall be fully organized for ju- organized for dicial purposes, and shall enjoy all the rights and privi. judicial purleges appertaining to other counties so organized in this

state.

poses.

SEC. 2. Said county of Clark shall be and hereby is Part of sixth constituted a part of the sixth judicial circuit, and two circnit. terms of the said court shall be holden annually, in said county of Clark, at the county seat thereof, to wit: on the fourth Monday of June and fourth Monday of December, in each year.

SEC. 3. All writs shall issue and be made returnable as Writs, &c. required by law, in other counties in this state, and all returnable. laws now in force applicable to the summoning and empannelling of jurors shall be applicable to and be in force, in said county of Clark.

SEC. 4. The qualified electors of said county, at the Election of general election to be held in said county, in November officers. next, shall elect a register of deeds, clerk of the board of supervisors, a county surveyor, a county treasurer, a sheriff, district attorney, clerk of the court and coroner, who shall qualify as required by law, and enter upon the duties of their several offices, on the first day of January next, and hold the same as now provided by law.

SEO. 5. The qualified electors of said county, shall, on County judge. the first Monday of September next, elect some suitable person as county judge, who shall qualify as now provided by law, and enter upon the duties of his office on the first day of January next, and [hold] the said office for the term of two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. At such election the votes given for such officers shall be returned and canvassed in the same manner as votes are returned and canvassed at a general election in the organized counties in this state.

SEO. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 31, 1856.

Secretary of state to audit

an account."

Payment.

CHAPTER 97.

Published May 17.

An Act to provide for the payment for Supreme Court reports for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. That the secretary of state is hereby author ized and required to audit the account of the reporter, for two hundred copies of the reports of the supreme courts for the year eighteen hundred and fifty four, at the pub lisher's prices.

SEC. 2. That the sum so audited and allowed shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

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

Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 98.

Published in Extra April 16.

An Act to amend section ninety-three, chapter twelve of the Revised Statutes, and in compensation of Town Officers.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Compensation SECTION 1. Supervisors, assessors, clerks of the polls and of town offi- superintendents of schools, shall be entitled to a compencersation for each day actually and necessarily devoted by them to the service of the town, and in the discharge of

any of the duties of their respective offices required of them by law, of one dollar and fifty cents for each day, and at the same rate for parts of a day; and no town officer shall be entitled to pay for acting in more than one official capacity of office at the same time, unless the town shall have fixed a different compensation at the annual town meeting.

SEO. 2. So much of section ninety-three, chapter twelve Repealed. of the revised statutes, as conflicts with the provisions of this act, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of April next. Approved March 31, 1856.

CHAPTER 99.

Published July 11.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of State to audit certain accounts.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

counts.

SECTION 1. The secretary of state is hereby authorized Secretary of and empowered to audit the account of Atwood & Rublee state to audit and Calkins & Proudfit, for publishing the report of the certain acproceedings of the supreme court, in the gubernatorial case, ordered by the senate and assembly for their use, in pamphlet form, provided the publishers shall furnish the same at a price not exceeding the rate of ten cents per copy for every thirty-two pages of size and matter corresponding with the annual reports as published by the state printers and upon the completion of said work draw his warrant on the state treasurer for the amount so audited and allowed.

SEO. 2. There is hereby appropriated out of any money Appropriation in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient amount to pay the said warrants of the secretary of state as contemplated in the first and second sections of this act.

SEO. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 31, 1856.