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of its capital stock given either in writing or at Re-organizaa meeting called for that purpose, may purchase road compaany railroad and other property, franchises, complished. rights and immunities, in this or any other state or states, of any insolvent railroad corporation whose railroad shall be sold at mortgage sale, or in bankruptcy or upon any other judicial sale, provided that the railroad so purchased shall not be parallel or competing with any constructed railroad owned or controlled and operated by the purchasing corporation, and shall be a continuation of, or be connected with, or intersected by, a line of railroad owned, leased or operated by such purchasing corporation, or which it shall be authorized to build; and in consideration of such railroad and other property, franchises, rights and immunities, so purchased, any such purchasing railroad corporation may issue and deliver its own bonds and shares of its capital stock, in such amounts and at such prices, and on such terms and conditions, including any terms and conditions as to voting power and dividends in respect of any such stock, as shall be so approved by the holders of a majority of the stock of such purchasing railroad corporation; and any and all purchases, and issues of stocks and of bonds such as are authorized by this act, heretofore made by any railroad corporation existing under the laws of this state are hereby legalized and confirmed. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 18, 1899.

C 199 '99
See

C 246 '01

Ch. 199 See 1901 c 246

Liability of

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improvements.
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No. 487, A.]

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[Published April 21, 1899.

CHAPTER 199.

AN ACT relating to special assessments for grading, macadamizing and improving streets in cities of the first class.

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

SECTION 1.

Whenever in any city of the, first

erty for street class, any street, avenue, highway or pleasureway may have been, or hereafter is set aside as a boulevard, and a portion of such street, avenue, highway or pleasureway near the center thereof, shall have been converted into a park and surrounded with a permanent curbing, then and in that case the property fronting or abutting on such street, avenue, highway or pleasureway shall be liable to an assessment for and on account of the grading and macadamizing or pav ing of such street, avenue, highway or pleasureway lying between the curb line of said street, avenue, highway or pleasureway and the curbing of such parked enclosure, until such property shall have paid in the aggregate in assessment for street improvements in front thereof, the sum of three dollars per square yard for all that part of the roadway directly in front or abutting such property and lying between the curb line of said roadway and the curb of such parked enclosure. Where any property has paid less than such amount, it shall be liable for any difference up to the amount of three dollars. Such assessments shall be made, levied and collected as other spe cial assessments are made, levied and collected in such city.

SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts, including the provisions of any special charter, which are inconsistent with this act, or not in harmony with its provisions and operation, are

hereby declared to be modified, amended, superseded or repealed in so far as they interfere with the provisions of this act.

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

Approved April 18, 1899.

No. 189, S.]

[Published April 20, 1899.

CHAPTER 200.

AN ACT to reorganize the Wisconsin national guard and making an appropriation therefor.

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

SECTION 1.

State militia,

of what to con

sist. Brigade
organization

The active and organized militia of this state shall be known as the Wisconsin na tional guard and shall consist of not more than may be made. forty companies of infantry, one battery of artillery, one troop of cavalry, an adjutant general's department, a quartermaster general's department, a medical department and such other officers as may from time to time be required. The infantry shall be organized into regiments consisting of twelve companies each and each regiment shall be divided into three battalions of four companies each. Each regiment may have one band. All companies not needed to complete the regiments of infantry may, at the discretion of the governor, be organized into an independent battalion. The entire force may, at the discretion of the governor, be organized into a brigade.

SECTION 2. The officers of the brigade, when organized, shall consist of one brigadier general,

C 200 '99 Repealed

874 C 228 201

Ch. 200 Repealed. 1901, c 228, $ 74

Rank and number of officers of brigade.

Regiments, how oflicered. Rank of offi

cers.

Companies, how oflicered. Rank of oflicers.

who shall command the brigade; the brigade staff, which shall be appointed by the brigade commander, subject to the approval and on the commission of the governor, shall consist of one assistant adjutant general with the rank of captain mounted, one quartermaster and commissary with the rank of captain mounted, and such aides and non-commissioned staff as shall be de tailed by the brigade commander from his brig ade.

SECTION 3. The regiments shall each be of ficered by one colonel, whose term of continuous service as such colonel shall be limited to five years, one lieutenant colonel and three majors. The regimental staff shall consist of one regimental adjutant, one quartermaster and one chaplain, each with rank of captain mounted; any officer not providing himself with and using a proper horse when on duty shall receive dis mounted pay only, and one commissary with the rank of first lieutenant. The regimental staff shall be appointed by the regimental commander, subject to the approval of and on the commission of the governor. The regimental non-commissioned staff shall consist of one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant and one commissary sergeant; who shall be appointed by the regi mental commander from the enlisted men of his command. The battalion staff shall consist of one battalion adjutant with the rank of first lieu tenant mounted, who shall be appointed by the battalion commander, subject to the approval of the colonel and on commission of the governor, and one battalion sergeant major, who shall be appointed by the battalion commander from the enlisted men of his command.

SECTION 4. Each infantry company shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, four sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, two musicians, one artificer and not more than forty-eight nor less than twenty-five enlisted men. A battery shall consist of one

captain, two first lieutenants, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one stable sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, six sergeants, twelve corporals, four artificers, two musicians, two cooks and not more than fifty-one nor less than seventeen enlisted men. A troop shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, six sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, two farriers and blacksmiths, one saddler, one wagoner, two trumpeters and not more than forty-three nor less than twenty enlisted men. In time of war or in great public danger the governor may recruit the companies, battery and troops to the maximum allowed in the United States army.

how formed

into service.

SECTION 5. Whenever sixty-five persons resi- Companies, dent and liable to military duty in any county and mustered shall subscribe and present to the governor an application for the organization of a military company, he may, at his discretion, appoint some competent person as mustering officer, to muster such company and perfect the organization thereof, but without any expense to the state; provided the whole number of companies shall not exceed the number fixed in section 1 of this act. Such mustering officer shall forthwith fix a time and place of meeting for the purpose of such muster and organization and give not less than ten, nor more than thirty days notice thereof, by publication in some newspaper published in the county or by posting notices in three or more public places therein. The mustering officer shall preside at such meeting which may be adjourned from time to time and shall provide a muster roll which each person so volunteering, who shall be accepted as competent by such of ficer, shall sign; and such signature and the muster roll shall be conclusive evidence that such volunteer is subject to all the obligations imposed by law upon the members of the Wisconsin national guard. When at least fifty persons shall have been so mustered in, they shall pro

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