such railway company as shall have been agreed upon between such county, town, incorporated city or village and said railway company.

may be dis

towns.

SECTION 7. All shares or the capital stock of the How shares bonds, or other securities given by said railway com- posed of by panies to any county, town, incorporated city or village counties and may be taken, held, sold and transferred by such county, town, incorporated city or village in the same manner and with like effect as can be done by individuals, and upon such terms and conditions as shall have been agreed upon between such county, town, incorporated city or village and the said railway company.

terest to be lev

SECTION 8. Whenever any county, town, incorpora- Tax to pay inted city or village shall issue any bonds, it shall be the fed annually. duty of the proper officers of such county, town, incorporated city or village, to levy annually upon the property thereof, as aforesaid, a tax sufficient to pay the interest upon such bonds, and raise a sinking fund to pay the principal thereof, when the same shall become due and payable.

SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 5, 1869.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

NUMBER 1.

JOINT RESOLUTION, inviting the state officers and legislature of the state of Minnesota to visit the capital of Wisconsin during the session of the present legislature.

WHEREAS, The capital of our state is now connected by continuous railway communication with the capital of our sister state, Minnesota, therefore affording additional means for the interchange of friendly intercourse, and the promotion of common interests between the people of the two states, and

WHEREAS, A more extended personal acquaintance between the citizens of the two states, affording apportunities to compare thoughts and feelings, would tend to the development of mutual interests and the general prosperity of each; therefore

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That we hereby extend to the state officers and members of the legislature of the state of Minnesota, a cordial invitation to visit the legis lature of Wisconsin, at the capital at Madison, at such time during the present session thereof, as may suit their conveni

ence.

Resolved, That the governor be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to each state officer, and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature of the state of Minnesota.

Approved January 28, 1869.

NUMBER 2.

JOINT RESOLUTION, providing for an amendment to the constitution.

WHEREAS, The legislature of this state at its annual session for the year 1868, proposed and adopted by a vote of a majority

of the members elected to each of the two houses, amendments to the constitution in the following language:

Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That section five of article five of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin is amended to read as follows: Section 5. The governor shall receive during his continuance in office, an annual compensation of five thousand dollars, which shall be in full for all traveling or other expenses incident to his duties; and

Be it further resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That section nine of article five of the constitution of the state Wisconsin is amended to read as follows: Section 9. The lieutenant governor shall receive during his continuance in office, an annual compensation of one thousand dollars; therefore,

Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the foregoing amendments to the constitution be and the same are hereby agreed to by this legislature.

Approved February 20, 1869.

NUMBER 3.

JOINT RESOLUTION, tendering thanks to the Milwaukee and St. Paul railway company and to 8. S. Merrill, Esq., the superintendent thereof.

Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the thanks of this legislature are due to the Milwaukee and St. Paul railway company for their generous liberality and kindness in providing special trains to convey our distinguished guests, the members of the Minnesota legislature and state officers to and from this capitol. And we wish to express our great obligation to the careful and experienced superintendent, S. S. Merrill, Esq., whose politeness and courtesy rendered the excursion one of pleasure and enjoyment to all.

Rosolved, That the speaker of this assembly be requested to send an engrossed copy of these resolutions, signed by himself and the president of the senate, to Mr. Merrill.

Approved March 3, 1869.

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NUMBER 4.

JOINT RESOLUTION, relative to the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.

WHEREAS, A complete survey of the Wisconsin river by the United States engineer department has shown that its channel can be so improved at a very moderate expense, as to afford unimpeded navigation from the Mississippi river to lake Michigan; and

WHEREAS, The proposed improvement becomes important to us as a means of promoting the interests of producers and consumers, by opening up to the agricultural districts of the northwest, the markets of the east through a cheap water communication by way of the lakes; and

WHEREAS, A memorial adopted by the convention held at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, November 10, 1868, already concurred in by this legislature, showing more particularly the great importance of this project to the nation, has been submitted to congress; therefore

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the gov ernor be, and he is hereby requested, as soon as consistent with the duties of his office, to attend upon the present session of congress, and urge upon the members there of the necessity of an immediate and sufficient appropriation to secure such improvements, and to take such other steps to effect such object as to him may seem best.

Approved March 6, 1869.

NUMBER 5.

JOINT RESOLUTON, in regard to the St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad company.

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the attor ney general be and he is hereby instructed to institute the proper proceedings, at the earliest day practicable, to vacate the charter and annul the franchises of the St. Croix and Lake Superior railroad company, the said company having failed to comply with the provisions and requirements of chapter 95, general laws of 1868, entitled "an act to require railroad com