“AN ACT to amend chapter 249, laws of Wisconsin, for 1878, entitled ‘An act authorizing the improvement of certain portions of the Embarrass river.’

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

SECTION 1.  A.S. Trow, Cyrus H. Ware and G. ‘W.’ Washburn, or a majority of them, their heirs or assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to make all such improvements on the Embarrass river, and to do all such acts and things as are authorized by chapter two hundred and forty-nine of the laws of Wisconsin for 1876, entitled ‘ an act authorizing the improvement of certain portions of the Embarrass river.’  And the said parties, their heirs or assigns, shall be entitled to charge and collect tolls authorized by said act, when such improvement is completed as far up said stream as section three (3), township (27), north of range eleven (11), east.  And for the enforcement of such tolls, they shall be entitled to such rights, powers, privileges and remedies as are provided by the laws of this state and by the provisions of said act…

SECTION 3.  It shall be lawful for said parties, when said improvements shall be made as herein provided, collect their successor or assigns, to take possession of all logs put into said stream to be floated down the same, in any case where the owner of such logs shall not have made adequate provision for driving same and by furnishing all necessary tools, men, equipments and supplies for breaking roll-ways at the proper time, and making a thorough and speedy drive, without hindrance or delay to other parties using said stream for the same purpose, and to drive said logs down and out of said stream, and for such services, expenses and outlays, shall be entitled to charge and receive the actual costs incurred therefor, and shall be entitled, for the collection of such expenses, to all remedies provided by the act to which this is amendatory.

SECTION 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 8, 1878.”

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