Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-13
NUMBER 10.
To authorize the Trustees Of Beesotcn lands
in Grant County to eonpey and for other

Whereas, under the authority Of an net
of Congress approved Sd Of March, 1917,
Charles Dunn, Judge of the first Judicial
District, including Grant County in Wis.,
consin Territory, entered in the land Office,
at Mineral Point, the north east quarter,
and the northeast or. of the 5. h. quarter Of
section number Thirty, In Township num-
her four, north of Range number four
West, containing two hundred acres, which
said several tracts of land were entered in
trust, for the use of the inhabitants of Bee
town, situated on said tracts, ia said County
of Grant: faM
Whereas, in said act Of Congress il il
provided that the execution of said trust, a.
to the disposal Of the lots in said town, and
the proceeds of the sales thereof shall be con-
Quoted under such rules and regulations as
may be presented by the Legislature of the
Territory of Wisconsin Now therefore,
BE il enacted by the Council and House
of Representatives of the Territory of Wis
consin: ~ .2
SECTION L. That Nelson Dewey, M. r.
Young, and Clovis LaGrave, he and they
are hereby appointed Commissioners and
their duty shall be 20 cause said Town of
Beetown, to be laid out into suitable and
convenient town lots, streets and alleys rs-
spectve as nearly as public convenience
permits, of the claims of the citizens of said
Town, and a plat thereof to he made with
accuracy and precision, and Immediately
thereafter they shall meet as a Board of
Claims and appoint time and place in said
Town to hear and decide upon the claims
Of the citizens of said Town, to town lots
or u lot therein. In deciding upon such as
may be presented by the original claimant,
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the Board shall be governed by equitable and
conscientious principles, setting the claim
in favor Of the person really entitled. The
board shall give reasonable notice Of the
time and place of their meeting TO adjust
claims.
Sec. Q. The said Board shall kcepn Regis
try Of all claims allowed and confirmed, stat
ing therin the name, ornames of the person,
or persons, owning the claim, and n descrip-
ton of the lot or lots, numbered by claim:
They shall continue the meeting from day
to day, allowing every claimant an oppor-
tunity to come in and make proof of his
claim, and the commissioners ms board of
claims, shall SIT at such times rs mny he
deemed expedient 10 hear and ADJUST all ex-
isting claims which may be brought before
them, and after the business of said board
az a Board Of claims shall cease, all claims
then allowed and confirmed shall be regis-
tered ms above provided. The decision of
the Board shall he conclusive, ~ all purties
and the said Board shall fosth-
with append, the registry of claims allowed
and confirmed To the plat Of said Town.,
and acknowledges the said Plat and Regis
try as their act, and decision, under and by
virtue If the authority hereby delegated,
before some Judge Of Court of record or
Justice OF the Peace Of said Grant county,
who shall certify the same and thereupon
the said commissioners shaI, deliver the said
plat and registry appended 10 the Register
of Deeds, 10 said Grant county, whose duty
IL shall be to record the same for the fees
allowed by law. sefs
Sec. 8. Before the said commissioners
enter upon the duties assigned them by this
act, they shall take and subscribe an oath
before some Justice of the peace Of said
county Of Grant, that they viii faithfully and
perform the duties prescribed
herein according 10 the best of their UNDER
standing, which oath shall he filed and re-
corded with the said Plat, and registered in
he office of the Register Of Deeds. The,
,aid commissioners shall be paid each, ono
lolar and fifty cents per day, for every day
necessarily employed in the discharge Of
heir duties, under this act by the clizens Of
said Town who may have claims, allowed
and confirmed pro-rnta on the fair value of
their respective claims. which value may be
agreed ON by the owners of the claims, or
estimated by a person chosen for the pur-
nose by minority of the owners: The
may withhold from claim
ants certificates of their award until the re-
,pectiye liabilities are paid as provided
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Sec. 4. After the said plat and registry
IF claims are duly returned and recorded by
he Register of Deeds, as aforesaid then
he said Judge Of the said first Judicial Dis
riot, shall upon application by the person
Untitled, convey as trustee by such deed as
r,,stees are required by law to make, 10
inch person the lot, lots, or premises allow
ii. or confirmed 10 him IN the said registrys
md when the said trustee shall have con-
,eyed IN ,nanner aforesaid, to each and every
,erson entitled on said registry, & shall have
by like deed or deeds, the remain
Ter Of said before -described tract of land
,ot embraced ~ claims allowed and regis
cred a. hereinafter directed, then his said
rust shall be- esteemed as fully discharged,
md he released from all further connection
herewith.
Sec. 8. And il is further enacted, that il
ny of the said pieces or tract, or tracts, of
and held IN trust "a aforesaid shall remain
nexhausted by claims allowed and register
a as aforesaid, the same may be sold by
be commissioners at auction for cash to the
ighest bidder. aud the proceeds of the sale
rising from such une1 hausted lands shah
9 applied towards the payment oil said
and other necessary expeD-
es, and whenever the purchaser of any lot,
r marcel thereof, shall register his purchase
. the Registers office with evidence that the
purchase money has been paid or secured
3 be paid to the said owners Of confirmed
IA registered claims, then the said Trus-
ee shall convey TO such purchaser on re-
nest in like manner as he Is required to
snyev 10 the owners, % confirmed and reg