Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1856-10-11

I eSiSSo W WY DssieiiOo " viz JuicuASO luO'
ney to the lst day Of January 1855, ma
4 king in all the sum Of seven hundred and
eight and lo-100 dollars paid into the
treasury at the time Of said purchase
Not dollar Of the amount is credited to
the University Fund on the treasures
Books, and this amount also must be adj
ded to his cash deficit. By reference to
Table marked "G." will be seen that fifty
six Patents have been issued for the lands
therein described, which are marked sspaid
in full' upon the sale book, but upon which
there is yet due by tho treasurer's books
the sum Of fifty-nine hundred and 16-10O
dollars. This amount is a total loss to the
School and University Fund unless the
! Commissioners are reliable to the State
for tie amount. a voucher was found in
1.-THE Treasurer's Office Cor the sum Of four
hundred dollars, being, q receipt given by
1 Lyman Cowdry, Special agent for the col
lection Of fines IL s''.~s!aloEsh County, from
Ia memorandum upon which, it appears
THAT Mr.. Cowdry collected Of the clerk Of
the circuit court Of saalworth Co., $500
for fines and 500 for tax or suits-that
he retained $500, and paid $3.50 into the
treasury. The amount of 800 tax on
suits, he had no legal hight to receive, he
being appointed only to collect fines, and
there is now due from him to the State
the sum of thirty dollars, and the balance
1870, should be transferred from the School
Fund into which it was improperly paid,
to the general fund whore it belongs.
It will be seen BY the accompany list Of
mortgages taken for loans marked +. that
many Of them are defective. The Law
requires that the Attorney General as The
legal counsel Of the State, shall examine
aA mortgages, titles, papess DC, inrelation
TO loans, and if correct certify the same on
the mortgage, before the loan shall be
granted. Some ef the laans. were made
without any such certificate, and the result
! is the security which theState holds for the
loans is doubtful or worthless. In some
instances the Attorney General certities it
correct when the mortgage is so defect
i've that it cannot be foreclosed.
In some instances there is no amount
named in the note, sometimes none in the
mortgage-some are not sealed-and some
are not dated. In one case the note is
for five dollars, while the loan was five
hundred dollars. There is no possible ex-
cuse for negligence like this. The people
RELY upon those whom they have elected
Ifor that purpose to exercise a strict and
watchful care over fund which they
have ever regarded as sacredly devoted
to the education ef the youth Of the
State. It will al~o be seen that many
Of the mortgages were allowed to remain
a lona time in the Secretarl's Office be
fore being recorded, thus giving the mort
gagor an opportunity to ALLEVIATE the land
upon which the security for the loan is
based. In one instance it appears that a
portion Of the land mortgaged was SO a
|lenated, and the deed was put upon re-
cord before the mortgage was recorded
This loan was made to John Nelson OF
|Outagamie County. The date Of the
mortgage is September oath, 1855. 1t
was not recorded until March 9Th 1856.
In some instances no mortgage can be
found, to secure the loan made; in others
the same land is found to be twice mort.
gagged to secure two different loans. In
many instances loans have been made to
the same person for more than five hun
bred dollars, which is contrary to law
On the goth of April, 1855, on sale Of
several parcels Of land, mortgaged to the
state as security for loans, Henry Quarles
purchased said lands for which he received
a patent, and then executed note for
eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, be-
ing the purchase money, and same BY q
mortgage on only portion Of the land in
Guided in the patent-thus obtaining from
the state clear title to some Of the land,
and paying for it with land that belonged
to the state. The mortgage was given on
two separate parcels Of land, one lying in
Marquette county, and one in Waukesha
county. The mortgage has never been
recorded except in the former county
For other irregularities, mistakes and de-
fects in the securities given for loans, we
would refer to the schedule herewith
submitted marked 'F."
In order that the investigation should
be thorough in relation to the securities
Given for loans from the School and Uni
Iversity Funds, the committee deemed it
advisable to request the Registers Of Deeds
|of the several counties in the State to
make out and transmit for the use Of the
COMMITTEE, an abstract Of all State mort
cages received in their respective counties.
In compliance with this request, returns
were received from nearly all the counties.
But three refused to comply-the Regis
tiers of Iowa, Washington and Dane coun-
ties. Mr.. Francis, Ritchie, Deputy Regis
ter Of the latter county, refused to comply
with the request Of the Committee without
an advance payment Of seventy dollars
The Committee. were obliged tosend clerk
to the office to make the abstract required.
These abstracts will be Of great convent
ence hereafter, and will be deposited IN
the office Of the Secretary Of State with a
correct list of all mortgages belonging 20
the State-and also with the books con-
tanning the transcripts of all the sales OF
School and University Lands in eacn
jcountv in the State. The committee have
already alluded to the fact Of the clerks
and others connected with the School
Land Office, using the names Of other per-
|sons ithout their knowledge in the entry
Of lands. It will also be seen by the afii-
davits herewith submitted, that among the
names SO used are those Of E. H. Glea-