Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
NEW LAW REGULATING THE FORECLOSURE
OF MORTGAGES.

OF MORTGAGES.
The following act took effect on the
18th of May, the day Of its publication.
AN ACT relating to the foreclosure Of
mortgages, and the sale of lands under
such foreclosure.
Tie People Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and assembly, DO
enact as folloscs:
Section l. That in all actions and pro-
ceilings at law hereafter commenced I'M
der that portion Of chapter 81 Of the Re
vised Statutes entitled "of the powers and
proceedings OF courts in chaneery on bills
for the foreclosure or satisfaction of mort
cages the defepdent or defendants in
such action or proceedings shall have six
months time to answer the bill or COM
plant filed therein, after the service of
summons or publication Of notice as now
required by law, and no default shall be
entered in any such action until after the
expiration of such time, any law to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Whenever in such action or
proceeding Judgment shall be entered or
an order made by the court for the sale Of
mortgaged premises, it shall, before the
sale of said premises upon six months no.
tice of such sale, as hereinafter provided,
and in all cases where, before the passage
of this act, judgment has been rendered in
any of the courts of this State, or in the
district court of the United States for the
district of Wisconsin, in actions to foreclose
a mortgage or mortgages, or where an or
der or decree has been made by any such
court, for the sale of mortgaged premises,
the morlgaged premises shall be sold OIL
ly upon six months notice given Of the
time and place of such sale, which notice
shall be given in the manner provided in
this act for giving notice of the sale OF
mortgaged premises.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Sher-
if, Deputy Sheriff, or other officer appoin-
ted by the court, to make sale of tue prem
Uses Immediately after receiving a copy OF
the order for the sale Of the lnortgaged
premises upon which such proceedings
have been instituted, to publish or cause
to be published, notice Of the sale of such
premises, (unless otherwise ordered by
the court,) describing the same therein, as
now required by law, in some newspaper
of general circulation in the county in
which such premises are situated, at least
once in each month. for the period of six
months before the sale of the same; and If
no newspaper be printed or published in
said county, then the sams shall be pub
lished in some newspaper in an adjoining
county, for the time aforesaid, and no sale
of mortgaged premises, under foreclosure
by acuton, shall be~~valid, unless made
in accordance with the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. 4. So much Of any law, and such
parts or all acts, as contrayene the prorls-
ions of this act, are for The purpose of this
act, hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall be Immediately
published, and shall take effect AMI 10 ii,
force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
THE REpoRTED GOLD DISCOVERIES IN
lowA.-The Mt. Pleasant Iowa) Home
Journal doubts the truth of the reports
Of wonderful gold discoveries in that State
1t says:
We must be excused for not receiv-
ing and publishing these golden dreams as
"A matter Of fact. 4 number of men from
this vicinity have sheen out" to the Ha :, k
eye Eldorado, and returned ont of pocket,
and considerably out of patience with the
result Of their trip. We have seen no
specimens returned that warrant con-
clusion that gold is as plenty as mud
anywhere in the Des Moines valley.