Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-30

parcel Thereon, not to exceed ten thon.-
.he who're, anu not 10 exceed two thousand astesh
any one county at the same time mo-. aersst
slx hundred and forty eS in any ono 70 eIeess
same time, which has been or SHAH h"A at
conveyed in fee TO the Lawrenc. ua,seHtsl b,
Wisconsin, Tor educational purposes. an.
so held in fee simple, by said uniyetsi, "', sha,-
for educational purposes and fer tho - t4pfpss,
said university, be exempt from tar-,iH aflI q
lerlod of i've years IRON aud after tn ti Ior u.
vesting of the lee of such iauds in said s Of ID.
prortded, that the period of exem,ti "efsiS;
lands as are now owned and held m ~ oh sReb
univers1 y, Tor the purposes afUresaM sbf, % SaA
strued to commence on tie first dny ., a. De COO.
end proetd d, further, that such lanaP lSe.;
part thereof, shall not be expmot is OF 40,
from and after the time the same sbst ta1aioo
contracted TO be sold, leased, mor,,agat oe solo
or IN any manber incumbt red 10y said i'"'syea
Sec. z. The president of The said 'sf''y.
shall annual y, on the first day of JIM e'a!
the clerk OF the board OF superYlso,s M > ue vii
ty in which there may be lands ex-n,,,, e"ea eeus
u statement in writing, verified tv ~; ''ofessq
setting forth by proper descriptions. sI ,aaMddVt
owned by said university ia each ot S. '"e laht
respectively. designating also the nunLa ouaiic,
in each town. Aud the sand pre.iIs'', 'ts o. scr.,
annually, on the trst day OF Jun. - 'hali as
clerk OF the board OF Supervisors Of ., "''a tue
in which such university ulay bay. - eo0ay
as aforesaid, statement IN writing Yer "a. Aehps
affidavit, setting forth correctly "A a. e., 6y b.
the lands sold, racted to be snId P'l"a Oias
gagged, conveyed. or in any manner So nori
within the year preceding. And IN. soii uuosr,d
shall annually, on the first day of M p.VsseH
the town CT 'A' cl'y OF Village clerk, as tls wa
may be, Of each town, city or village ~ 'ne eass
said unlyers ty may have any lands .Y.r. "nch TIE
said like stateme hts IN writing .rIGFt 90 aios
daylt, showing all the land -osn.d ~ MS aa
city village, by Said university, and az t0Tu
the number OF acres aLd the ,i.s.r 'o showing
sold, contracted TO be sold, leased u,t fn 'hereO
veyed, or otherwise incum6ered Ara 5"sed, Con
made the duty OF SUCH clerks OF tue rs 70 merely
peryisurs, town clerks, city cl,rag AMI , VI su-
citr. 8, to receive such statements and hl ,lass
their offices respectively. "a
Sec. ). In case the said university .halb.,
fes any more than Two Thousand arrrs Ut 1s ="
any county, or more than elk huni., "a
forty acres III any Que town, the president =, Nv
said university shall file with the clerk OF he 1'
oil superv sors, aud with the town, city or yl''
clerk of the proper county and town, tity or VS.
IN which said uniYers.t y may have land exeunt
AFORESAID, u statement in writing, setting for'b V
proper desert ptious, what lands the sad Unr.s?
has elected to have exempt from taxation ma "
ceediug the limit as herelnoeiore provided
Sec. i. lu Sc the aforesaid Statements wr,,
Vided for ia section two Of this act, shall De- H.
with the clerks of the boards OF supervisors O, tn
proper counties, and With the clerks OF the trn,,
Towns, cites or villages, then the assessor or In
asse ssVrs, as the may be, shall omit to a,,.
such lands as are IN and by this act exempted Gos
taxation.
Sec.5. In case the said unworthy shall hoIdh
llu
any one county, or more THAN Sax humid ed anu torn
acres in any one town, IN ord r TO enutle the st
university to the exemption provided Tor by tA,
act, the president OF said university shall abnuslY
the first day of June, hle with the clerks Of III.
respective boards of county SUPERVISORS tom.
cities or villages in which such lands nav Ii, ,
statement in writing, srttIng forth accurately n
proper descriptions, what lands the SAID unyersii
mas elected 10 have exempt from taxation, not eI
ceedibg the amount as hPreinbefore provided AMI
N LAM IN eel, cf ted he q nt
Sec. 6. In case any Of the lands now owned, O
which shall hereafter be owned, by said universty
shall be sold, contracted to be sold, leased mort
gagged, conveyed, or in any manner incumbered b
said iyersty, its officers or agents, either 0
them, then such lands shall Immediately becOm
subject 10 taxation, and the exceml ti0b provided
for by this act, shall no longer apply to such enNs
Sec. 7. If the president of eaid unlversIy aha
refuse or neglect to file, or cause to be hled OIL
nually with the clerks of the boards of supervisor
and with the town clerks OF the re pectye count
and towns, either OF them, the statements,
either of them, as in this act provided, then
said lands of the said university shall not bet
empt from taxation, any thing in this act to the
trary notwithstanding.
Sec s. If any OF the officers, trustees mana
ing agents of said university, shall make or eau
to be made any false s'atement, either oral or
writing, with intent to procure exemption Of, or
save from taxation, any lands whatever, other
greater in quantity than Is provided IN this &C
such false statement shall work forfeiture Of Il
exemption provided by the provisions OF this &c
and th.reupon such lands shall be subject 10 tax
ton Immediately.
Sec 9. The exemption from taxation, as PROV
ed in this act, shall not extend TO any lands att
the first day of June, in the year one thouSs
eight hundred and seyenty-two but all lands viii
shall belong to the said university at that dat
shall b. subject to taxatian thereafter, exceptI
such real estate as is now by law exempt irU
taxation.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in for
from and after it's passage, and shall continue
force until the first day OF June, i'll the year Of
thousand eight hundred and seventy.two, and d
longer.
Approved April 5, 1862. Ca COPY.