Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-04-19
Published Nurch 81, 1862.
CHAPTER 13I
An Act to suspend the sale of certain lands
1nortgaged to the state or held by volnn

An Act to suspend the sale of certain lands
rnortgaged to the state or held by volnn-
tecrs
Tile peop1e ttte State Of Wisconsin, represented
~ Senate and 1&&enaJIy, 40 enact as to5lors
Sec. |. No lands mortgaged to the state Of
Wisconsin, to secure the payment of any loan
hc etotore made to any person now private
soldier or nOn-cOmmissioned officer in the ser
vice of the United States, or of either of the
LOYAL states, nor any school, university or
swamp lands or the lands usually denominated
Estate lands" held by certificate or otherwise,
Nv any such person now in tie service Of the
United States or either of the loyal states,
shs II be sold for the non payment Of any inter
est due, or which may become due, on any
such mortgage or loan, or any such certIfi-
cate, until [untHl the expiration Of three
months after such person is discharged from
such service, by the expiration of the war, or
the term of his enlistment, or otherwise.
See. 9 If any sale has been mad of any
lands so mortgaged as aforesaid, or held by
certificate as aforesaid or any pc lalties have
been attached to any such lands so mortgagCd,
or so held as aforesaid, then, and in either
case, it shall be the duty of the commissioners
Of school and university lands to remit al such
penalties, and to cancel all sales Of such lands
so made, where the state was the purchaser,
and the lands have not been resold; and If any
such penalty shall have been paid by or for
any such person as aforesaid, on any lands 50
,nortgaged or held as aforesaid, then the com
missiGncrs aforesaid shall credit such sum or
sums so paid as penalty, towards the interest
which may be accruing upon any such lands.
See. 3. ANY such private soldier or non
commissioned officer, his heirs, executors, adj
ministrators CT assigns, shall have the right,
Mt any time within three months after his dis
charge from service, or within three months
after the expiration Of the war, to redeem any
lands so mortgaged to secure the payment Of
any loan made to any such person being in
the service as aforesaid, or any lands held by
certificates as aforesaid by paying to the
state treasurer or said commissioners the III
ters st on the amount due the state on such
loan or certificate at the rate of seven per
cent. per anuum from and after the first day
Of january, \. D. 1861, up to the date OF such
payment, anything contained in any law OF
this state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec 1. The provisions of this act shall not
apply tC any lands sold by, or which may be
transferred [tr9nsterredI by any such person,
after the first day OF January, A. D 1862 and
il shall also be made to appear to the commits
sioners, by the affidavit of some person ofgood
moral character or by certificate from tho
proper officer that thc person for whom the
benefit of this a ct Is claimed, was Oh or before
the third day of December 1861, Il volunteer
III such service az aforesaid: prordcH that any
application for relief under this act shall be
made to the commissioners aforesaid, on OF
before tho 30th day of May, A. d. 1862.
See. 2. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
Approved March -, 1862.