Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-04-15
Published April 4, 1868. ]
CHAPTER 264.


AN ACT to provide for the relief of families of
sons who may die in the military service of the
United States or of the state of Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in sena., and assembly, 10 enact as follows:
Section L. The families of all non-commissoned
officers, musicians and privates mustered into the
military service of the United States of this
stae pursuance of any law of this state, who
now ed, under the laws of this state, to
ceive five dollars per month, shall, in OF the
death of such non officer Ii usician or
private in the military service of the United States
OF this state, continue to receive such five dol
lars per month for six months after the death of
sach non-commissioned officer, musician private:
propided, that the same shall at any time
during such six months, that any such family shall
commence receiving pension from the United
States government.
Sec. 2. Such payments shall be made in the
same manner, and to the same persons, /
provided by law for the payment OF the said five
dollars per month TO the families of such persons
and secretary of state is hereby authorized to
make and prescribe such blank forms in his judg-
ment may be necessary to carry out the purposes
Of this act.
Sec g. There is hereby appropriated out of the
the provisions of this act
Sec. A. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approves April z, 1868. SIS COPY.
Published April 4, 1868.
CHAPTER 265.
AN ACT to carry into execution certain provisions
of trust conferred upon the state of Wisconsin,
by an act of congress- entitled sau act donating
public lands to the several states and territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts" approved,
July I'd, 1862
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The land, rights, powers and privi-
leges granted to and conferred upon the state of
Wisconsin, by act OF congress- entitled +" an act
donating public lands the several states and
territories which may provide colleges for the
benefit agriculture and the mechanic arts ap-
proved July 2, 1862, are accepted by the state
Of Wisconsin, upon the terms, conditions and
RESTRICT ons contained in said act of congress-
Sec. 2. The governor is hereby authorized and
is snail be, the direction of the governor. to
enter upon and carefully view the iAnds subject
entry under the provisions of the aforesaid Of
congress, and to select and locate, of said lands
amount not less than two hundred and forty thou
sAu acres. The said commissioners shall likewise
make and preserve such descriptive notes. and col
Iect and forward to the executive Office of state
such specimens Of minerals, soils, timber, &c
illustrative of the general resources and especially
of the agricultural capacity of the said selected
lands, as the governor may require.
Sec. 3. The commissioners appointed shall,
before entering upon the duties required of them
by this act, make oath Affirmation, that they
will faithfully and to the best of their ability dis
charge the duties devolving upon them rs such
commissioners, az best to promote the objects oil
the said grant, to the exclusion of every other In
terest whatsoever; and the said commissioners shall
| 1T such time a. he may designate, report to the
governor full and complete lust and description Of
the lands by them selected; which list the gov
srnor shau lay before the commissioners OF schoo