Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-30
FuUIIsneu April q, 1903.
CHAPTER 900.

AN AOT relating to the foreclosure of mortgages
on real estate.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. In all actions hereafter commenced
for the foreclosure of mortgages real estate tn
defendant defendants shall have twenty days'
time in which to answer the complaint, after the
service of the summons, without regard to the time
when the mortgage was executed.
Sec 2. The officer or person whose duty it shall
be to sell any mortgaged premises, by virtue Of any
judgment order obtained in any court within this
state, shall give notice of the time and place of
such sale, by causing notice thereof to be pre-
viousy printed for six weeks successive once in
each week, In & newspaper published in the county
in which the lands are to be Sold, if there be one
and if there be no newspaper published in sach
county, then such notice shall be pu bIish ed in
some newspaper published in an adjoining county,
aud notice of such sale shall be given in such
Their manner the court shall in its discretion in
the judgment decree direct.
Sec. 8. Sales of mor.gaged premises, BY virtue
of any judgment or order obtained before this act
takes effect, may be made ia accordance with the
provisions Of this act, or in accordance with the
Sec. 4. Chapter two hundred and twenty of the
general laws Of the year eighteen hundred and
ffty-nine, and all other laws, SO far they con-
trayene the provisions of this act are hereby re-
psaled.
Approved April 2, 1868. %COPY.
Published April "a, 1861
CHAPTER 500.
AN ACT to facilitate the confirmation Of sales Of
mortgaged premises, in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enac: as follows:
Section !. In all actions for the foreclosure OF
a mortgage upon real estate, wherein sale Of the
mortgaged premises shall be held and made by any
sheriff, and deed q certificate OF sale of the
mortgsged premises shall be executed by said sher
if to the purchaser thereof, if the sheriff making
such sale shall die without making report OF such
SALE such eport of sale may be made by the plain
tiff, his agent OF attorney, under oath; and upon
filing such report Of sale, duly verified the court
shall make an order confirming such sale and
port, in the same manner and with the Same effect
as toush said report Of sale had been made by the
sheriff who made such sale.
Sec 2. In all actions heretofore brought for the
foreclosure Of mortgage upon real estate where
in sale Of the mortgaged premises shall have been
heretofore made by any sheriff, and deed or GER
tifcate OF sale Of the mortgaged premises shall
have been heretofore executed by any sheriff to
the purchaser thereof, and said sheriff shall have
died without having made . report Of such sale,
such report of sale may be made by the plaintiff,
his agent attorney, under OATH and upon Hing
such report Of sale, duly verified, the court shall
make an order confirm ing such sale and report, in
tho same manner and with the same effect as
though said report OF sale had been made by the
sheriff who made such sale.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approyed April 2, 1868. ~ COPY.