Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-06

/ me SELECTION OF dralnage lands to make tn shsre
i for zach couhty, shall be made IRON he lists OF
| swamp aud overt WED lands in the office OF the
commissioners. and shall be so made that the drain
sge ands AID the normal school lands shall be To-
Gated alternately, nearly as practicable, in pro-
/ portion to the number Of acres due 10 each fund,
and so that the lands Of both FUNDS shall De proper
| tioually distributed.
| sec. Z. All the swamp and overlooked lands sc
lected for he c0un les, respectively, in which sueh
lands are located, in the manner provided in tails
act, shall b. held By the commissioners OF school
and university Iauds aud their successors in office,
In trust the counties respectively IN which such
lands situated. The lands so held by said com
missiopers and their successors 10 Office, shall De
sold and conveyed by sad commissioners exclu
| sively ter cash, the same manner as nov pruvi
| ded By law for the sale + swamp and ovefnoWed
| lanis.
Sec s. The commits oners of school and uDiver-
| sity lands shall, they have completed
the division of the swamp ard overlooked lands in
the manner provided IN this act make out cause
! to be made out, full description of the drainage
lands IN each eomnty, wherein any such LANDS are
DO ard OF supervisors of such county who shall make
out and transmit to the town clerk of each town a
hst Of lands iyihg 10 sucn town ana sucn .o~n
clerk shall keep his flee such description Of I'M
odd swamp anu oyeIfiowvd lands in his town. for the
| inspection of the public.
Sec. 9. Tbe commissioners CT school and uni
versity lands shall, the first Monday June, of
each and every year, make out a statement OF all
swamp aud overlooked lands sold by them in trust
for The counties, respectively setting forth the de-
srription of all the lands sold in eath county, the
price of 'ch tract, and tie total amount received
i Dy tnem IOr al SuCu iauu sOiu Sucn ana
transmit copy OF such statement TO the clerk OF
the board of supervisors of the proper UNITY who
shall make and tran NIT to the clerk OF each town
copy of that portion OF such list which relates 20
lands lying in sach town. They shall, at the same
time pert to the clerk of the board of supervisors
of the proper county, the amount of other moneys
| received by them which belong to the drainage
fund of such county, specifying in such report the
scources from which such moneys are received, so
| as 10 enable such clerk TO apport on the same to
the several towns of his county, according to the
provisions of this act.
stonpIs Of school and university lands from the sale
/ of swamp and overlooked lands, belonging TO the
/ respective counties wherein sucn lands sold
situated, aud all other moneys received by them,
| belonging to the drainage fund the respective
counties, shall, the first Monday of June, in each
| ana every year. or as soon thereafter as the ae-
codnts eau be made up, be paid over to the county
treasurer of Il Q respective counties, except so
much as may be required to pay the expenses in
CURED by said COMMISSIONS IN dlschargng their
duties under this act, in relation to such drainage
| fund.
Sec. IL. On receiving the statement and report,
provided in section of this act the clerk of
the board OF supervisors shall appOrtion the Grain
| age moneys to the several towns of his county,
follows: LIST. He shall apportion to each tOEn all
the moneys both principal and interest) winch have
been received during tie then previous year,
| account of lands situate in sucn town I'd. Al
| other drainage moneys he shall apporion among
the several towns accordingt TO the number of acres
| OF swamp lands situate in each. He shall trans.
init TO the unty treasurer statement Of the
| amounts SO apportiOned to the several towns, who
| shall file the same in g office.
/ Sec u. Ali drainage fund income now remain
| ing unexpended in tue several counties, may be
/ apportion-d by the boards OF ervisors such
ties to the several towns in such shares they
shall deem equitable and Just
| Sec. 10. Ea county IT, Ssurer, before receiving
| the moneys directed TO be paid TO him in the next
preceding sections of thi. act or any part thereof
shall execute TO the chairman of the county board
| of supervisors OF such county, bond with two or
more sur ties to be approved by the said chairman,
| by iadOTse mel over hIs official sigma
| bond, in a penal sum not less than double the
/ amount of eueh shall his
hands for disburs ment TO the respective towns in
his county, by reason of this act, conditioned for
| the faithful disbursement OF all such moneys in
| such manner as shalt b prescribed in this act,
| which bond he shall de liver TO h. clerk of the
| county board of supervisors of said county, TO be
| fled in his office.
Sec IL 1t shalt be the duty of the county treas
urers. pct vely, immediately upon the receipt of
the drain age moneys belonging 20 their respective
| count ts to give notice writing to TIE
| treasurer of each tOwn IN such eOUny
! Of the amount of money received by such
| county treasurer apportioued to such town Each
| town treasurer, brfsre receiving th drainage
eys or any part thereof, belonging to the town of
which be is treasurer s1al execute to the chairman
| of the town bosrd OF supervisors OF such TO n,
bond with Two ar more euretes, to be approved by
| sad chairman, by iBdOTs-ment over his Official sig
| nature said bond in penal sum not less than
| double the amount of such moneys as shall come
Into his nsnds Oy reason Of thus act, conditioned
for the taithtul aDpcatiou and disbursement of al
such moneys such manner as shall be prescribed
by this act, which SAID boud he shall devei the
town clerk Of said town, TO be fileu in his Office
G. ..
/ int of such bond If the town treasurer, sha file
and safely keep IL his office, aud shaI give
to said town treasurer receipt, sating that he
filed the bond req aired bY the preceding section Ct
his act which receil the said town treasurer shat
| denver to the county treasurer OF his county, who
shall on the drlivtrJ there pay to saiI
treasurer the amount OF sucn moneys belonging to
| h SAID town, AID a the money! If any, -ppor-
| IiOned o said town from drainage income fund
| as herrinte r. Provided.
| zee. 10. Tue town treasurer shall receive and
'af ly keep in his possession, all such moneys, AMI
| shall pay out the same only upon the ord T OF
town board of supervisors. duly signed by the chair
man and countersisned by the town clerk; and the
aid town treasurer shall receive compensation
| or ths perform OF the dnties d1VOlViDg upon
him under this act, the sum OF two per cent. upon
all such moneys AS shall pass through his hands
| reason OF tbis act.
| Sec. IT, The said moneys when so paid into the
town treasury, provided in this act snail
tute and be denominated the drainage fund Of said
town, aud shall be uBder the couttol OF the town
board of Supervisors OF such town, and shall be
expended under the direction in draining and
claiming tue swamp a. d overlooked lands in their
town, AID in constructing roads and building
bridges and tnro ugh such lands ia said town,
/ when they shall deem such roads and bridges
| necessary; aud in case any portion of said furd
| shall not be needed for the purposes aforesaid,
such portion may be appl ed to the support Of
mon SCHOOLS, under the direction of the board of
SUPERVISOR; and su moneys shall not be expended
| tor any other purpose. The members OF said town
board of supervisors sh all be eotited the Of
one dollar and fifty cents per day for sch aud
cry day actually 'mpioyed In the performance of
the duties enjoined upen them by this act, to be
paid out of the drainage fund of suca Town.
Sec Is. All laws that may be in force for The
protection of school and university, or other state
lands, or Furnishing trrspassers thereon other
mi uries thereto, are hereby extended and made
applicable TO the protection of the scamp aud over
flowed lands mentioned or contemplated in this
act Their such lands belong to the formal school
fund, held by the commits -ioners of school
and university lands in trust tor the counties re-
spee-ively, wherein such lands situated. Aud
any person may enter complaint, and it shall be
the duty Of any town officer enter complaint, be-
fore justice OF the peace, against any person CT
persons trespassing upon any swamp end overf5w W.
ed lands or other state lanes in the wherein
the complainant resides, whether such lanus be-
loRg state neld in trust for the coun-
ty, as provided in this act
SEC 10. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands are hereby authorized aud required
in the inner now provided by law, to graduate
and reduce the price per acre for which the swamp
and ovtr1owed lands may be SOLD, whether such
lands belong TO the normal school fund, are held
ia trust by said commissioner for the countless
contemplated and authorized In this a1rooss,
none shall be sold for less prise than seventy five
cents per acre.
Sec. 90 The town board of supervisors of auv
town wherein any swamp and ovt Ifowed lands are
situated, may tease, for the purpose of cutting
grass picking cranberries thererOm for the tenn
of one year, any such lands upon which mar hay
may be cut or eranber:ies may be picked for such
price per acre as they may determine and agree
upon. All moneys received by any town board o.
SUPERVISORS on any such leases, snail be added 10
the drainage fund of tn, ir iowa. 1t shall not be
lawful to any timber from lands leased. as pro-
vided in this section.
See. 81. The terms Swamp lands" and swami
and OVERLOOKED lands" used in this act, shalt be