Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-20

q of them by the provisions of this act, according
the best of their abilities.
n Sec. 63. Each member of said board of assesso
shall be allowed and paid by the county, such cor
u pensaiion and mileage as is lowed TO the count
e boards of supervisors, but no such board shall
paid for more than three days sitting in any OF
: year.
4 perform any of the duties which required of hi
BY the provisions Of this act without just caus
i therefor. he shall, for each offense forfeit to IL
4 county sum not less than fifty dollars nor nol
than one hundred dollars, to be recovered befor
/ anv court 0 record having jurist ction thereof.
4 Sec. Co. The assessors in each town or ward i
4 this state shall, in making out their assessmer
rolls each year, as required by law, enter upo
said rolls in separate column, under distinct head
ings list of all state, school and university lands
t their towns. respectively, which shan be held o.
contract, and all lands which shall be mortgaged
the state which lands shall be assessed and taxed il
3 the same manner as other lands are now assessed
aud taxed, without regard to any balance ofpurehas
money remaining unpaid the same: Drouided tina
the secretary of st .t SHALL annusly before the frs
day Of MAY. in each year, make out and transmit t.
the clerk OF the board of supervisor of each count.
in this state an ABSTRACT containing a correct ant
! full statement and description of school, university
swamp and other lands held ON contract, and al
lands mortgaged 10 the state aforesaid and upoI
the receipt thereof the clerk shall Immediately make
out and transmit the clerk OF each town city
in the county, list from said abstract of all the
lands so held ON contract or mortgage in such town
or city.
Sec. &c. The clerk of each such town or city shall
include such list under proper headings, in the
roll delivered to the treasurer of such town city,
who shall collect the taxes any such land in the
same manner as he is required by law to collect
other taxes, and return separate list Of such land
on which the shall not have been paid to the
county treasurer at the time fixed for him TO return
othe- lands.
Il Sec e. 1t shall not be lawful for any county
y treasurer in any county in this state for the
treasurer of any city vsge to sell any of said
lands for delinquent unpaid taxes and if any of
uasI Har1 cl.ah nro AxNrd- tn rhn G0gQ
of this act conveyance shall be made thereof in
pursuance of the certificate of SALE and the clerk of
the board of supervisors. clerk of the city viii
lage. shall enter upon his records the redemp-
ton of all such lands and the amount due the holder
of the certificate shall be paid from the trea ury of
the county in which raid lands may have been
sold.
Sec. 6s. If the taxes on any of said state lands
held contract. that have been mortgaged to the
state as aforesaid. shall not be paid before the
first day of April In each year. together with inter-
est thereon the rate Of twelve per cent per aDnum
from the first day of Janury next preceding such
turn the county treasurer shall imuie7 lately for
ward TO the state treasurer certified list of said
lands, and the amount OF said taxes each descrp
non, with the interest added; and if any certified
lists of state lands have been returned to the state
treasurer that were sold by anv county treasurer
contrary TO law existing at the time OF such SALE the
state treasurer shall not crarge the taxes therein
mentioned against the lands described in such lists
nor credit the county returning the same Herewith
If any such taxes have been charged against any
land so returned as sold by any county treasurer,
the state treasurer is hereby directed 10 remit the
same TO the person or persons charged Herewith,
and to charge the same back to the counties which
may have been credited with the same
Sec. &c. The state treasurer shah charge such re-
turned taxes against the lands TO which they belong
and if the said taxes not paid or before the
first day of June next succeeding he shall add there
to TWEEN y-ive per cent and the said taxes, with
such twenty-five per cent added, shall be collected
with other charges against said land, and when col
ected shall be added TO the appropriate fund; and
so much of the amount returned as shall have been
collected shall be entered to the credit Of the proper
~ IN. and l1uGth e 1&T-a
equal amount of state tax charged TO said cdHnty,
Sec. 20. should the amount so collected by the
state treasurer exceed the amount due from any
county at the time provided by law to pay the state
tax, after deducting all claims against said county
the state treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of
said county such excess OF moneys collected, TAX
ing his receipt therefor Or, utoed that the county
treasurer of such county shall be required to make
na settlement with the state treasurer before such
excess of moneys shalt be paid.
Sec III. Section sixty-fve of chapter eighteen Of
the revised statutes, is hereby amended by adding
thereto the words following u wit: "But such ex-
tension of time shall not apply to taxes assessed up
on any state school. university swamp lads, or
lands mortgsged TO the state, situated within the
limits OF said town city, certified list Of which
the town city treasurer shall return the county
treasurer, the same as II no extension of time had
been made"
" Sec. r. All taxes levied for the year 1858, upon
state lands held ON contract and upon lands mort
gagged the state which at the time of the passage
OF this act, remain uncolected. shall be subject TO
the provisions of this act and the counties returning
until said taxes are collected and IN any such
uncoected taxes have been credited to the counties
previously to the passage of thieact the amount so
credited shall be charged back to the county to which
1t may have been credited.
LANDS NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Sec 49, In all cases where entries Of land, made
at any of the United States land offices within this
state have been suspended by authority of the SEC
Rotary of the interior the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office the department of the interior,
except in of adverse claims or where the same
is in possession of the party claiming under title
from the United States such lands shall not he snb
ject to taxation until such suspension is removed.
and the title confirmed to the original applicant, his
heirs or assigns, or to some subsequent applicant,
his heirs or assigns: providsd, that such exemption
from taxation shall not continue for longer period
than two years from the date of the passage of this
act.
Sec. IA In al cases where lands situated as sta
ted In section 1881 of this act have been sold for
taxes while the entry thereof suspended all tax
certificates SALE and all tax deeds issued in pursu
ance of such sale tor taxes, are hereby declared null
and void - Ga ~ && W ~
Sec. 75. All persons claiIhngreliefu under the pro-
visions ofthis act, where the entries of aods were
suspended at the data of the passage hereof shall
within one year from the passage of this act cause
to be filed in the Office OF the clerk of the board of
supervisors ofthe county in which such suspende |
lands are located. certificate of snch suspension
from the general land Office, or from the local land
Office where such entries were attempted to be made
and all persons claiming such relief on account OF the
suspension of entries hereafter made, shall file
like notice with the said clerk, within year from
the time of such suspension
Sec. 76. Onthe filing ofsuoh certificate of suspen-
sion the clerk fhe board OF supervisors shall i'm
mediately forward to the town clerks OF the several
towns in which such suspended lands located.in
list of all lands in their respective included in
said certificate OF suspension: and said st of lands
shall be received by said town clerks before the LIST
day in November, in each year. they shall cause
such suspended lands 70 be stricken from the assess
ment roll.
Sec H. No town containing population Of less
than five hundred inhabitants, in any county in this
state shall hereafter levy or collect tax of more
than thousand dollars in any year, Tor the
purpose of constructing roads and bridges in such
town. Said sum Of one thousand dollars to include
the amount of money that may be voted at any gen.
eral or special town meeting. and aiso the mill tax
which the several boards oftown supervisors
by law authorized to levy, highway tax in this
state.
Sec. 78. No school district in this state containing
population of less than two hundred and fifty IN
habtants, shall hereafter have power to levy col
lect tax for school purposes in such district, of
And tax TO be voted by a district meeting Tor.
building, hiring purchasing school house in such
district, shall exceed the of three hnndred
dollars unless the town superintendent of the town in
which the school house is to be situated shall certify
in writing his opinion that larger ought 10 be
not exceeding the sum specified may be raised
Sec. 49, All parts Of any act contravemng the pro-
visions of this act. are hereby repeated.
Sec. So This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1865.
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