The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-03-19

in payment thereof, shall be seized in fee Of the
premises so purchased in severalty; and the said
or liability in reference thereto, and such commits
Eoner may give to such purchaser or purchasers
certificate certificates of such sa!e or sales, and
Of such purchase or purchases, which shall be re.
| caiYed in evidence in any of the courts of this
state, and shall be prfmG tac1e evidence of tho
facts therein contained, and shall be pri1nG fdcic
evidence of title in fee of the lands therein de-
scrbed in the person or persons therein named as
his or their assigns. iaae sga Aet5 .a -aa..g..
| Sec. s. It shall not be cessary in any adver-
tisement notice of sale of said lands to describe
them by their legal subdivisions into sections or
parts OF sections, but 1t shall be sufficient to de-
scribe them as two hundred and forty sections oA
| 1873 600 acres of land more or less, granted by
congress to aid in the construction Of railroad
from Fond du Lac northery to the state line, be.
| ing the lands first selected by the Chicago aud
| Northwestern railway company nder such gTansS;
but such lands shall not be sold in largerstraetDs
than one section at time; dEd prooided Further,
at his option, such commissioner offer and sell
at the same time all the tracts of land in any
| section. aTsI l.rsr-z..t s.t. ot vs
Sec. 9. The general provisions of the laws Of
Wisconsin affecting court OF equity or Law in parti-
ton cases, shall apply to the action authorized by
til chapter SO far as the same is applicable and
not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. 9i
Sec. 10. All laws Inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed far they contravene the pro-
visions of this act, and further This act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its passs
age and publication
Approved March 2, 1868. $50 C0PXs
Published March 10, 1867
i@.a9 CHAPTER 1O2 : GENERAL. o2a ~
AN ACT to encourage the planting and growth Of
trees and for the protection thereof. h .sst.
The people of the state of Visions n, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows rs
Section /. Every land owner or possessor of five
acres OF land or more, who shall reserve from the
natural growth, or shall successfully grow by
planting not to exceed cne-ffth part thereof in
forest trees, in the form of BELTS as herenaf.
ter described shall be entitled to have the land on
which such trees grow exempted from taxation
from the time the said trees commence to grow, il
planted by the owr er Until the trees shall reach
the height of twelve teet Whenever the trees
shall have attained the height of twelve feet, he
shall be entitled to receive an annual bounty of
two dollars per acre for each scie so planted or
grown atreebeIt, which bouut y all be allowed
him as herein after provided; and the certificate
therefor shall be received by the solicitor of taxes
assessed the entire land of which the tr e. belt
forms part, as so much cash.
Sec. .. Tree-bets to be entitled to the benefit
OF this act shall be reserved planted the west
and eeuth sides of each tract of land, and shall be
not less than thirty feet wide; but no tree-belt
shall exceed ne-ffth part of the entire tract Of
land on which the same Is planted provided, that
If the and north sides of any tract of land or
ether of them be bounded by publis highway or
street, then tree-oelt one rod wide may be plant
ed next to said highway or street, and the same
shall be entitled to all the benefits of this act, al
though such last m entoned tree belt shall With
the other tree-belts on the west and south sides
exceed the fifth part of the whole of said tract
of land. The tree-belis may be composed Of any
all Of the following kinds of trees such spe-
cies thereof will grow to the height of fifty feet
or more, viz aibor vi'a, ash, BALKAN fr, bags
wood, beech, birch, butterDut cedar, black cherry,
chesnut coffee tree, cucumber tree, elm, blackberry
spruce, tulip tree ard walnut. All belts shall be Of
equal width throughout their entire length, and
contain net less than eight trees standing atnnearly
equal distances from each other, on each square
rod Of land. "
Sec 8. Trse-bs'tst to be entitled to the benefits
of this act for each Eve acres of land must be at
H. So H.. L..
at least sixty feet wide and forty square acres At
least one handrsd feet wide, aud must be on two
sides of each square tract Of land and all tree
belts owned by the same land owner must be plant
ed not to exceed one fourth of a mile apart, or on
the west and south sides of every fory tquare acres
of land; and the tree belts may be divided and
planted on any other lines within each forty
tquare acres by the permission of the assessor.
Sec. 4. Whenever any person, after having ap-
piled for and Obtained bounty certificate for a
tree-bels, shall allew such tres-5er to die out by
want of culture or otherwise or shall cut down the
came, shall pasture the same lands with his cat
tie or animals, or shall so thin out the tree-bA
that in the opinion of the assessor II shall no
longer be entitled to receive the annual bounty
hereby offersd, or 60 have the land exempted from
taxation, he tha Lore all benefit Of this act until
it shall again be accepted and tilted to by the
assessor. ,JtEaHg DIE taA aIJ
sec.5. 1t shall be the dkty of the assessor upon
application of the owner sach ysar, at the time OF
asses sing the personal operty ia his district,
ASCERTAIN by personal examn alton OF all tree-belA
for which exemption feom taxes or hounties are
be reserved or plan ed and tbriftily growing
required by this act and il he ahaltbe satisfied
that they are not 80 gr wing, CT that the owner
has allowed h cattle and ANIMALS ccsas to tina
tree-belts, or that he has cut down thiUned out
tn. same 20 as destroy th.ir capacity rs wind
break, he shall assers he land for taxes, aud shall
refuse to grant any certi6ca showio- that the
owner is entitled TO q bounty thereon. sfiilns
Secl3. This act shall take effect aud be In force
from and after its passage and puelicstion
Approved March 8, 1868. BE COPY
.ft9' tt g" TPuhliahed March ~ 1899
vqat.s CaAPrt 20 GkkERAL.
AN AIT to enable school districts to acquire title
TO sites for school houses in certain cases.
The people of the state o. Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, d. enact as follows: We
Section1. Whenever any school district in this
state any town board of supervisors in behalf Of
any such district shall locate site for school
house upou any lands owned by auy infant, or in
which any Infant has an interest, he circuit or
county court or the county in which said land 10
situated may authorize the guardian or parent Of
such. infant to execute perpetual lease Of any
land Of such infant, not exceeding acre in
amount, to be used by said disr ct 1t successors or
assigns ior school purposes oDly, and when any
such land is held in for any infant the trus
tees may be authorized to execute ouch perpetual
lease in behalf of the said infant for whom said lard
is held in trust, and when any such lease Is execut
ed pursuant to the order of said circuit county
court the same sha pass to and vest in the lessee
all the interest," OF in in raid lands author
lied to be granted by said court
Sec. q Be ore granisg leave to make and exc
cute said lease it shall be made to appear satsfAc-
Orlly TO selu c0urG tnaC me shl0 premises ars
M eded for sch purposes, that the consideration
to be paid for the interest Of said infant therein
adequate, and that the Iatersst of said infant villa
not prejudiced by the execution Of said lease;
and before makinx any euch ofdtr the court shall
require the guardian or other person authorized to
execute said leaee to execute bond to ount for
aud pay over the funds money received, as in
cases provided by law for the sale oil lands Of NIL
nors .rw0 slef Ha taHr hnF rt.aHa
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
approved March A, 1s63. R2- COPY.
1fa Published March 10. 1865 I
CHAPTER e4-GENRRAL.
"a AN ACT relating to court expenses.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. 1t shall be the du'y of the sheriff of
each county in this state at the commencement of
every term Of court, to file with the clerk of said
court list of his deputier, who are to receive a
per diem for attendance court: pr0Uided, h0ao-
e0er. that n sheriff shall entitled to more than