Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
tPablished March "a, 1901
CHAPTER lO0-GKSKRAL

AN ACT 70 amend chapter hundred and Atty seven
d5Il Of the general laws OF the state OF Wisconsin
icr The ar A. ID 1869, entitled an act relating 10
ev enee in la certain cases.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin represented m
seL"te ana assembly do enact as follows
Section l. Section three go of said chapter 49, Is
hereby amended To be and read follows: All state
meG list or ats Of lands Tor certified copy thereof
by any officer ia whose custody tho NAV bel which
may nave been pr shall hereafter be certified 10 ,ne
state Of WiFceusin by the president Of the United
STATES or by either OF the departments OF the United
states or any Of the officers thereof, iucludng the
secretary OF the interior, by the Of the
General land oee cf the United States railroad or
any other purposes shall be admitted in evidence in all
courts and shall be prime evidence that the
Of the lands therein contained described thereupon
became vested 10 tie state of Wisconsin
Sec. 2. In any suit that may have Lsen commenced
or shal be hereafter commenced in any
court OF an executor, administrator, heir devisee
or egatee or assignee of deceased person. Except
an assignee befcte due Of negotiable promissory note
upon any pronlssoy note. obligation contract or OH.
er instrument or evidence Of indebtedness n any de-
PENDANT therein shall set FORTH aege or state In his
verified rnswer or by affidavit that the said note OH
isauon contract or other instrument or evidence of
indebtedness given, in whole or part for claimed
pretended services of such deceased prrson as exs
utor, administration, trustee guardian or agent or in
whole or part Tor any other matter thing appsrsin-
ing 10 or growing out OF or arising from such adminig-
tratotship, sxecut0Aship. trusteeshp or
agency and that The said note obligation contract o.
othet instrument or evidence of indebtedness was OBJ
tanned traudulenty that he they signed The same
through understanding OF the facts of the case
through the or eoncealments ON
the part of such deceased person. and that such de-
ceased person has wholly and in full settled his
accounts a. s1sh ninisiraor executor trustee ruar
dian agent and such deceased person absented himself
FROM the state without settling his accounts Or matters
as suel administrator, executor, trustee guardian or
agent, then said defendant In such suit or either
OF them may and sNa be allowed 10 and on all trials
any other proceedings in any such suit or suits to
be witness aud testify and give evidence in the same
manner as II such deceased person was still living or
still living. AMI plaintiff in such suit aud in like
manner shall lie allowed and in like manner shall be
allowed and emitted to be witness in any suit by the
or instrument evidence of indebtedness az
against the executor, administrator. heir, devisee
legStee or assignee OF such deceased person or
or any OF them, &c set aside, cancel and declare null
and void OF to cope the surrender OF any such note
ohRaton, contract or other instrument evidence
| Indebtedness.
| Sec ). This &C shall take effect aud be ia force
| from and after its passage aud publication.
| Appfoxed W rel lG. lh1e.