Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
Published March s, ISL. ]
CHAPTER Al-lINRpAL

and university lands to loan tho trust funds TO
school districts for the purpose OF building school
buildings therein.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact ~ follows:
Section 1. The commissioners Of school and
university lands are h. reby authorised to loan to
any school district In tho state, for the purpose OF
erecting school buildings, ana TOT NO otner pur,
school funds in their charge ana under tneh con-
troll and tor such term or terms OF time, not ex-
ceedng ten years, as may be ayreeu upon, a saln
of money which, together with all the other In,
debtedness of said district snail not exceed
five per cent. of the assessed valuation OF tue
real property in any such school oistrict, ana not
exceeding in any ten thonsana collars, ~ the
legal rate of interest of seven per cent per annum,
and upon such evidence of indebtedness rs said
commissioners shall prescribe and require, and all
asa 0s shall BE- sn made .ss
commissioners, with interest payaoie annually
thereon In advance.
Sec 2. The commissioners shall make no loan
to any school districts on tho Application OF any
person or persons, unless such applicauon Do au-
thorized by vote of u majority OF the iegai voters
OF said district voting upon such question, ana II
AT a special meeting, tho object Oh such ineeIinY
shall DO clearly stated in the notice thereof aud
the certificate of the clerk OF any scnool district
APPLYING for a loan shall be conclusive evidence
OF all the facts stated therein, which certificate
and kept on hle in their office ,
Sec. 8 The commissioners shall not make such
loan unit! such district shall have voted 70 raise oy
tax to be used in erecting school building OF
buildings liz said district In addition to such loan,
sum equal To AT least one hall the amount OF inc
loan applied for, such tax to be levied ana couecl
ed within two year, after the applical .on, ana II
shall not be lawful for said district afterwards to
rescnd said tax, reconsider such voteSor III any
wise hinder, delay or postpone tho lev y and col
lection OF the tax voted.
Soc. 4. Any district obtaining loan, as mere
inbefore provided, snail annually, during the con
tnuance OF said loan, raise by tax upon the Taxa
BILE property of said district, sum OF money SUI.
hctent pay the annual instruments, with interest,"
on the loan, As provided In section l OF this act,
and the clerk of said district IL hereby authorized
aud directed in each and every year, during the
continuance of said loan, to certify TO the town
clerk of said town, in the same manner as districts
are now required By section ninety-two u chapter
eightyone OF tne general laws OF 1852 to certify TO
town clerks all school district taxes, an amount
sufficient To liquldate annually tho icterest ana
principal aforesaid, which amount Thsa so cMtl-
hed and the amount of any tax voted to be collect
ed that year rs provided IN section tnree Oh THIS
chapter shall be inserted In the tax roll OF said
town, and collected AS other school district taxes
are collected, aud when 80 collected, shall be ap-
piled to the object herein specified, and no other,
and any school district clerk who shall wilfnlly
neglect to make the certificate al provided In this
section, shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof by any court OF compe.
tent jurisdiction, shall be punished by line OF not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than hve
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the state
prison not less THAI one year nor more than nve
years In the discretion OF the court.
as uJ T. obtaining ts loan uoder tie provisions
this act, shall stand charged for tho payment OF
said loan and the interest thereon at the time and
In the manner herenbefore specified, and
the boundaries of said school district shall not bo
80 altered as to exclude therefiom any land innud
ed therein, at the time OF mixing said loan until
the loan hereby authorized shall be fully paid, and
II shall be the duty Of the TO wn clerk OF any town
in which joint school district obtaining loan as
aforesaid shall be situated, or before the second
Monday In September in each year during the
continuance OF said loan to make and transmit 70
the secretary of state certified statement OF the
valuation OF real and personal property belonging
to that part of any such joint school district lying
within his town, according TO tho last assessment
roll OF said town,and II shall be the duty oil secreta
~ of state at the time he shall certify to the clerk Of
tie board OF supervisors the amount OF state taxes
also to certify to the town clerk OF any town IL
which any school district or part of district shall
be situated, having obtained a loan OF money IN
der the provisions OF this act, the amount thai
shall be due or to beconaduc for the year, of prin
cipa and lnteros of said loan, and the town Clerk
OF said town shall thereup0n insert tho amount &c
certified In the assessment rolls OF said town. as
tax upon said school district or part OF district
without any further or other authority, to DO col
lected and paid over to the town treasurer of the
town where the school house IL situated, ont o.
the first money collected by him belonging to sait
district part Of district and by said town treas
urer paid TO the county treasurer, and by the
county treasurer paid to the state treasurer upon
said loan,
Sec 6. In case auy officer shall neglect or re
fuse to perform any duty required of him by Law
In relation To the levy and collection OF any tay
required to BE- raised pursuant to the provisions o
this chapter, TO make any payment OF principal o.
interest, it shall be the duty of the attorney gen
erai forthwith to apply to the supreme court fo
the issuance of a mandamus to compel the per
Torrance of such duty: propidsd. that the provls
ions OF this section shall apply to each and ever,
I special act which does now or may hereafter an
! thorize such loan 10 any school district
Soc Annlicution fha Loan IF acL,~,,
moneys under the provisions OF this act sh all b,
! made by the school boards OF the respective schoo
districts in writing, stating tho amount required
! and the total assessed valuation Of the property O
said district, together with a correct map or pla
! of said district, which shall be recorded ia Tn,
Office of the secretary OF state, and said application
! shall be acted upon by tho commission o
school and university lands, In tho order of tim
| in which said applications ara made and fled
| proptdsd, that bills now pending before the legis
lature or which may be introduced prior to lhi
| bin becoming law, shall have precedence in tn
| order introduced upon application of snch schoo
districts fled with the school land co N mi ssioucr
within thirty 500 days after the passage OF this act
Sec s. Any officer who shall receive under az
provisions of this act, or under the provisions O
| any special at authorizing loan TO any schoo
| district of any money from the trust funds of tn,
state, any money to be paid to the state treasurer
A. payment of the principal or interest of any snc
| loan or any part thereof and shall neglect or re
fuse to pay the same to tho officer designs ted b.
this act TO receive said moneys, within twenty day
after receiving the same, shall be deemed guilty o
! embezzement
Sec g. Any school district clerk who shan viii
| fully neglect or refuse to certify AN amount sun
cent to iquldste annually the interest and princi
| Pal a. they become due from his school district
/ under the provisions of any special act upon AN,
loan from tha trnst funds OF the state AZ reuulret
: by this act authorizing such loan, shall be deem
| ed guilty OF IA misdemeanor, and on conyictio
thereof before any court OF competent Jurisdiction
/ shall be punished by fine OF not less than out
| hundred dollars ormorc than Ave hundred collars
| or by impris onment Ia the state prison not le.
! than one year nor more than five years, In the dis
erection of the court.
! Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty OF the attorney
! general to prosecato without delay, all olfensc
arising under this act. and OF all district attorney
when called upon by him, to render him all nced
| ed assistance in such prosecution.
| Sec II. 1t Is hereby made the duty Of the sec
rotary OF state and he s hereby Authorized In ca.
| of the elect OF any officer OF the town or schoo
district to do any duty required OF him in this act
+ to do the same.
! Sec u. This act shall take effect from and alto
! its passage.
| Approved March 3, 1871. "COPY.
! [Pubished February %, 1911
CHAPTER 19-GENERAL.
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