The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-04-17
Published April 5, 1873. J
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AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and f,rtv
one OF OF the private and local laws OF 1861, en-
titled an acI TO authorize the moneys arising
from the sale OF certain swamp aud overflow ed
lands in the counties of Nanitowoc ami Calumet
for drainage and other purposes, "a 10 amend
chapter nNe hundred and thirty OF the laws
OF 1865, relating thereto.
The people the State of Wisconsin represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact Us follows:
Section l. ecton two of chapter thee hundred
and forty-one OF the private aid local laws 1861
entitled IAN act authorize the moneys nris
ins froE the sale OF certain swamp and Overlooked
lands IN tue counties OF Manltowoc ana Calumet for
drainage aud other purposes and to amend CHAPTER
ve hundred ami thIrtyseven, of the laws Of 1888 re-
lRting Thereto is hereby amended TO read a. fellows.
Section 2. A Watrous o. r. Potter and Th-iore Ker-
stems, OF Calumet county, and AdoIph Piening d. b.
Knapp, Louis Faulhaber and William Carey, of Mani
towoc county, are hereby appointed commissioners
10 he known as TIE board OF Manituwoc and Calumet
county swamp land commissioners and as such cum
missoners they are hereby authorized and empower
ed 10 act Tor and IN behalf OF hid counties execu-
zion of the trust by this created this said
name shall be capable in law of taking holding Ieas-
ing and contracting for, selling and conveying the
lands any portion thereof. described in the first
section OF this act, and apprOpriating the MONEYS
arising from the sale thereof FAR as the same NAV
be necessary for the purposes mentioned in this act
and no further and in that may contract and lie
contracted with sue and he sued may have a common
seal ard alter aud renew the at plea are and
may have and exercise all the powers, rights prvi
ieges and immuHites which may he neces.a airy
to carry into effect the purposes objects of This
act a. the same herein forth.
sec. =. Section of said hereby anne nded
read as folIuws Section = The said d, ard may
contract for the sale OF any poi ton OF said lands,
such prices they snail be reasonably worth but 10
less than one dollar per they shall Issue OF
cause to lie Issued Ia the purchaser any tract o.
land contracted to be Soid certificate signed IN
the president and clerk OF said board certifying that
the lands described III said certificate have been
tracted Tor by the person persons therein ed
for the sum ot money stated IN such certificate aud
preseu of such certificate the Office OF the
commissioners of school aud university lands and the
payment of the sum of money therein stated; the
person persons purchasing buying such lands
shall he TITLED to patent 10 be issued provided
by law: provided. however, that patent shall he
issued ON certificate which is no. presented within
thirty days after the date of its issue but the lands
contracted for shall revert said beard and said
titcate not presented within the time above
shall be null ana 70 d.
See 3. 1t shall the duty of said board to report
annually the first day of April the commission
ers Of school and univei sity lands:
LIST. list of lands contracted TO be sold and for
which certilC aeS shall have been Issued together
with the price for which each tract parcel of land
shall have been contracted for
I'd. statemnt OF ali moneys received and the
source from whc received.
Sd. statement of all moneys disbursed, to whom
paid and for what purpose expended.
4th A description of such tracts and parcels OF
land remain unsold.
5th: The progress OF improvements contemplated
by this act.
10y section three Of this act duly verified by the aft
davits of the president secretary and OF
said board, shall be sent TO the commissioners of
school and university lands one copy to the county
clerk of each of counties of IuntuwOc and Caiu-
met, and said report shall lie published in the
different printed in the counties of Mani
towoc and Calamet and such publication shall be paid
for of the treasury of said board the pie-
scribed by law for legal publications..
Sec. 3. All contracts for the sale of the lands de
scrIhed in of said chapter three hund d
and forty-one of the private and local laws 1871
enter ed INTO before the passage of this act. shall be
VALID if presented within sixty days after the passage
and publication of this act but shall lie null and void
if not presented within the time above specified.
Sec. 8. Persons f0rieting their contracts for any
tract parcel of lands shall not he allowed
into contract for the tract reel again. and
person shall have the privilege 10y virtue of any
such contract made certificate held by him, en-
ter such lands cut timber standing thereon Le:o
paten shall have been issued.
Sec. 7. Neither of the said counties of Manitowoc
and ca met,no Il . said board of cOmmisS shall
be liable for any debt created by said hoard for
sum due or TO become due any contract con
tracts out of any fund except the fund created under
and i'll pursuance nf this act, and he said chapter
three hundred and foTty-ne Of the priYaie ami local
laws of 1861 to which this Is ameudatory.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary Of said
board TO notify all persons having entered into
taAct with such board for the purchase of any lands
of the passage of this act, and that they apply
for patents within the time prescribed by section five
Of this act, by publishing practicable II
notice relating thereto in all the newspapers publish
ed in the said counties of Manitowoc and Calumet
Sec O. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10 This act shall be deemed public act.
Hhal be published Immediately after its passage and
shall be in force from aud after its publication.
Approved March Il, 1873.