Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-22
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER 1873.


AN ACT to amend Chap. of the General Laws
of 1873, entitled An act relating to statistics
of property exempt from taxation as amended
by Chap. 299 of the general laws Of 1874
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol
lows:
and five COS of the laws of 1873, amended by
Chap two hundred and ninety-nine (299) of the
laws of 1874, is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows: Sec. !. 1t is hereby made the
duty of all Assessors throughout the State,
when making out the next assessment roll as
now provided by law, TO enter i'll books or on
blanks, to be procured and furnished to them as
hereinafter stated, in regular order, in the name
of the owner, if known, from the best infOrma-
ton they can obtain, correct and pertinent de
scriptiOn of all real and personal property now
exempted from taxation by Subdivisions three (3)
four ~, five ~, thirteen (13) and fourteen Ga of
Sec. two ~ of Chap. one hundred and thirty (3O)
of the general laws of 1868, and Chaps siXty-JWO
(62) and one hundred and four 1G4l of the general
laws of 1870, in their respective towns and wards
and omitted from the assessment roll, together
with Il statement of its value, for what purpose
used, the rent, if any obtained, and the reason
why exempt, if ascertainable, conforming as
near as practicable, in valuing such property, to
all provisions of the law now existing relating
to the assessment of property. When entering
such lists the right of way or track of any
railroad plankroad company, it shall be
sufficient to state it's length in miles, without
any further detail
SEC. 2 Sec. five % is hereby amended by strif-
ing out said section and inserting the following:
Sec 5. In case any Assessor shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the provisions vi this act,
he shalt be deemed guilty Of amisdemeanor, and
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of
not less than twenty than fifty dollars -
SEC. 3. Whenever any Town, Village or City
Clerk shall fail in any year to return to the
County Clerk within the time fixed by law the
corrected and revised lists, as required by Sec.
two % of this act, it shall be the duty of the
County Clerk OF the county to send messenger
to such town, village or city so delinquent to
procure such lists; said messenger shall be
entitled TO compensation OF three dollars
per day and to a travelling fee of ten cents per
mile for the distance necessarily travelled
in the discharge of such duty. Such COM
pensation shall be paid from the county treas
uIy, and the amount paid shall be charged
to the town, village or city so delinquent, and
shall be certified 10 the Clerk of such town, vii
lage or city by the County Clerk Is speCiaI
county tax to be raised therein at the time of
making the annual apportionmentO Of taxes in No
Yember III each year.
SEC. q. Whenever the County Clerk of any
county shall fail to discharge the duty required
by Sec , of this act, before the first day of Oc-
tober in any year it shall be the duty of the Sec
rotary of State TO dispatch a messenger to sxCh
county to procure the duplicate required by Nt3h
section: and such messenger shall be enUiJiGN to
a compensation of three dollars per day for such
services and travelling fee of ten cents per mile
for actual travel IN the discharge of such duties
The Secretary Of State shall draw his warrant on
the State Treasury in favor fsuch messenger fer
the compensation herein provided, and shall GER
hfy the amount so paid to the County Clerk of
the county so delinquent at the time of certifying
to the State tax necessary to be raised in such
county, and said amount shall be special State
tax against such county, and shall be collected
and returned in the same manner that other State
taxes are collected and paid into the State Treas
ury.
SEC. s Isl. This act shall take effect and be in
orce from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875. eg@COPY.