Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-15
WOOD CO. Is
So PER FORTY ACRES,
Great inducements to Settlers!

Whereas it is deemed for the best interests of
WOOD County to offer inducements for persons
desiring homes TO settle therein and become per-
1nanent residents thereof:
Now, therefore, the Board of Supervisors of
said County of Wood do order and determine az
follows:
Section l. That all lands now owned. or which
may hereafter be purchased at tax sales pursuant
to statute, By said county. shall be sold by the
CLERK OF said county, to any person intending in
good faith TO become an actual settler and resi-
dent thereon in tracts not exceeding eighty acres
TO each settler, at and for The of five dollars
per forty acres-subject to the terms conditions
and limitations hereinafter specified.
Section ,. That whenever any person desires
TO avail himself of the provisions of this act he
shall take and file with the Clerk of said county
an oath, describing the lands belonging to said
county whleh he wishes to enter, and that he
makes the application for his exclusive ben
eht and for the purpose of making an actual set
hement and cultivation of said LANDS for the pur-
pose of homestead, and for no other purpose
whatever, and not directly or indirectly for the
use or benefit Of any other person or persons
Section ). That upon the taking and filing of
such oath, the Clerk of said county shall on its
behalf enter into a written contract with such
person for the sale of said lands, which contract
shall be executed by said Clerk and the party pur-
chasing said lands in duplicate, one of which
shall be filed in the office of said Clerk and the
other delivered to said purchaser. Such contract
shall be substantially to the effect that said coun-
ty will at the expiration of three years from tn.
date of said contract, execute deed of release
to such party, upon payment of said sum of five
per IOFil, pFONI eu IflaI SuCD party snail
at the time of applying for such deed prove by
two competent witnesses that he has actually re-
sided on said lands for three years next proceed
ing such application and has IN actual cultivation
at least five acres thereof
Section A. Every person entering county
lands under the provisions of this act is prohib-
tied from cutting, causing allowing TO be
cut any timber standing thereon except such as
may be actually II. Cessary for freWOOd for his
own use. or for fencing and improving said lands,
or in actually clearing the same for cultivation.
Any person violating the provisions of this sec
ton shall forfeit all his rights under any contract
which he may have entered into with said county
under the provisions of this act, and may be pro
cecded against by said county trespassers and
shall be liable to said county for all timber cut in
violation of the provisions of this section.
Section ). All lands entered under the provis-
ions of this act shall be liable to assessment and
taxation from the date of such entry
Any person entering lands under the provisions
of this act shall forfeit all his rights under such
CONTRACT unless he shall within 81 days actually
settle and reside IN the same.
Approved June 18th, 1876
f. j. WOOD,
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