Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-22
WOOD co. LANDS
SIS PER FORTY ACRES.
Great inducements to Settlers |!

Whereas it Is deemed for the best interests Of
wood County to offer inducements for persons
oeslflng homes to settle therein and become per-
mauent residents thereof:
Now, therefore. the Board OF Supervisors of
said County of Wood do order and determine IS
follows:
Section 1. That all lands now owned. or which
may hereafter be purchased ut tax sales. pursuant
to statute, by said county. shall be sold by the
Clerk OF said county, to any person intending in
good ialth 10 become an actual settler and resi-
dent thereon in tracts not exceeding eighty acres
to Zach settler, at and for she of five dollars
per forty aCres-subiect to the terms conditions
| and Limitations hereinafter specified
Section 3 That whenever any person desires
to avail himself of the provisions of this act, he
| shall take and file with the Clerk o. said county
an oath, describing the lands belonging TO said
county which he wishes To enter, and that he
makes the application for his own exclusive ben
eft and for the purpose of making an actual set
Element and cultivation OF said lands for the pur-
pose OF homestead, and for no other purpose
whatever, and not directly indirectly for the
use or benefit of any other person persons.
Section 3. That upon the taking and fling OF
such oath. the Clerk of said county shall on it's
| behalf enter into written contract with sacH
person Tor the sale OF said lands which contracts
shall be executed by said Clerk and the party pur
chasing said lands in duplicate, one of which
shall be fled IN the office of said Clerk and the
other delivered to said purchaser. Such Contract
shall be substantially to the effect that said cOuns
~ will at the expiration of three years from tbs
date OF said contract, execute deed of release
to such party, upon payment OF said sum of five
dollars per forty. prOv1 ed that such party shall
al 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 preced-
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 prohibs
tied from cutting, causing allowing to be
cut any timber standing thereon except such az
may be actually Necessary for frewood for his
own use, or for fencing andimproying 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.
ceeded against by said county as trespassers and
shall be liable to said county for all timber cut iR
violation Of the provisions of this section.
Section 5. 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 Nights under such
CONTRACT unless lie shall Within 81 days actually
settle and reside the same.
Approved June It'll, 1876.
Ed WOOD,