River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-03-23

person conducting and making such sale shall
sell the property SO seized 20 the highest hid y
DER, he first bidding, as provided in this act; IN
winch case the amount so receiv.
edi or the proceeds OF the sale
when received, shall be paid into
thr state treasury, aud remain there until the
commissioners OF school and university lands
shall determine the ownership OF said certif
cate or certificates; and for that purpose snco
! are hereby authorized 70 take such evia
! ~, IN their Judgment, shall be necessary 10
determinef the TACT When such factis de.
terminec shall be the duty OF the state
treasurer f We is hereby directed, to pay
over % the rightful person or persons, on their
| order, the avails OF such sale, after deduotipp
the price Of the land and tho expenses herein
provided for
Section 9. Whenever any tresrass shall be
committed on any o. the lands mentioned In
this act, the trespssser or his assigns shall not
ue entitled to the pnss ession Of the timber or
other material taken from said lands until all
penalties and charges, as provided for in this
act, shalt be paid, and the timber agent is au-
thorized TO seize and hold timber or any other
material taken from said lands, until PAYMENT
shall te made, even though the lands were
sold and patented previous 10 the seizure, but
after such trespass.
Section z. ANY person who shal hereafter
enter and receive patent Tor any school, uni
yersity, swamp or other state lands, shall
thereby also acquire the right TO all timber,
lumber, trees, wood, bark, stone, earth, min.
eial, or other material cut upon or removed
from such land leiore the issue Of such pat.
ent, unless the same shall have heen cut or
removed with the assent OF the proper state
authorities, or sold by the state, and he may
seize, sue Tor, aud recover such materials, as
II the same had been cut or removed from
such land alter the issue OF such patent The
person so obtaining patent may also bring an
action Tor any trespass upon or other injury 10
such lands, committed before such patent
shall issue, against the person or persons com.
hitting such tres pass or other injury, in the
manner aud with like effect, ana he shall he
entitled to Ike damages, as il such trespass or
other injury had been committed after the
patent had issued provided, that any such
purchaser Of land previously reported to the
commissioners Of school and university lands.
as trespassed upon, shall pay, in addition 10
the price thereof, the penalty OF one hundred
per cent, and charges as fixed by section five
81 TINS act, and thereupon any material sei1ed
shall he released 10 him and provided fur
ther, that no such purchaser and nothing i'm
this act contained shall affect the liability OF
any person TO punishment for the otense of
uespassing or cutting mater ais upon or re-.
moving materials from such lands, or prevent
or lar any prosecutions for such oliense.
whether commenced before or after the sale of
such lands, and that the heirs or assigns Of
such puschaser shall have the same rights
conferred upon them as the original pur-
chaser
Section S Chapter ~, Of the general laws
Of 1871, entitled can act 10 consolidate and
amend the laws relating to trespassing on state
lands" is hereby repealed.
Section 8. All acts or parts OF acts conflict
ing with the provisions OF this act are hereby
repealed, provided nothing in the act con
tanned shall interfere with any seizure and
settlements now made or pending.
Section 10. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after lis passage
Approved March II, 1876.