Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-29
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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-
mauCnt residents thereof:
Now, therefore, the Board of Supervisors of
said County OF Wood do order and determine as
Section /. 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 actual settler and resi-
dent thereon. in tracts exceeding eighty acres
TO Zach settler, at and for .he sum of five dollars
per forty acres-subject to the terms, conditions
and limitations hereinafter specified.
section = mat 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 which he wishes to enter and that he
makes the application for his own exclusive ben
ehl ana lof Ihe purpose OF making an actual set
tlement and cultivation OF said lands for the pur-
pose OF homestead, and for other purpose
Whatever, ana 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
DthaI1 enter into Il written contract with such
person for the sale of said lands which contract
shall be executed by said Clerk and the party Dur-
CHASING s2id Lands in duplicate, one Of which
silalI ne HIed 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 VIII at the expiration of three years from the
date OF said contract, execute a deed of release
to such party. upon payment of said sum of five
dollars per forty provif ed that such party shall
dt jHe Illne OF applying Tor 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 4. Every person entering county
lands under the provisions Of this act is prohib-
tied from cutting, or causing or allowing to be
cut any timber standing thereon except such as
may be actually necessary for frewood for HIS
own use, or for fencing and improving said lands
or III 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 in
violation Of the provisions of this section.
Section D. 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 lights under such
contract unless he shall within 90 days actually
settle and reside IN the same
Approved June 18th, 1876
FL. WOOD
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