River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-02
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
LorFrcIAI PUBLICATION
Published April 8, 1878. ]
CHAPTER 237


AN ACT relating to tract indexes, and amend
atory OF chapter 3D. of the general laws Of
icet, entitled An act to provide for tract
index
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, repre.
sented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section |. Section one OF said chapter $50 i.
hereby amended so as 10 read as follows: Sec
ton l. The register of deeds of each county
IN this State shall as soon as practicable after
the first day OF May, A. ID. 1878, or whenever
directed so to do by the county board Of super
visor, rs hereinafter provided, procure, al the
expense OF said county and keep in his office
suitable book or books, substantially bound
and so ruled and arranged that opposite to
the description of each forty acre tract of
land; according to the government subdivis-
ion OF sections, fractional lots and town, city
or village lots (which description shall be ar.
ranged IN mum rieal ORDER shall be a blank
| space Of about forty square inches, in which
/ he shall enter in red ink, the letter or letters,
numeral or numerals indicating the volume,
/ and in black or blue INK the class of records
1 referred to designating mortgage by the let
ter NJ, deeds by the letter d, and miscellane-
Gus by the ahbreyiatlon Mis), together with
/ the page of said volume upon which each and
every deed mortgage or other instrument af-
/ feeting the title TO or ineumbering the whole
or any part OF subdivision thereof shall here
| tofore have been or may hereafter be record.
Gu anu S1iuii uC GAblkltu I'D ueHlaflu ana re-
ceiye OF the grantee or grantees, MORTGAGE
| or mortgages, in each instrument thereafter
recorded the sum of three cent. for each en-.
try in said index. made necessary by the re.
! cording of such instrument.
Section In all cases in which any coun-
ty has now in the office OF the register of deeds
a tract index Of lands and lots in which thu
same are entered and indexed by quarter sec
ton descriptions only Except In case OF frac
tional and plated lots) the register of deeds
OF such county is hereby directed as soon a:
practicable after the passage of this act TO re
index, in acc irdance with the provisions o
section l of this act all such lands so indeyeC
by greater thah forty acre subdivisions, anC
for such service said register shall be entitled
to ders and and receive from said county tbs
sum of two cents for each necessary entry il
said index of records herein provided for, I'M
less the price shall be otherwise fixed by con
tract, as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Section 3 of said chapter $50. i
hereby amended so as to read as follows: TIT
provisions of this act shall not extend no
apply to the register Of deeds of any count,
| which now has in the office of the register o
deeds general tract index of records mad
substantially in accordance with the provis
ions of this act, nor to any county whose coun
ty board ofsupervisors, or majority thereof
shall fail to accept and ratify the same, by or
dering the register OF deeds to comply with it
requirements.
Section 4. The county board of super
visoGs feach organized county in this State
is hereby authorized ard empowered to pro
vide the necessary books and direct and EN-
/ ploy the egister Of deeds TO perform the worl
| oi indexing and re-indexing such records, a
hereinafter provided for, at the expense of TIN
/ county, so far as the same should be done b.
| the county, at price therefor not exceedln!
1 the figures above given; provided that an,
( such county board may enter into a cOntrac
with the register of deeds for the doing 0
| such work, at such price or compensation
not exceeding the sum above mentioned, a
may be agreed uTon.
/ Section s. The index provided for in thii
act shall be open to the free inspection ofsal
/ persons during reasonable business hours,
! Section g. All acts and parts OF acts incon
sistent with the provisions of this act are here
! by repealed.
/ Section 4 This act shall take effect and be
/ Ia force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
! ADnrovpd March IL 1873