Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-18
Wund Go. Reporter.
SUPPLE NJ E N T.
GENERAL LAWS OF WISCONSIN,
Published April 9, 1878.
CHAPTER 252.

The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and Assembly, do enact as f0lloUS:
ords or any material bart thereof of anV COUNTY in
this state have been destroyed by fire or otherwise
gage deed of trust or other instrument in writing
affecting real estate in such COUNTY Which has been
may be re recorded; and in re-rec6rding the same
the previous record and the date of filing for rec
ord appearing in said original certificate so record
record And copies OF any such record of such in
strument SO authorized to be made under this sec
such county under his seal of Office. shall be re-
feet as certified copies of the original re cord.
Section 2 In any county in this state, where the
fed in the last section and any map plat deed con-
40 deed 81 trGs or oh e
con has been Ie any other In
or hereafter made, may be reSrecorded in SUCH
county where the records have been SO burned or
Of deeds Shall record ali ceTcates attached there
GUS recording of the same in the county where the
records have been burned destroyed, the date of
Certificate SO recorded shall be deemed and taken ken
prtd fdcte as the date of the record thereof. And
under this section duly certified by the register of
shall be received in evidence and have the same
force and effect as certified copies of the original
Section 8. Whenever, in any court of record in
this stats or any other state or any court OF the
ance contract mortgage deed of trust or other in
county, or certified copies thereof. copy thereof.
certified by the clerk of such court under his seal
where the records have been so burned or destroy
s s r All b ii
and if any of such certificates show the previous
ords have been so burned or destroyed the date Of
filing for record in such county appearing in said
as the date of the record thereof Copies of any
section Only certified by the register of deeds Of
any such county, under ms seal OF once, shall be
effect as certified copies OF the original record
Section 4 Wheneverthe public records of any plat
register of deeds has been or may hereafter BE in
jured, lost or destroyed by fire or otherwise, it
county in which such injury. loss or destruction
has occurred or shall occur forthwith to file in the
state Of Wisconsin setting forth substantially the
circumstances attending the same as near as may
be; and thereupon the clerk of such court shall
more public newspapers published in such
the period four week together With
that said court will, at term therein designated,
publication of such Information and notice, pro-
coed TO hear and determining the matters i'll said in
purpose of reproducing and establishing such
records of maps and plats as the court shall find
cation being made, all persons interested shall be
by counsel, and be heard touching such proceed
ings If the court shall be satisfied that any public
destroyed, an order to that effect shall be entered
on record. and thereupon the court Shall proceed
TO take testimony for the purpose of reproducing
and re-establiShing the record injured, lost or
from time to time whether in term or not and or
ders and DEGREES shall DO made as to each map or
and plats adiudgedby the court to correct copies
OF the records lost lost injured or destroyed as often
the office of the register of deeds with certified
premises attached thereto, and recorded in a book
or books to be provided for that purpose. And the
and places as public record, and pflnia facie
true and correct reproduction of the original
ord so injured, lost or destroyed.
Section 5. All costs and expenses incurred in the
ing copies of maps and pIats and Tecordins, of the
same, Shall be taxed costs against county in
Section WEeHeV It t shall appear that the rec
ordS, or any part thereof, of any county III this
that connected chain of title cannot be dcduced
Of p at 9y e fSpr and p
gal subdivisions of land in such county in the
United States, may be recorded i'll the register of
deeds office of such county. and the record made
of the originals of such instruments
Section T. The register of deeds in any such
ing any Instrument under the provisions of this
act. and the certificate of such recording, five
and no more and any register of deeds who shall
FEE than than the ne OF
aforesaid, for the fee aforesaid. shall be deemed
fhe penalties provided by w for such ofense.
sections. Whenever the records of any county
stroyed by fire it shall be the duty Of the judge of
n G eli conpf m Wcn If sucn county Is
inc into the state of the records of such county,
or extracts FROM said records existing after such
destruction as aforesaid and find that the said alb
StractS copies, minutes extracts were fairly
made before such destruction of the records, by
business and that they contain material and sub.
Stantial part of said records, the said judges shall
as found by them and if they are of the opinion
to soW Slain o Ha to the an
in said county they shall file such certificate find.
such county, and thereupon said abstracts, copies:
minutes and extracts or certified copies thereof
this state. as prima facie evidence And it shall be
me da6y OF the owner or owners or keeper OF such
npon being paid the charges herein provided for,
in ali cases in which any abstracts copies minutes
and extracts, or copies thereof which are admissi
act shall be received in evidence under this act,
ing heFe6y to hae eHec Gt bg any
or persons, or in which they appear to have Joined
The actual possession of the lands lots described
therein at the time of the destruction of the records
OF such county claiming title thereto, and except,
also as against infants and persons of unsound
executed and acknowledged according TO law; and
all sales under powers of attorney, judgments, de-
be regular and dorreet Except as against the per-
son or persons in this section before mentioned;
in any such conveyance acknowledgment sale;
bound TO prove the same; provided that nothing
in this act contained shall impair the effect of said
destroyed records as notice.
Section 9. In case of such destruction of records
aS afoTeSald any ana al courts IN such county hay
due to tRe partes Interested 70 n the
condition of any title to interest i'll any land III
such county, and to make all such orders, judg-
mentS and DEGREES as may be necessary to deter
mine and establish such title interest, legal or
equitable against all persons, known or unknown
and all liens existing such land. whether by
erwiSe.
Section 10. It shall be lawful for any person
claiming title to any lands in such county at the
time of the destruction of such records and for all
claiming under any such person. to file summons
and complaint in any such court in such county
having equity jurisdiction, praying for decree
establishing and confirming his title. ANY number
OF parcels of land may be included in one COM
plant, or separate complaints may be filed as the
plaintiff may elect Said complaint shall state
clearly the description of said lands, the character