Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
Published Febrnary 20. ls7al

CHAPTER g.


assumed by the state OF Wisconsin by her accept
ance Of tho grants of land made by acts of con-
ErcSs, approved respectively Junel, 1870 ana May
s. 1884, 10 aid in the construction OF certain rail-
roads in said state.
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented
IN senate ana assembly, do enact as follows
Section |. In consideration of the performance
hN the North Wisconsin railway company OF The
be performed all lands heretofore patented by the
state of Wisconsin 20 the said North Wisconsin
ed 10 oe soldby said company, and all lands which
may hereafter be- patented by the said state TO the
hundred ana twenty-six OF the general laws OF said
state for tho year iS eni!ea an act To confer GER
paly and the Chicago and Northern Pacific Air Line
railway company. and 70 execute the trusts as
of the grants OF lands made by congress by acts
approved June I iSSS and May = lsOI, and the acts
anendatory thereof aud supplementary thereto.
are hereby exempted aud shall remain exempt
from assessments OF every nature for the period
scctiGng The said North Wisconsin railway
company and ITS successors shall hereafter sell an
OF said lands SO patented or TO 2e patented, which
to actual settlers at price not exceeding two doll
lars and hfty cents per acre aud shall also trans
period Of thirty years from the passage hereof all
troops and property OF tho STATE OF Wisconsin,
! iaincd Shall be construed as requiring the said
company To sell at said price more than Iros nun
section g. All lands SO patented to said company
shall lie deemed agricultural lands wlhin the
I
which there shall be- at the date Of sale less than
one hundred thousand feet OF merehantable pine
the right to reserve IN the contract OF sale OF any
land under the provisions OF this act the right 70
pine timber being thereon. All lands upon any
forty acre tract OF which there shah be more than
one hundred thousand feet OF merchandise pine
timber which the said company may SELL reSerS.
rug the right TO cut aud thcreirom the said
pthe and all lands from which the said pine tim-
Der shall have been removed shall be deemed ag-
ricutural lands within the meaning OF this act and
SIin ~ "a IL 4 "
eeed two dollars ana nifty cents per acres II being
the intention hereof to afford 10 actual settlers Tor
the purposes OF ttlage aud agriculture any OF tho
/ lands acquired by said company at the maximum
that nothing IN this actSontsincd shall be construed
requiring tao said company, or its successors 10
! sell nj any price any land reasonably ou,enicnt
for uSe Ia connection with It's railway aud tho OPP
ration tbcreof, aud WITHIN distance OF one milo
on either Side OF said railway or any lana not cN-
ceeding ia extent forty acres at any ono place ad
| laceht TO logging streams aud suitable aud proper
Ton log landings ana Tor the construction OF dams
| for logging purposes, WHICH, II owned by any IN
| diNdual or individuals, might be used 10 render
| less available aud accessible any unsold timber
/ belonging 10 said company,
seetion4. Whenever any OF said land so patent
| sold leased or conveyed, ana whenever the Pine
timber upon any II said land shall be sold or cut
! be sold, leaSed or conveyed aud Tho land upon
which the said pine timber Is SO sold OF cut shall
! become Immediately taxable! H0tldct hotpeter.
| that n conveyance 10y way OF mortgage or trust
deed, and sale pursuant to foreclosure decreo
/ thereof, shall not hr construed or deemed To DO
| conveyance sale within the meaning OF this
section 90 AS TO render said Iaids taxable.
! section 3 it's hereby declared to ne the NAN
object aud purpose OF TINS act TO aid securing tho
completion ana oquipment IN accordance with tho
A OF OF SOS Say d LAKE S ST. cos 10 e nSs
| on Lake superior aud to enable SAID railway COM
sttuctton and equipInent tho exemption herein
provided being, ~ tne opinion OF the Legislature.
! necessary Tot said purposes ana uenahdtd ny the
public interest, and this act shall not be taken or
deemed to be part OF the chatter OF the said North
Wisconsin railway company or an amendment
/ thereto,
Sections The said North Wisconsin railway
! company shall at tho times and In tho manner
| nNed by the revised statutes for similar reports
from otncr railroads ~ the state, make report of
its gross earnings Tor the preceding year. ana snail
each year during the continuance oil tho eNemp-
| tlon provided ~ section one, pay into the state
treasury AT the tmcs HNrd 10y Tho revised statutes
/ for the payment 10y railway companies OF their
license fees. sum equal to hye per con,qm OF its
be in lieu Of all Vther license Tees eAacted from
Section l. 1t STALL be the duty OF said North wis
consin railway company 20 cause 10 bo prepared.
on or befoce the fifteenth day OF August IN each
year. q sworn list Of lauus owned by II III caCh OF
The several counties ia whlch said lands are loca-
ted and which were on me ntSt Gay OF Angus, IN
ions OF thisa1t. The sail iisis shali specify tho
name OF iuccoGu1y IN whlch said lands, exempt az
aforesaid, are located hedeseipiioh OF each tract
giving The section township anu range. together
with lho number OF acres ~ cuch tract 80 dtacilp
ed and the gross number Of acres exempt ms atett
| said, In each county, The list ora copy Thereof
| duly sworn TO- shah De TRANSMITTED immediately 10
the state treasurer to be iled In his once, and the
said company shall, on or before the fifteenth day
treasurer OF each county, In when are situated any
! iands owned by ~, Aforesaid a sworn copy or
that portion OF the list hCttlhbc1oc required 10 20
sent TO the state treasurer, which relates to buch
| county.
Section g. Upon the receipt OF said list from tho
said railway company, a. required ny section
seven OF this act II shall be the duty OF the state
treasurer. and lac Is hereby directed to ascertain,
Oh The basis OF the total acreage OF land exempt
ftUia taxation under THIS act, the amount per acre
for the payment OF when the said tYe per Centum
| 30 paid into the treasury by said company. 10
/ adequate, aud thercupuu to transmit before tho
/ fifteenth day of september OF SAID year. to tho
| empted lands are situated. tho amount TO which
| each county IS upon said basis entitled.
| section ., The county treasurer OF each county
on the receipt of the sum thus transmitted by tho
state Treasurer. shall proceed fUi thnith 10 appof
ton the 10 the several towns IN hpeh county IN
which any OF the said exempted lands are situated,
and the amount TO winch sau Town Shhi 20 emu
tied shall be aseertaned ia the same manner an
that herein provided for the guidance OF tho state
teasuIe In making The bppoitionment between
| the said counties. rhe county treasurer. after
making the appOrtlonincut, shan tfaAsiilt 10 mo
| town treasurer of each town, without delay, thr
/ sum To which said town Is entitled, which shall
be by 81 I'd town treasurer, placed IN The treasury
Of said town as a part Of the general fund there
or TO be expended Tor geacta purposes under the
| restrictions now existing Ia regard TO The eXpeh-
! dituIcs OF the general fund OF towns.
section 10. TINS act shall not take eneot unless
I the said North WISCONSIN, railway company snail,
! within sixty days from It's passage bie " IA the
secretary OF state resolution duly adopted ny us
board OF directors. accepting the Same, ana inc
provisions thereof. aud agreeing 10 the performs
ance Of the things herein mentioned rs ~ IL To Da
performed. 1900,
force from and after its passage and publication,
Approved fcbfuaty -. 1873
published February 10, 1879.
CHAPTER 70.
An ACT relating to evidence.
fba mamie Of the state OF wisconsin. represented