Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-28
tPnhhsbed February u lSN1
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/ AN AECt facilitate tho execution ~ tho WuN,s
nSSemeYl Nv the state ~ WISCONSIN ~ her accept
+ anee OF the grants " land made " acts oi sou,
+ gross, approved respectively inucA ISM ana May
n lSl to aid in tile CONSTRUCTION Ot ccltAth lNil-
i roads In said state
The people ot the state Of Wisconsin, represented
! IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows
| Section |. In consideration ot the performance
/ by the North Wisconsin railway company ut The
things IN sectlonwo hereof mentioned, rs 10y 1t To-
state of WISCONSIN 10 the said North WISCONSIN
railway COMPANY not hSIrtGiosN S".H or rSNIEaiLi
may hereafter be patented 10y tho said state w tnr
hundred and twenty six OF general iaWs OF sad
state for tho year entitled an act to confer GER
I pany and the Chicago and Northern Pacific Air Line
railway company, and to execute thn trusts a..
/ OF the grants Of lAnds made by congress Us acts
approved dune X 1870 and May y lSCl aud the acts
arc hereby exempted aud Shall remain exempt
from taxation OF all kinds general anu lncni an3
Srctiana The said North Wisconsin, RAILWAY
company and It's successors shall hereafter sell NJ
Of said lands 50 patented or 10 he patented, which
actual settlers at price moi exceeding twn dol
lars aud nifty cents per acre and shall also trans
period OF thirty years from the passage hereof ~
4 troops and property OF tho state of WiSrnhSini
Iained shall he construed rs requiring tho Sa,d
company 10 sell AT saldprice moro than three hum
/ Sectiona All lands SO patented 10 said company
shan he deemed agricultural lands Within ING
mulning OF this act upon any forty aero tract ~
Which there shall he, at the date of sale, less nav
one hundred thousand feet Of merch9ntanlo rtm
the right 10 reserve IN tho contract OF sale OF any
cut and remove from said land ali iaSrGhantabe
piie timber betng thereon, Az lands upon any
/ fouy acre tract of which there shail be more than
one hundred thousand icet OF merchantablo pine
i timber, which the said company may sell, resetN.
ms the right eut and remove thcrctrom the said
! Pile. and all lands from winch The said pine tim
| bes shall have been removed shall he dormcd az.
SUN be sold to actual settlers ut price not to On
cetd two dollars and nifty oontS per acres II being
tht intention hereof to afford To actual settlers 10y
Til, purposes Of tilaEe amt agriculture, any OF tho
lands acquired by said company AZ tho maximum
/ price heirnbefurC mcnti uned: pr0ridcd, hoWtrcr,
thttnothing III this act contained shall be construed
requiring thu said company, or It's successors, 10
| sell al any price any land reasonably cohNrnicnt
tofnse III connection WITH IT'S railway and the on
ration thereof. and within distance OF one milo
on ,ither side Of said railway or any land not "a
ceeiing ~ eNient forty acres ~ any ono place AT
/ lorlog lAlnlngs and tur tho construction Of dams
ferloseME rlrroses witch, II owned ny any -.
less available and accessible any nnsoid timber
sclion l. Whenever any Of sald land so patent
"a y said company shall % sold conlracicd 20 nc
TIMER upon any u SAID lard snail 10 sold Of cut
by AID company. the lands so sold, contracted 10
wnfh the said pine timber is SO sold Or cut snail
/ become Immediately taNablci prorlhcd, however,
deed anu Il sale pursuant to \ foreclosure dee 80
tne'eof, shall not be- construed or deemed TO be
I conveyance or sale within the meaning OF TINS
secaon 50 as to render said Janus taxable
s,ctiona tits hereby declared To DC the man
obcl aud purpose oi this act To aid IA securing the
| cohpletiou and equipment, IN accordance with tho
acit Of congress approved June J. lS,h, and May O.
lsab OF q railway from Lake ~. CfolN TO lASitlu,
oniakc superior, AMI 10 ennhlc said railway com
p.IS To apply BoaSails Of It's lands To such con-
| stiictlon and equipment, The exemption herein
prNided bring. IN the opinion ol the Legislature"
necessary fot said purposes and dtmandcd by thr
public interest, and tins act SHAH not be taken OF
deemed to be part Of the chatter oil the said Nottn
| Wisconsin railway company or an amendment
seetione The said North Wisconsin railway
company shall, NJ the Times ana ia tho manner
Tram ofe Tsfoads Of thc State MAKE report Of
itsgruss earnings Ion tue preceding year, hnh shAlI
In Isr sl IL section on@ pay mo the slate
trashy at the tinoA Nnd ~ the revised hlhlprs
ia the payment ~ railway companies ~ their
license feef sim equal Y hyo ~ ctut9m 81 lI
gross earnings he preceding year. when hhhil
he In lieu OF 1911 her license ices cAAtted from
tsclion " Ii snail be the duty Of sald North WIS
casln railway company 20 cause 20 ~ prepared,
on or before the fifteenth day ~ August W cacl
ynr, a sworn list 81 lands owned BY Y ~ each Of
fhp several counties In whlOh said lands are lOCH-
ted and which Msie on the ilfst day OF August In
sad year exempt from tsAaIion under me pfoN,isc
name Of the county "a which said iahds, exempt ns
aforesaid are located the description o each tract
giving the section. township and range, together
With Inc number Of acres Ia chch tract 50 dcsrlb'
sa,d 'i In each county, Iie list ora cupy thereof
duly sworn To- shall he transmitted Immediately TO
lis state Treasurer To bc lod Ia his ONCE ana tho
,aid company shall IN or before tho nftctntl, day
/ of August hi each year. Transmit 10 the county
treasurer Of each county, In when afohtattd Any
lands owned By ii, as aforesaid. q sworn tupy ut
that portion oil the list hc cbrfurr required 10 10
selit to the state treasurer, which relates 10 such
county, .,,,,. a., =.
keciion 3. Upon the receipt Of said list from the
aaId railway company, required ~ kectiui
seven of this act IL sbal be The duty ~ TIC tialo
treasurer and he is hereby directed To ascertain,
on the basis OF the total acreage OF lana exempt
from taxation under this act, the amount per re- .
fuf the pay meut OF which the SAID nNc per centum
80 paid Into q . treasury ny SAID company ~
adequate, and thrfeupOn TO lthnAmit hcIOtu lhn
fifteenth day u september OF said year, 20 tbs
county treasurer OF each comfy ~ whlch the "a
emptel laiius are situated, tho AMOUNT 70 which
eaail county Is upon said basis ehiitltd
heetlun lie county treasurer ~ cach county
the recent Of the sum thus tanklnlliHu w tlH
kLaie treasurer shall proceed foIthNllh 10 appor-
tion the Kamt tile several towns ~ SUCH county ~
which any u the baid exempted lands are situated
and the ain0uM, Il winch SAID town bhAll DC emil
tied shall be Rsetflalncd IN the same lnAiincr AA
that herein PROVIDED Tor the guidance ~ the stat
treasurer In making iht hppuitlOnment botNrta
The said counties. fhe county treasurer, after
making tho appuftiOumcni, Shall iGaihinli 70 tIe
town treasurer Of each town, without pclny, ths
sum 10 which said town Is ehtltleu, which shall
be By 81 town treasurer placed ~ ths treasury
Of said town as = part 81 the general iub1 there
Of To DO expended for general purposes uDttT tlle
restrictions now existing IN IebAfu 10 lhe "a pea
ditures OF tile general FUND Of towns.
section TO- This act shall not take eject uiltss,
tile said North Wisconsin railway company shall.
within sixty days from It's passage. me Win tnt
secretary Of state resolution GUY ahOpteu ~ ~
/ board on directors, accepting the same ana tbt
provisions thereof, aud agreeing 70 ihe perform
anee Of the things herein mentioned as W 10 De
section H. This act shall take effect aud be IN
feree from and after its passage AMI puDUratiOus