Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-27
NO. 10.
Published February 20. lS7s.I

gress: approved respectively June3, 1885, and May
| roads in said state.
| The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section1 l. In consideration of the performance
things in sectionttwo hereof mentioned as by IT to
be performed all lands heretofore patented by the
| stare or wisconsin to the said North Wisconsin
railway company, not heretofore sold or contract
S 10 be soId 6y SAD company and all lands which
said company. under the provisions of chapter one
the year 1874 entitled an act to confer Ger
| tain lands upon the North Wisconsin railway COM
| railway company, and to execute the trusts as
Snmed by the state of Wisconsin by its acceptance
approved June g. 1856 and May S 1854. and the acts
hreb eemte ana ad PsRa tneref0
from taxation OF all kinds, general and local. and
| from assessments OF every nature, for the period
Section >. The said North Wisconsin railway
OF said lands SO patented to be patented, which
may be suitable for tlage or agricultural purposes
lars and fifty cents per acre and shall also trans
period Of thirty years from the passage hereof ali
troops and property OF the state of Wisconsin:
tained, shall be construed as requiring the said
company to sell at said price more than three hun
dred and twenty acres TO any one settler.
Section 3: All lands so patented to said company
shall be deemed agricultural lands within the
meaning of this act upon any forty acre tract of
which there shall be- at the date of sale less than
timber But such company SHALL in all cases, have
the right to in the contract or sale of any
cut and remove from said land ali merchantabie
pine timber being thereon. All lands upon any
one hundred thousand feet of merchantable pine
timber P & Which n the SAID AID company may sell reseTy;
pine and all lands from which the said pine tim
Der shall have been removed shall be deemed ag-
rcultural lands within the meaning of this act and
shall be sold to actual settlers at price not TO
the Intention hereof to afford to actual settlers for
the purposes of tllage and agriculture any of the
price hereinbefore mentioned provided hoi0euer
thatnothng in this act contained shall be construed
sell at any price any land reasonably convenient
for use in connection with Its railway and the op-
ration thereof and within a distance of one mile
on either side OF said railway or any land not
t g ~ extent tOr6y acres az any one pace ad-
for log landings and for the construction of dams
dividnal or individuals might be used 10 render
less available and accessible any unSOid timber
Section 4. Whenever any of said land so patent
ed to said company shall be Sold contracted TO be
timber upon any of said land shall be sold or cut
by said company, the lands SO Sold, contracted to
which the said pine timber is sold or cut shall
that conveyance by way of mortgage or trust
deed, and sale pursuant to foreclosure decree
thereof, shall not be construed or deemed to be
conveyance or sale within the meaning of this
section as to render said lands taxable.
Section 5. It's hereby declared 70 De tne MAIN
completion and equipment In accordance with the
s., 3,
1864, Of railway from Lake St. Crotx to bayfield,,
on Lake Superior and 10 enable said railway COM
St stractoa and eqHpment, the exemption herein
provided being i'll the opinion of the legiSl lature
public interest," and this act Shall not be taken or
deemed to be part of the charter OF the said North
thereto
Section 6, The said North Wisconsin railway
company shall, at the times and in the manner
fixed by the revised statutes for similar reports
from other railroads of the state make report OF
each year during the continuance Of the eXemp-
treasury at the times liked by the revised statutes
fGr the payment by railway companies PM of their
gross earnings TO- he eding year. which shall
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of said North Wis
cOnSin railway company TO cause TO be prepared.
ON or before the fifteenth day of August In each
year, a list of lands owned by Il in each of
ted, and which were on the first day Of August in
said year exempt from taxation unde % the proyis
name OF the county in which said lands, exempt as
af0fesa6 ID are ag 9I each fh5c
with The number of acres in each tract SO deScrib
said, in each county. The list or a copy thereof.
duly to, shall be transmitted immediately to
said company SHALL on or before the fifteenth day
of August in each year, transmit to the county
treasurer OF each county in which are situated any
lands owned by it, as aforesaid, sworn copy OF
that portion OF the list heIenbefore required TO be
county.
section g.. upon Lne receipt OF SalQ llSC from lne
said railway company, required by section
of this act it shall be the duty of the state
treasurer, and he is hereby directed to ascertain,
from taxation under this act the amount per acre
for the payment of which the said five per centum
paid into the treasury by said company, is
adequate and thereupon to transmit before the
fifteenth day OF September of said year, to the
county treasurer of each county in w hich the eX-
empted lands situated, the amount to which
each county is upon said basis entitled.
Section s. The county treasurer OF each county
the receipt of the sum thus transmitted by the
state treasurer, shall proceed forthwith 10 appOr
ton the to the several towns in such county IN
which any of the said exempted lands are situated,
and the amount TO which said town shall be enti-
tied shall be ascertained in the same manner as
that herein provided for the guidance of the state
treasurer in making the apportionment between
the said counties The county treasurer, after
making the apportionment, shall transmit to the
town treasurer of each town, without delay, the
sum to which said town is entitled, which shall
be by Id town treasurer, placed In the treasury
of said town as a part of the general fund there
of, to be expended for general purposes under the
restrictions now existing in regard TO the eXpen-
ditures of the general fund of towns.
Section To- This act shall not take effect unless
within sixty days from its passage file with the
secretary OF state resolution duly adopted by its
board OF directors, accepting the same, and the
provisions thereof, and agreeing to the perform
ance of the things herein mentioned as by To be
performed.
Section II. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February l9. 1873.