River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-27
pproved February II, 1879.
Published February 20, 1879. !
CHAPTER %

AN ACT to facilitate the execution Of the
trusts assumed by the state of Wisconsin by
her acce, lance Of the grants ofland made by
acts Of congress, approved respectively June
3, 1856 and May ), 1861, to aid in the con-
structon of certain railroads in said state.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact rs
follow
Section |. In consideration of the perform
ance by the North Wisconsin railway company
of the things in section two hereof mentioned,
as by il to be performed, all lands heretofore
patented by the state of Wisconsin to the said
North Wisconsin railway company not here
tofore sold or contracted to be sold by said
company, and all lands which may hereafter
be patented by the State to the said company,
,lnder the provisions of chapter one hundred
and twenty-siX of the general laws of said
state for the year 1874 entitled an act to con-
fer certain lands upon the North Wisconsin
railway company and the Chicago and North
ern Pacific Air Line railway company, and to
execute the trusts assumed by the state Of
Wisconsin by its acceptance of the grants of
lands made by congress by acts approved June
8 1886 and May 3, 1864, and the acts amend
atory thereof and supplementary thereto, are
here by exempted and shall remain in exempt
from taxation of all kinds, general and local,
and from assessments of every nature, for the
period Of ten years.
Section . The said North Wisconsin Rail-
way Company and its successors shall here
after sell all of its said lands so patented, to
be patented, which may be suitable for tilage
or agricultural purposes to actual settlers. at
a price not exceeding two dollars and fifty
cents per acre, and shall also transport over
its said road, free of charge, for the period OF
thirty years from the passage hereof, all troops
and property of the state of Wisconsin. Pro
ruled, ho,eeuer, that nothing this section con-
tanned, shall be construed as requiring the
said company to sell at said price more than
three hundred and twenty acres to any one
settler
Section s. 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 one hundred thousand feet
of merchantable pine timber. But such COM
pany shall, in all cases, have the right to re-
serve in the contract of sale OF any land, un-
der the provisions of this act, the right to cut
and remove from said land all merchantable
pine timber being thereon. All lands upon
| any forty acre tract of which there shall be
more thln one hundred thousand feet OF
| understandable pine timber, which the SAID
company may sell, reserving the right to cut
| and remove there-from the said pine, and all
| lands from which the sail pine timber shall
| have been removed shall be deemed agricul-
! tural lands within the meaning OF this act
and shall be sold to actual settlers at price
not to exceed two dollars and fifty cents per
/ acre. IL DEltlG Tie lnleDIfOH DtiCOl W ahOlu
to actual settlers for the purposes OF tillage
and agriculture, any OF the lands acquired by
said company at the maximum price hereln-
| before mentioned: provded, holneeef, That
nothing in this act contained snail be con-
strued as requiring the said company, or us
successor, to sell at any price any lands
reasonably convenient for use in connection
with its railway and the operation thereof ana
within distance of one mile on either side OF
| said railway or any land not. exceeding III ex
| tent forty acres at any one place adjacent To
logging streams and suita Ole and proper Tor
| log landings and for the construction of dams
for logging purposes, which, il owned by any
individual or individuals might be used to
render less available and accessible any un-
sold timber belonging to said company,
Section T. Whenever any Of said Land SO
patented to said company shall be sold, con-
tracted to be sold, leased or conveyed, and
whenever the pine timber upon any Of sad
land shall be sold or cut by said company, the
land so sold contracted to be sold leased or
conveyed, aud the land upon which the said
pine timber is so sold or cut shall become nm
mediately taxable pr0p{slea t'oiee'ei, that con,
vey6nce by way of mortgage or trust deed, and
d sale pursuant to q foreclosure decree thereof,
shall not be construed or deemed to be con-
vevance or sale within the meaning OF this
section, so as to render said lands taxable.
Section s. 1t is hereby declared TO be the
main object and purpose OF TINS act 70 aia IN
securing the completion and equipment, IN
accordance with the acts OF congress, approved
June s, 1856. and May 5, 1864 OF railway from
Lake st. Croix to Bayfield,, on Lake Superior,
aud TO enable said railway company 70 Apply
the avails OF its lands to such construction
aud equipment, the exemption herein provid-
ed being in the opinion OF the legislature, nee
essary for said purposes and demanded by the
public interest, and this act shall not be taken
or deemed to be part Of the charter of
the said North Wisconsin railway company
or an amendment thereto.
Section 6. The said North Wisconsin rail-
way com any shall, at the times and IN the
manner fixed by the revised statutes for SINH
lar reports from other railroads Of the state,