The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Published February q, 1879.
CHAPTER p

AN ACT to facilitate the execution of the trusts
assumed by the state Of Wisconsin by her accept
ance Of the grants Of land made by acts of con-
gre-s approved respectively June 3, 1856, and May
5, l'4 70 aid in the construction Of certain rail-
The peoaIe Of the of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. In consideration Of the performance
BY the North Wisconsin railway company of the
things in section two hereof mentioned, as by it
to be performed all lands heretofore patented by
the state Of Wisconsin 10 the said North Wisconsin
railway company; not heretofore sold or c9htracted
to be sold by said company, aud all lands which
may hereafter be patented By the said state TO the
ssIi company, under tht PROVISIONS 81 chapter one
hundred and twentysix OF the general laws Of said
state for the year l54, entitled act TO confer
tain lands upon the North Wisconsin railway com
pany and the Chicago and Northern Pacific Air
assumed by the state of Wisconsin, by the accept
49, Of the grants of lands made 10y congress by
acts amendatery thereof and supplementary there
70, are hereby exempted and shall remain exempt
from taxation of all kinds, general and local, and
from ssessments Of every nature for the period Of
Secti1n 2 The said North Wisconsin railway
company and its successors shall hereafter sell all
OF It's said lands so patented or TO be patented,
purposes TO actual settlers, AZ price not exceeding
Two uoIlats anu MY cents per acre, anu shal also
period OF thirty years from the passage hereof all
vIied, however, that nothing in this section
! tanned, shall be construed requiring the said
company 10 sell at said price more than three hun
dred and twenty to any one settler
shall be deemed agricultural lands within the
which there shall be- at the date Of sale less Than
one hundred thousand feet CT merchantable pine
timber. But such company shall, in all cases. have
the ria ut to in the contract Of sale Of any
land, under the provisions of this act the right to
cut and remove from said land all mercha table
pine timber being thereon. ALI lands upon any for
y acre tract OF which there shal be more than one
hundred thousand feet Of mer charitable pine tim
Der, which the said company may SELL reserving the
right TO cut and remove the SAID pine and all lands
from which the said pine timber sha i have been re-
moved shall be deemed agricultural lands within
the meaning OF TINS act ana snat De s0ld to actual
settlers at price not 10 exceed TWO dollars and nj
" cents per acre; it being the intention hereof
AHQrd 10 aCtual settlers LOT tAe purpose OF tlage
and agriculture any 81 the lands acquired br said
company at the maximum price herein before men
toned: provided, however that nothing in this act
ContaiLed shall be construed az requiring the said
land reasonably convenient for use in connection
with its railway and the operation thereof, and
railway. land not exceeding In extent forty
acres at any place adjacent 70 logging streams
construction OF dams Tor logging purposes, which,
if owned by any individual OF individuals, might
be used to render less available and accessible any
unsCld timber belonging to said company.
Section I. Whenever any OF sad land 90 patented
mon a4y of said lard shaH be sold or cut by said
company the lands 50 sole contracted to be sold,
I leased or Conveyed, ana the land upon which the
said pine timber is sold or cut shall become i'm
mediately taxable: provided however. that a con-
veyance by way of mortgage or trut deed, and
sale pursuant to a foreclosure decree thereof shall
not be construed OF deemed to be a conveyance or
sale within the meaning OF this section, to
I re. der said lands taxable.
Section 5. 1t is hereby declared to be the main
OBJECT aud purpose Of this act TO aid n securing the
completion and equipment, in accordance with the
I acts of congress approved June g. $50 and May ;
1904, of railway from Lake St trOIx 10 Bay field,
on Lake Superior aud 70 enable said railway com
rsuy ia apbIv IN. ayafls of its lands to sucn con
structon and equipment, the exemption herein p o.
yided being in the opinion Of the egIs ature nee
sary for sand purposes and dsmandeI BY the public
interest. and this act shall not be taken or deemed
to be part # the charter of the orth Wisconsin
/ railway company or any amendment thereto
/ Section 8. The said North Wisconsin railw ~
I by the revised statutes for similar reports from
other railroads OF the state. make report of its
each year during the continuance of the exemption
provided by section one pay into the state treasury
at the tluts hAed bs tue revised statutes I2F the
payment by railway companies Of their license e,
for the preceding year which shall be IL lieu Of all
! other license fees e1acteg from SAID company
Section = 1t shatl be the duty If said North Wis
consln railway company TO cause 10 pe prepared on
or before the fifteenth day OF August Ia each year,
eral counties IA which SAID lands are located ahI
which we're on the first dag Of August In said year
exempt from taxation, under the provisions Of this
/ act The said lists shall specify he name the
I county IN which said ands, exempt a. atoTs SAID,
the section, township ana range, together vi tte
number OF acres in each tract CescTlb d. ant the
ceuutv The list or a copy thereof daily sworn to,
shall be transmitted Immediately to tae state treas
shall, e. before tile fifteenth day Of August in
each year transmit to the county treasurer OF
county. in which are situated any lands owned %
IT. aforesaid, sworn copy of that 20 ton of the
list herenr efore required TO be sent TO the ate
/ Section .. Upon the receipt u said IIst from the
said railway cOmgany as required by section seven
OF this set shall be the duty # the state treas
ursr and he i hereby directed 70 ascertain, the
basis of the total -creage Of land exempt from Ia
alton under this act, the nmcunt per acre Tor tbs
payment Of which the said nSe per centum 80 paId
into the by the said company, i sde
Quate, and thereupou 20 transmit, before the nj
tenth day OF Se ptemter OF said year, the county
( treasurer Of each c Hnty In Whlch the exempted
lands situated the amount TO which each Coun
/ y l. upon such basis entitled
Section 9. The county treasurer Of each county
the recent 81 the sum thus transmitted tV tn,
state treasurer. shall proc ed forthwith 10 sppOr
ton To thu several towns in such county in which
any Of the said exempted LANDS are situats d. anl
the amount 70 which said town shall be eat tie,
shall be ascertalned in the same manner as tina
herein proyi led 10 he guidance Of the state
ureT IN ne king the appoTtionm5Dt between the sal
counties. The county treasurer, after ma ing tn
apporUopme, I. snail ira nsnlit t. the tTeasur
Z er Of each town. without DELAY. the to whicl
SAID own Is entitled, which hall be by srch tow
treasurer. placed il rhe treasury # said To-
Part If th5 general fund herrcf, u be expended 80
z neral purposes under the restrictions now exist
ing IN regard 70 TIE Expenditures 81 the genera
| fund Of towns.
Section 10. This act shall not take effect unles