Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
CHAPTER 2HA


AN ACT to authorize township system of schools
to borrow money from the trust funds for the
purpose of building school houses.
Inc people of the state OF Wisconsin. represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The board of school directors of any
town in which the township system of schools ex-
lists may borrow money from the trust funds of the
state for the purpose of building school house or
school houses and the commissioners OF the pub
lie lands are hereby authorized to loan money
from the trust funds of the state to the board of
school directors of any town in which the towu-
snip system OF schools exists upon their compH
ance with the following rules and regulations:
lst If at an annual meeting OF the electors OF
such town resolution shall be voted On by ballot
and adopted, authorizing the said town board of
scnoOI directors 10 make application TO the com
m1ss1oners of the public lands therefor, stating
the amount to be borrowed, and the time OF pay
ment
I'd. Such authorization may be given such
town board of school directors by q special meet
Ing OF such electors called in the same manner
special town meetings are provided to be called
Dy the revised statutes
Section 2. After such authorization shall be
given, the whole matter of such loan. both as to
amounts and time of payment, well as all other
matters pertaining to same shall be governed and
controlled by the general law governing loans
iron. me trust funds Of the state to school dis
revised statutes, except that the application
shall be made and signed by the president, vice.
president and secretary of such board, and the
notes given as evidence of such debt shall DE
signed by the same three officers. The town
treasurer shall receive and receipt for the moneys
moneys belonging to such township district for
the purposes as provided for in section one of this
act.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April g. 1885,
CHAPTER AIS.
AN ACT appropriating money for the purchase
Of stationery for the use of the state
The people Of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the general fund not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of six thousand dollars
for the purchase Of stationery for the Of state
officers and departments for the years 1885 and
1886, and for the legislative session of 1887 said
sum being the amount estimated to be necessary
for the purpose specified.
Section q Any balance OF appropriations here
tofore made for the purchase Of stationery unex
pended at the time of the passage and publication
of this act is hereby covered into the state treas
ury
Section 8, This act shall take effect and be in
GOrce from and after its passage and publication
AT proved April H. 1885,
CHAPTER 335.
AN ACT to effect the conveyances Of land IL
certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every instrument In writing here
tofore made purporting to convey real estate, and
which shall have been duly signed and witnessed
and sealed, according to the laws of this state in
force at the time OF the making of such instru-
ment but which shall not have been acknowl-
edged in the form prescribed by law by reason Of
| the omission in the Acknowledgement of the
| words ''to me known to be the person who exc
| cuted the -- instrument" or words of iden-
! t1ty of similar import is hereby declared to be
and to have been q full and perfect con-
! veyance and acknowledgment of the real
estate therein described, and as therein
| purported to be conveyed, and the record
thereof heretofore made is hereby declared to be
and to have been legal and valid and every such
| instrument and the acknow ledgment thereof as
heretofore stated together with the record of the
same shall be receivable in evidence with the
same force and effect as II it had been acknowl-
| edged in the form prescribed by law at the time
of its execution; provided, however, that this act
shall not apply to tax deeds where the former
owner or owners of the land therein described
shall have, prior to the passage of this act, re-
deemed the same from the taxes upon which said
! deed issued.
| Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved April z, 1885.
CHAPTER So.
| AN ACT to amend section 997 of the revised stat
utes, relating to the census.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
is hereby amended by adding to the end thereof
| the following words, to-wit: Provided that it
shall be the duty of the town clerk of any town
in which there is situated unincorporated vii
lage, to separately enumerate the Inhabitants of
said village.
Section 2. This act shall take OBJECT and be in
force from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved March 13, 1885,