Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-07-12
THURSDAY JULY 12, 1906.
County Board Proceedings,

Petitioner also petitions your honor-
able body to cancel and set aside GER
tain tax deed executed by the county
clerk of Forest county to Chas. M. Up
ham the H. W. u of the s. e. quarter ~
of sectioni thirty 1907 in township no
thirty-sef n Ca75 north OF range.twelve
az e. HAT said tax deed was based
on the x certificates for the sale of
1886 for bhe taxes of 1885, and said deed
was dat % June 9th 1889, recorded same
date in tvol. r. /. page $50 Also tax
deed on same premises based on tax
certificates for the sale $50, tax of 1888,
which deed was dated May 23rd 1892,
recorded same date in vol. 6 page 43s
That said Chas NJ. Upham conveyed
T the premises to your petitioner in the
above aforementioned deed
That although your petitioner gas
claimed these lands and had suppJed
its title was perfect under said FAX
deeds, it seems that said tax deedJand
the tax certificates on which they Jvere
based were Illegal for the reason that
the lands afore said purported to be con
veyed by said tax deeds belonged at the
time said taxes were levied to the Unit
ed States and so continued to belong to
the Uuited States until the card day OF
April A. d. 1897, at which time they
were patented to the state of Wisconsin,
nd .f.g i,,.i -, Al ~.
est Reserve
Wherefore this petitioner prays that
said tax deeds be cancelled and set aside
and that your petitioner be reimbursed
for all moneys paid and expended in,
the purchase of said tax certifcater. in
Gliding recording and execution Of
said tax deeds and the taxes paid Sub
sequent hereto, together with interest
on these various sums To date, as per
itemized list hereby annexed and made
part of this petition Northern Land
Co.
Dated at Shawano, this e3d day of Jan
uary 1905.
Ky Robt, A. upham, viee-pres
State of Wisconsin
County of Shawano %
Il. A. upham being
first duly depofs and says he is the
Vice president + the Northern Land
Co, the petitior pr herein, and has read
the petition and hat the contents there
OF are true and that the original tax re-
ceipts and certificates, and redemption
receipts are in possession of the North
ern Land Co.
Il. A. Upham.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
2sd day of January, 1905. o. Andrews.
court commissioner for Shawuno Coun-
ty, Wis.
The following resolutions were nre-
sented by the committee on illegal t.x.
es, read at length by the clerk and ON
motion was adopted NJ members vot-
ing aye on the roll CALI
Whereas it appears to the county
board of supervisors o Forest county
by the records of said bounty and also
by the report of the tax commission,
thatthe S, W. n, n, of 3o-a7-1e was sola
for non-payment OF taxes at the ANN.
al tax sales of 1855 and 1889 for the tax-
os of 1857 and 1ssS, and also the n ~
OF the sec of 30-37-l9 was sold at tho
annual tax sale of 1856 for the taxes of
1885,
And Where's 1t Appears Fur,bpr
that tax deedst ere subsequently issued
by Forest Co, to c. NJ. Upham unop soid
above described lands and based ON ,hn
certificates ms above indicated.
And Whereas 1t Appears Further 10
said board that said lands yero =. A..
time above set forth government lands
and hence not taxable.
But 1t Therefore Resolved bv tb;s
board OF supervisors that tho tax a.,a
above referred to be and the same 40
hereby cancelled and the county cle,,,
Is hereby instructed 70 notify the own
er and said tax deed of this acton -
the board.
whereas AZ Appeaf TO the count y
board Of supervisory Forest county
both from the record of saia co,,,,,'.
and the report Of the tax commissio,,
that lot 2. see. 17-4o-1i was for the non.
payment of taxes sold at the amman
tax sale Of 1897 aud certificate number.
ed 1879 was issued thereon.
And Whereas II Appears Furthur
that tax deed was subsequently, issped
to the Land and Loan Co. based on said
certificates
And Whereas It Appears Further
from said record and report that said
land was government land at the TINA
OF assessment and hence not taxnhla
thereby making said tax deed ILLEGAL
and void.
BE 1t Therefore Resolved by said
board OF supervisors that said tax deed