Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

be construed to diminish the sum to De PAID
for such license ia any city, village
or town as fixed in the charter or ord1-
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved July 8, 1907.
CHAPTER 4a1, Laws: LAWS OF 1907
AN ACT to create sections 1494-131 to-
l4g4-l39, inclusive of the statues en-
abling the commissioners of pubic lands
to acquire certain lands by purchase at
tax sales and also certain tax title lands
from the several counties. In + the aaof state
and making an appropriation therefor.
The people Of the State or Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
utes hVe new sections to READ Sectlon
1404-131. The commissioners OF pubic
lands are hereby authorized to acquire lands
north of town 33 for the forest reserve by
purchase at tax sales. and other lands
which may be hereafter acquired by any
county under tax deeds and also lands
which have been heretofore acquired by
said counties and which remain unSold.
Section 1491-132. Whenever any county
in this state north or partly north OF town
80 is entitled to tax deed upon cert1h-
cate of sale upon any real property In this
state, the county clerk of such county shall
at the time of deciding such land to the
county, file in the Office of the commission
ers of public lands a list of said lands and
the date of the tax deed and the record
thereof together with statement of the
total amount due the county for taxes, in
terest, fees and expenses in acquiring such
tax title. The lands SO acquired by any
such county shall not be sold by the county
except to the state until one year after the
taxing of such deed unless the commission
ers z Of public lands shall give notice tic to
sire to acquire title thereto
Section 1494-133 The commissioners
of public lands may select any or ali or
such tax title lands within one year from
thereon conveying the same to the county
and shall pay therefor to the county not
to exceed the total amount due said county
for taxes, interest, and charges, together
with interest not to exceed six per cent.
from the date of such deed and the county
clerk of any county owning any sqch lands
is hereby authorized and directed TO exc
cute a deed Of such lands to the state of
Wisconsin upon payment of the purchase
price thereof as agreed upon by the state
and county and the purchase price thereon
such county from the general fund of the
state on the order of the commissioners of
public lands after being audited by the
secretary of state.
Section 1494-134. All statutes of limi-
tations now or hereafter in force appli-
cable to persons holding lands under tax
deeds shall apply. to the state and to the
original owners of such lands acquired and
actions may be brought against the state
within the period provided by such statutes
of limitation to recover such lands from
the state, but In all such actions no costs
shall be recovered against the state, and
the original owner in case of recovery shall
comply with the provisions of section 3O87,
Of the statutes.
propriated out of any funds In the, state
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the purpose Of carrying out the provisions
of this act, so much money each year as
hn ThnPnf0T exceeding
ten thousand dollars per annum.
Approved July Q, 1907.