River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15


No. 400, ST. Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 219, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 1876, 4187, and
416S OF the statutes, relating to public
lands and evidence.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section /. Section 1875 Of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1876. Said
commissioners shall keep their Office in the
capitol. They shall conveniently arrange
and preserve therein all records, books, re-
ports, surveys maps, field notes, plats, and
other papers pertaining to the public lands
heretofore, now, or hereafter owned by the
state including all such as have been or
shall be received from the United States or
any officer thereof They may perfect such
records, books reports surveys, maps, field
notes, plats, and other papers when incom-
plete and cause fair copies thereof to be
made when from injury loss, use, or acct
dent 1t shall become necessary; and any
such copy when certified by the chief clerk
of the land Office under his hand and the
official seal of said office to have been made
for any of the causes herein specified and
to be a correct copy thereof. shall have the
same force and effect In all courts and
places as the original; and any copy from
said original records, books, reports, sur
veys, maps field notes, pIats, or other pa
pers, or from any record or paper required
by law to be kept In their Office, or any
copy from said certified copy thereof, when
certified by the chief clerk of
the state land office or any one of the COM
official seal of said commissioners, shall be
received in evidence with the same effect
files kept by the commissioners shall ut all
business hours be open, under proper regu-
lations made by them, to the inspection of
any person, free Of charge. The commits
sioners also may In like manner make per-
feet and complete proper records, books,
reports and other papers pertaining to the
lands OF which the state has been or IL
trustee for the United States. Books and
papers OF all kinds pertaining to such lan0
and to such lands generally now deposited
In tho several state offices OF the capital,
may be removed to the state land office to
be placed on deposit there permanently as
soon as the vaults pertaining to such Office
shall be made fre proof and suitable there
for
Section @ Section 4167 Of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 4l6I. a Ger
tihcate of the chief clerk OF the
missioners of the public lands substantially
In the following form:
ONCE of the Commissioners OF
the Public Lands, Madison, Wis, ......
/ hereby certify that from the books,
hles and records Of the office of the COM
missioners OF public lands It appears that
on the ...........; day OF.
real estate, situate in the state Of WILSON,
sin, viz. was duly transferred by
the United States to the state OF wisconsin.
and that on the. day Of.
A. D., the above described real
estate was duly transferred, By the state
In witness whereof. / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the ofhcisl
seal OF the commissioners Of the public
lands this. day Of. ........... A.
$1,000
s's's.'s's
shall be received as presumptive evidence
Of the facts stated, and that the person
named became vested at the date stated
with an absolute title In fee to the lands
Section s. Section 41ss Of the statutes
is amended to read; Section 416S. A
Transcript OF so much of the several books,
files. records, certificates, or other written
evidence on file or OF record IN the office
iates to any tract or parcel Of land with
said secretary's certificate thereto affixed
substantially In the. following form
ONCE Of the Secretary OF State,
hereby certify that the annexed and
foregoing is a true and correct transcript
of all books files, records, certificates. and
other written or documentary evidence Of
title on Gle or of record in this office, re-
lating or appertaining to the title OF the
lands described in the foregoing transcript,
and of the whole thereof.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the great lor lesser
seal of the State of Wisconsin, this.
day OF ..........A ID. ..-.....
Secretary Of State.
effect as the original Transcribed and as
presumptive evidence of the facts stated
Ia such certificate.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
Approved May %, 1909
No. 456. ST. Published May 81. 1909.
CHAPTER go, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO amend section 1925 Of the stat
utes. relating to guardians and wards.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows
Section L. Section 1925 OF the statutes