Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
30. 400. ST Published May 81 1905
CHAPTER 2l9. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 219, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 1856, 4167, 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:
is amended to read: aection 1856. Said
commissioners shall keep their Office in the
capitol. They shall conveniently arrange
and preserve therein all records. books,
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
made when from injury, loss. use, or acct
dent it 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, pats, 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 any one of the COM
misSloners of the public lands under the
official seal of said comm ssioners. shall be
received in evidence with the same effect
as the original. All records books. and
files kept by the commissioners shall at 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 is
trustee for the United States. Books and
papers of all kinds pertaining re such lano
and to such lands generally. now deposited
in the several state offices of the capitol,
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 fire proof and suitable there
for.
Section q Section 4167 of the statutes
Is of th 10 cSIef car a. fe
state land Office, or any one of the COM
missioners of the public lands substantially
Once Of the Commissioners of
the Public Lands. Madison, Wis.,.........
I hereby certify that from the books,
files. and records of the office of the COM
missioners of public lands 1t appears that
on The 90 cay , Of a..:.,i
real estate, situate in the state of Wiscon-
sin, VIZ. $500. was duly transferred by
the United States to the state of Wisconsin.
A. D.,.......... the above described real
estate was duly transferred, by the state
or WISCONSIN to.
In witness, whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the official
seal of the commissioners Of the public
lands this. ....... day Of. ........... A.
d.; '''''''
'...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
described.
Section s. Section 416s of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 4I6S. A
transcript OF much of the several books,
files records. certificates or other written
eviden"e on file or of record in the Office
of the secretary of state as re-
lstes to any tract or parcel of land with
said secretary's certificate thereto affixed
substantially in the following form.
Office of the Secretary Of State,
hereby certify that the annexed an and
foregoing is a true and correct transcript
of all books files. records. certificates. and
other written or documentary evidence of
title on file or OF record in this Office. re-
lat,ng 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 Tor lesser)
seal of the State of Wisconsin, this.
day Of "A. d. ..........
Secretary Of State.
shall be received in evidence with the same
effect as the or ginai transcribed and as
presumptive evidence of the facts stated
in such certificate.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May %, 1909.
No A56. s. Published Nav 81 1909.
CHAPTER 900, 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: