Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No 400. ST. Published MAY 81. 1909.
CHAPTER 2l9. LAWS or 1909.

No. 400, 81 Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 219, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 1856, 4IG7, 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 MS follows
Section /. Section 1875 Of the statutes
is amended to read section 1s6. Said
commissioners shall keep their office In the
capitol. They shall conveniently arrange
ana preserve therein all records, books TC-
ports, surveys maps. field notes pIats, and
other papers pertaining to the public lands
heretofore now, or hereafter owned by the
state Including all such have been
shall be received from the United States or
any officer thereof They may perfect such
records books reports surveys. maps, field
notes, pl9ts, and other papers when incou-
plete and cause fair copies thereof to be
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
veys maps. field notes pats, or other pa
pers, or from any record or paper required
by law to be kept I'm their office, or any
copy from said certified copy thereof, when
the state land office or any one Of the com
misstOnCra of the public lands under the
DiuCial seal or SAID commissioners, Snaj3 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 inSp actiOn of
any person, free Of charge. The commits
slOners also may in like manner make per
feet and complete proper records books
reports, aud other papers pertaining to the
lands Of which the state has been or in
trustee for the United States. Books and
papers Of all kinds pertaining TO such lan0
and % such lands generally. now deposited
In tho several state Offices Of the capitol.
may be removed to the state land Office t.
soon as the vaults pertaining TO such Office
shall be made 1re proof sad suitable there
for.
Section . Section 4187 Of the statutes
Is Is amended to read Section 4167. Ger
tihcRte Of the chief clerk of the
missioners of the public lands substantially
in the following form:
Office Of the Commissioners OF
the Public Lands, Madison, Wis.,...,....
/ hereby certify that from the books,
missiOners Of public lands II appears that
on the ...-........ day OF. ............
A. D,..--.........t the Following described
real estate, situate IN the state of Wiscon-
sin, viE..............w was duly transferred by
the United States to the state Of Wisconsin
and that on the. .... day OF. ........
A. p.,............t the above described real
estate was duly transferred by the state
Of Wisconsin to.......-..-..
In witness whereof. I have hereunto set
my hand and sfhxed the official
seal Of the commissioners OF ths puhiic
lands this. day Of. ........... A
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