Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-22

wit:
The north one-halfCN ~ of the
northwest quarter INV ~ of Sec
ton thirty 900 Township No. twenty
three C23) north Of range No. five
81 east. as the same is recorded
in Vol. fifteen (15) Of Deeds at page
4. Wood County Records, and dur
Ing all Of the said time hereinbefore
mentioned has paid all taxes and as
sessments Of every kind and descrip-
ton, levied and assessed against
the above described premises and
have the receipts therefor
That a tax. certificate No. CTS was
issued to Wood county upon the sale
Of 1907. following lands, tOWit:
A piece Of land in the northwest
corner Of the northwest quarter(N
n of Section thirty 800, township
No. tWenty-three C23) north Of range
No. five 80 east as described in Vol
ume fifteen l15) Of Deeds, at page 4,
Wood County Records, which said
land was assessed to John SedOW as
owner. which said tax certificate pur-
ports TO constitute a cloud upon your
petitioners land above described il
said town Of SigeL Wood county, Wis
cOusin.
That said tax certificate is void
and Illegal because
LIST. The real estate which said
tax certificate was issued against is
now and was at the time said tax
was levied at the time that said
! tax certificate was issued part Of the
/ PREMISE of your petitioner above
/ described and assessed to him and
the tax upon the same was by him
/ paid to the proper officer for the
| year 1904.
2nd. That said John Sedow, the
| party to whom said premises describ-
/ ed in the said tax certificate were
! assessed lis not now and was not at
4 the lime said certificate was issued
and the tax levied the owner Of said
! premises, but your petitioner was
/ during all Of the said time the own
err Of said premises.
3rd. That said tax upon which
said tax certificate was issued was
a double tax upon one piece or par
eel of real estate and if paid will a.
mount to taxing one piece OF
property twice for the same
year. and result i'm taking your pc
/ ttioner's property without due pro
! cess of law contrary to the COnsti-
tuition of the State of Wisconsin and
the statutes in such case made and
provided.
For all the foregoing reasons, your
/ petitioner respectfully shows and Pc
titi0ns your honorable body to declar
said certificate Illegal and void and
| to cancel the same, thereby removing
| whatever lien or cloud upon yOuI
petitioners title to the north one
half IN ~ Of the northwest quarter
/ CNW "A of Section thirty 900, town
ship No. twenty three (23) north OF
range No. five 90 east in the town
! of SigeL Wood county Wisconsin, sai(
certificate pUrpOrts to create upon
on said land.
Peter BOhmsach.
w. r. Wheelan, Atty.
Your Committee on Illegal Taxes
| recommend that the within petition
be allowed for the reasons stated
therein and that certificate No. 67S
sale of 1907 be cancelled.
G. w. Brown, Chm.
PETITION.
To the Honorable County Board fol
Wood County, WISCONSIN:
Gentlemen: The undersigned peti
| toner, Joseph LukasCezeWsk, respec
fully shows to your honorable body
that he is now and for more thar
ten years last past has been a resi-
dent of the city Of Grand Rapids
! Wood County Wisconsin ana the OWnt
of the following described premises
tO-Wit:-
The west one-half CW15) of Block
one hundred two (102) in Woods
Addition to the city of Centralia (no7
part of the city Of Grand Rapids
Wood County, Wisconsin as the same
is recorded in Vol. X Of Deeds a
| Page 376 Wood County Records; tha
La tax certificate No. 1921 was ISSUED
to Wood County upon the sale Of 1881
against the following lands, tO-Wit:-
Woods Addition, City Of CentraHa
West one-haIf (W1a) of block one
| hundred two 102); Also the ives
| one-half (W1a) of a lot in the north
east quarter CNE14 of the sOutheas
/ quarter SEQ of Section No. Sever
% township No. twenty-five ~
north of range No. six 90 east as re
corded in Vol 4 of Deeds at page
376, Wood County, Records whicI
said tax certificate purporting t
constitute a cloud upon your petit
toner's land in said city of Crane
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin,; tn,
said tax certificate is void and il
legal because:
list. 1t covers two seperate de
] scriptiOns Of property and it is i'm
possible to state what portion Of The
tax is a lien upon your petitioner
land and what portion is assessablt
against the second described piece
or parcel of land; and said tax Ger
titicate is illegal and void for the
further reason that said second des
criptiOn is uncertain and indefinite an
cannot be made definite and certain
/ by reference to the instrument recOr
ed in Vol of Deeds at page 376
Wood County Records, for the reason
that said instrument recorded does
not describe land lying, being or Si1
uate within the limits of said City
of CenraLa now part of the city
of Grand Rapids, for the reasons a.
bOve set forth, tO-Wit: That saiC
certificate No. T21 issued upon The
! sale of 1897 is Illegal, and absolutely
null and void because of the error III
description therein contained and be
cause of theunceTtainty and indefin
/ iteness Of said description, your pc
! titioner respectfully petitions YOU
I honorable body to declare said. certt
ficate Illegal and void, and to can,
/ eel the same, thereby removing what
ever lien or cloud upon the petition
er's title to the west One-half (W15)
Of block 102 of Woods Addition tC
the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, said certificate
lpuTpOrts to create upon such land.
Joseph Lukasczewski.
w. z. Wheelan, Atty.
State of Wisconsin, Wood County
IS.
Joseph Lukasczewsh being duly