Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 219, Al Published June %, 1911.
CHAPTER 452, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 209 of the
statutes, relating to the sale Of public
lands.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /: Section zoe of the statutes dad
| Is amended to read: Section 2o9. 1.
Sales of all public lands may
be made for cash, to be paid
at time of sale, and all state lands yalu-
able for agriculture may be sold on
| terms, the first payment being not less
| than fifteen per cent of the purchase
price, with interest on the unpaid pal
ance in advance to FEBRUARY nrst OF trie
| case shall the first payment pc less
than the value of the timber, II any
on lands sold. The balance OF the pur-
| within twenty years after the date or
! the sale at the option Of the purchaser
with interest at the rate OF seven per
| cent per annum, and payable annually
| in advance on February hrSt OF each
3. The land commissioner shall In
| sert in every contract or certlncate OF
sale Of public land a clause providing
| that the vendee his heirs, admlnlstra-
| tors or assigns shall. at the time OF
completion Of al payments ya nnf+ eSqd To
credit as follows on improvements
made: .
1) On contracts of not exceeding
one thousand dollars, fifty per sent nc, Tor
provements made, but in no case shali
said credit exceed fifty per cent OF the
purchase price.
| thousand dollars, but not exceeding two
| thousand dollars, credit OF foTty pei.
cent for each one hundred dollars
no case shall the total credit exceed
! forty per cent Of the purchase price:
(3) On all contracts of more than
| two thousand dollars, but not eXceedlns
! three thousand dollars, credit or tnlr-
ty per cent for each one hundred do! i.
| lars worth Of improvements made, but
in no case shall the total credit exceed
| as on all contracts Of more than
three thousand dollars a credit of tWen-
| ty-f1ve per cent for each one hundred
dollars worth Of Improvements af atsd maze eK,
| coed the sum OF nine hundred dollars. :,
| 5. Th vendee shall file with the land
| commissioner a notice at least thlrty
final payment, and the land commits,
stoner shall cause an appraisal or SAID
premises to be made by three disinter-
| ested parties for the purpose or ascer-
| tanning the actual value or Improve
| ments made. Said appraisal shall set
forth the kind and value Of improve
| ments made.
| the provisions of section 210 or the sta
| tutes shall be Interpreted to cover the
sale of all state lands that may be
classed as agricultural lands. ,
| 5. The land commissioner shall IN
! sert in every contract or certificate OF
sale of public land clause providing
that the vendee, his heirs, adminlstra- :
| tors or assigns shall pay or cause to
! be paid all taxes that are or that may
| be assessed against the land from and
after the date of the said contract.
| 6. Every contract certificate or SAFE,
! ne horay1n6pv OT ni1bliC lands shall
be subject to the continued ownership
by the state, of the fee to all lands Dor
dering on any meandered or n0nmeandi-
cred stream, river. pond or lake. na AL
g1er tn tn t the ext Extent Of one chain
! every side thereof, and shall reserve
| to the people the right Of access to such
lands and all rights necessary 10 the ne
| full enjoyment of such waters, ana OF
all minerals in said lands, and all min
ing rights therein, and shall also be
| subject to continued ownership by the
| state of all water power rights on sucn
| thereto. Such conveyance shall also
| be subject to continuing easement IN
| the state and its assigns to enter ana
occupy such lands in any manner neces--
sary and convenient to the removal OF
such mineral from such lands and to
the proper exercise of such mineral
rights and shall be further subject to
the continuing easement in the state
and it's assigns to enter and occupy
such lands in any manner necessary
and convenient to the development,
maintenance and use Of any such water
rights. Nothing contained in this sec
ton shall be construed to provide for
the continued ownership In the state OF
eny stone used for building purposes
nor of any sand or gravel.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pass
age and publicatio
Approved June 27, 1911. copy Law