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

have selected any piece or parcel of said
swamp lands shall be sufficient evidence
eff the claim Of such member Of said tribe
to such land to enable him to bring such
action, and shall be sufficient evidence
Of his selection and Of the allotment to
him Of such parcel to enable him In such
action to have the benefit Of and to claim
under any acts, resolutions, or treaties
of the state or of the United States.
4. If the state Of Wisconsin shall be
found and adjudged not to have good
title to the land involved in any such &C
ton, then judgment shall be entered for
ever barring it therefrom, and conforming
tho claimants claim and title thereto as
against the state; and If 1t shall be found
and adjudged that the state has good title
to such land, the Judgment shall so de-
clare and shall determine and fix the
nature and extent thereof.
5. One or more Of the claimants Of said
nature and extent thereof.
action.
Section 2. Any person claiming to be
the owner of any timber, logs, ties, posts,
poles, or shingles cut on any of said
reservation since the first day of Septem-
Der, 1909, and which said timber, logs,
ties, posts, poles, or shingles have been
seized by any of the officers of the state
OF Wisconsin under claim that tho same
belonged to the state of Wisconsin,, may,
within three years from the date of the
passage and approval thereof, bring
the value thereof, with interest. The
service of the summons and complaint
therein shall be made upon the state of
Wisconsin by delivering copy to the
attorney general, or leaving 1t at his office
in the capitol with one of his assistants.
The attorney general shall appear and
defend the action in behalf Of the state.
IF it shall be found and adjudged that
said lands or the timber thereon did be-
long to the state Of Wisconsin, then the
Judgment shall so find and declare. If it
shall be found and determined that the
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said land and was not the owner of said
timber, then the plaintiff in such action
shall recover the fair and reasonable val
ue thereof at the time Of taking.
Section 3. Or if the state of WiScOn-
sin, instead OF taking any such timber,
logs, posts, poles, ties, or shingles, shall
have demanded and received of any per
son any some of money through any Of
under the claim that the state was the
owner of such land, timber, logs, ties
posts, poles, and shingles, then any person
and claim shall be entitled to recover
the same back in similar action, If it shall
be found and determined therein that
the state did not have good title to said
land or to said timber, logs, lumber, ties.
posts, poles, or shingles cut theron.
Section 4. In case of final judgment
against the state in any Of the actions
ton of certified copy Of such Judgment,
to the secretary Of the state, after six
months from the date of such final judg-
ment he shall draw a warrant on the state
treasurer for any amount OF money mat
may be due on such judgment for dam
ages, with interest at six per cent from
the date thereof, and the state treasurer
shall pay the same out Of any funds In
the state treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated
Section 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
ADDrOved Julv G. 1911. Copy Law.