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

No. 43T, Al Published June 80, 1911.
CHAPTER 478, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create sections 892em-1 to
892em--7, inclusive, of tho statutes,
pulling machines to be used by tho
college of agriculture for expert
mental purposes, and making an ap-
preparation therefor.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. There are added to the
statutes seven new sections to readt
Section 392em-1. The board of re-
gents of the university Is authorized to
purchase not to exceed two stump
purchased, shall be used under the d.
rection of and by the college of agri-
culture, for carrying on experimental
and demonstration work in clearing
state and other lands for agricultural
purposes.
Section 392em-2. Such stump-pulI-
ing machines, when not in use on state
lands, may be used by and under the
direction of the college of agriculture,
for experimental purposes In pulling
and removing stumps from the lands Of
private owners in eny town in this
state; provided, that no machine hereby
authorized to be purchased shall be
used to pull or remove stumps from
more than ten acres Of land of any one
private landowner in any one year, and
provided, that such stump-pulling ma
ferred into any town for experimental
work upon the land of private owners
therein, unless the dean of the college
of agriculture shall have first received
written requests from at least ten diff
FNrent landowners in such town for the
services of such machine.
Section 392em-3. The college of ag
riculture is authorized to make a rea-
sonable charge per acre for the use OF
such machines IN such experimental
work on the lands Of private owners.
In arriving at such reasonable charge
there shall be taken into consideration
the cost of the machine, the cost of
operating and maintaining the same,
the depreciation in the value of such
machine due to such use, and the inter-
est on the amount invested in such ma
chine.
Section 392em-4. The person in
charge of each stump pulling machine
of agriculture. and to the town clerk
of the town in which any lands from
which stumps have been pulled or re-
moved is located, the number of acres
Of land upon which such experimental
work was done for each private owner
in such town, and the charge computed
at the rate per acre ascertafned by the
college of agriculture, against each
land owner, together with description
of the land of each owner upon which
such work was done. Such charge shall
constitute lien against such land from
which stumps were pulled or removed,
and the town clerk shall forthwith file
a notice Of such lien with the register
of deeds in the county where such land
Is situated.
Section 392em--5. The owner Of any
lands so improved may pay to the town
treasurer the charge against such land
with interest thereon at the rate Of six
per cent per annum, at any time before
the first day Of October, following the
date when such experimental work on
such land was completed, and such pay
ment shall remove the lien therefrom.
If the owner of any such land fails to
pay such charge and interest within
the time herein prescribed, it shall be
the duty of the town clerk of the town
within which such land is situated, to
annually enter upon the tex roll for his
town, as a special tax against each
acre Of land so improved, the sum Of
two dollars per year unfit the charge
against such land, and each acre there
of, with interest thereon at the rate of
six per cent per annum, IS fully paid.
Such special tax shall be collected as
are other taxes.
Section 392em-s. All moneys re-
ceived by any town treasurer under
this act shall be forwarded worthwith
to the treasurer Of the board of regents,
and all such moneys shall be placed by
said treasurer in q fund. to be known
as the experimental Improvement
fund.-" and moneys in such fund shall