Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

sections 7 and Of section 1868, subsec-
| ton 5 of section 1861 and sections and
| 3 Of chapter 451 of the laws OF 1905 and
section 2 Of chatter SIS OF the laws OF l9lI
Section n. There is added to subsec-
ton IA Of section ITO Of the statutes
new subdivision to read: (Sect1on lIO)
IA. (b) The commissioner snan TX Inc
salary or compensation Of the deputy,
| commissioner of insurance and OF all
| other subordinates or assistants. oalo
commissioner shall receive actual ana
! necessary expenses incurred in represent
| ing this state at the annual rneeting OF
| the national convention of insurance COM
missioners and he and the deputy com
| missioner Of insurance and the employees
| under the said commissioner shall receive
!: actual and necessary travelling expenses
| incurred in the discharge of their official
| duties Salaries, compensat1ons ana ex-
| penSes under this subsection shall be
charged to the proper appropriation Tor
the commissioners of insurance
| LAND DEPARTMENT.
Section rs. Sections 1856. 1870, 227, 279
| 1494-131 and 1494-l33 or the statutes
are amended to read:
| Section 1885, The secretary OF state,
treasurer and attorney general constitute
a board of commissioners for the sale OF
the school and university lands and for
the disposition of all public lands and
they have control of the investment OF the
funds arising therefrom, ana shail %
designated commissioners of the Pub
lie Lands" They have the general care
and supervision of all lands belonging to
the state or in which it has an interest,
| or which are or may be held in trust Tor
it, unless the superintendent Thereon
is vested in some other officer, body or
board. They may make Investigations
concerning the rights of the state TO
| indemnity swamp lands, and select ana
secure all such lands as It is or may
hereafter be entitled TO. The accounts
4 for expenses incurred in so doing. on
their approval shall be payable out OF
the general fund, and charged to the ap-
preparation for the commissioners pr the
public lands. In all other cases the ex~.
penses connected with securing and Sc
lecting public lands shall be paid from
the fund to which the proceeds from the
for such expenses. when so approved,
shall be audited by the secretary or STATE
and paid from such fund
Section 100. All expenses incurred by
the said commissioners in the care ana
management of the school fund, un1Ver-
sty fund, the agricultural college fund.
the normal school fund, the drainage
fund the income arising from said FUNDS,
the public lands, including advertising,
shall be fixed by the commissioners and
paid out of the state treasury. and
charged to the appropriation for the COM
missioners of the public lands.
Section 227 Whenever any public
lands shall have been forfeited for the
| nonpayment of either principal or in
terest or taxes. and shall have re-
; NAMED forfeited for three months, the
said commissioners shall advertise Such
land for sale by publication of notices
thereof for six weeks in a newspaper
: published in the county where the lands
lie, if there be any, and if not, then in
some newspaper published nearest there
} to- Such sale shall be made either in the
county where the lands lie or at the cap
itol on some day not less than three
&c after
the first publication of said notice. The
notice shall specify the time and place
of SALE a description of the lands to be
sold, the amount due thereon, and the
names of the persons to whom the GER
{ tificates of sale were issued; and 1t snail
be the further duty of said commission
ers to give notice of the sale of such for
feited lands by advertising In the onlclal
state paper, for six weeks successfully,
: the time when and place where such sale
{ will be held and the county in which such
lands are situated, but emitting in such
latter notice any description of such
lands, except when situated in the county
OF Dane; the last of which notices shall
be published at least one week previous
to the time Of commencing such sale.
{ Cost of such publication shall be charged
, to the appropriation for the commission
= ers of public lands
Section 279. Said commissioners may,
> from time to time in their discretion,
cause to be appraised any lands which
shall have been bid in for the state on
: mortgage sales and which shall have re-
l manned unSOld three months thereafter.
= Such appraisal shall be made by at least
two persons selected by them, residents
3 in the county where the lands lie, and
3 shall be made in such form and manner
y as said commissioners shall direct. The
j expenses of such appraisal shall not ex-
f coed five dollars for each tract Of land
e and shall be fixed by said commissioners
g and paid out of the state treasury, and
e charged to the appropriation for the COM
mic of
f Section 1494-131. The commissioners
= of public lands are hereby authorized to
acquire lands north of town 33 for the
Il forest reserve by purchase at tax sales.
8 and other lands which may hereafter be
h acquired by any county under tax deeds
= and also lands which have been here
il tofore acquired by said counties and
r which remain unsold. The commissioners
Q Of public lands may also, upon the request
Q Of the state board of forestry, purchase
o other lands as additions to the state for
G est preserve. The cost of such purchases
= shall be charged to the proper appropria-
= ton for the commissioners OF the public
q lands.
: Section 1494-133. The commissioners
of public lands may select any or all OF
: such tax title lands within one year from
h the date of the recording of a tax deed
r thereon conveying the same to the coun-
= ty and shall pay therefor to the county
II not to exceed the total amount due said
IS county for taxes, interest, and charges
IS together with interest not to exceed six
: per cent from the date of such deed anC
= the county clerk OF any county owning
n any such lands is hereby authorized anC
o directed to execute a deed of such lands
r to the state of Wisconsin upon payment
y of the purchase price thereof as agreed
d upon by the state and county and the
h purchase price thereof shall be paid t
l. the county treasurer of such county from
h the general fund of the state within the
t, amount appropriated for this purpose or
l. the order of the commissioners of public
g lands after being audited by the secre
'. tary of state.
70 Section 10. Subsection Fl of section
10 ITO and sections 237 and 1494-135 of tbs
& statutes are repealed.
Y, Section &c. There is added to section
= ITO of the statutes new subsection K
i be numbered ands to read: (Section 10
y 81 The clerks, stenographers and othe
% employees in the office of the comm ssion
y ers of public lands shall receive such
r, compensation as shall be fixed by tn,
l. said commissioners and shall be entitled
= to receive their actual and necessary
10 travelling expenses incurred in the dis
: charge of their official duties. Sucl
d compensations and expenses shall b.
A. charged to the proper appropriation TO
er the commissioners of public lands.
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