Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-19

OIldDOCl OtO Vi U1lC hdWO I'll UilC 6UdUC
of Wisconsin for the year 1911, and is
and has been at all times subsequent
to its organization engaged in carry
ing on the business of conserving and
regulating the height and flow of
water in public reservoirs within the
state of Wisconsin and is and was at
all times hereinafter mentioned, a
conservation and regulation company
as defined by Section 81 02 (5a) of the
| Wisconsin statutes.
That petitioner is and was al the
times hereinafter mentioned, the
owner and in possession of the fol-
lowing described lands in Villas county
| to-Wit:
Lots No. in Section No. 4 and lots
No. 2, 3, 4, and I in Section No. all
in Township No. AZ North of Range
No. 5 East, which said lands, togeth-
er with the improvements there
on, viii CHI con S is of a
dam across the M an t 0 W i h
cupied by the petitioner for the pur-
regulating the height and flow OF
waters of said river and for no other
purpose and that neither of said lots
No. 2 nor any part thereof. nor any
of the improvements thereon, are sub
ject to assessment by the local officers
Of the said town of FlamDeau, but
that the exclusive authority to tax
said property and rights vested in the
Tax Commission of Wisconsin, as pro-
videl by chapter 81 of the laws of
Wisconsin.
Petitioner further represents that
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placed upon the tax roll of the town
Of Flambeau, within which the same
are situated, in the year 1916 and the
assessor of said town attempted to as
sess said lands and improvements for
said year the same as other lands and
improvements were assessed in said
town for general state, county and
local taxes.
That the said taxes remaining I'M
paid, the treasurer of the town of
Flambeau for said year attempted to
return the said lands above described
to the county treasurer of said Villas
county, as delinquent lands and the
said pretended taxes so extended upon
the tax roll opposite said lands, as de-
linQuent taxes against the same.
That on the 18th day Of June, 1917.
the county treasurer Of said county
of Villas sold said lands for non pay
ment of said taxes and issued tax
certificates on the same, based on the
tax for the year 1916 for said certifi-
Gates are now outstanding and I'M
paid.
Petitioner further represents that
by reason of the facts aforesaid the
placing of said lands upon the assess
ment roll for taxation by the local
authorities of said town of Flambeau
and all proceedings subsequent there
to based upon said attempted assess
ment by the local authorities Of said
town of Flambeau, including the re-
turn of said taxes as delinquent and
the sale of said lands and the issue Of
tax certificates therefor by the said
county treasurer of said Villas county,
are in all respects illegal. null and
void.
Wherefore, petitioner prayS that
your honorable body cancel the tax
certificates issued by said county
treasurer on June 18th, 1917, covering
the above described lands and based
the taxes for 1916 to the end that said
taxes for said year may be charged
back to the said town of Flambeau
and that the cloud upon petitioners
title to said lands and said improve
mentS created by said illegal tax GER
tiicates may be removed.
Dated at Eau Claire, Wisconsin,
this 18th day of June, A. D. 1919.
Chippewa & Flambeau Imp. Co.
BY Donald Boyd, Sec.
State of Wisconsin, S.
Eau Claire County,
Donald Boyd, being duly sworn on
oath, deposes ano says that he is the
secretary of the allowed named pc
titioner, Chippewa & Flambeau I'M
proyement Company. that he has
read the above and foregoing Pc
tition and knows the contents thereof
and that all Of the statements therein
set forth are true according to the
best of atlantis knowledge, Informal
ton and belief.
Donald Boyd.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of June, A. d.
1918.
G.. O. Linderman,
Notary Public, Eau Claire County,
Wisconsin.
Resolution No. 8.
Whereas, it appears from the veri-
fed petition Of the Chippewa &
Flambeau improvement Company
that the tax certificates issued by the
county treasurer of Villas county, COW
ering Lots No. s in section No. 4 and
Lots No. 2, 3, 4 and in section No. 9
all in township No. ~ north Of range
No east on the 18th day Of June,
1918 for the taxes returned as delin-
Quent by the town treasurer of the
town of Flambeau in said county for
the year 1917, are illegal and void and
that said premises were not during
the year 1917, subject to local assess
ment by the authorities Of said town
of Flambeau, but that the exclusive
authority to tax or assess said lands
and improvements is and was vested
in State Tax commission of the state
of Wisconsin.
Whereas. it appears from the rec
ords, and the fact is, that said pro-
ceedings for the attempted taxation
of said lands by the local authorities
of said town of Flambeau, including
sale of said lands and the issue of tax