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act.

When action must be brought.

Amended.

CHAPTER 139.

[Published April 4, 1870.]

AN ACT relating to the sale of lands of minors by guardians under an order of court.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. In all cases where any lands of any mi nor or minors have heretofore been sold or attempted to be sold by the guardian of such minors or minor in pursuance of any order of any court under chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1858, or the cor responding chapter sixty-four of the revised statutes of 1849, and the bond required by section thirteen of said respective chapters, had been given by such guardian before such sale or attempted sale took place, and such guardian had at any time before such sale or áttempted sale taken and subscribed an oath as required by sec tion fourteen of said respective chapters, and the pur chaser on such sale or attempted sale had paid to such guardian the purchase price in good faith, the said sale shall be and the same is hereby declared to be valid and effectual to pass the title to such lands to such pur chasers, the same as though such oath had been taken and subscribed before fixing on the time and place of sale as required by said section fourteen..

SECTION 2. This act shall apply to all sales which have heretofore been made, and the same shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

SECTION 3. No action shall be maintained to test the validity of any such sale, unless the same is brought within thirty days after this act shall go into effect.

SECTION 4. Section 14 of chapter 93 of the revised statutes entitled "of the sale of lands of minors and other persons under guardianship, and securing the proceeds for their use" is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. Such guardian shall also before the time of sale, take and subscribe an oath in substance like that required in the succeeding chapter to be taken

by an executor, administrator or guardian when licensed to sell real estate pursuant to the provisions of that chapter.

Approved March 17, 1870.

CHAPTER 140.

[Published April 4, 1870.]

AN ACT in relation to depositions.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. No deposition which has been once Not to be exread on the trial of the cause in which the same was cluded. taken, shall be suppressed or excluded, when offered in evidence in the same cause on a re-trial thereof, for any error, irregularity or defect in the manner of tak ing or returning the same, unless such irregularity or defect shall have been made the subject matter of an objection at such former trial, or unless such irregularity or defect shall not appear upon the face of such deposition, and shall have been discovered since such former trial.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and, after its passage and publication. Approved March 17, 1870.

May furnish stationery to state

sioner.

CHAPTER 141.

[Published March 24, 1870.]

AN ACT relating to the duty of the superintendent of public property.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The superintendent of public property is prison commis- hereby authorized and directed to give out all necessary stationery for the use of the office of the state prison commissioner, upon the order of the state prison commissioner or his deputy, and for the use of the office of superintendent of public property; and the said su perintendent of public property shall open a separate account with the state prison commissioner and su perintendent of public property, for all stationery so furnished, and in all reports required of him to be made, shail include the amount of stationery furnished in accordance with the provisions of this act, in the same manner as he is now required by law to keep accounts with and report amounts furnished for the use of the offices of other state officers.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 16, 1870.

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CHAPTER 142.

[Published March 24, 1870.]

AN ACT in relation to certain tax deeds issued on lands sold for taxes in Marathon county in the years 1863 and 1864.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

larity of sale.

SECTION 1. Each and every tax deed executed and Tax deed eviissued by the clerk of the county board of supervisors dence of reguof Marathon county, in the form prescribed by law, upon or on account of the sale and non-redemption of any tract or tracts of land in said county, by the county treasurer of said county, at the annual tax sales in said county for the years 1863 and 1864, shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all the proceedings from the valuation of the land by the asssessor inclusive up to the execution of the deed, and no such deed shall be held to be impeached, impaired or its effect as aforesaid destroyed by reason of its being made to appear that defective proof of the posting and publication of the notice of any such tax sale has been filed in the proper office, nor by showing that no proof whatever was filed or is to be found in the proper office, of the posting and publication of the notice of said sales, or either of them.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 16, 1870.

Terms fixed.

Not to change return of prooess.

Repealed.

CHAPTER 143.

[Published March 22, 1870.

AN ACT to prescribe the time for holding the terms of the circuit court for the county of Adams, in the seventh judicial circuit.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. From and after the first day of July, A. D. 1870, the general terms of the circuit court in and for the county of Adams in the seventh judicial circuit in this state shall be held on the third Monday in October and the third Monday in March, in cach

year.

SECTION 2. All writs, summons, process, indictments, recognizances and other proceedings, made returnable to the terms now fixed by law, shall be deemed and considered returnable to the terms as the same are prescribed by this act; and all adjournments, continuances, motions and notices of proceedings in the said court, made or taken to any term subsequent to the date when this act shall take effect, shall be held and taken for the time herein provided for the holding of the terms of said court.

SECTION 3. All acts or parts of any act, so far as they relate to the holding of the terms of the circuit .court in said Adams county, and contravene the provisions of this act, are for the purposes of this act, hereby repealed: provided, this act shall not affect the time for holding the terms of the circuit court in any other county as now fixed by law.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 15th day of June, A. D. 1870. Approved March 16, 1870.