Wisconsin Statutes 891.14 – State land office certification of title
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A certificate of the executive secretary of the board of commissioners of public lands, or any one of the commissioners of the public lands shall be received as presumptive evidence of the facts stated, and that the person named became vested at the date stated with an absolute title in fee to the lands described when it is substantially in the following form:
Office of the Commissioners of the Public Lands, Madison, Wis., …., A.D. …..
I hereby certify that from the books, files and records of the office of the commissioners of public lands it appears that on the …. day of …., A.D. …., the following described real estate, situate in the state of Wisconsin, …. was duly transferred by the United States to the state of Wisconsin, and that on the …. day of …., A.D. …., the above described real estate was duly transferred by the state of Wisconsin to …..
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the commissioners of the public lands this …. day of …., A.D. …..
…. ….
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 891.14
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- seal: includes the word "seal" the letters "L S" and a scroll or other device intended to represent a seal, if any is affixed in the proper place for a seal, as well as an impression of a seal on the instrument. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01