CHAPTER 24
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THE TRUST FUNDS
SUBCHAPTER I
PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION
24.01 Definitions and classification.
24.02 Addition to the public lands.
24.04 Administrative receipts and disbursements.
24.07 Sale of land with water power.
24.09 Procedure before sale or exchange; withdrawal; resale.
24.12 Forfeit for failure to pay.
24.14 Rights of swampland purchasers.
24.145 State-owned swamp lands; proceeds; disposition.
24.16 Applications for private sale.
24.17 Receipt and certificate.
24.18 Entry of sale and patent.
24.19 Certificate of sale.
24.20 Payments and accounts.
24.21 Accounts with purchasers.
24.22 Excessive payments to be refunded.
24.24 Effect of certificate.
24.25 Patent and record thereof.
24.251 Patents, issuance; county may record.
24.27 Purchase money a loan.
24.30 Liability of former purchaser.
24.31 Advertisement and resale of forfeited lands.
24.32 Resale and redemption.
24.33 Resale may be canceled.
24.341 Offset to refund on void sales.
24.35 Annulment of certificates and patents.
24.355 Limitation of actions.
24.36 Lost certificates and patents.
24.40 Easements; annexation.
24.51 Constitutional board.
24.53 Investigate land claims; deduct expenses.
24.54 Records; copies as evidence.
24.55 Executive secretary; deputy; staff; appointments; duties; oath.
SUBCHAPTER II
TRUST FUNDS
24.61 Authorized investments and loans.
24.63 Term, amount, interest rate.
24.64 Reimbursements for certain administrative services.
24.65 Date when interest and principal become due.
24.67 Certificates of indebtedness.
24.68 Payment of state trust fund loans.
24.69 Sale of state trust fund loans.
24.70 Collection from borrowers other than school districts.
24.71 Collections from school districts.
24.74 Duty of attorney general and revenue department.
24.75 Interest, how accounted for.
24.76 Common school fund.
24.77 Common school fund income.
24.78 Distribution of the common school fund income.
24.80 Normal school fund.
24.82 Agricultural college fund.
PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION
24.01
24.01
Definitions and classification. In
chs. 23 to
29, unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise defined:
24.01(1)
(1) "Agricultural college lands" embraces all lands granted to the state by an act of congress entitled "An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," approved July 2, 1862, as well as any land received under
s. 24.09 (1) (bm) in exchange for such land.
24.01(2)
(2) "Board" means the board of commissioners of public lands, except that this definition does not apply to
ch. 25.
24.01(3)
(3) "Department" means department of natural resources.
24.01(4)
(4) "Marathon County lands" embraces all lands acquired by the state pursuant to
chapter 22 of the general laws of 1867, as well as any land received under
s. 24.09 (1) (bm) in exchange for such land.
