The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-04-08
Published February II, 1911
CHAPTER l3-GENERAL.

CHAPTER l3-GENERAL.
AN ACT to protect the public against unauthorized
insurance agents.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, DO enact as follows:
Section /. Whoever socits insurance on behalf
OF any fire, marine, inland, life accident insur-
ance company, or transmits for any person other
than himself an application for insurance or pol
icy of insurance, to or from said company, or adj
vertises that he will receive transmit the same
shall be held to be agent of such company to all
fntents and purposes, unless it be shown that he
receives no commission or other compensation or
consideration for such service
Sec 2. No corporation, association, partnership
or individual, doing business in this state under
any charter, compact or agreement involving any
insurance, guaranty contract pledge for the pay
ment of annuities or endovments, or for the pay
ment of moneys to the families representatives of
policy certificate holders members, shall make
such insurance, guaranty contract therein or
with any residents of this state except in accord
with and under the conditions and restrictions
of the statutes or hereafter regulating the BUSH
ness of life insurance,
Sec 8. No officer, agent, or sub-agent of any in
surance company shall act or aid in any manner in
transacting the business of insurance of with
such company, or placing risks, effecting insur
ance therein, without first procuring from the
rotary of state certificate of authority so to do for
each company for which he proposes to act, which
shall state in substance that such company is duly
authorized to do business in this state under the
laws thereof and that such agent other person
has duly complied with the laws relating to the
upon being satisfied of the facts stated therein shall
grant such certificate, which in of fire. marine
or inland companies shall continue in force until
the thirty first day of January next after the date
thereof, and In case of life or accident companies
until the first day of March next after the date
thereof unless sooner revoked by the secretary of
state for noncompliance with the laws aforesaid,
and shall be renewed on said days annually thereaf
ter, SO long the company and its agents continue
to comply with said laws.
Se'o4. Every agent soliciting insurance shall ex-
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by any person, and refusal failure to do shall
be presumptive evidence that such agent is doing
business contrary to law.
Sec. 5. Whoever violates the provisions of this
chapter shall be punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, nor less than fifty dollars for
each offense, which shall be sued for and recovered
in the name Of the state by the district attorney of
the county in which the company or the agent or
agents go violating shall be located or doing bust
ness, and one-hsf of said penalty when recovered
shall be paid into the treasury of said county, and
the other half to the nfor,ner of such violation In
case OF the non-payment of such penalty, the party
so offending shall be liable to Imprisonment for
period not exceeding six months, In the discretion
OF any court having cognizance thereof; such PEN
allies may also be sued for and recovered in the
name of the state by the attorney general and when
sued for and collected by him, shall be paid into the
state treasury.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage
Approved February 16, 1871.
Published February is, ls71)
CHAPTER 1HGENERAL.
AN ACT to require the constitution of the United
States and the constitution OF the state of Wiscon
sin to be taughtn the common schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. From and after the first day of Sep
TENDER, 1871, demonstration of the United States
and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin shall
be taught in all the common schools of this state
Sec. 2. The superintendent OF public instruction
hall prepare for publication copy OF the constitu
ion OF the UnitedStates and copy of the consttu
ion Of the state ofWisconsn with proper nterroga-
cries suitable to be used text book in the COM
mon schools, and cause a sufficient number to be
printed by the state printer, and half bound in sheep
supply each school district with not to exceed six
copies, at his discretion
Sec. 8. Said books shall be distributed and kept
n the manner provided by law for distributing and
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Sec. 4. From and after the first day of September,
81, every applicant for teachers certificate shall
examined in the constitution of the United States
md the constitution of the sate of Wisconsin, and
before receiving teachers certificate shall reach
tandard of attainment equal to that required in |
'ther branches ofstudy.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be in force
rom and after its passage.
Approved February II, 1871.