The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-14

Section 10. No company formed under the pro.
visions of this act shall insure any properly in any
city or incorporated village in this state, nor shall
such company insure any property out of the town
or towns in which said company is located. rro
Uided, h0Dcrer that any existing company shall be
considered, without reorganization or other act as
comprising such town or towns as such comnanv
may have effected insurance in: and prop1ded fur.
ther, that adjoining towns may be attached to and
become part Of the territory of any town insur-
ance company by the act OF the members of suct
company, at the annual meeting thereof but such
act shall require an Affirmative vote Of majority
OF all the shares or stock COMPOSING such company.
Section IL. No company formed under this act
shal insure any property other than detached
evenings ana thelr contents. farm buildings anu
their contents, live stock on the premises or run
hlng at large, farm products in the stack or Dlu,
ana farming implements; p50Dided, ho~steT' tnat
any such company, at Its annual meeting may, Dy
majority vote Of members thereof, authorlze It's
directors 70 insure country stores ana tneF con-
tents, school houses, churches, town ana society
balls, but such rick shall not exceed nIIeeh nun
dred dollars in any one case.
be chosen bv ballot, at the annual meeting thereof,
when shall be held on the first Tuesday OF January
in each year unless otherwise ordered by majority
of the voters Of such company, and every person
shall have one vote for each two hundred dollars
for which he or she may be insured, at said elec-
ton or in the transaction Of any business, but
person shall be allowed to vote by proxy, excepting
women; Ur0Uided, that if the day herenbefcru fixed
for such annual meeting should fall upon the first
daY of January or upon any legal holiday, then the
:, id meeting shall be held upon the next succeed
ing day upon which business may be under the laws
of this state lawfully transacted.
Section IS. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
of every such company to prepare a statement
showing the condition of such company, on the
day preceding their annual meeting, which state
ment shall contain the amount insured by each
policy, the number of policies issued, and to whom,
and the aggregate amount insured, and all other
matters pertaining to the interests of such com
pany which statement shall be filed the Office of
the town clerk of the town III which said com pany
be located or before the fifteenth day of January
in each year. and which statement shall also be
read to the members of said company at their an
nual meeting.
Section IA. Any member of such company NAV
withdraw theretrom at any time, by giving notice
in writing to the president, in his absence to the
secretary thereof and paying his share of all claims
then existing against said company and the drec-
tors, or majority thereof, shall have power to
nul any policy, by giving notice in writing to that
effect, to the holder thereof.
Section 10. Non-resdents of any town IN this
state, owning property therein, may become mem
bers Of any company tOrmed under this act and
shall be entitled to all rights and privileges apper
tanning thereto, except that it shall not be lawful
fer such non resident TO become director of said
company.
Section Is. The company SO formed NAV afopt
such by laws for It's regulation not inconsis-
tent with The provisions OF this act and may there
in prescribe the compensation OF its officers
Section H. All companies heretofore organized
under the various laws in relation to town insur-
ance companies, shall he deemed to be organized
under the provisions of this act and the several
clared valid.
Section ~. All acts or parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions of tins act hereby repealed
Section 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from aud after its passage and publication
Approved March l3, 1885,
Published March 81, 1876.
CHAPTER 500.
AN Acr to establish state board of health; to pro-
vide for the appointment of superintendent of
vital statistics, and to assign certain duties to
local boards of health.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact follows
Section I. The governor, with the advice and
consent Of the senate, shall appoint seven persons
who shall itute the state board of health and
vital statistics. The persons appointed shall hold
their offices Tor years. pr0Uided that the terms
81 office OF the seven first appointed shall be so ar
ranged, that the term of one shall eIpire on the
thlrty-frst day of January of each year, and the
vacancies so created, well as all vacancies occur
ring otherwise shall be filed by the governor with
the advice and consent Of the senate; but any one
may be rc-appointed.
Section ,. The state board of health shall have
the general supervision OF the interests of the
health and life of the citizens of the state They
shall especially study the vital statistics Of the state
and endeayOr TO make intelligent and profitable
use of the collected records of death and sickness
among the people. They shall make sanitary in
Yestlgatons and inquiries respecting the causes of
disease and especially of epidemics: the causes of
mortality, and the effects of localities, employ
ments. conditions, lngesta, habits and Circl1m-
stances the health Of the people and they shall
gather such Information in respect to those mat
tiers as they may deem proper, for diffusion among
the people They shall, when required. or when
they shall deem it best advise officers of the gov
eminent, or other boards within the state in regard
70 the location. drainage, water supply, disposal
OF cXcreta, he atinr and ventilation of any nnbIic
institution or building. They shall from time To
time recommend standard works on the subject of
hygiene Tor the use Of the schools of the state
They shall IN the month of January, make report
to the legislature OF their dOings Investigations and
discoveries during the year ending December thir-
ty-hrst, with such suggestions as to Legislative
action as they may deem necessary.
Section ). The first meeting of the board shall he
within ten days after its appointment and thereaf
ter III June and January in each year. and at such
ether tunes as the board president of the board
shaI deem eXpedient. The meeting in January OF
each year shall be in Madison. A majority shall be
2 quorum. They shall choose one of their number
TO be president, and may adopt rules and bv laws
subject to the provisions of this act They shall
have authority to send their secretary or a com
mttee OF the borrd, to any part of the state when
deemed necessary to investigate the cause of a
special or unusual disease or mortality, inspect
any public building.
section 4. The board shall elect secretary.
either from their own numUcr or otherwise hI1t
when elected, he shall be member of the board
and ITS executive officer. He shall hold his office
50 long rs no shall faithfully discharge the duties
thereof. but may be removed for lust cause at a
regular meeting of the board, two-tbirds of the
members voting therefor. He snail perform the
duties prescribed 10y this act, and such others as
the board may require. He shall keep a record of
the transactions OF the board, shall have the ems
tody OF all books, papers, documents, and other
property belonging the board; he shall so far as
practicable, communicate with other state boards
OK health, and with the local boards of health with
IN this state; shall keep and file all reports received
from such boards. and all correspondence apper-
tanning to the business of this board. He shall
aldso far as possible, in obtaining contrl buttons
90 the htrary and museum Of the board. HI shall
prepare blank forms of returns and such instruc-
tlohs as may be necessary, and forward them to
clerks of the several boards OF health throughout
the state He shall collect information concerning
vital statistics, knowledge respecting diseases and
an useful information on the subject of hvqiene
and through an annual report, and otherwise as
the board may direct. shall disseminate such ipfor
nation among the people.
Section ). The secretary shall receive an animal
salary, which shall be fixed by the state board of
health; he shall also receive his necessary travel
ing expenses incurred in the performance of his
CfhcIal duties. The president of the board shall
quarterly certify the amount due him, and on
presentation of said certificate the secretary of
state stall draw has warrant on the state treasurer
Tor the amount. The other members of the board
shaH receive no compensation for their services
but their travelling and other necessary expenses
while employed on the business of the board shall
be paid.
Section s. The sum of three thousand dollars
per anuam, or so much thereof as may be deemed
necessary by the state board of health is hereby
appropriated 70 pay the salary Of the secretary
meet the contingent expenses of the office OF the
secretary, and the expenses of the board, and all
costs OF printing, which shall not exceed the sum
hhsd and paid IL the same manner as the salary of
the secretary.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty Of the health phy-
SClan and also of the clerk Of tho 3onaI l,O.rl ~