Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-27
EPublished March % 1sn.l
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CHAPTER lsO.
AN ACT relating to the divisions of towns. and
amendatory of section six hundred and seventy
one OF the revised statutes of 1878. zi.
The people of the State of wisconsin. represented
II seHsate anu assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section six hundred and seventy one
OF the REVISED statutes OF ISIS is hereby amended
more freeholdeFS residents of any town and at
!east one-third of the legal voters thereof. shall
town, such petitioners SHALL at least twenty days
OeIoFe me next annual town meeting, file copy OF
VINO shall at least ten days before Such town meet
I9 give notice that the question of the division OF
sacn Town VIII be voted upon at such town meet
ing Py posting notices thereof showing the manner
public places in each prcnosed subdiyision thereSf
Inc vote shall be by ballot and those voting in ia
Nof Oh the division shall vote ballot con aiming
the words for division" and those voting against
Ine DIVISION ballot containing the words against
posed subdivisions shall vote separately, and if
majority OF the votes cast in either subdivision
otaii oe IN IaNof OF DIVISION the town clerk snail
certify the fact 10 the county clerk, and thereupOn
town accordingly t m t s6li he dVied 80
as TO constitute or leave any of less than thirty
less each such town after division, shall have real
fSiat6 tSlued at the last preceding assessment at
9Gaiiifed voters resident therein at the time of
anu 10 Town snail De tlVlded OF nave any
part Qetached therefrOm 20 make its area less
imam sections, as aforesaid except when
aforesaid, shall be in favor of such division.
sec section ion This act shall take effect and be in
Approved March4 1875 H.
.. Published March 20 1881 --.E
CHAPTER 20l
AN ACT relating to secret bene fciaIy, charitable
and benevolent orders.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,, represented
III senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. The secret beneficiary, charitable and
9eneyolent orders of Free MasonS, Odd Fellows,
hhightS OF PythiaS. Knights of Honor, the Ancient
order OF United Morkmen Royal Arcanum, indie
pendent Order Mutual Aid. Sons of Hermann.
Druids, HaSugari, Independent Order of B'nai
iirlth, kecher Shell RarZel, Free Sons of Israel.
Dlamond Brothers. Independent Order of Red
Men, Temple of Honor. Good TemplarS, Sons of
Tenn perance. Patrons of Husbandry, EXpreSSmen'S
Mutual Benefit Association TelegrapherS' Mutual
BENEFIT Association, the Locomotive Engineers
Mutual Insurance, the Railway Employees Mutual
ltenent Association of the West Passenger and
Freight Conductors Mutual Benefit Association
Brewers Relief Society, Milwaukee Mutual Work
ingmen'S Relief Society. Eintracht'S Society," Nor-
WaflZ Society, COncOrdia Society, Knights and La
dies OF Honor Turner's Aid Society of the State of
wisconsin, Heldmann'S Independent Relief SOcie-
~ Masonic Benefit Associations of Wisconsin. Cler
Aid Soc,ety of the Wisconsin Annual Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Mutu-
al Protection Association OF Wisconsin, are hereby
declared not to be life insurance ompanieS, i'll the
sense and meaning of the general laws of this
state relating TO life insurance and life insurance
companies and such societies. orders and aSSOcia-
lions are and shall hereafter be exempt from the
provisions of said general laws aforesaid.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 1879.