The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07
LAWS OF WISCONSIN,
Published April 8, 1881


thereof and to repeal section four thousand three
hundred and ffty-nine of chapter one hundred
and elghty-one, revised statutes of 1873
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section ]. Section three OF chauter two hundred
and slIty-nine Of the LAYS of $780, hereby amepded
oy striking out all after the number of said section
ana inserting the following in lieu thereof The
supervisor of inspectors of illuminating oils shall
appoint in accordance with the provisions of this
act inspectors of Illuminating oils, who shall exam
Inc and test all illuminating oils offered for sale or
LOT use IN this state by any person whatsoever and
shall demand and receive all fees in payment for
such examining and testing, and who shall be liable
to al the penalties hereinafter provided for any neg
lect, or for any wfu misconduct or malfeasance in
the discharge of the duties aforesaid and the said
state supervisor shall have power at any time to re-
| move any inspector, 80 appointed, upon reasonable
noce or Tor reasonable cause. And the said super
VISOR, and allinspectors appointed under the proys
ions Of this act SHALL before entering upon the du-
ties of their respective Offices take an oath or aft r-
alton faithfully to discharge the duties of the same
as prescribed by the constitution and laws of this
state, and the said supervisor shall execute bond to
the people of the state in the sum of two thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of
all the duties imposed by this act said bond to be
filed in the office of the secretary of state and every
inspector appointed under this act shall execute
bond to the people of this state il such not ex-
ceedlng two thousand dollars, may be fixed to
each case by the state supervisor, conditioned as
aforesaid, such bond to be filed ia the Office of the
clerk OF the county wherein the inspector executing
the same shall reside, and duplicate COPY there
| of, duly certified by the county clerk, shall be
filed in the office Of the estate supervisor,
and all bonds executed under the provisions of this
act shall be for the use of all persons aggreved by
the acts or neglect of the state supervisor or of
the inspectors respectively executing the The
suretles on the bond of the sttG supervisor shall
approved by the secreAfy of state, and the surees
on the bonds of Inspectors shall be approved by the
Judge of probate, in the counties in which the in
spectors executing the same shall respectively reside
provided that the said state supervisor shall on the
request of the city council of any city, the board Of
trustees of any incorporated village the board of
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whom such council. board of trustees or board
of supervisors, shall nominate inspector of iluminat
ing oils for said city, village town, and for such
territory adjacent to said city, village town,
the said state supervisor shall determine. 1t shall be
the duty of every inspector appointed under the pro-
visions of this act to provide at his own cost and
pense all the necessary instruments and apparatus
for examining, testing and branding Illuminating
oils under the provisions Of this act, and promptly to
examine test, when called upon for that purpose,
any oils offered for SALE or for for nsng
purposes; and if, upon such examination or test,
such oils shall be found to meet the requirements of
this act, be shall atix to the package, cask barrel
containing the same, a brand device containing
the word "approved," with the date of testing,
his official signature upon the package cask or bar
rel containing the same, and it shall be lawful for
any person to sell the illuminating oil
within this state; but if the oil so tested shall not
meet the aforesaid requirements, he shall brand IN
plain letters the package cask barrel contain
ing the same, his official signature the words,
" rejected for Illuminating purposes in the state OF
lsconsn with the date of testing thereof and it
thereof oh
oil for Illuminating purposes.
secuon = Section i've of chapter two hundred
ana sxty-nlne OF the laws of 1880 is hereby amended
by striking out all after the number of said section
ana inserting the following in lieu thereof Any u-
mlnating oil which on the application of a well
lighted taper or similar fame will take fire and burn
at temperature below that of one hundred and
twenty degrees above the point Of Fahrenheit's
thermometer Q20o Fairy shall be deemed unfit for
Illuminating purposes, and the ca k barrel or other
package containing the same shah be marked "re-
lected," as herelnbefOre provided
oecton 8. Section SIX Of said chapter Is hereby
amended by striking out all after the number thereof
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: In all
tests OF Illuminating oils made under this act the
tester heretofore in in this state NAV continue to
De used, but the cover of the came shall be removed
anC tne Oil cup shall be filled to within onefourth of
an inch OF the top thereof, nearly full as it is
practicable to FL it without causing the oil to over
now IN making the test provided, that the tester
KNOWN as the taghabue open cup commercial
tester may be substituted in lieu thereof and in using
the tester the oil shall not be heated after it has
2Valhed the temperature Of one hundred degrees
Fahrenheit faster than at the rate of three degrees
per minute, and the fame of the lamp Shall be 60
adjusted as that the in temperature shall be as
near to two degrees per minute as is practicable and
the taper used in making the test shall lie such
az shall give clear fame nearly uniform in size
as Is practicable, and the state supervisor shall give
such instructions as in his judgment shall be necee-
the tests.
Section 4. Section seven of said act is hereb,
amended by striking out all after the number Of said
section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Every person appointed inspector under the
provisions Of this act shall be entitled TO demand and
receive from the owner other person for whom or
at whose request, he shall examine or test any oil or
sample thereof the of ten cents for every single
cask, barrel, package sample of oil he shall test
and the said fees for examining testing shall con-
stute lien on the oil so inspected: provided that if
the total amount of fees received by all inspectors in
every county, In any year, dating from the day
which this act shall take effect and be in force
shall, after the payment of the supervisors fees ex
coed the sum of two thousand daars, all sums in ex-
NEl thzrAa hall ha-
supervisor of inspectors, and the state supervisor
shall d1sburse the as follows: First He shall
pay to each inspector appointed under the provisions
OF this act sum sufficient to increase his conpensa
ton to the sum Of twenty-five cents upon each pack
age, cask barrel inspected by him in lots of less
than ten barrels tested time caring said wear
y term provided that if there be insufficient fun6sto
pay such increase in fun, then the same shall be paid
pro rata, as herein provided, in proportion to the
number OF barrels inspected. Second. ANY sum re-
naming In the hands of the supervisor shall be paid
pro rata to all inspectors appointed under the pro-
visions Of this act in proportion to the number of
barrels by each inspected during said yearly term.
provided that neither the supervisor of INSPECTOR
nor any inspector, shall receive more than three
thousand dollars; and the disbursements required in
this section shall be made practicable after
the close of each yearly term; any sum then remain
ing shall be paid into the state treasury for the bene-
tit Of the general fund.
Section s. Section nine Of said chapter is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following: Provided
the provisions of this section shall not apply to in
spectors whose inspections during the term OF one
year snail not exceed two hundred and fifty barrels
Section 6. Section two Of chapter two hundred and
and sixtynne of the laws of 1880 is hereby amended
by adding thereto at the end thereof, the following:
And two thousand copies of the shall be print
ed by the state printer for the of the legislature
Section 7. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication:
Approved April 2, 1881
Published April g, 1881,
CHAPTER 289.
AN ACT to amend section one, chapter three hun
dred and twenty-one of the genera. laws of $780,
he Of rOo {rr-14
the state of Wisconsin
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate ond assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any person who shall catch or take or
attempt TO do so, from any stream, lake or other
waters in this state, any brook trout by any device or
means whatsoever between the fifteenth day of
August and the succeeding fifteenth day of May in
any year, who shall catch take or attempt so to
do from any such stream lake other waters at any
time by any device or means other than hook and
line or angling or who shall have any brook trout In
his possession or custody taken by any means de-
vice except hook and line angling or between the
fifteenth day of August and the succeeding fifteenth
day of May in any year shall be punished by fine
not less than five dollars than one hundred
dollars together with costs of prosecution for every
such offense, and shall be imprisoned in the county
jail until such fine and costs paid.
Section 2. This act shall not apply to the counties
Of Ashland Bayfield, and DOUGLAS, but in the afore-
said counties shall be lawful to catch brook trout
with hook and line between the first day of April and
the fifteenth day of september
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from,and after its passage and publication.
Approved April ?, 1881,
Published April 8, 1881
CHAPTER 30e.
AN ACT TO authorize the state librarian to deliver
books, of which there are duplicates in the state
library, to the president of the university of Wis
consin for the use Of the law department.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
Section l. The librarian of the state library shall
deliver to the president of the university Of Wscon
sin, for the use of the law department of said uni