Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

ton or any agent agents. person OF persons act
ing for any company, corporation or association
violating to penalty Of five hundred dollars to be
sued for and recovered In the Of the state with
and expenses Of such prosecution by the district
attorney Of any county In which tho company, corpo
ration, association agent or agents, person per-
sons, shall be located may transact attempt to
transact business, without first complying with the
requirements Of this act, and such penalty when
covered shall be paid into the treasury Of such cou
ty for the benefit Of the school fund. Every subse-
quent violation shall subject the company, corpora
guilty of such violation, to the penalty of not less
than one Thousand dollars, which shall be sued for,
recovered and disposed of in like manner for the
0rst ohense provided however, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed as repeating il
any manner affecting the provisions of chapter one
hundred and twenty Of the revised statutes of
1878, entitled Of the manner Of commencing civil
actions.
Section a. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March IA, 1881.
Published April s, 1881
CHAPTER 246.
Az Acr relating to the Northwestern Mutual Re
lief association, and amendatory Of section one
1879
The people of the state Of Wisconsin represented t
senate and assembly, do enact IA follows:
Section ]. Section one of chapter two hundred and
-FOUR OF the general laws OF 1872 is hereby amended
by inserting the following words between the word
Church" and the word @and," the words :'ths
Northwestern Mutual Relief associations also
amend said section by striking out the word s'such"
section, and insert In lieu thereof the word
~said, SO that said section when SO amended Will
read as follows: Section l. The secret beneficiary,
charitable and benevolent orders of Free MasCns
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor
The Ancient Order of United Workingmsn ROYAL
Arcanum, Independent Order Mutual Aid Sons of
Hermann, Druids, Harugari, independent Order of
B'nai Birth Kecher Shell Barrel Free Sons of Israel
Diamond Brothers, Independent Order of Red Men,
Temple OF Honor, Good emplars, Sons of Temper
ance, Patrons Of Husbandry, Expressnens Mutual
Benefit Association, Telegraphers' Mutual Benefit
Association, The Locomotive Engineers Mutual In
surance, The Railway Employees Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION Of the West, Passenger and Freight Con-
ductors' Mutual Benefit Association Brewers Relief
Society, milwaukee, Mutual Workingmen's Relief So
cety, Eintracht's Society, vorwartz Society Con-
cordia Society, Knights and Ladies of Honor Turn
ers' Aid Society of the State of Wisconsin Held
nann's !ndependent Relief Society, Masonic Benefit
ASSOCIATION OF Wisconsin,. Clergymen's Insurance
League, The Preachers Mutual Aid Society of the
Wisconsin Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, The Northwestern Mutual Relief
Association and the Mutual Protective Association of
Wisconsin, hereby declared 20 be life insur.
ance companies in the sense and meaning the gen.
era laws OF the state relating to life insurance COM
panies, and said societies. orders and associations
are and hereafter shall be exempt from the provis-
ions OF said general laws aforesaid.
Section This act shall take effect and be In forcs
on and after its passage and publication
Approved March 81. 1881
Published March a. 1881
CHAPTER 162.
AN ACT to amend section four thousand five hun
bred and ffy-eight of the revised statutes, enti-
tied telegraphs
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section four thousand five hundred and
hftyeight of the revised statutes Is hereby amended
so as to read as follows Section 1868. Any person
who shall by any device means whatever procure
or attempt 10 procure, from any officer other per-
son connected with or In the business or manage
ment Of any telegraph company transacdng business
within this state any knowledge of the contents
substance Of any telegraph message or dispatch not
addressed to himself or to which he is not entitled
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terfere with, use, or in any manner Intentionally
carelessy or neghgenty disturb interrupt any tel
pany, who shall Intentionally, carslessly negli-
gently fall any tree timber 20 break destroy
or injure any such telegraph wires without frs
giving twentyfour hours notice of his intention to
do so, to agent Of the company at it's nearest
Office, or to some agent Of railroad company at it
nearest Office In such wires constructed along
any railroad, who shall, without the consent OF
such company, send or attempt to send any messag,
or dispatch over said wires lines, in any manner
whatever, shall intercept interrupt or disturb an!
dispatch passing upon any such wires or lines, shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county jail no
more than one year, or by fine not exceeding on
Section d This act shall lake effect and b in foro
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is 1881.
Published March a. 1851
CHAPTER 1876
IN ACT to amend section FIVE hundred and nine
q the revised statutes, relating to Websters die
tonary.
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section five hundred and nine Of the
sytsed statutes Is hereby amended so as to read
SLOWS: Section 6o9 The state superintendent u
srs6y authorized to furnish to any school district
to any school or district department thereof, In
ridsed dictionary On receipt Of an affdaSit Of the
mtrtct clerk or the schooi superintendent Of such
ahase or city, that such school or department. has
sot Jet been supplied, or that the dictionary fur
ksed to said school department has been lost or
un1t for use, and On payment in advance Of the
nst price to SAID superintendent for any to be
laced and the state superintendent is further So
hnr1zed to sell ut the cost price to the industrial
uhool for boys ut Waukesha, tho industrial school
or girls at Milwaukee, the institution for the blind
Janesvle and tho institute for the deaf and dumb
Deavan, on written requisition being made by
- superintendent OF the institutions, rs many
eedtng the number Of school departments In The
nstttatien under his charge, as may be necessary
hr the educational purposes OF the same.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In feres
houn and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March "A, 1881.
Published Apz1 4, Isu.J
CHAPTER 2N.
AN ACT relating to railroad corporations and tAs
duties Of the conaraisaiener, and anendatorJ q
section one thousand, ssven hundred and ninety
seven OF the revised statutes.
The people Of the sxte Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one Thousand, seven hundred
ma mnesy-seyen OF the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "maps,"
where it occurr in said section, the words and he
may, when necessary, take to his aid experts to
assist in examining BRIDGES" SO that said section
when SO amended will read as follows Section 17s7.
Such commissioner shall keep his Office at the seat Of
government, and shall be provided with suitable
room, necessary Office furniture, stationery, books
and maps, and he may, wheel necessary, take to his
aid experts to assist r examining bridges, the
penses thereof 20 be paid out of the state treasury
but the total sum therefor shall not exceed eight
hundred dollars per year. He shall be paid out of
the state treasury addition to his salary three dol
lars per day for travelling expenses for each day
tuay travelled in the performance of his duties and
he may employ clerk at salary of fifteen hundred
dollars per annum to be paid in like manner. The
accounts for all payments authorized by this section
shall be audited only when approved by the governor
Such commissioner and his clerk shall have the right
of passing in the discharge Of their official duties on
all railroads and railroad trains free of charge.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in fercs
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 20. 1881.
Published March 10, 1881
CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to amend section two thousand, three hum
dred and forty-ve of the revised statutes, giving
married women the right to sue and maintain an
action.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section wi Thousand threa huOdred