Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April IL, 1881
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surance elective as other state officers and pre-
scribing their duties and salary, and amendatory
of sections one hundred and twenty-eight and one
thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven of the re-
vised statutes and to repeal section one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two of the revised stat
utes, and amendatory of section six of chapter two
hundred and forty of the laws of 1880,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one hundred and twenty-eipht
chapter eleven, revised statutes OF 1873, shall be
amended so as to read as follows: Section 49, The
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
treasurer attorney general, state superintendent
railroad commissioner, and commissioner of insur-
shall be chosen at the general election in the
year 1881, and benniay thereafter and the regular
term of Office OF said state officers, when elected for
full term, shall commence the first Monday of
January next succeeding their election.
Section 2. Section one thousand seven hundred and
niney-two chapter eighty revised statutes of
1878, entitled of the railroad commissioner is hereby
repealed.
Section g. No person in the employment of. or
owning any stock, bonds or otherwise pecunary
interested In any railroad, freight transportation
company, or being any officer OF such company, shall
be eligible to the office of railroad commissioner.
Section 4. Section thousand nine hundred and
sxy-seven chapter eightynine of the revised stat
uteS of 1873 is hereby amended to read fol-
lows: Section 1867. Before entering upon the duties
of his office, the commissioner of insurance shall
take and subscribe to an oath Of office to be filed
with the secretary of state and he shall also execute
bond to the state of Wisconsin in the penal sum of
twenty thousand dollars, with two or good and
sufficient sureties conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of his duties, which bond, when approved
by the governor shall be deposited with the state
treasurer. The commissioner of insurance shall
have official seal and shall to be conducted
all examinations of the affairs OF insurance corpora
tons that may be required by law; and gen.
orally shall exercise such supervision and control
over insurance companies doing business in this
state as the law may require Said commissioner of
insurance shall hold his Office in the capitol and be
provided with postage, stationery, printing and Of
fee supplies, the expense thereof to be paid out of
the state treasury. All reports required to be made
by the insurance corporation shall be made to said
commissioner and he shall, on or before the first
day of July in each year, make report to the gov
ernor of all transactions of his Office, including a
statement of the fees received by him as such COM
missioner and such other matters as have been here
tofore included in such report, he may be re-
quired to make report of by law.
Section 5. Section six, chapter two hundred and
FORTY of the laws of 1880 is hereby amended so as to
read follows: Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
commissioner of insurance, when he deems the evil
dence sufficient, to prosecute to be prose-
cuted, all violations of the insurance laws of the
state. There shall be paid annually to the commits
sioner of insurance, by insurance companies organ
lied under the laws of this state, dollar by life
and accident insurance companies not organized un-
der the laws of this state, dollar and py fire
and marine insurance companies not organized I'M
der the laws of this state two dollars for each certi-
cate issued by him to the agents of such companies
during the year, which aforesaid together with
all fees paid by insurance companies required
by law shall be paid to the treasurer of the state
of Wisconsin, monthly, and be credited to the gen.
era fund It shall be the duty of the commissioner
of insurance, to tabulate and publish in his annual
report the statistics given in the reports of town in
surance companies also to give the name and loca-
ton of each company, together with the names of its
officers to furnish the secretary thereof with COPY
of each annual report.
Section g. The salary of the commissioner of insrr-
ance shall be three thousand dollars annually, which
shall be paid out of the state treasury the same as the
salaries of other state officers and he may when nee
essary employ clerk at salary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum, to be paidin like manner
Section z. All acts and parts Of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
Section s. The first term of office of the railroad
nca
the fifteenth day of February, 1882, and the first
term of Office of the commissioner of insurance pro-
day of April, 1884, and the salary provided by this
act shall apply and after the first Monday Of April
1882.
Section 9. This act shall take enect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1881.
Published April l. 1881
CHAPTER 229
AN ACT to amend section five hundred and ninety
of the revised statutes in relation to the admission
of patients to the hospitals for the insane.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Whenever any inmate in either state
hospital for the insane shall be improperly charged
to the state to any county, the attorney general on
behalf of the state and the district attorney of such
county its behalf may make written application to
the board of trustees of state hospitals for the
for relief from such charge. If known to the app-
cant, such application shall state the name of the
county to which such inmate is chargeable or if it be
claimed that the state is chargeable Herewith it shall
be stated The said board shall give to the attor-
ney general to the district attorney of the county
so named, as may be proper, reasonable notice of
such application and of the time and place when it
will be heard. The state such county may appear
and be heard in opposition to such application, such
application may be supported by afdavits and other
proper evidence. If upon the hearing upon such
application the said board shall be satisfied that the
relief asked for should be granted, it shall by its
order in writing grant the and therein name
the county chargeable with such inmate, if it shall
find any county SO chargeable. If it shall find the
state chargeable it shall so set forth From and
Or6e 70 shall he
charged in accordance Herewith: provided that the
county named in such order, if other than the
county named in such application, may in like
apply to said board for relief to such order
and the burden thereby imposed. And in any such
case the matter shall be heard and disposed of in the
manner herenbefore provided.
Section 2. In any case in which any has been
shall be committed in the accounts between either
state hospital for the insane and any county for the
support of any inmate Of such hospital, OF in the
amount certified by the secretary of state, to any
county as the amount due and to be assessed upon
such county, on account of such support, and such
shall be made to appear from the certificate of
the board of trustees of state hospitals for the
sane, or from the certificate of the secretary of
either of said hosptas it shall be the duty of the
secretary of state to correct such error by charging
to the state or to the proper county the support of
such inmate properly chargeabe to it, or to such
county, and by crediting the state or such county
with such support when the same has been improp-
ery charged to it. Or to such county, or improperly
paid The county credited shall have the benefit
of such credit, when such secretary of state shall
certify to it. the to be raised for it's then next
state TAX and the county so charged snail nave the
amount thereof certified to it. item of its state
tax, when such secretary of state shall certify to it.
the sum to be raised for its then next state tax.
Section g. Whenever it shall be found that any
insane inmate of either of said hospitals is not
dent of this state and that neither the state any
county therein is properly chargeabe for the support
Of such inmate, it shall be the duty of the state
board of charities and reform to make inquiry to,
and if possible ascertain the residence of such in
mate, and to communicate with the proper officers
of the state county, dominion other political divi-
sion of which such person may be found to be resi-
dent N which he she may be entitled support
with respect to his her return into the same: and
if practicable to such inmate to be removed
from such hospital and transported to and to be
delivered into the custody of the proper officer or
officers of such state, county, dominion other
political dvision provided that the cost the same
shall not in any case exceed one hundred dollars to
be provided for audited and paid from the funds of
the hospital from which such inmate shall be re-
moved. in the manner that other bills are pro
yided for, audited and paid.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
Section S. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 20, 1881.
Published March 81 1881
CHAPTER 204.