Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-25

after being organized above SpeC1neQ, arpOln
competent and proper person who snail be
whenever the same is practicable reputabl
physician, who shall be the health physician ant
health officer of the town, village city, and who
shall hold Office during the pleasure of the board
and until his successor shall have been duly ap
pointed and qualified; and in case of the occur
tion removal refusal to of any such health
officer, the board of health shall, within twenty
days thereafter, fill such vacancy by making new
appointment, herein provided, and i'm
mediately upon the appointment of any health
officer herein provided the board of health
making the same shall transmit to the Office of the
| state board of health the name and postofhce adj
dress of the health officer so appointed, and al
health officers so appointed under the provisions
of this act shall be officio members and execu-
| tive officers of the boards by whom they APP
pointed provided, that this section shall not APP
! ply to any town, village city which by its act
| OF incorporation, or amendment thereto, shall
! board and a health officer
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of every health
officer, appointed under the provisions of this act,
or by the provisions of special charters, upon the
appearance of smallpox, diptheria, scarlet fever.
Asiatic cholera other dangerous contagious dis
ease in the town, village city under his super
V1s1on Immediately to investigate all the circum-
| stances attendant upon the appearance of such
disease, and to make full report thereof to the
board of which he is the executive officer and also
to the state board of health, and it shall be the
duty of such health officer at all times promptly
to take such measures for the prevention, sup
preston and control of tie diseases herein named
as may in his judgment be needful and proper,
subject to the approval of the board of which he
member. and it shall be the duty of every health
officer to keep and transmit to his successor in
office a record of al bis official acts; and the
salary or other compensation to be paid to every
health officer appointed under the provisions of
this act shall be established by the board of health
by whom such officer shall be appointed.
Section 3. Whenever any physician, residing in
and practicing IN this state, shall know that any
person whom he shall be called upon to visit is
sick with small pox, scarlet fever, diptheria
Astahc cholera or other dangerous contagious dis
ease, he shall immediately give notice thereof to
the board of health of the town, village or city in
which such sick person shall be at the time, and
and any physician who shall refuse neglect to
give such notice for period of forty-eight hours
shall. on conviction thereof, be liable to penalty
of not less than five nor more than twenty-five
dollars for each day of such refusal neglect after
the expiration of said forty-eght hours, provided
that the notice herein required may be sent by
mail or except in the of cities may be given to
or left at the residence of any member of the board
of health and notices so mailed or given within the
time specified shall be deemed q compliance with
the provisions of this section.
Section 4. All expen ,es incurred in carrying out
the provisions of this act any of them, shall be
paid by the town, village city by which or on
behalf of which, such expenses shall have been in
CURED.
Section 5. Upon complaint made in writing under
oatn by any citizen of the state, before any magis
trate justice of the peace, charging the COM
mission of an ofense against any of the provi sons
of this act in his county, it shall be the duty of the
district attorney TO prosecute the offender and ali
sums recovered under the provisions of this act
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication and all
acts and parts of acts conflicting with the pro-
visions of this act, in far they contravene the
same, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 81, 1888.
Published April ., 1881
CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT to enlarge the powers of certain incorpo-
rated villages,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. The president and trustees of in
corporated village which at the time of taking the
tenth census of the United States had by said cen
sus a population of twenty mine hundred inhabit-
ants or over, shall, in addition to the powers now
provided by law. have the power
]. To license and regulate hackmen, draymen
cartmen, porters, runners, omnibus drivers, cab
men, carmen and all others.
2. To control and regulate the streets. alleys and
public grounds in said village and provide for
sprinkling the same, and to remove and abate any
obstruction and encroachment thereon.
3. To compel the owners or occupants of build
ings or grounds to and keep snow, ice. dirt
rubbish from the sidewalks, streets or alleys OPP
posie thereto and their default to authorize the
removal thereof, by some officer of the village, at
the expense OF sucE owner occupant.
4. To provide by ordinance resolution that all
money derived from licenses granted under the pro
vision of chapter 66 OF the revised statutes and acts
ameRdatory thereof shall go to the general fund of
the village, If they deem proper so to do
Section ?. Every such village shall be represented
in the county board Of supervisors Of the county in
which such village is situated, by one supervisor for
every one thousand inhabitants major fraction
thereof, which supervisor shall be elected annually
by the electors of such village at the same time and
in the same manner as village officers are elected.
| and when any vacancy shall occur IN the Office of
such supervisors the president and BOARD of trus-
| ment
Section 8. Any such village may annex additional
contiguous territory by ordinance, passed by a
unanimous vote of the trustees of such village rati-
fed at an election as herein provided. Such ordi-
shall set forth the boundaries of the territory
intended to be annexed with their courses and dis
ole To hp
by the president of the village for the purpose of
| submitting the question of the ratification of such
ordinance to the electors or such village and the
electors resident in the territory described in such
| ordnance. The president of such village shall
forthwith give notice of the submission of such
question by publishing notice thereof not less than
| two weeks nor more than six weeks in one more
new spapers published in such village, specifying
therein the purpose of the election, the time and
place of holding the same the names of the inspec
tors and clerks thereof and the time of opening and
closing the polls The ballots in favor shall be % for
annexation ordinance" and those opposed "against
annexation ordinance" Such election shall be can
vassed and returned in the manner required by law
at special elections in such village At the first regu-
Jar meeting of the president and trustees after the
| return of such election shall have been made as
| aforesaid such return shall be publicly opened
and read by the president and If it shall appear
| from said return that majority of all the votes
cast at such election were for the annexation
| ordinance, such ordinance shall be deemed
| ratified and approved within the meaning of this
act, and the territory described in such ordinance
shall thereafter be annexed to and incorporated
| with such village fully and completely as if en-
Draced in the charter Of such village Within twenty
days after the annexation of any territory afore-
said the ordinance of annexation, with a certificate
Of the president of the village that it has been duly
ratified at election held for that purpose, shall be
recorded at length in the Office of the register of
deeds and in the office of the village clerk All
essary expenses and charges attending upon such
annexation shall be paid by such village; provided
that any such incorporated village when enlarged
shall have the requisite number Of inhabitants tc
the square mile, provided by section S54 of the
revised statutes: and provided further, that the to-
tai area of such village shall not exceed in the ag-
| gregate four square miles.
| Section T. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
Approved March 81, 1888
published April 6. 1881
CHAPTER 349.
AN ACT to prohibit debtors from giving preference
to creditors, and to secure the equal distribution
of property among all creditors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section 1. ANY and al assignments hereafter
made for the benefit Of creditors, which shall con
tain or give any preference to one creditor over
other creditor, except for the wages of laborers
servants and employees, earned within six months
prior thereto, shall be void.
Section q Every execution levy made under
judgment confessed against any such inselven
debtor, within sixty days prior to any assignment
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