Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
CuAPTER %DS.

The people of the state OF Wisconsin represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
seotion l. section 1895, of the revised statute,
Is hereby amended so as TO read as follows: Sec
don 1926. There shall be paid on the FIRST day of
February, IN each year, TO the treasurer of any
city or village or town containing ar unincorpo-
rated village having or maintaining a regularly
organised IRE department rs hereinafter pro-
vlded Tor the support and maintenance of such
nre department. by every underwater who shall
eHect any Ere insurance and by every person who
shall act as agent for any fire insurance corpora
ton or underwater whatever, In such city, vii.
lage or town, duty of two per centun upon the
amount of all premiums which during the year
or part OF a year ending the next preceding
hrst day OF January, shall have been received by
such underwater or agent. or by any other per
son for him, or shall have been agreed to be paid
tor any insurance effected or agreed to be ef-
fected or promised by HIM as s~ch agent or
otherwise against loss or injury by fire in any
sncb city or village whether s.ceR village be in
corpOsated or not. And no pe1son shall in any
such city village or town aRdef writer's, agents
or Otherwise effect or agree to effect OF procure to
be eEccted any insurance upon Which the above
duty is required to be paid, antA he shah have
executed and delivered to such treasurer bond
In the sum OF one Thousand dollars with such
gureties such treasurer shall prove conditioned
that he viii annually render TO such treasurer
On the first day of February in each year a just
premiums which during ne year ending on the
fTss day of January preceding sach report shall
have been received by him or any other person
for him or agreed to be paid for SHy insurance
against loss or injury by Ere In aEy sHch city or
village which shall have been effected or agreed
the first day of February. pay to the said treas
uFcr two per centum upon the full amount OF
sucn premiums ss. every person VINO shall ene eh
city or village without having executed and de-
hvered such bond, or who shall wfhfully omit to
pay such duty shall for each snense forfeit one
hundred dollars which shall be paid into the
treasury for the support and maintenance OF
s1ch fire department In case the Ere department
OF any such city, village or town be a voluntary
department having q treasurer all moneys re-
eeived OF collected by yirtae of this act shall be
paid to the treasurer of such department. for the
support and maintenance thereof exclusively.
No city, village or town shall be entitled to such
duty unless it shall have, support or maintain o
FIRE department consisting in case of a voluntary
department of at least one ERE engine company
with not less than ten active members, having at
least one good fire engine and not less than five
hundred feet of sound rubber, leather other
hose kept in an engine house at and ready at all
Gmet for actual service, and At least one hook
and ladder company with not less that twelve
active members having good hook and ladder
truck; and such companies sh sill hold meetings at
least once month. And in case of a paid or
partly paid fire department, the buildings, ma
chinery and material hereinbefore enumerated
and the necessary men, teams and equipments
so as to constitute an active and properly
equipped department, ready for service at all
times.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after rs passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1885.
CHAPTER 4S5
AN ACT to amend chapter $40, of the general
laws of 1885, entitled, IAN act to provide for
the printing and distribution of the reports of
the state officers departments and institu-
tions.'
The Neople of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section /. Sections Z, s and 9, of pter so,
OF tke session laws OF 1888, are hereby severally
amended so as TO read as follows: Section z. There
shall be printed annually by the state printer,
and en- the order of the comm issioner of public
printing the following documents:
l. Thirteen Thousand copies of the transac-
tons of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Sc
cleey, together with abstracts of the reports OF
the county and other agricultural societies, and
such other matter pertaining to the industry of
the state as shall be deemed import ant: pro-
vided, the number of pages shall not exceed five
hundred.
2. Sixteen thousand five hundred copies of the
tTansac ions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural
Society, together with such abstracts of reports of
county and other horticultural societies, ana
such other matters pertaining to fruit growing
and ether horticultural interests of the state as
shall be deemed important; provided, he num-
Der of pages shall not exceed three hundred.
8. Eighteen thousand copies of the transactions
of the State bairymens Associations, and such
other matters pertaining to the dairy interests of
the state as shall be deemed most important;
provided. the number of pages shall not exceed
two hundred and fifty.
4. Eighteen thousand copies of the report of
the Agricultural Experiment Station Of the State
University; provided the number of pages shall
not exceed two hundred. Section 8. Thirteen
thousand volumes of said report shall be bound
in cloth, uniform in style with volumes pre-
vious1y published. each voIunae to contain such
part of one copy of each of the reports designated
in the pFeceIing section, as the compiler shall
select the size Of said joint report not to exceed
one thousand pages; and shall be distributed as
follows: Thirty copies to each member of the
legislature: one hundred copies to the State His
toTical Society; twenty five copies to each county
agricultural society and district ind ustrial asSo-
ciation which embraces two or more counties
and furnishes the State Agricultural Society a
report of its proceedings one hundred copies to
the state Horticultural society; thirty copies to
each county Horticultural society: two hundred
copies to the State Dairymen's Association; one
hundred copies TO the experiment station of the
state university; twenty five copies to the library
OF the state university i've copies TO the Wiscon-
sin Humane Society. To the governor, heuten-
ants governor, secretary of state, state treasurer
attorney general, state superintendent of public
Instruction, railroad and insurance commits
s1oner twenty live copies each; to each public
library in the state two copies; and the remaining
copies to the State Agricultural Society for dis
trfbution by its secretary: Section 9. Twenty
FIVE hundred copies of the transactions of the
State Horticultural Society shall be bound singly
in cloth and enc thousand In paper. Twenty
FIVE hundred copies of the State Dairymens AS
ISOLATION shall be bound in cloth and twenty
five hundred in paper. Twenty I'VE hundred
copies of the report of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station Of the state university snail be
bound in cloth and twenty FIVE hundred in paper
for the of these several societies and depart
ments for Distribution or exchange.
Section All acts OF part of acts interfering
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed
Section S. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April IL, 1856.
CHAPTER 272,
AN All 10 amend section 46 of the revised stai
utes of 1878, relating to county canvassers:
The people of the state of Wisconsin. representa-
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section d. of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by inserting after the wore
"canvassers in the 9Th line of said section tn
words, lone of whom shall not be of the same
political party such clerk so that said section
when so amended shall read as follows; Section
46. On the Tuesday next succeeding the election
or at any time sooner, if all the returns an
sooner received the county clerk 81 all take to hi
assistance from among the following named Off
Gers OF the county, wit: the county Judge
register OF deeds, members of the county board
of supervisors and justices of the peace two as
soclate canVassers, one Of whom shall not be OF
the some political party as such clerk and who
shall constitute with such clerk board of county
canvessers and in case all the above named Off.
GERS should belong lto) the same political party,
then said clerk shall elect from the opposite po-
ltical party reputable citizen and elector to
act as the third member of said board In case OF
vacancy in the Office of county clerk or when
from absence, sickness or other inability, such
clerk cannot perform the duties enjolned in this
chapter, the clerk of he circuit court or if there
be no such clerk, or he be unable to perform such
duties, then the chairman of the county board
fhn dI1fi int