The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-16
Published April II, 1891.
No. 30, A. l


AN ACT TO provide for uniform policy of fire lnsur-
sn'e TO be made and issued in This state by AL lnsur
nncr companies taking lire risks OH property within
The people the state of wisconsin represented in
senate aud assembly. do enact a. follows:
SeCt!oBl The insurance commissioner shall prepare
aud lie in his ofrr on or ~, Hill AN If saiem
Der, A j. ls2l printed frrrI blank 4 contract or
policy Of fire insurance Together with such PROVISIONS
ntS, conditions sy be endorsed thereon
added thereto and a part such contract or
poll, v and such form, When filed shall lie known
and designated as the Wisconsin standard policy.
Sad insurance commit ssourr shall within sixty DAYS
nom the passage of tins act, prepare, approve aud
"dopt printed form IN BLANK OF contract or policy
u me Insurance, together with such provisions,
nents aud conditions as may ho endorsed thereon
addt3 thereto, and form part OF such contract
policy AID sIrh form shall, the lie
made applicable. conform 10 the type and form Of
the Ne" York standard Fire Insurance policy. called
sHd known provided however. that I'VE days notice
o. cancellation ny the company shHl he given. a.d
days after lire.
Glo" Tue AoihrN--cn'fai ioI such assistance as 10
Atm NAV seem necessary in the preparation of the
Aforesaid standard insurance policy. and hereby
ma 'e duiy Of SAID attorney general to perform
section ;. Immediately after flinc said form Of
PoCS IN the office ol SAID insurance >>ioner, he
siAlI have i've hundred copies of the same printed,
together with ave hVuG ri CrpIes " this mali
II tt'h company uulug IRE insurance business, IN
this state, copies at toe
section > un and the first day Of September,
\. - l,9i no hre insurance company, corporation or
us ar denver tor use any mr." Insurance POLICY on
property Ia tiiis STATE, other than such shall cont
IN AL particulars, a. 10 |lauss, size type context,
pf"' sIonN agreements AMI CuudItu with printed
form 90 contract. o. pol,t, Ii,i the tho
IhNli"h'[ '"ri 'H"Iet, ~ wo'Iiad Tor IN the first
section of TINS and Other or IN tc,cil provision
cement ,oniIti"h Gr clause snail IN amy manner 10
THEREON delivered herewith except follows to-wtt
!rl The HH9c OF III" ,"lI .tnA- lu,uticu place
OF "i"iIrN,' nae da'" 81 ~ H'"rp"fauon OF org1nI
lHiiun, ana The STATE country under winch the same
L. organized. ii" .,uoun of pad up capital stock
Mle,n'' ~ = a stock q" Mutual company, The names OF
us officers the number and date THE policy, IL
II T." issued through manager agent of the com
..inttt> I@E"d 10y thr duly authorized manager
4 Inc, many T.a
policies .S,4ed on tn"r.ftr N this state
"a lI'rie' % Nttiis.i forms oi description and
any particular r"'l. and any other matter necessary
clrar, PIES All the tcr> aud conditions OF Ins,T
sr,e an particular RISK (Which fact, or conditions
Snail iii 10 'Is' i"" inconsistent With "A waiver Of
amy the prov or ,unditIous OF the standard
policy herein provided for may he written upon or
altt'ted or appended to any policy issued property
81. company. corroratiou or association organized
OF incorporated under and pursuance of the laws
ll,N state, "t "l>"" mere II emitted TO do business
tii> STATE may "irh the approval Of the insurance
commissioner If The same Is not already included
lle sttaIN form I" ' hltd IN the office OF said COM
missioner, rs pT"Nrri Tor IN The INST section tins
a't lH'ni o" iS Ioi''Ies any provision which
fhI''d ny Jaw I" liSi therein II such provision IS
n"t IN 'onniu with the lws at tins state OF OF tn.
United states, OF "f tie provisions OF The standard
t'Ii" pro- lat" l"I hri'l oul sad provision or pro-
VISIONS stal he printed apart nom The other pIoyi
tNIr no small u than tIe bodt OF the policy and under
a separate Ute, as follows. Prov lSions required by
Ia" Ia he slated III TINS pohcy aud be part said
policy,
4Ih. There may lie endorsed on the outside Of anv
"a-"ni' ~ agents and place of business Of any
ln~IanCv gf ~ AGENTS, either by writing printing
stamping o otherwise.
at. Where Two on mere companies leach having
SousI complied with the laws this sIate) unite
I" Issue l"nt p" "v There may he pressed in the
bending "i surh policy the TACT of the seNrrsIty of the
CONTRA e. also ibe pro- nIl"n ct premium paid
et, IA company, AMI the proportion OF Inability which
each company agrees 10 assume And the printed
conditions" >Cn poCE the necessary change may te
mad" from the singular {" Tia" plural number when
reference htu To ji'.' issuing
section =. Any INSURANCE, company, officers q
Agents, either of IhrU, violating provisions of
thus act tN mHhn", issuing, de,N rIuE offering 10
utIlNcr oiltE OF lr Insurance this
slal" except ~ He"Ib"orr ird shl be guilty Of
mI>tcmcaHor, md upon complaint made bv the
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER this state
SHAH, upon conviction thereof I've punished by fine
ut not los jhin my dollars $50 than one
hundred dollars suO Tor TIE tTSl Orien>e,
less t'..tu ON" hundred dollars lylwp more than
two hundred and my dollars s5p hseQlIeut
ot"u>': bal any policy ii:ir issued delivered
shall, nevertheless, tee binding upon the company
Issuing me and such company shall thereafter ne
dIsg"alned nom dong any insurance business tins
stale
~, oub. Tins act shall take effect and. be in force
from and after Its PASSAGE aud qualifications.
Approved AIrIl u, ls9l.