Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

published May 8, 1891.

No SIC, A Published Nav 3. 1901
CHAPTER 2s7.
AN ACT to create Il pension fluid for members of
tire aud police departments in certain cities Of
Wisconsin.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, DO enact as follows.
Section l. In all cities whose population ex
ceeds one hundred thousand, having paid fire
department, one percentum of all revenues col
lected or received by such cities from licenses
issued 10y such cities together with one eighth
OF ali moneys or sums OF money paid by the in
sutanCe companies or board of underwriters of
said cities uuder the present law, shall be set
apart by the treasures o ( such cities to whom
the same shall be paid, as a fund for the pension
ing o disabled and superanuuated members of
the fire and police departments and of tbe
Widows and orphans of deceased members Of TIE
fire department of such cities. The treasurersof
such cities shall be eXoilici9 treasurers of such
fund.
Section .. THE treasurer clerk. attorney
comptroller and chief officers of the fire
and police department Of such city
shall constitute and be board
10y the name of the Board of Trustees OF the
Firemen's and Polieemen's Pension Fund. The
said board shall select from their number q
president and secretary.
Section s, The said board shall have exclusive
control and management OF tn fund mentioned
in the first section of this act and all money
donated, paid or assessed for the relief or
pensioning of disable, superannuated and re.
tired members of the fire and police dnnartmants
their widows and minor children same to he
placed by the tIeasuTels Cf such CITY who shall
be ex-Otticio treasurer ofsaidboard TO the credit
OF such tund,sublect TO the orders of such board
The said board shall make all ueedful rules and
regulations for Its government in the discharge
OF its duties: and shall hear ard decide ali an.
pleattons for relief or pensions under his act
shall be final and conclusive and not sinh
lect 70 review or reversal except by the board
The board shall cause to be kept record Of all
its meetings and proceedings
Section l. All rewards in MONEYS fees riffs
and emoluments that may be paid or given for
or on account of extraordinary services by said
fire department, or any member thereof
except when allowed TO be retained bv said MEM
Der, or given TO endow medal or other nor
manent or competitive award shall be paid into
said pension fund The said board OF trustees
may take by GIT grant, devise or request any
mouey real estate personal property. right of
property or other valuable thing the annual in
come OF which shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars in the whole and such money,
real estate, personal property, right of property
or other valuable thing so obtained also all fines
and penalties imposed upon the members of such
fire aud police departments shall In like manner
DC PAID into sald pension fund and treated as a
part hereof Tor the use Of such pension fund;
provided that the sum OF two hundred thousand
dollars which my be receive a and accumulated
shall be when so received and accumulated, re-
tanned as permanent fund, and thereupon and
thereafter the annual income.may be made avail.
able for the use and pufposes OF such pension
fund.
Section The said board Of trustees shall
have power To draw such pension fund
from the treasury Of such city and NAV
invest sucn fund or any mart thereof
IN The name OF board of trustees OF the
hreman's aud pOiiceman's pension mad
~ interest bearing bonds Of the United States
OF the state OF wisconsin Ofany county Of thia
state OF OF any township or any municipal CO.
pOfatloh OF me state OF Wisconsin; and all such
securities shat be deposited with the treasurer
OF this city, AS eX-oilicio treasurer of said hoard
and snail DC subject to the order of said board
Section 6. The interest received from any
suCh Investment OF said funds after said fund
shall have reached the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars, shall be applicable 10 the
payment Of pensions under thIsact And when
such lulesest shall become applicable ii shall be
the power OF the council OF said city 10 diminish
such annual rate OF one per centum from H.
Ccnscs 30 that said said income from Interest and
IRON licenses shall meet the requirements OF the
pension lists, as provided by this act
Section = II any member Of the fire on police
department of any snch city shall, while en-
gagged in the performance of his duty as such
fireman or policeman, be injured and Re fouud
upon an examination by medical officer or.
dered by said beard OF trustees 10 be physically
OF mentally permanently disabled. by
reason OF service in such department.
retirement from service in said fire depart-
ment, said Joard Of trustees shall retire such
disabled member from service In such fire de
partment: provided. no such retirement on ac-
count OF disability shall occur unless said men,
Der has contracted said disability while in the
service Of such fire department. Upon such re-
tirement the said board OF trustees shall order
the payment 10 such disabled member OF such
hre department monthly from SAID pension
fund, sum equal TO one-haf the moAthly com.
pensAtion allowed TO such member as salary at
the cate of his retirement
Section s II any member ofsuch fire or police
department shall, while in the performance of
his duty, he killed die as the result of an in
jury received in the line OF his duty or Of any
disease Contracted by reason Of his occupation
or II any member OF such fire or police depart
ment shall, while in said service die from any
easse while IN said service or during retirement,
or after retirement after twenty-five years ser
vice as hereinafter provided, and shall leave a
widow minor child or minor children under
sixteen years Of age surviving, said board Of
trustees shall direct the payment from said pen
SONS and OF the following sum monthly, to-wit
To such widow, while unmarried, thirty dollars;
70 the guardian Of such minor child or chill
dren, six dollars Tor each Of said chill
drcn, until il, or they. reach the age Of sixteen
years; provided however, that there shall not be
paid 70 a family Of deceased member a total
pension exceeding one-half the amount of the
monthly salary Of such deceased member at
the time Of his deceased, or, If a retired member
Il sum not exceeding e-half the amount Of the
monthly salary Of such retired member at the
date Of his retirement II at any time there shall
not be sufficient money In such pension fund 10
pay each person entitled 70 the benefits thereof
the fun amount per month as herenbetore pro-
videa then, and il that event an equal perCen-
tage Of such monthly payments shall be made 10
each beneficiary thereof until the said fund shall
ne replenished to warrant the payment IA fun to
each Of said beuehciaries
Section 9 Any member of the fire or police
departments Of such citys after becoming fifty
years Uf Hge and having served tWeLty-,wO years
or mere III such ire or police depart ment Of
which the last two years shall be continuous,
may make application 10 be relieved from such
tire or police department or II he shall DO dis
charged from such fire or police department
the said board Of trustees shall order and
direct THAI said person shall be psid
monthly pension equal 70 one half the amount Of
salary attached to the rank which he NAV
have held in said fire or police department at
Tie dait Of his retirement or discharge, and the
said board upon the recommendation OF the
chief officer OF any fire or police depart
ment provided for ia this act, shall have the
pow q to assign members OF the hreor police de-