The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20
Approved March Il. 1899.


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AN ACT amending section 81 of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1898. relating 10
annual meeting of church insurance cor
pOrationS.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. Section 1871 - of the revised
statutes of 1895 is hereby amended by strIh-
ing out the words Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday where they occur III sail sec
ton and substituting therefor the following
words "wednesday succeeding the second
Monday, so that the said section when 81
amended shall read as follows: Section
1871 =. The annual meeting of every such
corporation shall be held on the first
Wednesday succeeding the second Monday
In January. at the office of the secretary
Tor the purpose OF electing officers at which
meeting the secretary and treasurer shall
each make report setting forth the condi-
ton OF the corporation. the number of pol
icies in force. the number of new and the
number OF Cancelled policies and the total
amount of risks written during the year the
amount Of losses paid. the number OF as.
sesSmeniS levied, and the financial condi-
tion OF the corporation and what changes
there nave been made in the reserve fund, ii
there be one.
Section >. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March II. 1899.
No. 81, Al Published March %. 1899
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AN ACT to amend 2Ola Of the revised
statutes of 1888 entitled "Of the State Re
fOrluatOry.'
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented III senate and assembly, do enact
as follows.
Section l. Chapter cola Of the revised
statutes OF 1898 entitled ''Of the State Re
tornatury' is hereby amended to read as
follows:
NAME AND OBJECTS: Section 4944a. The
Wisconsin State Reformatory is hereby con.
tihueh. The purposes for which 1t was
created, and the objects to which the rules
aud regulations for its government. its dis
ciPliuc, and the exercise of all its functions
should be directed, are to correct and RE
move those criminal or evil tendencies and
Influences which render the inmates con
fined therein menace 10 society, 10 the
end that such inmates may become good,
Industrious and useful citizens.
ORGANIZATIONS: Section 49lib. The jur-
isdictiun OF the state board Of control over
the refOrmatOry is established, and the
powers of the board are defined by law.
The board shall appoint Il superintendent,
assistant Suprrinto udeut and steward, and
fix their respective terms Of office. and
may appoint or authorize the superinteud-
enJ 10 appoint such other officers. and such
employees as ii may deem necessary, and
shall tX their compensation, prescribe their
duties and provide for their removal or SuS-
pension. 1t may also maintain therein 4
manual training school, may cause the in
mates to be instructed III trades. and may
carry Oh in the institution, any industry not
prohibited by law, employing for that pur-
pose the labor Of the inmates confined
therein.
WHO NAY BE COMMITTED: Section 4944c
Male persons who belong TO one Of the fol
lowing classes may be committed TO the
rcformatOry. First: Persons convicted the
first time Of q felony. that Is, of an offcuSe
which may he punished by Imprisonment in
the state prison. aud who when SO con
victed were not over thirty years Of age,
and not under sixteen years of age when
committed to the reformatory; and were
not convicted of murder in the first or sec
ond degree. Second: Persons Of like age
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