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

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Section ,. This act shall take ehect anu
be in force, from and after its passage ana
Approved April %, 1895.
No. go, $ Published April &c, 1899.
CHAPTER 243.
AN ACT to regulate the employmen ' OF
to provide for return of legislative e1-
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented III senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. Every person, corporation or
association which employs any person TO
act as counsel or agent TO promote or 1p,
pose in any manner, the passage by the
legislature of any legislation affecting the
pccuniary interests of any Individual aSSo-
citation or corporation as distinct from those
of the whole people of the state, or to act
in any manner rs legislative counsel or
| agent in connection with any such egiSla-
| ton. shall. within one week after the DAT"
! of such employment. cause the name OF the
| person so employed or agreed TO be en-
| ployed, to be entered upon a Legislative
! docket rs hereinafter provided. 1t shall
| also be the duty Of the person 50 employed
| to enter or cause to be entered me- name
| upon such docket. Upon the termination
| of such employment such fact may be en-
! tered opposite the name OF any person 50
! employed either by the employer or en-
| Section . The secretary Of state shall
/ prepare and keep two Legislative dOcketS in
! conformity with the provisions of this act,
! one of which shall be known as the docket
| OF the Legislative counsel before commit
! tees. and the other as the docket of lc&iS-
| latiye agents. In the docket OF legislative
| counsel shall he entered the names Of coun-
! sci or persons employed 10 appear al Il
public hearing before 4 committee of the
! legislature for the purpose of making an
| argument or examining witnesses, ana also
| the names of any regular legal counsel OF
! any person. corporation or association VINO
| act or advise in relation to legislation; in
| the docket of Legislative agents shall be
| entered the names of all agents employed
I I.,ti r,y, incl wit torn a.
/ section of this act. In such d0ckctS Shall
| be entered the names and business address
! of the employer. the name. residence ana
| occupation of the person employed, the date
| Of the employment or agreement therefor,
! the length of time that the employment IS
to continue, If such time can ne determihcd.
! ana the special subject or subjects Of l"glS-
! Iation, if any. to which the employment re
! lateS Such d0cketS shall be pHDlc records
| and opru To the inspection of any citizen
upon demand at any time during the regu-
! lar business hours of the office of the sec
section 3 Any person, corporation or as.
| ISOLATION employing any legislative counsel
! or agent shall. whenever further subjects
| of legislation are introduced or arise which
| such counsel agent is to promote or OPP
| pose. make or cause to be made additional
| entries opposite his or its name In the APP
! prOpriatc docket, stating such special en-
! ployment and specifically referring TO the
| petitions, orders, bills or other subjects or
| legislation to which the same relates. ana
| such entries shall also be made opposite
| the names of such counsel or agents. in
! such manner that such entries shall show
! all the subjects of legislation in relation to
| which any counsel or agent is employed.
| No person shall appear as counsel before
| any committee of the legislature or of
| either branch thereof. or act as agent in
! respect to any legislation coming within
the terms of section ! of this act, unless his
| name appears upon the docket OF lcEiS-
| latve counsel or agent as employed in re
! spect to such matter as above provided.
No person, private or public corporation or
| association shall. directly or indirectly, en-
| ploy any person rs legislative counsel or
| agent in respect to any legislation coming
| within the terms of section !, unless the
| name of such person is duly entered on the
| legislative docket as provided by this act.
| No person shall be employed as legiSla-
| tive counsel or agent for a compensation
| dependent in any manner upon the passage
or defeat of any proposed legislation or
| upon any other contingency connected
with the action OF the legislature, or OF
| either branch thereof. or OF any committee
| thereof. No person whose name is entered
ON the docket of the Legislative counsel
shall render any service as legislative c"nn-
| sci agent otherwise than 10y appearing
| before committee, as aforesaid and by
| doing work properly incident thereto or by
| giving legal advice in the case of regular
| legal counsel of corporations or aSSocia-
tions. unless his name is also entered on
the docket Of legislative agents.
Section i. Legislative counsel and agents
required to have their names entered upon
the Legislative docket shall file with the
secretary of state within ten days after the
date of making such entry a written au-
thoHzati"n 10 act as such signed by the
! person or corporation employing them.
Section 3. Within thirty days after the
final adjournment of the legislature every
person. corporation or association, whose
name appears upon the legislative dockets
of the session, shall file with the secret }ry
of state complete and detailed statement,
| sworn to before Il notary public or justice
! Of the peace by the person making the
same. or in the case Of a corporation by is
| president or treasurer. of all expenses paid
or incurred by such person. corporation or
association. IN connection with the employ
ment Of Legislative counsel or agents. CT in
| connection with promoting or opposing in
| any manner. the passage by the legislature
| of any legislation coming within the terms
of section l of this act. Corporations and
| individuals within the provisions Of this
| act shall render such accounts IN such form
as shall be prescribed by the secretary Of
| state. and such reports shall be open 10
| public inspection.
section 6. ANY person. corporation or as
| ISOLATION violating any provision Of this
act Shall for such onreuSc be fined not less
than two hundred dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars Any person en-
plovod as Legislative counsel or agent who
| shall fail to comply with any provision Of
this act or who shall act rs legislative
counsel or agent contrary to the provisions
Of this act shall be fined not less than one
! hundred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars. and shall he disbarred from
octfne- in the capacity of a legislative coun-
sol agent for the period Of three years
from the date Of such conviction. It shall
| he the duty Of the attorneys general. upon
Violation Of tn" provisions ~ this act.
| Section :. This act shall not apply TO
any municipality or other public corpora
| tion.
| Section = This act sHall take erect ana
be in force from and after its passage and
| publication.
Approved April %. 1899.
No 10 Al Published April g. 1899.
CHATTER 245.
AN ACT comforting additional powers up
on the trustees of the several county
a>ylums for the chronic insane, and su-
pernJeudents of the poor.
Tie people of the state of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly do
Secfion l. The trustees Of each county
asylum for the chronic insane and ex oficio
trustees of the poor, shall have power TO
commence and prosecute in the name of
the county any proper action or actions to
enforce and collect any account. claim or
demand that may arise or accrue to the
county in their administration of the bust
ness affairs of such asylum, or 10 recover
damages for injuries TO the property of the
county which i under the charge OF such
trustees or ex-ufiCiO trustees Of the poor,
| or To recover any Of such property uulaw-
| fully taken or detained or converted, or
! the value thereof. and the trustees may
! employ counsel for that purpose. The trus.
tees shall account to the county board Of