Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06


Approved May 2, 1901
49, CHAPTER 252.
AN ACT to constitute the PlattevilIe fair
association a county agricultural society
under the provisions OF section 1460, Of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1898.
Inc people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section l. The Platteville fair association,
Oh flatteVllle, Grant county, Wisconsin, Is
hereby constituted and declared to be a
county agricultural society under the pro
visions of section 1850 of the statutes Of
1885, and entitled to state aid upon COM
plying with the provisions Of section 1853,
statutes of 1898
Section q This act shall take effect and
pc IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 275, 81 Published May 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 253.
An ACT to amend chapter q of the stat
utes relating to free high school boards
in districts consisting of a town having
the township system of school government
Tor common schools.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section /. Chapter 27, Of the statutes is
hereby amended by adding after section 492
of said chapter 81, the following, to be
known as section 492a. Section 492a. The
town board of school directors in any
township now organized or which may be
hereafter organized under the township sys-
TEN of school government shall be and Is
hereby constituted the free high school
board for the town as a free high school dis
trfct. In such cases the secretary Of the
town board of school directors. shall be
Oticio clerk, the president of the board shall
be ex-oflicio director, and the town treas
urer shall be eX-otficio trea of the free
high school board of said district. Said
board is hereby authorized to perform all
and singular the duties prescribed by law
for free high school officers and boards, and
the function and duty of free high school
boards heretofore organized and acting as
such in a free high school district consisting
of a town having the township system Of
school government, shall cease and be of no
effect on and after the lawful surrender OF
records, papers, moneys and other property
as hereinafter provided. The records and
accounts Of the board created by this act
shall be kept separate and distinct from the
records and accounts which the said board
are required to keep as a town board of
school directors. The free high school
board in any existing free high school dis
trict composed of a single town organized
under the township system of school gov
eminent, Is hereby authorized and directed,
Immediately upon the passage of this act,
to deliver to the care and custody OF the
free high school board herein provided for
in such cases, all records, papers, money.
and other property of the free high school
district, and the free high school board
herein provided for shall accept the care
and custody of such records, papers, money,
and other property and use them for and in
behalf of the free high school district in
conformity to law
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2. 1901
No. 9O2, 81 Published May d. 1901.
CHAPTER 254.
AN ACT authorizing the placing of the ma
tional flag over every voting place on
general election and registration days.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section /. That the common councils Of
the cities, trustees of the villages, and the
township boards of supervisors may place
and display the national flag on suitable
staff over every voting place on general
election and registration days for township,
village, city, county, state and national
elections and maintain them during every
hour of such days of voting and reglstra-
ton.
Section 2 That such common councils,
board Of trustees, and township board of
Supervisors may provide the expense OF
such flags, and the erection, maintaining
and care Of the same, such expense to be
included in and be a part OF the general
election expenses.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901
No. 1853. 81 Published May 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 255.
AN ACT to amend section 37S Of the stat
utes of 1898, relating to the board of re-
gents OF the University of Wisconsin.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section /. Section 37S of the statutes of
1888 is aereby amended by inserting after
Large in line three of said section, at
least one Of whom shall be woman; so
that said section when so amended SHAH DE
and read as follows: Section 37S. The gov
eminent of the university shall vest in n
hoard of regents to consist of one member
from each congressional district ana Two
from the state at large, at least one OF
whom shall be a woman, to be appointed ny
tho governor; the state superintendent ana
the president of the university shall be eX-
oficio members of said board; said president
shall be member OF all the standing com
mittees Of the board, but shall have the
right TO vote only in case of tie. The
term of office of the appointed regents shall
be three years from the first Monday IN
February in the year in which they are APP
nointed unless sooner removed by the gov
ernor; but appointments TO fill vacancies be-
fore the expiration of the term shall be for
the residue of the term only.
Section 2. This act shall take erect ana
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May q 1901.
No 361, ST. Published May 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 256.
AN ACT to amend section 1890 OF the stat.
utes of 1898 as amended by chapter l2S of
the laws of 1899, relating to obscene books,
papers and literature.
THE people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented In senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
Section 1. Section 1890 of the statutes Of
1898. as amended by chapter 12S Of the laws
OF 1899 is hereby further amended, by
adding thereto the following: Any person
who shall SELL lend, give away, or show,
or shall have in his possession with intent
to sell, give away, or show, or shall adver-
tise or otherwise offer for loan, gift or dis
tribution, ar ook, pamphlet, magazine,
newspaper, or other printed paper devoted
principally to the publication of criminal
news police reports or accounts Of criminal
deeds or pictures and stories of deeds OF
bloodshed. lust or crime, shall be guilty or
n misdemeanOr, and upon conviction there
of shall be sentenced to pay fine of not
less than fifty nor more than five hundred
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved May 2. 1901
No 10 81 Published May T. 1901.
CHAPTER 257.
AN ACT providing for the furnishing and
use of safe scaffoldng, hoiSts, stays, lad
ders or other mechanical device used In
the construction of q building and provid-
Ing a penalty for a violation thereof.
The neople of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented In senate and assembly do enact
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