Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30

boHuS ol county O1ncerS, ana allow
ing officers to file surety company
bonds, for which the county may
pay.
Chapter 379-Legalizing the Issues
OF bonds heretofore made, and nego-
t1ated by cities without vote of the
people.
Chapter 3s2-Providing that plu-
rallty vote shall elect delegates at a
caucus.
Chapter 3S3-Providing for distrib-
utlng $50 blue books to each senator
and assemblyman.
Chapter 3S7-Providing that when
common council issues franchise to
a street railway, electric light, gas,
water. or telephone company it shall
not go into effect for 60 DAYS. and if
during that time 20 per cent. of the
voters petition for an election on the
subject, one shall be held
Chapter 91-Permitting railroads
TO sell perishable property if there
is danger of it's going to waste.
Chapter 402-Prohibiting the en-
ployment of females under 10 years
old as messengers by telegraph and
telephone companies.
Chapter 4o4-Giving cities the right
to condemn lands for library sites.
Chapter 406-Providing for giving
the bodies of dead paupers to medi-
cal societies or hospitals for purposes
of dissection.
Chapter 408-Providing that county
clerks can if they wish to publish
electlon notices in two newspapers,
instead of one.
Laws relating to taxes and as
sessments were passed as follows:
Chapter 35-Providing that the tax
commission shall be the board to as
sess express, sleeping car, freight
line and equipment companies.
chapter 72-Providing for the taxa
ton of incorporated and private
banks.
Chapter Swallowing villages to
levy taxes for building sewers or
drains.
Chapter 242-Giving county boards
authority to raise tax of one-fourth
OF mill for a good roads fund.
Chapter 249-Providing for the tax
alton of gifts, inheritances, or sue
cession.
Chapter 276-Providing for reas-
sessment of void special assessments.
Chapter 292-Exempting pianos and
organs from taxation, when their
value, together with the household
furniture, does not exceed 5000.
Chapter 315-Providing for the ad
valorem system of taxing railroads,
instead of the license system.
Chapter 333-Providing that coun-
ties shall raise not to exceed one
fifth of a mill on the dollar for the
support of old soldiers.
Chapter 354-Providing for re-
covery of damages arising from a
failure to properly assess benefits
and damages.
Chapter 361-Providing for the col
lection of taxes on mineral rights and
reservations.
Chapter 37S-Rela ting to the taxa
ton of mortgages and providing that
they may either be assessed as an in
terest in the real estate. or separate
~, but that the combined assess
ment shall not exceed the value of
the premises involved.
Chapter 3SO-Adding an action
for debt to the other methods of col
lecting taxes.
The amendments on school laws
are as follows:
Chapter Providing that copies of
bills introduced in the legislature
shall be sent to the normal schools
Chapter 5-Relating to second
grade certificates, and amending the
law so that county superintendent
may remove the limit
Chapter 37-Fixing the salary of
the state superintendent at $4,000 a
year.
Chapter Officiating to certifica-
ton of teachers of manual training
and domestic science
Chapter 69-Prescribing legal quail
lfications of kindergarten teachers.
Chapter S6-Providing for the in
struction of deaf mutes in villages or
cities.
Chapter 95-Authorizing the at
torney general to begin suit to set
tie title to school lands on Indian res
ervations
Chapter 123-Providing that the
electors in town free high school dis
tricts shall have power to levy a
tax for erecting and equipping a
school building.
Chapter 135-Providing for an an
nual levy of S230,OOO for the support
of normal schools
Chapter 143-Providing for the es-
adjustment of county schools of ag-
riculture and further providing that
the annual appropriation for any
county shall not exceed $4,000.
Chapter 1S9-Providing that chill
dren shall in cities attend school not
less than eight months each calendar
year.
Chapter 307-Providing for the BIZ
ennlal election of superintendents of
schools. beginning in April, 1905.
Chapter 313-Providing school