Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-14

aries a city or village, and having a
population of five hundred or mere,
license 800, and in all others, 5000.
The Thayer bill, which was recon
sidered several times, passed once
and then finally killed, provided that
qualified electors of any residence dis
trict in any town or city could pre-
vent by remonstrance the granting Of
4 license for the sale of liquors as a
beverage. 1t was killed by the small
est majority possible, one vote.
Bill to enable electors of counties to
determine by ballot whether or not
license shall be granted for thu sle
Of liquors as a beverage was rejec, 81
Measure creating the office of liquor
conn Missioner was killed.
The Swenholt measure 10 provide
that all cities pay the costs of drunks
instead of counties was passed by the
assembly but killed by the senate.
Protection of Giris-Prohibits the
presence of girls under seventeen
ears at dances held in rooms con-
nected with a saloon or in bull ling
adjoining any place where liquors are
sold or dispensed.
a similar measure, introduced by
AsseInblyman Fred Ties, was inter
ed among the indefinitely postponed
bills. 1t covered practically every
thing included in the act that has now
! become a law.
Prohibits influencing
agents, employees or servants with
Sits or g.atuities or the promise Of
, suc.. Penalty for violation, mini
mum, $40. raximum, $500, or by both
fine and Imprisonment of not more
than one year.
! This law is said to have no bear
| ing upon the custom of tipping por-
| tiers. walters and the like. Another
hin, similar in character was intro
| duced by Assemblyman A. II. Dahl but
! it gave way to the measure that is now
upon the statutes.
The bill passed. by the assembly
prohibiting lobbyists from attempt
! ing to influence members of the legis-
| lature other than by appearance be-
I IOlG tGEG AOA8AAAlA~1~S- WIS "~ASaN~A ~'AN
currence by the senate.
! Grain commission-Creates APP
/ pointive commission of three members
| for the inspection, storage and weigh
| Ing of grain in Superior and condition
ally at other terminal points in the
state. Term, one year; salary, 500
| per month. Provides for licensing and
regulating Of warehouses and eieya-
| tors,
| Judicial courts-Increasing judicial
districts from seventeen to eighteen.
| Bill to create a court of land registra-
! ton and providing for registering and
| confirming titles to land in the state
was Indefinitely postponed as was also
a measure providing that two-thir Is of
jury in civil actions in the courts
may return a verdict. A measure
changing the rule as TO liability of the
defendant in 4ase of contributory neg
ligence on the part of plaintiff was al
so rejected. Proof of plaintiffs neg
| Hgence prohibits recovery of damages.
Passage was refused on the bill pro
Wiling for the adjustment of contrib
utory negligence as a defense in &C
lions for the recovery Of damages,
| Bill increasing the maximum dam.
ages from $4,000 to $4,000 in actions
| brought because on death of a person
| was passed by the assembly but non.
| concurred in by the senate.
| Limitations of actions-Provides
! that acu0a on penalties or forfeitures
accruing wholly or in part to the
state shall be commenced within six
wears after the cause Of action there
for has accrued.
Non-concurrence by the senate was
the fate of the bill passed by the as
sembly emitting creditor 10 proceed
! by punishment against any persons
o. corporation Indebted to said cIedi-
tor.
| BIZ providing for the selection OF
Jni1s in case Of disagreement in con-
lemnation and vacation proceedings
| was refused concurrence by the SEN
/ ate
! Restitution on ReVersal-PrOvides
| in a new section to the statutes that
restitution shall be made, together
Nitn interest, in any reversed or set
aside judgment which has been col
lected in part or in full.
Exemptions from Jury--Legalizes
the following exemptions from al.
jury G::t.y-: ~ United States officers;
elective state officers members and
officers Of legislature during its ses-
sion; judges and clerks of courts; city
and county officers, nStables: Of
fcers and employees of state institu-
tons; officers of fire departments and
It's active members; members Of the
National Guards and those honorably
discharged after five years service or
| by reason Of injury received In line Of
duJy: attorneys practicing physi-
! clans; surgeons; dentists: clergymen;
presidents and cashiers of state and
rational banks; faculty OF all colleges,
incorporated cademies and norpI1.
public ana private schools one mprr
| - each eriSt mill. one head saw err
| ami engineer in each steam saw and
shinele mill; one foreman and en-
! aiueer In each factory and machine
shop; one dispensing druggist in each
drug store, one embalmer in each un.
/ der1aking establishment: telegraph
operators superintendent. conductors
collectors, engineers. firemen. brake