Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-12

powder, composed Of saltpeter, Sui
phur and charcoal. Also forbids the
sale Of any firecracker exceeding i've
inches in length and seven-eights OF
an inch in diameter. Penalty Tor
violation, minimum fine, $50, maximum,
500 or Imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than six months nor more
than one year or both in the discretion
of the court.
LIQUOR Observation-Disclosures town
! boards, village boards and common
councils to grant licenses for the sale
if liquors to proper persons keeping
groceries, saloons or other places. In
towns, not having within their boun1-
aries a city or village, and having
population of five hundred or more.
license $500, 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
license for the sale of liquors as a
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est majority possible, one vote.
Bill to enable electors of counties to
determine by ballot whether or not
! license shall be granted for the sale
Of liquors as a beverage was reJecte1
Measure creating the office OF liquor
commissioner was killed.
The Swenholt measure to provide
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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 builling
adjoining any place where liquors are
sold or dispensed.
A similar measure, introduced by
Assemblyman Fred Ties, was inter-
ed among the Indefinitely postponed
bills. 1t covered practically every
thing included in the act that has now
become law.
Gratuites-Prohibits influencing
agents, employees or servants with
gifts or gratuities or the promise OF
such. Penalty for violation, mini
mum, $40. maximum, $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
| BILL similar in character was intro
duced by Assemblyman A. H. 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-
fore the committees was refused con-
currence by the senate.
Grain mmission-Creates ap-
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, $100
per month. Provides for licensing and
regulating of warehouses and eieva-
tors.
Judicial courts-Increasing judicial
districts from seventeen to eighteen.
Bill to create a court of land reglstra-
ton and providing for registering and
confirming titles to land in the state
was Indefinitely postponed as was also
measure providing that two-thirds OF
a jury in civil actions in the courts
may return a verdict. A measure
changing the rule as to liability Of the
defendant in case of cOntributory neg
ligence on the part Of plaintiff was al
so rejected. Proof of plaintiffs neg
ligence prohibits recovery of damages.
Passage was refused on the bill pro-
wiling for the adjustment Of contrib,
utory negligence as a defense in &C
tions for the recovery Of damages.
Bill increasing the maximum dam
ages from $4,000 to $4,000 in actions
brought because OF death Of a person
was passed by the assembly but non,
concurred in by the senate.
Limitations of actions-Provides
i that action on penalties or forfeitures
accruing wholly or in part to the
state shall be commenced within SIN
wears after the cause of action there
for has accrued.
Inconvenience by the senate was
the fate of the bill passed by the as
sembly emitting creditor to proceed
by punishment against any persons
or corporation indebted to said cIedi
tor.
! Bill providing for the selection Of
iuries in case of disagreement in con
5emnation and vacation proceedings
was refused concurrence by the sen
ate.
Restitution on Reversal-Provldei
in a new section to the statutes that
restitution shall be made, together
with interest, in any reversed or sci
aside judgment which has been col
lected in part or in full.
Exemptions from jury-Legalizei
the following exemptions from al