Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-08


ot any snake, reptile or any misshapon
human or animal form that might be
injurious 10 the public health ana
morals was rejected,
Measure. providing for the disin,
lection Of library books returned FROM
districts known 10 have an infectious
or contagious disease was indefinitely
postponed.
lnnkeepers- Provides that no keep.
er of a hotel shall knowingly and
wiltully entertain a person suffering
from a contagious disease unless such
person become SO afflicted while re,
Ceiving entertainment and COM
pulsmy removal would endanger life
or health
Bill for the sanitary regulations OF
lumber and logging camps and giving
the state board of health certain
powers during the existence OF an
epidemic was reported by committee
ON public health and soritatton with
recommendation tor passage but was
rejected by the legislature,
Free libraries Removes the popula
ton limitation In establishing free
libraries, Any city VI the second,
third and fourth class and any village
or town now may have library sup,
ported by annual levy,
Examination OF school accounts
Provides for the appointment at the
annual district school meeting OF
three competent persons to examine
accounts, books, vouchers, moneys
and all property belonging to the
school Specifies that the eXamina,
ton he made between June 80 and tho
date of next annual meeting.
School facilities Provides that up,
ON an enrolment OF siNty.tive pupils
or more any one school term In n
school district with one,room sohom
house, the district board shall make
provision for an additional room and
another teacher,
Bin to make the mayors OF cities
Of the second. third and fourth
classes, members OF the board Of edu
cation without a vote but with veto
powers was killed
Measure, providing for life state
certificates for teachers based on ex
perience of not less than fifteen years,
was refused passage.
The senate refused to concur In
the assembly measure providing that
fines collected for misdemeanor or
crime, minus the amount allowed by
n ~ Il ~ IN In n NE
be paid into the school fund,
Free public lectures School boards
OF cities are empowered to employ
competent persons to deliver free
evening lectures, between October
and March II of each year, on natural
educational subjects. Authority also
is given 10 purchase the books,
stationery and other things necessary
for such lectures,
Commercial schools Authority is
given to the state superintendent OF
course of study for commercial
school or colleges,
Superintendents of schools
sCribCs that superintendent shall an.
nually call at least one school board
convention for the purpose Of con.
sultation. advice and instruction upon
matters pertaining to the management
of the schools. Authorizes the pay.
ment of 81 TO each member in at.
tendance and mileage OF three centa
per mile each way.
Organization OF new towns--Pro-
vldes that any territory having nj
least fifty residents electors and an
assessed valuation of 100000 may be
organized into town upon com.
pliance with certain specified condi.
tons
Publication OF tax notices Legaizes
payment OF money by counties 10
printers for publication Of tax notices,
Insurance agents Makes II mis-
demeanor TO write or solicit In.
suranco without an agents certificate
from the state commissioner Of in.
surance
Fire insurance policies Provides
for attachment to policies, true copy
Of application or representations OF
the assured. Failure to comply, pre-
cludes pleading that representations
were false.
The senate refused TO concur In as.
sembly bill, requiring that all fire in
surance contracts shall be In writing
and to prevent discrimination in
premiums thereon.
Plate glass insurance--Legalizes the
formation OF mutual protective as
sociations OF not less than 20 residents
/ Of the state and owning collectively
plate glass valued at not less than
$1,000, for the purpose Of insurino
plate glass against breakage by &C
cident. tornadoes. cyclones or hur
ricancs.
The legislature rejected the bill
authorizing the organization OF mutual
insurance companies to insure country
stores. hotels, saloon, cheese factories
creameries, town and society halls
theaters aad school houses. Also. the
measure permitting the incorporation
OF mutual threshing machinery in
suraLce association by persons engaged
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