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represented in Senate and Assembly, do
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represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 10 of chapter 439
laws of 1901, as amended by chapter 332
laws of 1905. is amended and made sec
ton of the statutes to read Section 496e
l. ANY school district which shall have
maintained graded school of the first
class in accordance with the provisions of
this act shall be entitled to receive from
the general fund of the state, annually,
the sum of three hundred dollars. Any
school district which shall have maintained
a graded school of the second class in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this act
shall be entitled to receive from the gen
eral fund of the state. annually, the sum
of two hundred dollars.
2. To obtain such state aid the school
board shall, on or before the frst~day OF
school year in which the application Is
made, report to the state, superintendent,
under their oaths, that such state graded
school has complied with all the provisions
of this act. Thereupon the said state
superintendent shall fix the amount to be
paid such district, and certify the same
to the secretary of state, the secretary OF
state shall then draw his warrants upon
the state treasurer for the several claims
of the school districts.
3. The secretary of state shall annually
include and apportion in the state tax such
sum as shall have been certified by the
state superintendent under the provisions
of this act
f. Upon receipt of the annual state
taxes said state treasurer shall pay to the
school district treasurers, the several
amounts called for by such warrants.
5. The state superintendent is hereby
empowered to refuse state aid to any
school district which in his judgment has
failed to comply with the provisions OF
this act.
6. The whole amount annually paid
under the provisions of this act shall not
exceed = one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, and If more be demanded
by the state graded schools, it shall be
paid proportionally. Any unexpended bal
ance shall revert to the general fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved June "a, 1907.
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No. o 3aG Fl ST. 119 IAWs ' o 1907 ii
AN ACT to amend sections 925-130, 1000
and 1862, of the statutes, relating 10
boards Of review and the duties OF as
SCISSORS.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
utes Is amended to read: Section 926-13o.
l. In cities of the first class, the mayor,
clerk tax commissioner and assessor or
assessors shall constitute board OF 70
view, and In all other cities the mayor,
. city clerk and such other ofhcer
or officers, other than assessors, as the
common council shall, by ordinances ns,. deter
mine shall constitute board or review.
2. In all cities except those OF the nrst
class the common council, shall, by ordl.
nance fix the salaries Of the members OF
Section 2. Section 1860 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1860. The
supervisors and clerk OF each town,
the mayor, clerk and such other
officer or officers, other than assessors, as
the common council of each city shall, by
ordinance, determine, the president, CLERK
and . such other officer or officers,
other than the assessor, as the board OF
trustees of each village shall, by ordinance
determine shall constitute a board OF re-
view for such town, city or village. Sucn
day of June at It's town, city or village
clerks office; provided, that In towns 1t
may meet at the place where the last an
shall constitute a quorum. Notice Of the
time and place of meetings shall be posted
up py such clerk in at least three public
places IN sscn iIags aT or n city ee
such meeting The town. city or village
clerk On such board d. Of review shall be
record of all its proceedings. The board
may adjourn from day to day or from tine
provided, that If an adjournment be had
for more than one day a written notice
shall be posted on the outer door OF the
place of meeting, stating to what time
said meeting is adjourned. The members
of such board except In cities OF
the first class shall receive - as such en-
resolution or ordinance of the town board,
village board or common COUNCIL Gill; not ex
day The provisions of this section
shall not be so construed as to alter, re-
peal amend or modify the provisions OF
any city or village charter relating to the
Section 5. Section 1862 of the statutes
IN amsnasA to rsaAs section 1062. The
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No 781, Al Published June &c. 1907.
CHAPTER 377. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend section 40, Of the stat
utes, as amended, to readjust the wages
of employees of the state board Of control,
and to allow the state board Of control
to employ an additional clerk.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. That portion of section ITO,
of the statutes, relating to the board Of
control, as amended by chapter 249 laws
of 1899, is amended to read: Section
The members of the state board of con-
troll of Wisconsin reformatory, charitable
and penal institutions, each two thousand
dollars
Each member Of said board shall also
be reimbursed all the actual and neces-
sary disbursements paid out in the dis
charge Of his duties.
The secretary of the state board of con-
troll y y twenty-five hundred dollars,
and he shall also be reimbursed all actual
and necessary disbursements paid out in
the discharge of his duties.
The other persons employed in the Office
of the board of control the following sums /:
chief clerk fifteen hundred dol
lars, first assistant chief clerk,
eleven hundred dollars, a second
assistant chief clerk, nine hundred dol
lars, an additional clerk, eight
hundred dollars, and stenographer,
eight hundred dollars. =. ........
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June 20 1907.
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No 363. ST. Published June 20, 1907
PTER 388. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to appropriate certain sums OF
money therein named to the seVeral cnar-
liable, reformatory and penal Institutions
of the state for the purpose OF defray-
ing the current expenses thereon TO the
respective date therein specified.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin,
REPRESENTED in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section i. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money In the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated to the institu-
lions hereinafter named the following sums
of money for the current expenses or SAID
institutions, including painting and neces-
sarv repairs to July LIST, 1909, to-w1t:
TO the Wisconsin State Hospital for the
Insane one hundred and ninety thousand
dollars: to the Northern Hospital for the
insane. one hundred seventy-fve thousand
dollars: to the Wisconsin School for the
Deaf one hundred nine thousand dollars
to the wisconsin School for the Blind, six
tv-nine thousand dollars to the Wisconsin
Industrial School for Boys, one hundred
ten thousand dollars; to the Wisconsin
State Prison, eighty-five thousand dollars;
fo fine State Public School, eighty nine
thousand dollars; to the Wisconsin Home
for Feeble Minded, one hundred twenty-one
thousand five hundred dollars; to the Wis
consin State Reformatory, seventy ,f1ye
thousand dollars to the Wisconsin State
tuberculosis Sanatorium, forty tnousano
dollars.
be in force from and after It's passage ana
Approved June 20. 1901.
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No, 348 AL Published June %, 1907
CHAPTER 326 LAWS OF 1907

CHAPTER 1856, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create section 1410-1 Of the
statutes relating to the appointment OF
additional employees by the dairy and
food commissioner, prescribing their quail
ifications and duties and providing their
compensation.
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section
1410--1. In addition to the officials and
appointees otherwise provided by Law. for
the dairy and food commission. the dairy
and food commissioner may, with the ad-
vice and consent of the governor, appoint
cheese factory, dairy and food inspector !;
and one creamery, dairy and food inspec-
tor, whose duties shall be TO assist In
promoting the work of the dairy and food
commissioner in the manner herein pro.
vided and in such way as may be required
by the dairy and food commissioner In the
enforcement of the dairy and food laws
The duties Of the cheese factory, dairy ana
food inspector, in addition to the general
duties -hereinbefore provided, shall be to
inspect cheese factories, diaries, foods and
drugs under the direction and supervision
of the dairy and food commissioner. lie
shall be an expert cheesemaker, skilled IN
the technical work of cheese factories, a
competent judge of cheese factory products
and yersed in modern scientific and pfac-
tical dairy husbandry. The duties of the
creamery, dairy and food Inspector. in adj
dition to the general duties hereinbefore
provided, shall be to inspect creameries,
dairies foods and drugs under the d1rec-
ton and supervision of the dairy and food
commissioner. He shall be skilled In the
technical work of creameries, competent
judge of creamery products and .versed in
modern scientific and practical dairy hus"
bandry. The assistant chemist shall be a
competent analytical chemist. The an
nual salary Of the said assistant chemist
shall be fifteen hundred dollars the an
nual salary of the said secretary and OF
the creamery dairy and food inspector shall
be twelve hundred dollars EACH The com
pensation of the cheese factory, dairy and
food inspector shall be one hundred dol
lars per month The aforesaid salaries
and compensation shall be paid in the same
manner as is provided by law for the pay
ment of salaries Of other state officers ana
employees. There shall also be paid to
the assistant chemist and to each of the
inspectors herein provided for, their neces-
sary and actual expenses incurred in the
discharge of their official duties, on the
approval of the dairy and food commission
er and the governor, of verified and Item
lied accounts therefor, and the said officials
shall have all the powers that are con-
ferred by law upon any agent Inspector
or assistant of the dairy and food COM
missioner.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June %, 1907.
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No. 500. Al Published June g. 1907.
CHAPTER 1878, LAWS OF 1907.

No. 500. Al Published June 26, 1907.
CHAPTER 378, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to continue the commission Gre
ated by chapter 29S, laws of 1905, and
providing for the preparation and print
ing of historical material relating to the
The people of the State of wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. The commission created I'M
der the provisions or chapter 29S, laws
of 1905, is continued In existence with all
the authority heretofore conferred and
shall be known as the wisconsin History
Commission" Such commission shall re-
ceive no fee or salary for work done in
connection with the duties herein imposed.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of such
commission to develop a plan and gather
and arrange in systematic order the ma
teriai for a history, of the part Wisconsin
and it's citizens took in the civil war and,
for such purpose, the commission Is author
lied:
(a) To secure the reprinting of rare
published material and the publication Of
contemporary manuscripts.
(b) To stimulate research among the
younger generation, of students.
(c) To secure the preparation of mer-
itorious recollections and the preparation
of company and regimental histories by
the survivors of the civil war.
(d) To secure the preparation of schol-
the materials secured by the above methods
and to still farther add to the collection
already existing in the state historical
society, all to be held for the benefit of
the state and in the official archives
thereof.
Section g. Such commissioners are au-
thorized and directed to select such his
torical material relating to the civil war
as they may deem important and to pro-
vide for the publication of the same in
Section 4. To carry out the purposes
of this act, such commission may accept
gifts and discharge the trusts thereby ere
ated but no obligation shall be created by
Section 8. The printing commissioners
shall cause to be published such material
as may be selected by the Wisconsin His
he prescribed by such commission.
Section @. Except as herein modified,
section 29S, laws of 1905, Is continued In
full force.
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No. 31S, ST. Published June 26, 1907.
CHAPTER 391, LAWS OF 1907,

No. 31S, ST. Published June PC, 1907.
CHAPTER 391, LAWS OF 1907
AN ACT to create section 1S47p of the
statutes, requiring foreign stock lie In
surance companies to determine and re-
port the respective rights of policy
holders and stockholders in unassigned
surplus before being licensed to do busi-
ness In this state.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
enact as follows
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes new section to read Section 1S47p.
Every stock company doing life insurance
business on the participating plan SHALL
when applying to do business in this state,
and before any license or certificate of au-
thority shall be issued, file with the COM
missioner of insurance statement under
oath Of the president and secretary, stating,
(a) The amount of the unassigned sur
plus Of such company;
(b) The amount of said surplus be-
longing to the policyholders
(c) The amount of such surplus be-
longing to the stockholders;
Cd The method of ascertainment ard
the action upon the part of the stock
holders of such company determining the
rights of such policyholders and stock
holders respectively
No license, certificate or, authority TO
transact business in this state shall be
issued to any. such stock company until
such statement Is made, and the commls-
sioner OF insurance Is satisfied that the re-
spective rights of such policyholders are
fully and legally determined.
Section 9 This act shall take effect aud
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved June 25, 1907.
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of the supreme court four

reporter of the supreme court four
thousand dollars.
Section 2 Section 346, of the statutes
as amended by chapter 226, laws Of 1901
is amended to read Section 346. The
supreme court shall from time to time APP
point, subject to removal competent per-
son to report and publish such decisions
and opinions of said court as they may
deem important and expedient to be re-
ported and published. Such reporter, be-
fore he enters upon the duties of his
office, shall execute bond with two suf-
fcient sureties to the state of Wisconsin
in the sum of two thousand dollars, to
be approved by the secretary Of state, con.
ditioned for the faithful performance of
his duties as such reporter. The Justices
of said court may appoint an
assistant to the supreme court reporter,
The persons so appointed shall receive such
compensation as said justices shall deem
reasonable, not exceeding, for said assist
ant, two Thousand dollars per
year. Said appointments shall be made In
writing, filed in the Office of the
secretary of state, and the salary to be
paid to each appointee shall be
specified therein.
Approved June %, 1907.
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No. 600, S.. Published June %, 1907
CHAPTER 389, LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to create section 1T60m of the
statutes relating to proxies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read Section
1I60m No proxy heretofore made or given
by any policyholder, officer, director or trus-
tee of any mutual life insurance corporation
organized and existing under the laws OF
this state shall be exercised or used for
voting upon any question whatsoever, and
any votes given or attempted to be given
by any such proxy shall be absolutely void !;
anything in the charter, certificate, articles
of Incorporation, constitution or bylaws OF
any such corporation to the contrary not
withstanding.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 25, 1907.
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No. S57, Al Published June &C. 1907
CHAPTER 382. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to create section 4560a-5, stat
utes of 1898, relating to the weight limit
of certain fish.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly do
enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the stat
utes of 1898, a new section to read: Sec
tion 4560a-5. Amy person who shall take,
of any variety of less than one pound,
round or undressed weight, any fiddler
catfish Of less than one and one-half
pounds, round or undressed weight, or less
than one pound dressed weight, or any
black bass Of length less than ten inches,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment In
the county jail not more than sixty days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment In
the discretion of the court.
Approyed June 25. 1907,
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,unty board of any county shall By proper

county board Of any county shall By proper
resolution so direct.
Section 1881. Amy person claiming such
reward shall exhibit the head or
reptile so killed to the chairman of the
board of supervisors of the town or the
president of the board of trustees OF the
village wherein 1t was killed and
present an affidavit to such president or
chairman, stating that the I" head Isl
or rattles (is) (arel those lthat) of the
and that he has not spared the life of
any such animal (s) or bird (s) within
his power to kill. Such chairman or pres
ident shall then issue a certificate In the
following form:
coanty Of of Wisconsin .e S.
I......, chairman of the town board
of the town of.........o or president on
that village ooaf has this day exhibited to
the head (s) or rattles of said.
which he claims to have killed In SAID
town (village) and that the head (s) or
rattles of said. ....... (waS) (were) de-
Stroyed in my presence, and that the
said. ........i is on presentation of this
certificate to the town f frem tSs eil da{s
hereof entitled to an order on the town
(village) treasurer for the sum or.
dollars to be drawn from the general fund
Dated this day OF. 49,. 100.
Chairman (president) of the town (vil-
Section '1i6s1m. The town (vil-
lage) clerk shall on the production Of the
certificate of the chairman of the town
board or president of the village board
issue to the holder thereof an order on
the town (village) treasurer for the amount
stated in said certificate.
Section 4. There is added to the stat
utes of 1898 a new section to read: Sec
ton 1631n. The county shall repay to
the respective towns and villages the
amount which they have expended under
the provisions of this act. The treasurers
of the various villages and towns shall,
at the close of their accounts on the
thirtieth day of October in each year GER
tify to the county clerk the amount OF
moneys expended by their respective towns
and villages under the provisions OF this
act Such treasurer shall attach to the
certificate an affidavit stating that the &C
count is just and that his town or village
has actually expended the amount therein
stated. The certificate and affidavit shall
be placed on file in the office of the county
clerk and the account shall be a claim
against the county. The claim shall be
then audited by the county board and the
amount thereof paid to the treasurerS OF
the respective towns and villages from any
money in the general fund not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved June "a, 1907.
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No. 900, Al Published June %, 1907.
CHAPTER 367. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to appropriate four hundred
ifty-six dollars and thirty-two cents to
cancel a deficit incurred under the pro-
visions of chapter $50, laws Of 1899, re-
lating to the prevention of San Jose
scale and other injurious insect and
fungus diseases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated the sum of four
hundred fifty-six dollars and thirty two
cents to cancel a deficit incurred during
the years 1904, 1905 and 1906 under the
provisions of chapter $50, laws Of 1899.
Approved June "a, 1907.
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No. 262, AL Published June 70, 1907.
CHAPTER 373. LAWS OF 1907.


AN ACT to amend sections / and 2 OF
chapter 434 of the laws of 1908 making
the same sections 926-161 and 926-l62
of the statutes relating to Wisconsin free
employment offices and making appro-
priation therefor. CO.. :. u,aoa,v
The people of the State OF wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows: ~
the laws of 1903 is amended and made a
section of the statutes to read: Section
926-161. There is hereby created not
more than four free employment off1ces IN
the state, one to be located in conjunc-
ton with the state factory Inspectors Of
flee In Milwaukee, the other three to be
located In such cities or places as may
be selected or, named by commissio ~
state and the attorney general, Tor tne
purpose of receiving applications of per-
sons seeking employment, and applications
of persons seeking to employ labor. Each
such office shall be designated and known
as Wisconsin free employment office. The
said offices shall be so located IN such parts
of the state by said commission as may
best serve the interests Of the people OF
the state.
Section 2. Section 2 of chapter 434,
laws of 1903, is amended and made sec
ton of the statutes to read: Section
926-162. The commissioner of labor and
industrial statistics shall recommend I'M
mediately after the passage. of this act,
and the governor shall appoint supefln-
tendent for each of the offices created py
section 1 of this act and who shall devote
his time to the duties of his office, and
clerk and stenographer at the Milwau-
kee Office who shall divide his time between
the Wisconsin free employment office and
the state factory inspectors, office, and
whose salary shall not exceed seventy-hve
dollars per month to be paid out of any
funds In the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated. The tenure Of such ,ap-
pointment shall be for two years, unless
sooner removed for cause. The salary of
each superintendent shall be fixed by said
commission not, however, to exceed twelve
hundred dollars per annum, which sum,
together with proper amounts for defray-
ing the necessary costs of the equipping,
advertising, running and maintaining the
respective offices, rent for such offices, not
to exceed eight hundred dollars
per annum, shall be paid out Of any funds
in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June "a. 1907.