The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-07
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac-
complished During the Week
by Solons at Madison.
In the Senate

twenty uNt blIiS "tlt reported To the
! Senate on the 30th as follows: Appropriate.
ing $4,000 for the construction of a North
west Bookstack Wing for the state library.
Returning to the state historical library
| Sl1 ,O0699 returned to treasury from appro-
| prlatons of 1895, 1897 and 1899 building
commission having expired by Limitation
before amount was expended, same to be
used for painting and decorating state his
tor,cal library building Creating town of
! Frog Creek out of town OF Mtnoug, Wash
( burn county. Creating town of Shauuguld-
( en- out of town of Jacobs. Ashland county.
/ Providing bond of register OF deeds. Mil
| waukcc county. shall pc $1,000, and re.
/ quiring an accounting for all fees r.
! During advertisement before sale of bonds
| by drainage districts. Requiring iutururbau
| railways to provide suitable depot in all
/ cities aud villages, Incorporated or uBinCOr-
porated. of 100 inhabitlut, under penalty
! of not less than $50 or more than S1O0.
/ Providing for reciprocal drmurragc by ship
/ perS and railroad companies Giving pre-
1 ferred stock right to vote whore not stpu-
! lated in articles of incorporation. Exempt
! ing property, mutual benefit, literary so
! cictics, etc, from taxation to amount of
/ $500. Doing away with advertising mort
gage foreclosures requiring personal notice
! on the mortgages or taking Of notice on
/ premises in case of nonresident six weeks
/ prior to sale; amending law regarding dis
| charge and partition of estates, making
1 order of county judge primH facir evidence !;
/ adding two members to boards of review !:
7 IIb\ltlllE secretary bl NtIIh llIsN designate
/ someone to sign treasury warrants; creating
/ waterway commission, making salary COM
! missioner 5000 annually. Providing for
/ bail and stay proceedings after sentence in
/ criminal actions pending appeal or writ Of
/ error to supreme court Making tax com
/ mission supervise issue stocks and bonds Of
all corporations in Wisconsin, Requiring
| scmlmonthly pay days. labor to Ec paid up
TO ten days of each pay day under penalty
! of 81 per day. For COMMISSION system Of
/ government for cities. Increasing salary
! register probate, Outaganir county, t.
! $1,000 The rules prepared for Joint action
! and concurred in by the Assembly were for
/ mally adopted
| The committee ON military affairs report.
| ed to the Senate Mr.. Bird, hill appropriate
| ing $4,000 for Niok..mrg monument
with recommendation for passage ana it
! was referred to committee con- claims. The
| following bills were introduced: Providing
for taxation Of mortgage and assessment
/ of credits untaNcd mortgages To have no
standing in court; proytdu- that COnyctS
previously convicted of felony. those not
having served half the time and life priS
oners, shall be ineligible 10 parole: for a
Joint clerk and StcnogrIph,r for Wisconsin
free employment office aud state factory in
SpGCtor; bills amending the game laws for
bidding shooting of aquatic fowl one hour
after sunset or one hour before sunrise;
adding WauShara and Waupuca counties TO
those in which picEercl are not protected;
{ restoring spring shooting Of aquatic fowl
for fifteen days In April, limiting bag to
fifteen ducks and doubling the minimum
fine and removing the protection ON white
bass; local option m"a~ur. ON lines OF
ThGycr bill, providing tlat wmouStranrr
may keep saloons out Of residence districts;
for second municipal court In oneida
/ county: providing that the act for the as
SCssmcnt aud taxation uf street railway
companies and light, heat ana power com
panicS operated In connection with street
railways shall not apply until the road has
been constructed and operated.
The most important of The ten bills intro
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