Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
BILL TO REQUIRE THAT DEEDS
PRESENT NO LIES.
ROADS FOR AUTOMOBILES
Assemblyman Roethe Proposes that
County Boards May Designate
Which Roads Shall be Free to the
New VehicIes-Anti-Salo Legis-
Iation introduced.
Madison, Feb. {

| Madison rep. ..
Assemblyman j. O. Thomas intro
duced a bill in the assembly at the
afternoon session yesterday which
will tend to do away with an abuse
that has grown up in connection with
real estate transactions by making
the statement of the true considera-
ton compulsory No deed is to be
regularly accepted for record by The
REGISTER of deeds unless the actual
consideration is stated and sworn to
by the parties.
The occasion for such measure Is
| the difficulty which the state tax
commission experienced in its inyes
tigation of real estate values through
out the state when it attempted to
ascertain the ratio or assessed to true
value. This ratio had to be applied
to the property of the railroad cor
porations when the license fee was
abandoned and the ad valorem tax
law put into operation. By going to
the records and ascertaining the con-
siderations and then comparing these
with the assessed valuations, the COM
mission attempted to ascertain the
ratio which was to be applied to the
railroad property, but was severely
handicapped by reason of the fact
that in 80 per cent. of the deeds re-
corded with the various registers of
I deeds the consideration stated was
either "one dollar" or some other
equally unreliable and fictitious value.
Would Establish Auto Roads.
That town boards are to be given
the power to designate what roads
in their townships are to be open to
the use of automobilists is the gist
of bill introduced by Assemblyman
l;o"rhe CT Grant county. The board
will have power to taboo automobiles
on any roads that may be designated
and will be required to post notices
to that effect at proper points.
County Option Bill.
A county option bill was introduced
! by Assemblyman Clausen. The meas
ure provides that twenty days before
the spring election a petition may be
filed by ten per cent. of the voters
of a county calling for the submits
4 sion to the vote of the county elect
| ors the question of whether intoxi-
eating liquors are to be sold within
the county or not. If majority vote
in favor of mo liquor traffic." no
town or city may issue a license
Whoever sells liquor contrary to such
regulations shall be subject to a fine
of from $50 to 500 for each offense.
According to the terms of a bill of
fered by Assemblyban Domachowski
| a saloon keeper shall not be liable for
| the sale of liquor to a minor when
such sale was made on the represen-
ts ton of the minor that he was OF
age. On the other hand the minor is
subject to a fine of rom So to$25.
Anti-Saloon Legislation.
Anti-saloon and saloon legislation
appeared in the form of three bills in
troduced by Assemblymen Keup,
Marquardt and Kubasta The bills
! in effect viii, if enacted into law
compel the removal of all screens and
distinctions in windows, will make it
optional with the city officers to re-
woke license when an ordinance has
been violated, and will make a more
lenlent rule of evidence to govern
cases where saloon keepers have been
charged with selling liquor to minors
between Is and q years of age.
Mr.. Keup's bill provides for the re-
moval of all screens, advertising
signs, bills and distractions of every
nature whatever.
The bill introduced by Assembly,
man Marquardt will abolish the rule
established by the supreme court re-
Gently in the case of Niebuhr VS.. Mad
1son, when the city council refused to
revoke a license for the repeated VIC
latlon of an ordinance The statute
at present reads that a city council
or the proper officials to whom com
Paint has been made, shall" issue
summons and revoke the license
upon failure to make proper answer.
Mr.. Marquardt would leave it to the
discretion of the council.
Mr.. kubasta's bill will establish a
more lenient rule of evidence in cases
Where liquor dealers have sold in
toxlcatlng drinks to minors over Is
years OF age. The bill provides a fine
from 81 to SIS against any minor over
IL who shall solicit a drink from
saloon keeper. This is to protect a
saloon keeper in his dealings with
one who from all outward appear
ances is of age.
Another AID VaIorem Bill.
AssembIyman Hebron is RESPONSE
Die for the introduction of a measure