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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
Published April 25, 1907.
I'd &c IA TxTC OF 1907

NO. o III Fl S. Laws Of 1907.
AN ACT to authorize the city of Elkhorn
to sell land used as a cemetery, and to
remove bodies buried in said cemetery
and monuments therefrom.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section tom I. The city of Elkhorn may
sell and convey, at private or public sale,
the tract Of land within said city, owned
by said city, and known as the old ceme-
terry, and described in deed recorded IN the
register of deeds Office In and for the coun-
ty. Of Walworth, state Of Wisconsin. IN
volume % of deeds, page 274, and may give
the purchaser good title free or any trusts
heretofore existing, If any there be-
Section 2. Before such sale, the rights
and interests of the owners or any lots,
or privilege of burial or other rights or In
terests other than the rights and interests
of said city, shall be appraised by three dis
interested persons chosen for that purpose
by the county judge Of Walworth county,
and the money arising from the sale OF
in paying the appraised value of the rights
and interests aforesaid, and for the re-
moving and reburial of the bodies buried
in said cemetery and the removal and reset
ting Of the monuments and stones thar
mark the burial places OF those buried
therein as hereinafter provided. or the said
city Of Elkhorn may make an agreement
with any owner or owners OF rights or in
terests in said cemetery for the purchase
and extinguishment of said rights, and the
removal and reburial of said bodies and the
removal and resetting of the monuments
and stones aforesaid. The amount SO fixed
by the appraisers or agreed upon as afore-
said less deductions, If any, made In ac-
cordance with the provisions of this act
to be payable by said city, when all the
bodies and remains are removed from said
cemetery and reinterred and all monuments
and stones removed and reset as herein
provided
or to become due under this act the
residue Of the money arising from SAID
sale shall be used by said city in pur-
chasing burial lots in the established Gem
eteries in said city, or cemeteries to be
hereafter established therein, in which lots
any person or persons having any right or
privilege of burial in said old cemetery
shall have a right and privilege of burial,
subject to the rules and regulations of the
common council of the city or Elkhorn now
in force or hereafter made.
Section 4. The appraisers hereinbefore
mentioned shall be appointed at the request
of the common council Of the city of Elk
horn they shall take and subscribe an
oath for the faithful performance Of their
duties and shall within sixty days of their
appointment, unless the time be extended
BY the county judge of said county, dx
time and place when they Will meet to
make appraisal 80 aforesaid. and give no
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

No. TIA, AL Published April 10, 1907.
CHAPTER II, LAWS OF 1907. y
AN ACT to amend section 925d, statutes
of 1898 as amended, pertaining to
sprinklng streets in villages.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section tE5iD"i /. Section e25d, statutes Of
1898. as amended by section 2, chapter 2S4,
laws of 1909, is amended to read: Section
925d. Whenever petition SHAH be pre-
sented to the clerk of any village lncor-
porated under the provisions Of this acE,
or under the general law, praying that
any street in said village, or any part OF
any street not less than twenty rods IN
length be sprinkied, signed by at least
a majority Of all owners OF land
abutting upon that portion Of said street
proposed to be sprinkled representing a
majority of the foot frontage on such
street or part Of such street. which petit
ton shall be verified by, affidavit as 70 70
such ownership, the board OF trustees or
such village may provide for the sprink-
ling OF such street or part or streef Tor
such time as they may determine When
ever the board Shall determine to sprin-
kle any such street, they shall levy ana
collect a tax upon the lots ana blocks
abutting that portion Of such street to be
sprinkled in the manner provided In sec
lions 919f to 919k inclusive, so far as such
sections may be applicable, to defTay the
expenses thereof, provided that pending the
Ievying and collection Of such tax the ex-
pense of such sprinkling may be PAD from
the general fund, to be reimbursed BY sucn
special tax when collected.
Approved April IT, 1907.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 3SS, Al Published April II, 1907.
CHAPTER SO, LAWS OF 1907.


AN ACT to amend section 436, statutes Of
1898, authorizing school boards to pro-
vide maps, charts, globes, BOOKS ana otn-
er equipment for schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows 1000
Section /. Section 1876, statutes of 1898.
board may purchase such books, blanks and
stationery as are necessary for keeping
record of the proceedings of meetings. ana
the accounts of the treasurer and Tor DONG
the business of the district in an orderly
manner and such other equipment, 1nclud-
ing supplementary readers, dictionaries, IL
brary catalog cards and card cases, maps,
heating and ventilating apparatus. as may
be approved by the state super
intendent or by the county superintendent
for the use of schools, not exceeding one
hundred E" dollars In value in any
one year, from any funds In the district
treasury not otherwise specifically appr0prl-
ated and such school books as IN their
any children attending school in their dis
trict whose parents and guardians may not
be able to furnish the same. All such pur-
chases shall be approved at a regular meet
ing of the board at which all
members are present The board shall
keep an accurate account OF eX-
penses incurred by them under the pro-
visions Of this section and present an
itemized statement of such purchases to
the annual meeting.
Section 2 All acts and parts Of acts In
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage ana
Approved April 10, 1907.
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any general fund or special fund created
for that purpose. and any county, town,
village or city shall have the power and
authority to issue its negotiable bonds
to pay for such Improvement in the same
manner as the issue of bonds is provided
for by section 942--944 inclusive of the
statutes of 1898. The cost of protecting
the ends of streets, roads and public high
ways or other public grounds or places
shall be paid wholly out of the general or
special fund of such municipality.
Section 2 Section 959---77, statutes Of
1898 as created by section {, chapter DOB,
laws Of 1908, is amended to read: Sec:
ton 959--77 Whenever the erection Of
such breakwater or protection piers shall
be deemed necessary, the same may be
done by any county, town, village or city,
separately. or by two or more acting to-
gether. When two or more municipalities
propose to work together in making such
Improvement, they shall first meet and
adopt a method Of procedure which shall
be adopted by resolution Of the county,
town or village board and common council
of any city.
Approved April 20, 1907.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

No. 157, Al Published April H. 1907.
CHAPTER SO, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 1910, statutes
Of $685. as amended, relating 70 the sta
tiStics Of farm products.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
Section l, Section 1910 statutes Of 1898,
as amended by chapter SO, laws of 1908, is
amended to read Section 1910. I. It
shall be the duty of the assessor of each
town, village or city, at the time of making
the annual assessment Of property, TO cor
lect statistics In relation to the principal
farm products as follows, to-wit:
(a) OF wheat. corn. oats. barley, rye,
haxseed, beans, potatoes, sugar-beets, cab
bages and cranberrIes;
(h) The number Of acres devoted to the
cultivation of each respectively for the cur
rent year, and also the number of bushels
Of each respectively raised In the preceding
year, except, sugar-beets and cabbages
which shall be given In tons;
(c) OF apples, the number OF acres In
orchard. the number of trees bearing age
the current year, and also the number OF
bushels raised the preceding years;
I'd OF Strawberries, raspberrfea. black
berries. ourranta, and grapes, the number
q aazss e eAaA to aezzs@e yeaxi a1A tie
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 500, Al Published May l. 1907.
CHAPTER 62, LAWS OF 1907.

CRAPHGR bz, GEAWo VI L0of'
AN ACT to amend section ,4944f, statutes
of 1898, as amended by chapter %, laws
of 1899. relating to the transfer OF in
mates of the state reformatory
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. Section 4044f. statutes Of
1893 as amended by chapter %, laws or
1899 is amended to read Section 4944f
with the approval of the governor any
inmate of the reformatory belonging TO
class one whose continued presence there
is considered detrimental to the other
inmates may be transferred by the state
board of control to the state prison ana
his original term of Imprisonment shall
be continued therein. .Convicts in the state
prison and In the Milwaukee county house
of correction belonging to class one as
aforesaid, and In any county jail, DelQng-
ing to class two may with ike executive
approval, be transferred from any OF these
INSTITUTIONS to the reformatOry and may
be returned to the institution from when
they were respectively taken. inmates OF
the industrial school for boys VINO nave
reached the age Of sixteen years may also
he transferred to the refOrmatory by the
board of control and may be retained there
until they are twentyone years OF age Or
they may sooner be returned TO the school
or to the counties from which they were
sent to the school All such transfers shall
he made In the manner prescribed by Sec
tion 561jj of these statutes. In case an
inmate Of the reformatory becomes insane
he NAV be removed to state hospital ror
the insane, and returned to the reforma'
tory when recovered, In the manner pre-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. $40, Al Published April II, 1907.
CHAPTER 81. LAWS OE 1907.

AN ACT to compensate the officiating chap
lainS of the senate and assembly and
make an appropriation therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There Is appropriated to each
clergyman who has or may hereafter off,
ciate as chaplain of the senate and assembly
during the session Of the legislature for
each day of such service, to be paid upon
the certificates of the chief clerks of the
senate and assembly respectively, showing
the amounts to which each such chaplain Is
entitled. There is also appropriated to n.
A. Winter, officiating chaplain of the SEN
ate during part of the session of the legis-
lature for the year 1905, the sum of six dol
lars, and to George q. Hunt, officiating
chaplain Of the assembly for the special
session of 1905, the sum of three dollars.
Section 2. This act. shall take effect and
publication.
Approved April 10, 1907
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u go, 81 Published April 10, 1907.
rIIT Drrp "a LAWS or 1907

o. 4&kA W0 O1 4COte
An ACT TO establish dock line. ON the
shore Of Lake Monona for the improve
ment of navigation and for public park
purposes.
me people of the State Of wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section i. dock line is hereby estab-
Hshed on the shores of Lake Monona In the
fourth ward OF the city Of Madison, Dane
county, Wisconsin. as follows, to-wit: Be
ginning at a point Immediately below the
center of the main track of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway Company,
Prairie du Chen division, distant eight hum
dred feet southeasterly from the northWest
line of West Wilson street extended, SAID
eight hundred feet being measured along
the center line of the above mentioned
track: thence by a curve to the left with
a radius of three hundred feet, the center
of said curve being five hundred feet south
eesterly from the northwest line OF west
Wilson street and in the center or the ABOVE
mentioned track, turning total angie OF
forty degrees and forty-five minutes thence
by a curve to the right with radius OF
eight hundred feet, turning a total angie OF
twenty three degrees thence by curve TO
the right with radius of four hundred feet
turning total angle OF sIXty-seyen degrees
and thirty minutes, to a point Gista. 4 I've 1--WE
the southeast line of West Wilson street
measured on line six feet northeast OF the
southwest line Of Bassett street, in said
Section 2. The city of Madison is here
By authorized to fill out from the present
shore line to said dock line sufficient depth
FOR the purpose of removing the unsanitary
and offensive condition of the bed OF the
lake between the said shore line and said
dock line. and for the purpose of aiding
navigation of the waters OF said lake. The
land formed by the filling, as herein author
ICED shall belong to the state Of Wisconsin,
and is hereby forever set aside for pubic
park purposes. The. city or Madison rs
hereby authorized to improve and maintain
said land for park purposes at Its own ex-
Section 8. Said city of Madison is here
by given the power to construct and regu-
late the use of wharfs, landing places, bath
houses, lighthouses and other suitable struc-
lures along the margin of the dock line
established by section one Of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage and
approved April 8. 1907.
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0, $50, Al Published April II 1907
CIT APTER Al. LAWS OF 1907.

No. 100, Al Published April II 1907.
CHAPTER Al, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to refund to the Fond du Lac
Cheese and Butter company the sum OF
one hundred dollars paid by 1t to the
state of Wisconsin by mistake January
20, 1906.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. The secretary of state Is d.
rected to draw a warrant, and the state
treasurer is authorized and directed to pay
from the general fund.- said warrant, to re-
pay to the Fond du Lac Cheese and Butter
company the sum of one hundred dollars
paid by said corporation to the state OF
Wisconsin by mistake on the twenty ninth
day of January, 1906
Section g. There is appropriated out or
any funds in the treasury, not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of one hundred dol
lars for the purpose of making this pay
ment
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage ana
publication.
Approved April IL, 1907.
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No. 145. AL Published April 20, 1907.
CHAPTER 40, LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to legalize the organization and
to fix the boundaries of certain towns.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. The organization Of the town
of State Line, town of Conover and town
of Pennington, In Villas county, organized
or attempted to be organized by resolu-
tions of the county board Of supervisors
defect, omission. irregularity or informal
ity in the proceedings by which said reso-
iutions were enacted, or passed and 9puc-
lished, whether formal or jurisdictional,
shall affect or invalidate such ordinances.
Section 2 The boundaries OF the town
of Hackley town of State Line. town of
Conover town of Pennington and town of
changed for two years from the date of the
passage ard publication of this act.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April 10, 1907
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No. %, 81 Published April 40, 1907.
CHAPTER 48. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT relating to giving security for
costs, and adding a new section, to De
known as section 2046a-
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to be known as sec
Section 2946a The plaintiff in lieu Of
such undertaking may deposit with the
clerk Of the court in which the action Is
pending (who shall give a.. receipt there
for) a sum of money equal to the amount
for which such undertaking is required to
be given, and give notice Of such deposit.
AnnroYed April -, 1907.
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No. 299, ST. Published April 10, 1907.
CHAPTER As. LAWS OF 1907.


AN ACT to appropriate certain sums OF
money to the several charitable, reform
atory and penal institutions to cover de-
ficencies in the current expense funds
of such Institutions for the balance or
the appropriation periods.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the general fund.-
not otherwise appropriated to the i seyefal
lions for current expenses of such institu-
lions to the end Of the appropriation per,
iods, June 80, 1907, in addition to balance
on hand, the sums Of money named below
To the Wisconsin State Hospital for the
Insane, twenty-five thousand dollars; to
the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, eighteen
thousand dollars: to the Wisconsin School
for the Blind, three thousand dollars to
the State Public School, six Thousand dol
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved April IS, 1907.
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CHAPTER 81, LAWS or 1907.
13, chapter 191, laws Of 1908, and to
make the same sections sGd 1ss 10sS2e
Iating to the practice Of barbering.
The people Of the State OF wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. Section Z, chapter 1o1, laws
of 1908, is amended and made, section
of the statutes Of 1893 to read: Section
1864. Any person desiring to. obtain
a certificate of registration under this act
shall make application to such
board therefor, pay to the treasurer or SAID
board an examination fee of one dollar, pre-
sent himself at the next regular meet
applicants, and II he shows that he has
studied and practiced the trade. for
two years as an apprentice under one or
more practicing BARRIERS, OF Ior at least
pointed and conducted barber school, under
the instructions of a competent barber, or
practiced the trade for at least
two years in this state, or other states,
and that he is possessed of the requisite
skill in such trade. to properly perform
all the duties thereof, including his ability
In the preparation OF the d f9oS' on saa sarg
Ices incident thereto, and mas
sufficient knowledge concerning the com
mon diseases of the face and skin to avoid
the practice of said trade, his name shall
be entered by the board in the register
hereafter provided for, and certificate rtIf
thorizing him to nractice said trade in this
state. All persons 50 IS making application for
examination under the provisions of this
act, shall be allowed to practice the occu,
patton of barbering until the next
meeting of the board,
and the board shall issue him permit
authorizing him to practice the said trade
~ ~ hn
Section 2. Section 8, chapter 191, laws
Of 1908, Is amended and made section OF
the statutes Of 1893, to read: Section
1636-25 1. Nothing In this act snan
prentice Ia said trade under barber au-
thoriped to practice the same under t6As
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No. 21O, Al Published April IL, 1907.
CHAPTER AZ. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend section 849-34, statutes
of 1898, as created by section 8, chapter
434, laws of 1905, continuing the present
appropriation for the maintenance OF the
Wisconsin national guard.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. Section 649-34, statutes Of
1898, as created by chapter 434, laws of
1905, is amended to read Section CASA.
There Is hereby annually appropriated out
of any money in the state treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, sum of money, to
and pay the allowances of the Wisconsin
national guard during each fiscal year not
to exceed one hundred forty thou
except In case Of war, riot or great public
oasasnaAy. 10 prozsee tzeacase and sdzr
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No. 2S9, 81 Published April 1S, 1907.
CHAPTER 46. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to create section 640-l, statutes
of 1898, granting to the United States
the right to use the Wisconsin military
reservation near Camp Douglas. in Ju-
neau county, TOR infantry and artillery
practice.
The people of the State or Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There is added to the stat
utes of 1898. new section to read Sec
tion 645-1. The state of Wisconsin here
by grants to the United States the right
to use the state encampment grounds
known as the Wisconsin military reserya-
ton. near Camp Douglas, in Juneau county,
exclusive Of buildings thereon, for infantry
and artillery practice whenever such ~ use
and Improvement by the proper state au-
thorittes and it's use by the militia of the
state, without cost to the United States SO
long as said grounds are used and owned
by this state for encampment purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take erect ana
be in force from and after It's passage ana
publication.
Approved April II, 1907.
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No. 42S, ST. Published April Is, 1907.
CHAPTER A. LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER A, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend chapter 800 Of the laws
of 1905, relating to the appointment OF
brevet second lieutenants In the W1scon-
sin national guard.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section 1 Of chapter 800 Of
the laws of 1905, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: Section. 1. The
students of the University of Wis
consin who shall have completed four years
of military drill and instruction, and who
shall have been commissioned by the uni
versity to the rank Of major or higher ana
who shall have served as such
for the term Of one year, shall be eligible
to appointments as brevet second heutenants
in the Wisconsin national guard
without pay or remuneration sub
ject to assignment to duty with the Wis
consin national guard, at the discretion OF
the governor, during the next nye years
succeeding such appointment
providing that before such assignment they
shall first pass the prescribed examination
before a board Of officers of the Wisconsin
national guard.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April 10, 1907.
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No. $50. AL Published April 80, 1907
CHAPTER SO. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend section 959-7e and
059-77. statutes of 1898, relating TO the
construction of breakwaters by counties,
towns, villages and cities.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. Section 959-76 statutes Of
1898, as created by section g, chapter 293,
959-76. If the balance between the bene-
fits and damages accruing to property
within such assessment district shall not
be sufficient to pay the costs or the I'M
the county, town, village or eity out OF