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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

NO. 96. S tPublished May 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 113, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1870 of the stat
ings.
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. Section 1879 of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 1870 / In
case any buildings or property of the state
shall be damaged by fire or tornado the
commissioner of insurance shall within
thirty days ascertain and fix the amount of
such damage and forthwith file with the
state treasurer and the secretary Of state
statement of the same
2. When the amount of loss has been
fixed and determined by the commissioner
or insurance and certified to the secretary of
state, the secretary of state shall issue a war
rant in the amount fixed by the insurance
commissioner as transfer of the amount
fixed as damages from the estate Insurance
fund and credited to the proper fund OF the
or other agents in whose control said build
ingS or property belongs, to be used by said
officer, board or agent for the rebuilding
or restoring of the property damaged and to
be disbursed by the state treasurer in such
manner as other state funds for the use
of said officer. board, or agent are paid
out. and if at the time OF any such award
OF loss or damage by the commissioner of
insurance there shall not be in the "state
Insurance fund an amount equal to; such
shall. Notwithstanding this fact. draw his
warrant payable from the general fund and
the state treasurer shall promptly pay such
warrant out of any moneys in his hands in
the manner above provided.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication. IA ....'t ar
Approved May II, 1900.
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No. 622, A. Published May 8, 1909.
CHA PIER Q6 LAWS OLE 1000

No. 622, AL Published May 8, 1909.
CHAPTER 95, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to authorize cities Of the first
class to establish a bureau OF informa-
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. Cities Of the first class are
authorized in connection with architects,
associations or otherwise to establish a bu
reau Of building plans for public. and pri.
vate buildings for the use Of citizens OF
such cities contemplating erecting buildings
to the end that uniformly good architect
ural plans may be secured for all buildings
public and private, such bureau to conform
In its functions as near as may be to plans
adopted in Europe IN like cases.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May 8. 1909.
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No. 475, Al Published May 8, 1909.
CHAPTER 81. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 1299j and
1299k Of the statutes, relating to streets
and alleys In cities and villages and to
provide statute Of limitations in respect
thereto.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented. in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section :, Sections 1299j and 1299k of
the statutes are amended to read Sec
tion 1891. Any and every street, highway
after dedicated or attempted and intended
to be dedicated in any plat BY any person,
or laid out altered, changed, vacated or
discontinued, or attempted or intended to
be laid out, altered, changed, vacated or
discontinued by the authorities of any
county, town, city or village in this state,
fully so dedicated, laid out altered,
changed, vacated or discontinued, as the
case may be, from and after the expiration
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. Els. ST Published Nav 49, 1909.
CHAPTER 119. LAWS OF 1909.

No. cH EI 119, LAWS LAWS OF Of 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1494-57 of the
statutes making provisions for all engines
operated in through. or near forest or
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows: f
Section i. Section 1494-57 of the stat.
utes is amended to read: Section 1904
81. /. 1t shall be unlawful for any log
ging locomotive, donkey or threshing en-
CINE. railway locomotive, and all other ems
gines boilers and locomotives, operated in,
through, or near forest, brush, or4grass land,
which do not burn oil as fuel, tosbe operated
without a netting of steel iron wires
constructed as to give the most practicable
protection against the escape of sparks, Gin
ders, or fire from the smoke stacks thereof,
and each such engine shall be provided
with adequate devices to prevent the escape
of fire from ash-pans and fre-boxes. ~
2. Every corporation mamtafn+
ing and operating a railway shall, at least
once in each year, as far as practicable, cut
and burn or remove from its right of way
all grass and weeds and burn or remove
therefrom all brush, logs, refuse material,
and debris within a reasonable time. and
whenever fires are set for such purpose,
shall take proper care to prevent the escape
thereof from the right of way. 80
8. No such corporation shall
permit its employees to deposit fire. live
Goals, ashes upon their tracks outside or
the yard limits. except they be immediately
extingushed. @N
g. Engineers, conductors, or trainmen who
discover that fences Or other material along
the right of way or on lands adjacent tok
the railroad are burning or in danger from
fire, shall report the same TO the agent Cr.
person In charge at their next stopping
place at which there shall be a telegraph
station. Corporations maintain
ing and operating railways shall give par- {
ticular instructions to their section em- /
ployes for the prevention and prompt extin7 ;
guishment Of fires, cause notices, which SHAH
be furnished by the state fores-
ter to be posted at their stations. and when
fire occurs along the line of their road,
or on lands adjacent thereto, for which yare
they are responsible, they shall concentrate
such help and adopt such measures as shall
most effeetualiy arrest Its progress. 50
s. All such corporations, during a dan.
gerously dry season, and when SO directed
BY the state board of forestry, shall pro-
vide fire patrols for duty along their tracks.
During such dangerously dry time such pa,
trolls shall go over each section at least once
each day, and report promptly to each sec
ton foreman any fire discovered by them on
that section.
g. The state board Of forestry Is author"
lied to inspect any locomotive, donkey or
threshlng engine, railway locomotive. and
all other engines. boilers. and locomotives
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No. 218, ST. Published May g., 1909.
CHAPTER SO, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create subsection Al or section
1898 Of the statutes, relating to the ex-
emption of certain soldiers memorial
halls from taxation.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. There Is added to the stat.
utes new subsection to read: Al. All
memorial halls owned by the Grand Army
of the Republic, or Soldiers Memorial As
laws of this state without capital stock and
actually. occupied by post of the Grand
Corps. or q Camp of the Sons Of Veterans,
which now contain, or. shall hereafter have
placed therein, memorial tablets In perma-
nent form of marble. brass, bronze, or other
suitable material, on which ere inscribed
ali the known names Of the enlisted men
of a given town, city, or county, who died
In the service during the civil war, shall be
exempt from taxation, and the renting Of
such halls shall not cause them to be taxed,
provided the income from such rentals shall
be devoted exclusively to the maintenance
OF such halls
Section g This act shall take effect and
he In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May s, 1900.
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No 65S, Al Published April 80, 1909.
CHAPTER 80. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 65S, Al Published April 80, 1909.
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create subsection 5 of Sec
ton 1903 of the Statutes relating to
postpOnement of execution sales.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
enact as follows:
Section L. There is added to the stat
utes a new subsection to read: (Sec-
tlon 2993) .. If at the time appointed
for any such sale the sheriff shall deem it
for the interest of all persons concerned
therein he may adjourn the same from
time to time, not exceeding in all three
months. In case of such adjournment
tice thereof shall be given by public dec
!aratiOn at the time and place first fixed
FOR the sale IL the adjournment shall be
be given by posting or publishing the
same, or both. the time and circum-
stances may admit.
Approved April 90, 1909
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10. TOT, Al Published Nav ~. 1900.
CHAPTER 10Y, LAWS or 1909.

AN ACT to create section 4141a of the stat
utes, making the testimony of a deceased
witness admissible In judicial proceed
ings.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There Is added to the statutes
a new section to read Section 4141a. The
testimony Of any deceased witness taken in
any action shall be admissible in evidence
whom it is Offered shall have had the oppor-
tunity to cross examine the deceased wit
ness and where the issue upon which it Is
offered Is substantially the same
=. Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May II, 1909.
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no. 4IO. s. Published May ~ 1900.
CHAPTER 1O8, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create section 194Sm Of the
-staiI1utes, relating to provisions In policies
The people, Of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section l. There is added to the statutes
AFTER the year 1909 no policy, other than a
polcy OF industrial insurance where the
premiums prem III are payable monthly or oftener,
snail be issued or delivered In this state I'M.
less 1t contains in substance the following
provisions
l. Specifying the table of mortality and
rate OF interest and method upon which the
reserve on such policy is to be computed.
q Specifying separately the premium
charged for any benefit promised In the pol
Icy other than life or endowment Insurance
provided that any company REQUIRED by the
laws of the state wherein It is organized to
Issue standard form of policy. may omit
provisions l and from its policy and in
sert the same in the application. IL a copy
thereof shall be attached to the policy when
issued.
B. That upon the non-payment of anv nre
MUM when due. after payment of premiums
for (insert number not exceeding threeJ
full years. the same shall be paid by being
charged as a loan against the policy at the
same rate CT interest as therein specified
for other policy loans Such loan shall be
payable at any time at the option of the in
sured and shall become due and PAYABLE
only when the total of all loans and interest
shall equal the reserve less the surrender
charge specified In the policy. In such case
eacn premium receipt snail show the total
indebtedness on such policy to the company
at the date Of such receipt.
4. That upon the non-payment of any pre-
MUM when due, after payment of premiums
for (insert a number not exceeding three)
full years. the insured shall be granted as
specified in the policy either extended insur-
premium on which. computed on the NOR
tality and interest assumptions of the pol
Icy. shall at any time equal the reserve less
less any existing Indebtedness to the COM
pany on or secured by the policy. Provi-
sions and shall not be required In term
insurance of twenty years or less. and either
may be automatic and either may be
omitted.
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No. SO, Al Published May - 1909
CHAPTER 101, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to repeal section 1347m of the
statutes, relating to tfe use of wide tire
wagons on highways.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. Section 1347m Of the statutes
is repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved May IL, 1909.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 149, Al Published May IL. 1909.
CHAPTER 1O2, LAWS OF 1909,

AN ACT to repeal section 456Oa-40, of the
statutes, relating to licenses for fishing
with nets and seines in the waters of
Lake Michigan, Green Bay and Lake SUI
perior.. t.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact
rs follows
Section 1. Section 4560a-40 of the stat
utes, Is repealed.
Section g This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May IL, 1900
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 267s AL a.. Published May II, 1909.
CHAPTER 1O4, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 1O4, LAWS OE' 1909.
AN ACT to amend section $50 Of the stat
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. Section $50 of the statutes, is
amended to read Section $50. If the cleo
tors of a town shall fail to vote an amount
of money sufficient to maintain a school In
each subdistrict for eight months
during the year ensuing. the secretary shall,
on or before the third Monday of Novemoer
of the year in which the electors shall So
fail certify to the town clerk the amount
estimated by the board Of ID directors to be
necessary for teachers che wages fuel repair
and the town clerk shall apportion the ag-
gregate sum thus certified upon all the tax
able property of the town in the tax roll for
that year and the town treasurer shall col
Iect the same as other taxes.
Section g This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May IL. 1909.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 1914. ST. Published Nav 49, 1909.
CHAPTER lis. I.AWS OF 1909.

No. 1914 ST. Published MAY 10. 1909.
CHAPTER lis, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1885 of the stat
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. Section 1885 of the statutes
any six or more freeholde1s or applicants
for a homestead under the laws Of the
United States, occupying the same, residing
laid out. widened; altered. or discontinued
in such town, they may make application in
writing to the supervisors Of the town in
which they reside for that purpose and the
said supervisors shall proceed to lay out
widen alter, or discontinue such highway IL
in their opinion the public good will there
9y be promoted, al proved, however; mat no
without laying out and opening a town
highway connecting the portions Of such
state road separated by such discontinuance
such state road so disconnected by such
discontinuance are already connected with
a highway in existence at the time of such
discontinuance; and provided, further, that
no town board shall have power author
ity to alter, change. or discontinue any
highway laid out by the county board. Pro-
vided further, that this act shall not apply
to that part Of any state road in any town
where an action or proceeding Is now pend
ing against the town where such road Is sit
uated. to compel the town to restore or re-
pair such highway. When any highway is
sought to be altered under the provisions Of
this section, and all of the AUDITING owners
on the part of the highway so sought to be
altered desire such alteration, and the board
of supervisors Is of the opinion that the
public will not be materially affected by
such alteration such board may make the
nations of money land, or services by such
AUDITING owners for the making of such al
Approved May ~, 1909.
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resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact

as follows: 49,.
Section l. Section 1876 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1876. J.. No
person, officer, or broker, agent or subagent
OF any insurance corporation of any KIND
required to pay the tax under sec
ton 1910 shall act or aid in any manner in
tranSacting the business of or with such
corporation in placing risks or in collecting
any premiums assessments or effecting
insurance therein. without first procuring
from the insurance corporation
certificate of authority nor shall
any such person, officer, broker, agent or
sub-agent after such certificate SHAH have
expired, or after revocation by the commits
siOner of insurance of such certificate or OF
the license Of such corporation and until Il
new certificate or license shall have been
issued to him. do or perform any such, ACT
for or in behalf OF any insurance corpora
ton. @o-
.. No such certificate shall be issued by
any other than the officers resident agent
Of such corporation signing the policies OF
insurance issued by it or person duly au-
thoriZed thereto in writing by such officers
or resident agent, after copy OF such an-
thority has been flied in the office OF the
commissioner of Insurance; nor unless the
same shall be IL such form as prescribef by
the commissioner Of insurance and numbered
cOnSecutively as issued by the person au-
thoriZed thereto and a statement or state
mentS of the names and residences of all
persons to whom such certificates are issued
on any day, in such form as prescribed by
provided for certificates to agents By sec
ton 1912, shall be mailed to said commits
siQner on the day such certificates are. is
sued.
g. All certificates Of authority heretofore
issued under this section shall remain in
force until the. time of their expiration or
revocation as heretofore provided by law,
and all certificates hereafter issued shaIleex-
pire annually upon the expiration of the Ii
cense of the company issuing the same. IN
less previously revoked pursuant to law.
T. Any person trvio.
lating the provisions Of this section shall.be
punished by fine of not =
more than five hundred dollars for each Of
fcnse. Any company violating subsection
Of this section shall pay five times The
in such violation.
ADDrOyed Nav 70 1909 90
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No. 409. Al Published Nav 13 1900
CHAPTER liz. LAWS QE 1903

$4,000 1888" AAIs |0&A VIZ NJ L~o0
AN ACT to amend section 3040 of the stat
utes. relating to dlscontinuance or dis
missal of writ of error or OF an APP
peal.
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
follows:
Is hereby amended to read Section 304O
No discontinuance or dismissal of writ Of
error or an appeal shall preclude the party
from suing out another writ Of error or tax
in the time limited by law. -
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication. -.
Approved May II; 1909.
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No 600 a. [l'uh 'shed May 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 118, LAWS OF 1899. :,

AN ACT to amend section 1860 Of the.
statutes. relating to risks which may be
assumed by. live stock companies -
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do emact
as follows 81
Section l. Section 1966-50 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1966-ata0.
may, in the manner hereinafter preser51edf.
form a corporation for the purpose Of insur-
ing domestic animals against loss or dam-
event Whatever which may be the subjects fs
insurance, and may provide for
furnishing the services Of a veterinary sur
geon to treat any animal upon which it may
have assumed a risk but no such corporal
ton shall assume a risk on any,
ore animal exceeding onetwentieth of its.
actual paid up capital. -
Section g. This act shall take effect ana
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May 10, 1909. .@f @
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No. 6SS, AL Published May 3. 1909
CHAPTER IS. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section of chapter 70
Of the laws of 1897, relating to jurisdic-
ton of the municipal court for Racine
county.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 4 of chapter u OF the
laws of 1897 is amended to read Section 4.
Said municipal court shall have and eX-
ercise powers and jurisdiction In all civil
actions and special proceedings with
In the county of Racine in law and in
equity, concurrent with, and equal to the
Jurisdiction of the circuit court for Racine
county, where the value of the property in
controversy, or the amount of money
claimed or sought to be recovered. after
deductlng all payments and set-offs, shall
not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, and
also of all actions for the foreclosure of
mortgages, and mechanics liens, in which
the amount claimed does not exceed the
sum aforesaid, although the value Of the
property to be affected exceed that sum.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 5, 1909.
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No. 81, 81 Published MAY IL 1909.
CHAPTER H.. LAWS OF 1909.

An ACT to appropriate to the state DARK
board money to reimburse it for certain
expenditures made necessary by the mad
yertent omission in chapter 495 laws of
therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There is appropriated to the
state park board not exceeding four
hundred and thirty-siX dollars and eighty
the state treasury not otherwise appro O.
priated to reimburse said park board for ex-
penditures for maps, options, and getting
out their annual report, incurred during The
appropriation being made necessary by the
inadvertent omission of the word "annually''
In section 2 of chapter 495; laws Of 1907.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved May u. 1869.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

No. All, S. Published May -, 1909.
CHAPTER 116, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1876 of the stat
utes. relating to the licenses Of insurance
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
Ealrfleln- the Hob FLYER.

A Vermont editor has gone up in bal
loon. 1t - now an editorial tive" in
that classic prose OF pinatore times: "Do
we go up2 We do go up. Let US 20
up" And who wocld have thought, in
those drowsy. languorous, lilac blossom
ing, bee-droning June days of long ago,
when "wen fell Rsleep over this tornlids-
BILE bit OF involved literature, that ''we''
ever would go up? My, my, time and
balloons fiyi "Did we gas up We did
go up. Let us come down." We did
go up. We did not bust up. But we
went up in the air. Little boys. would
you not like to be an editor and hy
Very we'll, practice at home With ma.
mas shears cutting RACES out OF the fam.
lily Bible sud pa-pa's dictionary. and
when you grow up you will become eth
er an editor or a barber. They ore
both wise and iov-a-ble men and stand
at the head.-St Adams Messenger.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
Several Candidates for Position.

The position OF supervisor for the CEN
sus for the state of Vermont will be filed
by President Taft before October is.
Several candidates are in the field,
among those mentioned for the position
being Walter B. Gates OF Burlington, city
editor of the Free Press, who held the
position OF state supervisor in 1900; Gill
bert A. Dow, assistant city clerk OF Bur-
lington; Lynn NJ. Hays Of Essex June
ton, well known in newspaper and ad-
vertising circles, and secretary OF the
Vermont Lake Champlain Tercentenary
commission; g. c. Frye OF 81. Joh0sbury,
a lawyer; Lyman S. Hayes Of Bellows
Falls, insurance adjuster and ststisti-
clan; j. g. Ullery of Brattleboro, a news
paper man; and E. S. Kingsley, formerly
town clerk of Athens
The pay is $1,000 and one dollar for
each thousand or fraction of thousand of
population enumerated, with an appro-
pirate allowance for clerk hire.
President Taft's appointment will be
confirmed by the Senate.