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ton to the number of lineai feet fronting
upon the street or portion thereof so
watered or sprinkled
Section B.. The cost of flushing, water
ing or spfinklng such streets or parts OF
streets at intersections of streets and alley
crossings, public grounds, and to the mid
die Of such streets adjacent to public
grounds shall be paid out of the street
and alley fund of such city, or such other
fund as such city may have In lieu of such
street and alley fund.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
said board of public works of such CITY
to keep strict account of the cost of such
work done upon such streets, or portions
thereof, in front of such lots or parcels of
land AUDITING upon such streets, or nor
tions thereof and report to the city comp.
troller of such city on the fifteenth day
OF November in each year, stating and Ger.
tifying the description of the lands, parts
flushing, watering or sprinkling chargeable
thereto shall have been done and the
amount chargeable to each such piece of
property, and the said comptroller shall
at the time of making his annual report
to the common council of the lots or par
cells of land subject to special tax or as
sessment, include therein the said lots or
parcels of land so reported to him by the
board of public works, with the amount
chargeable thereto for such flushing, water
ing or sprinkling during the preceding
year. and such amount shall be levied on
the lots or parcels of land respectively to
ner as other special taxes are levied in
said city.
Section 8. Each assessment so levied
as in the foregoing section provided until
collected shall be valid lien on such lots,
parts of lots or parcels of land, and when
collected shall be credited to the street
and alley fund Of such city, or such fund
as such city may have in lieu thereof
Section 6. Whenever the board of pub
lie works of such city is authorized to do
or cause to be done any such flushing,
watering or sprinkling of streets as afore-
said, and charge or assess the expense upon
the lots or parcels of land AUDITING upon
such streets, or portions thereof, upon
which such sprinkling watering is done,
the expense of such work shall in the first
place be betrayed out of the general fund
of such city.
Section I. This act is amendatory Of
the charters of the various cities to which
it applies or may hereafter become apple
able and any provision of said charters in
consistent herewith are hereby modified,
amended or repealed by this act to the ex-
tent necessary to give full force and effect
to the intent hereof.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication and expire by limitation De-
cember 31st, 1910.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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No. 563, ST. Published June 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 48a. LAWS OF 1909

CHAPTER 4S9, LAWS OE l9O9.
of shorthand reporters for county courts
In counties having population Of at
least two hundred and fifty thousand, and
to fix their dSties salaries and fees
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. Each judge of the county
at least two hundred and fifty thousand,
according to the last state or United States
census, is authorized to appoint for said
shall be to attend upon each term of said
court when required by the judge, for the
purpose of reporting the oral testimony OF
the witnesses and such other matter as the
Shorthand reporter to be a sworn officer
of the court and fully competent to dis
charge the duties thereof he shall shall hold
shall receive for his services salary OF
three thousand dollars per annum, payable
monthly at the end Of each and every
The county Judge may, In his discretion,
order a transcript of the testimony OF the
witnesses examined In said court or any
ia, to be made and certified by the reporter
and filed with the register of probate, and
the cost thereof, at the rate of five cents
nrer upon the certificate of the register
OF probate. In case any person desires
transcript In longhand of the evidence
taken In ~ sae na S
such transcript duly certified by him to be
correct, and he shall be entitled to receive
from the party requesting the same five
Section q All acts or parts of acts con-
dieting with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
Section 3, This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
Approved June "a. 1904
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No. 523. Al Published June 10, 1909.
CII PTER 4aa LAWS OF 1909.

Al
~ CHAPTER 400, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to provide for the erection at the
Northern Hospital for the Insane of
buildings for the detention of dangerous
and criminal insane and to appropriate
one hundred thousand dollars" therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION l. The state board of control
ia hereby authorized and directed to erect
on the grounds of the Northern Hospital
for the Insane buildings to be occupied by
persons committed to either of the state
hospitals for the insane, the Milwaukee
HOSPITAL for the insane or county asy-
lums for the insane, who have become
so insane that they are dangerous to them
SELVES T OR s eg ans to &c
at the time of trial; and by convicts from
anv prison duly adjudged to be insane and
ordered committed to the hospitals for the
insane.
nonent parts of the Northern Hospital for
the insane and shall be operated as such
and shall be located at sufficient distances
from all other buildings of that hospital
occupied by patients to prevent the in
the inmates of any such other buildings.
Section 3. Said buildings shall be
erected pursuant to plans prepared by the
state board of control.
Section A. The sum of one hundred
thousand dollars shall be levied and col
lected rs a tax, one-half thereof in the
year 1909, and the remaining one half
thereof in the year 1910, which said sum
is hereby appropriated to defray the ex-
pense of erecting the buildings herein di.
furnishing them for the uses herein de-
scribed Provided that no plan or plans
for said building shall be finally adopted,
and no contracts shall be entered into BY
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No. 927, Al Published June 10, 1900.
CHAPTER 497. LAWS OF 1909.

NO. JZl, n. uUliSueu ~, i"VV'
CHAPTER 497, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 3S3m OF the
statutes, relating to biennial .examina--
accounts of the state university, and max
ing an appropriation therefor.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. There Is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section 3S3m.
1. The board of regents of the state uni.
versty shall cause all of the financial
transactions and accounts of or relating to
the state university In any of its depart
ments at the close of each biennial period
to be fully and thoroughly examined by an
audit company Of recognized business
standing and reliability and approved of
by the governor and In no way connected
with the university or with any of its ac-
tivities.
2. Such examination shall be commenced
Immediately after the close Of said period
and pe completed as soon as practicable.
3. Upon the completion of such exam
nation q full and detailed report thereof
shall be made by such audit company to
the governor, and printed copy of such
report shall be furnished to each member
laws prior to the beginning of the next reg
ular session.
a. sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
visions of this act is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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''' CHATTER 4e5, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 401m of the
statutes, relating to a biennial examina-
tion of the financial transactions and ac-
counts Of the state normal schools, ana
making an appropriation therefor.
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 new section to read: Section 401m.
1. The board of regents Of the state nor
NAL schools shall cause all of the financial
the several state normal schools under their
supervision at the close of each biennial
period to be fully and thoroughly exam
ined by an audit company of recognized
business standing and reliability, and ap-
proved of by the governor and in no way
connected with any such schools or with
any of their activities
9 Such examination shall be commenced
Immediately after the close of said period
and be completed az soon as practicable
8. Upon the completion OF such exam
nation full and detailed report thereof
shall be made by such audit company to the
governor, and printed copy OF such re-.
port shall be furnished to each member of
the next legislature not later than thirty
days prior to the beginning Of the next
regular session.
4. sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
visions of this act is hereby appropriated
out of any money In the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved June 16, 1909
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No. 900, Al Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 498, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 498, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 496p-1 of the
statutes, providing for the erection of
school buildings and maintenance OF
schools in certain cases.
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 496p-1.
In ali cases where the electors of a town
or the, electors of a town and an inc cor
Shall vote to establish a town free high
school as provided by law, it shall be law
full for the electors of the town free high
school district and the electors of any or
binary school district; joint or entire, to
direct and authorize their respective school
boards or boards Of education to enter into
an agreement binding upon the districts in
terested whereby a building in which the
town free high school and S, the district ct
erected and maintained jointly by the town
free high school district and the other dis
trict interested
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
Approved June 16, 1909.
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No. 933, Al Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 496, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to attach the town of Hobart,
Brown county, to the second assembly
district of Brown county and to the Sec
ond senatorial district
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. The town of Hobart in Brown
county, which was created by the county
board of Brown county pursuant to chapter
a part of the second assembly district of
Brown county and Is attached to and made
a part of the second senatorial district
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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CHAPTER 487. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 495, ST. Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 487, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT relating to abstracts Of title when
damages are awarded for property con-
demned for public use In cities Of the
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows:
Section /. Whenever In any city of the
first class the damages awarded to the
cwner by the report OF the board Of public
works, as confirmed by the common coun-
ell. for any property condemned by said
city tor public use, shall have been paid or
rendered to such owner or his agent, or
when sufficient money for that purpose shall
be provided in the hands of the city treas
urer, and ready to be paid over to such
owner, and ten days notice thereof shall
have been given By the board Of public
works. in the official papers, the city may
enter upon and appropriate such property
to the use for which the same was con-
demned am the same shall thereafter be
subject to all ths laws and ordinances OF
the city, to the same extent as streets,
alleys, and public grounds heretofore opened
or laid out The claimant of such dam
ages shall, in all cases where the amount
of the same exceeds two hundred dollars
furnish an abstract Of title showing him
self entitled to the same before they shall
be paid to him; In all cases where the
damages awarded do not exceed two hun
dred dollaFas the claimant Of the same nsg
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No. 6S1, 81 published June ID, 1909.
CHAPTER 484, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section S2Oa of the stat
utes, relating TO the printing and index
ing Of the session laws.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section BOA,
and thereafter shall be arranged and print
ed as follows:
l. a The sections of all statutes en-
the session of 1907 as remain unchanged,
other than such as are of local or tenn
porary nature, shall be included and ar
ranged numerically In the hrst part OF the
volume, preceded by a brief statement of
the contents and the rule Of the legisla-
ture with reference to numbering of sec
tons of the statutes.
peaFing on a page shall be printed in the
upper outer corner of such page and the
page number in the upper inner corner and
between the two numbers the topic treated
In the sections on such page.
C. In printing each section, the section
number, without using the word section,
the line in black-face type, followed in
parenthesis by the chapter number and
year of the act and the time when the
d. Each section or subsection as the
case may be shall be preceded by the titles
or sub.titles under which same Is indexed,
printed IN plEck-IdcS type,
e. The old matter omitted shall be In
dicated by asterisks and the new matter
printed without leading.
q The chapters enacted during the ses-
sion of 1900 and in each session thereafter
shall be arranged numerically and shall be
printed without leading.
3. The memorials and resolutions enacted
at the session.
4. The dates of the terms of the cir
cult courts.
5. The list Of court commissioners.
9. Two tables shall show the sections
OF the statutes created, amended, or re-
pealed by each chapter Of the laws enacted
since the last printed compilation Of the
statutes, arranged both by chapter-numbers
and by section-numbers.
Z. The general index shall be at the
end Of the volume, be one column to the
page index the acts of 1907 and 1909, and
shall refer to the sections, subsection, and
paragraphs of the statutes followed by the
year OF the compilation or session law In
which to be found, except in case of law
of a local or temporary nature having no
section number, In which case the reference
shall be to the chapter and year Of the act
or amendment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage
and publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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No. 459, 81 Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 485, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 926-127 of the
statutes, relating to Waterworks and cleo
trio lighting plants In cities of the fourth
GLASS;
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section 1. Section 926-127 of the stat
utes is amended to read Section 926-127.
The authority and power granted In section
926-l26 shall be exercised only
IN accordance with the provisions of sec
tons 92T--11 to 927-19, inclusive, of the
statutes, unless such city shall have adopt
ed section e25-133 of the statutes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 1e. 1909.
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No 105. ST Published June 81. 1909
CHAPTER 504, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 10S7--5, 1887
6, 1857, 1O87--S, 10ST-11, 1872,
1OS7-1S. 1oS7-14. 1Q87-15; to rs.
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free high school for the term of nine months
during the current year, the board, on or
before the next Wednesday following said
third Monday in November shall determine
the sum necessary to be raised to main
tain such school, and the clerk shall forth
"-th certify to the town or village CLERKS
the amount SO assessed WHO shall assess
,.4r %,t.de as other district taxes are as
sessed.
Secrion 1917. The incorporation Of
a part of the territory of a union free high
school district organized under the pro,
visions of this act, as village or city shall
not affect the organization of such union
free high school district.
Section ODDS. All taxes provided for
in this act shall be levied and collected
as in the case of single or joint common
school districts of the state.
Section 405-10. All acts and parts OF
acts relating to town free high schools NOT
conflicting with the preceding sections snail
be in force and effect and shall! apply TO
union free high school established under
this act and the provisions relating TO
state aid to town free high schools shall
be applicable 10 all union free high schools
established under this act.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved Juue 10, 1909
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CHAPTER 494. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 91S, A. Published June ~, IoOo'
CHAPTER 494. LAWS OF. 1909.
AN ACT to appropriate to II. Macarthur
sum of money herein named.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. There is appropriated to Fl.
Macarthur out of any moneys in the treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum
of five hundred dollars, to pay the expenses
incident to his care after an injury re-
ceived while quartermaster sergeant of Bat
terry "a LIST Regiment Field Artillery, Wis
while attending to his duties rs such non
commissioned officer, without fault or neg
ligence ON his part, while mounting the car
of the train, he was thrown in such man.
ner that his foot was caught under the
wheels and crushed causing the loss Of his
left foot.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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at his option furnish a certificate of title
in lieu of an abstract of title.
Approved June 10, 1909.
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No. o Saa za pa' Laws 'Ssf Is 1909 9'D'
AN ACT to create. section 31S6m OF the
statutes, relating to title to real es-
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
a new section to read: Section 31S6m. l.
Any person who in connection with his
predecessor In title, or otherwise, has been
in the uninterrupted adverse possession or
any real estate for the period Of ten years
or more under a conveyance In writing re-
corded in the Office Of the register OF oeeus
of the county where the land lles. OF VINO ~
has been in such possession for twenty years
or more, otherwise than under such convey
ance, may commence and MAINTAIN an &C
tion in rem in the circuit court OF sucn
county to establish his title as TO any ue-
fects deemed to exist in his title to sucn
land He may make all persons deemed
to be connected with or involved In sucn
defects defendants by name II known, ana
otherwise generally all persons whom =, 1t
may concern, by that specification. Inc
summons shall be in the ordinary FORM
except that it shall describe the land al,
on all persons specially named as DEFEND
ants as in other cases, and on all others
by publication, an order for such pupllca-
ton being obtained after the manner pro-
yided by the statutes In other cases, 80 Tar
as practicable.
2. AS to all persons not appearing and
contesting, Judgment may be rendered on
application to the court without other proof
than the complaint, duly verified. proof OF
service of the summons and the facts as
to possession as alleged, and as to other
defendants the same as in other cases. The
Judgment shall adjudicate all matters with
In the scope of the complaint affecting the
title and establish the title according to
the facts as the same shall be made to APP
pear in the manner aforesaid. which judg-
ment or a certified copy thereof, may be
recorded in the Office of the register OF
deeds In the county where the land lies,
and, when SO recorded, it or such record
shall be conclusive evidence Of the status
of the title to the lands according to the
facts therein adjudged
8. No costs Shall be taxed against any
defendant who shall not appear and con-
test in some way the claim Of the plaintin.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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by registered pharmacists as provided in
section 154Sa.
Section 2 This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publicetio
Approved June 10, 1909.
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No. 500, 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTER AGO. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1859 of the stat
utes, relating TO re-assessment of prop
erty omitted from the tax roll.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section 1. Section 1859 of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1853. Real
or personal property omitted from assess
ment in any Of the three next ;s,., previous
sessed for the same year or years, shall! be
entered once additionally for each previous
year Of such omission, designating each such
additional entry as omitted for the year
10. giving year of omission)
and affixing just valuation to each entry
for a former year as the same should then
have been assessed according to his best
judgment, and taxes shall be apportloned
and collected, Oh the tax roll for such
entry.
Section ?. This act shall take effect arr
be in force from and after it's passage ana
publication.
Approved June 1G, 1909
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No. los, ST. published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 491, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 959-59m OF the
statutes, relating to licenses to plumbers
In cities of the fourth class.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section L. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read Section $50
SOM Any city of the fourth class, whether
Incorporated under special charter or, exist
ing under general law, may adopt for It's
government by a three-fourths vote OF all
the members of the common council. sec.
lions 959-53, 959-55, and 959-5S OF
the statutes relating to licenses to plumb,
ers BY the provisions of said sections, and
when the same shall be adopted, such cities
shall be governed by the provisions OF said
sections.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication
Approved June 10, 1909.