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BRITISH STEAMER SINKING.
coax Branch" Strikes Submerged
Derelict-Captain Missing.

LONDON. April ga dispatch to
Lloyds from Punta Arenas. Chile. says
that the British steamer Oak Branch
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Bill for General Amnesty

tons and sailed from Liverpool for VAL
paraiso February "a
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The brief says that 1.-The government
does not wish to be understood as dis
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Governments Purpose Defined
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No. 2S7, A. Published May Is, 1909
CHAPTER 2l0, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend chapter 372, laws Of
leol, making the same section l5S4cn, Of
the statutes, relating To reports from po-
lice departments of purchases OF certain
second hand goods.
1he people Of the State Of Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act AS follows:
Section /. Chapter 372, laws of 1901 Is
amended and made section OF the stat
utes to read: Section 15Sicn. l. Every
dealer In or manufacturer of articles com
posed. IN whole or in part of gold, silver,
precious stone, copper, lead or brass doing
business in cities of the first, second third
and fourth classes within this state. who
shall obtain, by purchase or exchange, from
any person any second hand article or ar
licles made or constructed. in whole or In
part. Of gold, silver, precious stones. cop
per lead or brass, shall, within twent y-four
hours after receiving such article or arti.
clos, report to the chief of police the fact
that the same has or have been received.
With the name. address and description OF
the person from whom such article or ar
tices was or were received together with
a description of such article or articles and
no such denler or manufacturer shall de-
stroy or alter the form of any such sec
oHd hand article or articles until the ex-
piration of twenty four hours from the
time the same was or were received by such
dealer or manufacturer
= Every dealer or manufacturer re
ferred to In subsection one Of
this section shall enter in ink, In book
To be kept for that purpose. correct de
bStipilpH. III Tue lLuRllSh language. all
second hand articles composed III whole or
In part, of gold silver, precious stones,
copper, lead OF brass received by him BY
purchase or exchange, and the name and
residence of, together with "A true descrip-
ton OF, the person or persons from whom
such articles were received and no entry
made In such book shall be erased, obiter-
ated or defaccd.
3. Such book, and the entries therein.
referred to In subsection two Of
this section as well as every
such second hand article received by such
dealer or manufacturer, shall, at all rea-
sonable times be open to the inspection Of
the chief Of police Of such city. or any
member Of the police force designated by
the chief OF police for such purpose
4. Such chief OF police may. in his dis
cretion. cause any such article as is re.
ferred to In subsection one n
this section which he shall have
reason to believe was sold or exchanged by
some person other than the lawful owner
thereof to be held for the purpose of idcn.
tilcation by Its lawful owner for such
reasonable length OF time IN said chief Of
police shall deem necessary.
B. Every person violating any OF the
provisions OF this act shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars nor less than ten dollars, or by I'm
prisonment In the county jail for term
not exceeding six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment
Section g This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May -. 1909
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So $50. A Published May 81. 1909
CHAPTER pit, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 400 Of the stat
utcs, relating TO the establishment Of free
high schools.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act ~ follows
Section l. Section 400 Of the statutes
Is amended 10 read Section 400 l. Any
town, village, city. school district or sub
district may establish and maintain
not exceeding two high schools In the man
ncr and with the privileges herein provided
but no such school shall be established or
maintained unless twenty five persons OF
school age, resident of the town. city or viii
lage or school district. or sub district. pass
a satisfactory examination In the branches
required to be taught In the common school
and are prepared to begin high school
course.
=. The question of establishing such
schools may be submitted by the town dis
trtct sub district. village board or cominon
council to the legally quaided voters ut any
annual or special meeting or election upon
written resolution therefor proposed for
adoption provided that ten days notice Of
such purpose embodying such resolution be
given by posting five copies thereof In five
different public places In such town, village.
city, school district or sub triCt. or bv
publishing such notice in any newspaper
published In any such town. village city.
school district or ubdistrict, ten DAYS prior
TO the time set for holding such meeting In
the Of Il sub district the meeting may
be called by the clerk thereof The vote
shall be taken by ballot and canvassed ac-
coruihR TO tue statutes TOT conducting cleo
lions In such municipality. those ballots in
favor being written or printed for high
school" those opposed, against high
school" II the resolution be adopted such
town. district, sub-district, village or city
shall constitute a high school district But
this section shall not apply to high schools
already established
g. No action heretofore taken by any
town, village. city. school district or sub
district In voting 70 form high school or
Joint high school shall be invalid by reason
OF any defect in the form OF notice given o.
the time such notice shall have been given
posted or published but all steps heretofore
taken by any town, village, city school dis
triet or sub-dist1ct In forming a high
school Joint high school are hereby val.
dated and declared to conform to law
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication
Approved May IS, 1902
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No. 129. Al Published May 27, 1909.
CHAPTER 200, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1854 of the
statutes. relating to petition for local
option election
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 15e5a of the statutes
Whenever a number Of the qualified cleo
tors Of any town, village or city equal to
or more than ten per centum of the number
OF votes cast therein for governor at the
last general election shall present to the
clerk thereof a petition in writing, signed
by them. praying that the electors thereof
may have submitted to them the question
whether or not any person shall be licensed
intoxicating liquors or drinks as a bever
age, and shall file such petition with the
clerk at least ten days prior to the first
Tuesday of April next succeeding, such
vidlng that such question shall be so sub
mtted on the first Tuesday of April next
succeeding the date of such order.
2: The city clerk making such order
shall give notice of the election to be held
on such question in the manner notice is
given OF the regular city election; town
and village clerks who make such orders
shall give such notice by posting written or
In the town or village not less than ten
days before the day Of election The
election on such question shall be held and
conducted and the returns canvassed in the
town or village on other questions are con
Quoted and the returns thereof canvassed
The result shall be certified by the can
vsssers Immediately upon the determine
ords Of the town, village or city, and shall
remain In effect until another election Is
held for the same purpose.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May g. 1909.
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No. 7O5, 4. Published May IS, 1909
CHAPTER 2OS, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 44l5 Of the
statutes, relating to the larceny of gas.
etc, and the use of false weights and
measures
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act rs follows:
is amended to read: Section 4415 Any
person. who shall commit the crime of
larceny by stealing the property Of an
other. any money, goods or chattels or
any bank note. bond, promssory note, bill
of exchange, order. certificate book of ac-
count, conveyance of real estate, bin of
sale, mortgage, valuable contract receipt
release. defeasance. railroad passenger tick
ct. ticket of admission to any place. any
writ. process. public record, or any instru
ment in writing whereby any demand, right
obga ton Is created. increased dmin-
ished or extingushed, or who shall wrong
fully divert, and apply to his own use or
wrongfully deprive the owner Of any gas,
water, steam OF electricity, or any personal
property whatever, If the value thereof
shall exceed twenty-i thousand dollars
he shall be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison not more than twenty five
years nor less than ten years If the value
thereof shall be less than twenty five thou
sand dollars and more than ten thousand
dollars, he shall be- punished by imprison-
ment In the state prison not more than
twenty years nor less than i've years; IL
the value thereof shall he less than ten
thousand dollars and more than one thou
sand dollars, he shall be punished by i'm
priSonment In the state prison not more
than ten years nor less than one wear: II
the value thereof shall exceed one hundred
dollars, shall. unless 1t be otherwise pro-
vided In these statutes as to some particu
lar ofense, be punished by Imprisonment
In the state prison not more than five
years nor less than one year and II the
value thereof shall not exceed one hundred
dollars and shall exceed twenty dollars he
shall be punished by Imprisonment In the
state prison or county jail not more than
one year nor less than six months or by
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and
If the value thereof shall not exceed twenty
dollars he shall be punished by imprson-
ment in the county Jail not more than six
months or by fine not exceeding one hun
bred dollars and the value Of a railroad
ticket shall be the price for which II Is au
thorized to be sold to passengers by the
company for which it is sold and the
value OF such gas wafer, steam or elec
tricity shall be the regular current price
therefor charged to the consumer by the
seller thereof. Whoever being baiiee of
shall fraudulently take or fraudulentiy con
use of any person other than the owner
thereof, although he shall not break bulk
otherwise determine the bailment. shall
be guilty OF larceny, and may be convicted
thereof on an indictment or informant Ion for
larceny, and upon such conviction be pun
tshed as hereinbetore prescribed
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication
Approved May 81, 1909
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No. 39l. =. Published May 20, 1909
CHAPTER 2la, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 29Sg Of the stat
utes, relating to Offices of corporate ions
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
act as follows;
Section 1. Section 20sg OF the statutes
IL amended to read Section 29ss Any
share interest OF stakeholder in any
bank doing business In this state, whether
organized under the laws OF the United
States or this state. or other stock corpo-
ration which shall have been organized un
der the laws of this state may be levied
upon by leaving copy of the execution
with the clerk, treasurer. or cashier Of the
bank or other corporation II there be any
such officer; otherwise. with any officer or
person who has ut the time the custody OF
the books and papers of such bank or cor
poration The officer having such execution
may demand OF any such officer or person a
certificate OF the number OF shares or the
amount OF the interest held by the judg~
ment debtor In such bank or other corpor a-
tion, and such officer or person shall give
suclr certificate and II he shall unreasou.
ably refuse SO To do or wiifuily give a false
certificate, shall be liable for double the
amount OF all damages accustomed thereby
70 be recovered In an action by the iudg-
mrnt creditor unless the Judgment be salts
fled by the original debtor II levy is de,
sired shares OF any domestic railroad
corporation not having W principal odics
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No. 522. :. Published May 20 1909.
CHAPTER 2l2, LAWS CT 1909.

AN ACT u amend sections lOu4a. 1905 and
l2ls- Is. relating to the collection of re
turns OF local taxes,
The peopl" of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do EN-
act as follows:
Section | Section lOo4a of the statutes
is amended TO read Section 1OO4a. An
uu&ily, on or before the twentieth
Gay OF December, statement In detail OF
all taxes Levied in each town, village, city,
and cuuu y during the year, shall
be made aud hlrd by the clerk thereof, with
the secretary of state Any such clerk fail
ing to MAKE the statement herein provided
for and within the time above provided.
shah be liable TO his county town.
village. and city for all damages caused by
his delinquency. The secretary of state
shall prepare and furnish the blanks for
such statement
Section = Section luO5 Of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1905, The
county clerk Of each county shall. mme-
diately upon the receipt from the secretary
Of state Of the blanks and instructions nee
eSsHry for carrying out the provisions OF
the above section, by town, VII
lage, aud city officers, distribute the same
10 such officers At the expense of the cuuu-
~, and shall annually, ON or be
fore the twentieth day of December make
out ana transmit to the secretary OF state,
on blanEs furnished by him II tabular state
ment Of the statistics Of valuation, taxes,
and Indebtedness reported by che town, city,
and village clerks aud also. separately, Tie
assessed valuation Of all tn" taxable prop
erty In his county AT last II xcd by the Couu.
ty board. the amount of ali county taxes
levied thereon during the preceding ycur.
and the purposes for which the same were
levied ana expended and also Il detailed
statement of the hunGvd aad other indebted
ness OF his county. of the accrued interest
thereon II amy, remaining uIpuid. nud the
purposes for which such Indebtedness was
incurred.
Section 3 Section 12lS-l3 of the stat.
utes Is amended To read Section l2lS-. IL
When the officers of any county town, city,
or village shall have failed 10 return the
amount Of state, county. and local taxes,
levied on property therein within the tine
required by law, the tax con-
mission may inspect and examine. or cause
an Inspection and examination of the rec
Orfs OF such Officers to procure the re
qulred information. and when no return IL
made and no Information can be procured,
the state. county, and local taxes levied in
such town, city. or village In the prior year
may bc used IN determining the aggregat e
taxes mentioned in section 12ls-i2. Any
expense incurred in procuring the informn-
tion herein required shall be- II special
charge against the county town, city. OF
village whose clerk shall have failed to fur
nsh the Information within the time pre-,
scribed and shall be collected In the same
manner rs other special charges
section 1. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication
Approved May Is. 1903
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time as such persons may be willing to com
ply with any reasonable order made by the
sHd state fire marshal, chief assistant IRE
shas, or assistant state IRE marshals as
provided in this act and subject to the pro
visions OF section 1917 OF the statutes Of
1898
Section g. Subsections and 3 section
1861 are amended to read .. Said state
fire marshal shall employ clerks and assist
ants, at least one OF whom shall be an at
torney t-law. and incur such other expense
as may be necessary in the performance Of
the duties of the Office, including necessary
travelling expenses, not to exceed, including
salaries, such sum as may be paid to the
state treasury In the manner hereinafter
provided
3, For the purpose OF maintaining the
department OF the state fire marshal end
paying all the expenses incident thereto,
every fire insurance company doing business
in the state of Wisconsin, except town NUT
ual Insurance companies heretofore or here
after organized under the provisions OF sec
ion 1927, statutes 1898, and the acts
amcndatory thereof, shall pay to the state
treasurer within thirty days after the pas
sage and publication OF this act and In the
month of February annually thereafter. In
addition to the taxes now required by law
TO be- paid by such company three
Cighths of one per cent on the gross pre-
MUM and assessment receipts OF such com
panies ON all business done IN Wisconsin in
the year next preceding. shown by their
annual statements under oath TO the lnsur-
ance department. The money SO received
into the treasury shall be set aside as a
special fund for the maintenance of such of
Gee of Stute fire marshal and the expenses
Incident thereto. The state shall not be liza
bile in any manner for the salary of said
ire marshal, his deputies. clerks assistants,
employees, or for the maintenance of the Of
flee Of are marshal or any expenses Incl
dent thereto and the same shall be payable
only from the special fund provided for in
this subsection.
Section 1 This act shall take effect and
IN, nj
publication.
Approved May IS, 1909,
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clude all others. After hearing the evil
dence and arguments. the jury shall return
verdift Of sane or insane as they shall
agree II they disagree they shall be dis
eled
Judgment shall be entered in accordance
jury finds that the person so examined is
sane. the Judge shall order his immediate
Gi nsena II it finds chat such person is
or ne detained bs in sh any such
hlh returned thereto. II at large on
parole or leave of absence. he shall be
u a. to remain at large, unless the judge
- Satssred that IT will be unsafe TO do So
~ Wnlch case the judge may order him
committed to some hospital or asylum for
the insane.
All persons who render services in such
proceedings shall receive the same compen-
sutton as is allowed by law to per-
sons rendering similar services in a judicial
inquiry as to the mental condition OF a per.
son alleged to be insane, and such services
ana all expense of such proceedings shall
De allowed and paid by the county in which
the proceedings are had. ia the same man
ner as the expense OF criminal prosecu-
uon In a Justices court are allowed and
paid. Ii the person examined resided in
thss c sunn,y t IN TINS state at the time OF
detained. other than the county in which
such proceedings are had, such county in
which he SO resided shall reimburse the
county, in which such proceedings are had.
for all expenses incurred therein by said
county.
In cases wherein no jury is demanded
the state board of control acting as a com
mission In lunacy may by like procedure de.
termine the sanity insanity of any per-
son committed to either of the state hospi-
tails for the Insane, whether an actual in
mate thereof, or at large on parole or com.
United to any other hospital or asylum for
the insane, and its determination shall be
recorded In the Office of the proper county
judge and shall have the same force and
erect as though made by such Judge: or
such board may, If it has reason to doubt
the insanity of such person, request the
proper county judge to make due inquiry
and determine the mental condition of such
person. pursuant to this section: and it
shall be the duty of said Judge to do so
Provided however, the foregoing provi-
sions of this section shall not apply to any
person awaiting hearing, trial, or sentence
on a charge of crime who was committed
as insane to the hospital or asylum for the
insane by any competent court, nor to any
person sentenced to confinement in the
state prison or state reformatory who has
been lawfully adjudged insane and trans
ferred from either OF those Institutions to
such hospital or asylum until after the ex-
piration of the term for which such con
vict or inmate was sentenced to imprison-
ment or detention in said prison or asylum
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May %, 1909
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No. 81 S Published Nav 81, 1909
CHAPTER 1919. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 579o Of the stat
utes relating to city and village schools
for the blind. state aid, and inspection,
The people of the State OF Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Section $3.50 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 579o, Sec
tons 57S, 579a, 579m, and 579n OF the
statutes and all acts amendatory thereof.
shall. so far as applicable provide for and
apply to schools for the blind, except that
there shall be paid out Of the state treas
ury annually in the month Of July to the
the board Of education in any city or viii
lage maintaining school or schools for
the blind under the charge of one or more
teachers, whose qualifications shall be ap-
proved by the state superintendent, the sum
Of two hundred dollars for each blind pu-
pill instructed in such school or schools at
least nine months during the year next pre-
ceding the first day of July and share of
such sum proportionate to the term Of In
struction OF any such pupil who shall be so
instructed less than nine months during
such year; the said sum OF two hundred
dollars to include instruction IN music and
manual training, and to cover necessary ex-
penses for material and printing in connec-
ton with the work Of any such school or
schools; and the state superintendent OF
struct the inspector of day schools for the
deaf, acting under his direction. to inspect
day schools for the blind without addi
tional compensation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 20. 1909.