Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16

etc, larceny.
Ramsey's, providing the value OF
gas, water, electricity and steam. so
taken shall be computed at regular
current prices and if it shall exceed
s25, 900 the punishment shall be i'm
lprisonment for not more than %
years nor less than 10, etc.
Laycock's, extending the terms OF
the statute requiring reports to the
police department in cities of the
first class of purchases of certain
secondhand goods to apply to cities
of the second, third and fourth class.
Committee on transportation, re
quiring public utilities to furnish
meters for consumers.
Wellensgard's, making the use OF
automobiles without the consent OF
the owner a Observation-Disclosures at
Joy riding
Viebahn's, increasing the aid to free
high schools to not to exceed $500 for
schools with a principal and one as
sistant: 81 200 for principal and two
assistants and 1,500 for principal and
three or more assistants.
Viebahn's, increasing the number of
county training schools for teachers
to 26.
Bray's, making the bond of county
treasurers in counties of 10000 or
less 20 per cent of the amount of the
taxes and in counties of 10000 or
more, 10 per cent, providing that in
no county shall the bond required be
more than the amount of. the taxes.
Billiards., declaring any clerk or
public official who asks, demands or
exacts for the performance of any
official duty more than the fee allowed
by law for the service guilty of mall
feasance
Bancroft's, pensions for militiamen
killed or injured while on duty, $12
month for five years.
Chapter 298 (V. H. Cady)-Provid-
ing that veterinary surgeons with 10
years experience shall be given a Ii
cense without examination by the
state board ON petition signed by
$50 freeholders and livetock owners
of their county, the act affecting about
100 men.
Bill No. 22a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ting counties to adopt the Dunn
pocket or coupon ballot
Bill No. 1893 Twesme)-Putting
the burden of proof on railroads in
actions for injuries received at rail
road crossings.
Bill No. 525a (Hoyt)-Requiring
registration midwives with state
board of health and providing for
their regulation, etc.
Bill No. 422a Oeuch)-Requiring
owners of lands within one and a
half miles of a city cf the first, Sec
ond and third class to plat their lands
mon council. Chapter 165, allowing
cities of the first class to acquire
private property for park purposes to
enlarge parks, to resell portions not
used with restrictions, etc., to con
denim for purpose of protecting in
provements, resell, etc.
Senate Acts.
Chapter 70 (James), amending vet
Urinary act to permit farmers to ap-
ply the tuberculin test to cattle, de-
horned cattle and attend to ordinary
minor injuries to which domestic ami
mails are subject, and providing that
no person shall be prohibited from
treating diseases of domestic ami
mails for compensation at any place
ten miles distant from a duly Ii
censed veterinarian.
Chapter 10 (Lockney), requiring
county judges to take oath that no
cause remains undecided which has
been submitted within 80 days before
allowed to draw salary, unless actual
ly disabled by sickness.
Chapter 1872 (Hazelwood), no judg-
ment in any civil or criminal action
shall be set aside or new trial
granted on the ground of misdirec
ton of the jury, improper admission
of evidence or error as to pleading or
procedure unless in the opinion of
the court it shall appear that the
error has affected the substantial
rights of the party.
Chapter AZ (LockneyD, amending the
statute relating to acquiring o. lands
for parks and other public purposes,
by providing that the equity of re-
demption in lands for public parks
and Fairgrounds may be purchased.
Chapter 229 (Sanborn), adding
new section providing tha district at
torneys under the supervision and di-
rection of the attorney general shall
argue all criminal cases in the SUI
preme court which are appealed from
their counties.
Chapter 2S4 (Browne), authorizing
town boards to have earth roads
dragged with split log drag to the
width of 20 feet at rate not to ex-
coed rs cents per mile for each mile
dragged.
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