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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 6S3, A. Published June 10. 1909
CHAPTER -472. LAWS OF 1000

NO. 6S3, A. Published June ~. 1909.
CHAPTER 472. LAWS OF 1900.
AN ACT TO reneal sections 1636-15O to
1636-176 inclusive of the statutes and
to create sections 1636-15O to 1876
159 inclusive of the statutes, relating
to the Improvement Of sanitation and
houses, tenement houses, lodging and
boarding houses, in cities of the first.
second and third classes
The people of the State of Wisconsin ren-
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section l. Sections 1636-15O to 1899
--176 inclusive Of the statutes are re-
pealed.
Section 2. There are added to the stat
rt tns ten new sections 70 read: Section
163f-150. I. A tenement house In tho
meaning Of this act Is any honse or build
ing, or portion thereof, which is rented.
Leased 'et or hired out to be occupied. or
is occupied as home or residence of three
or more families living independently and
doing their own cooking or having facil
tiles for doing their cooking upon the
premises and having a common right in
the starways, yards and water, closets, or
some Of them.
g A lodging or boarding house is anv
house or building or portion thereof, In
which six or more persons are harhnrod
received or LODGED for hire or arv build
Ing or part thereof. which Is used for six
or more persons, not members of the fam
lily. to sleep In or occupy as lodging.
8. An-spartment is a room or syife of
rooms occupied or designed to be occupied
as family domici'e.
f.. yard is an open, unoccupied space
on the same lot with tenement. lodging
or boarding house between the rear line
Of the house and the rear line Of the lot.
5. A court Is an open unoccupied space
other than yard. on the same lot with
tenement. lodging or boarding house.
6. shaft includes exterior and jnfe-
rior shafts, whether for light, air, elevator,
dumb waiter or any other purpose. A vent
shaft Is one used solely to ventilate or
light Water-closet compartment. bath
room or passage
Z. public hall Is hall, corridor or
passage-way not within an apartment
8. A stair hall includes the stairs. stair
landings, those portions of the public halls
through which 1t is necessary to pass ia
getting from the entrance floor to the roof.
and the enclosing partitions
8. A basement Is a story partly. but
not more than one-half It's height below
the levels of the lot
TO-. A cellar is a story more than ONE
half its height below the. level of the lot.
Section 1636-151. Every apartment
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No. rs, ST. Published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 479. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to repeal sections 1636--4 and
4390a Of the statutes; and TO create
new section of the statutes TO be nun1-
bered section 1856, relating 70 Are
escapes on buildings
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Sections 1885 and A200a
of the statutes are repealed.
Section 2. There Is added TO the stat
utes new section to read Section 1896
4. Every person or corporation owning,
occupying or controlling any building now
or hereafter used, In whole or in part. as
a public building. public or private iinstitu-
ton. hotel, inn, schooIhouse, church, public
hail. place Of assembiage, or place OF pub
lie resort, opera house; every Office build
ing. fiat building, apartment building, tene-
ment house, and lodging house three or
more stories high, and every factory. work
shop or other structure three or more
stories high, In which ten or more persons
are employed above the ground floor, at
any kind Of labor, shall provide and keep
connected with the same one or more good
and substantial metallic or fre-proof lad
ders, stairs or stairways, ready for use at
all times, reaching from the cornice to
the top of the 6rst story and placed on
the outside thereof In such position and
number az may be designated by the chief
Of 1.-The fire department or fire marshal OF
the city or village in which such structure
spector, and at each story above the hrst
wrought iron balcony In connection with
such ladder, such balcony to be substaD.
tally attached to the structure, and of such
length as to permit Of access to 1t from
two or more windows on each story, and
of sufficient size to furnish reasonable
means of escape to the persons therein from
each and every floor or story above the
first: and In all cities and villages where
there Is a water supply, either from water
works, IRE engines, or pumping station.
there shall be attached to such fire escape,
except on structures equipped with auto
matte sprinklers, three-lnch wrought Iron
stand pipe extending from q point within
five feet from the ground to a point three
feet above the roof or cornce, and on
the roof shall be attached two and one
half inch, angle hose valve, with male hose
connection and a double or Stamese "Y''
female hose connection at the base Of the
pipe, the threads Of which shall conform
department where the structure ls l0ca ted.
Any such person or corporation who shall
fail, for three months after the receipt OF
notice In writing, stating the substance Of
the provisions of this section, from sach
chief marshal, or inspector to provide and
keep such means of escape or such stand
pipe shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
Jail not more than thirty days.
Section 3. All acts or parts of acts In
consistent with the provisions Of this act
are repealed
Section T. 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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70. 584, 81 Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 476. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 584, 81 Published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 476, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO create paragraph (g) of sub
section 2 OF section f1-12 and to amend
section Sc of the statutes, relating to
poll lists at primaries and general cleo
TONS
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section 1. There Is added to subsection
2 of section HIP Of the statutes new
paragraph to read (Section 11--12. 81
tgl Eacn clerk Of election shall keep a.
poll list on which he shall enter the full
name and postofice address of each person
voting at the primary, In the order in whiea
their ballots are cast and on request Of
the inspectors each elector shall state his
full name and postoffice address before his
ballot shall be received.
Section 2. Section sc of the statutes ia
amended to read: Section &C. l. Each
clerk of election shall keep poll list on
which he shall enter the full name and
postofice address of each person voting at
such election in the order in which their
ballots are cast and on request of the in
spectors each elector shall state his full
name and postoffice address before the bal
lot shall be received.
z When any person shall have taken
the oath provided in section 81 before vot-
ing, the clerk shall write at the end Of
such persons name on the poll list the
word Sworn
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.
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state tuberculosis sanitorllm, sum not to
exceed forty thousand dollars.
Section 2. The buildings and other i'm
provements herein provided for are to be
constructed and made In the order of the
greatest need therefor. Provided that no
plan or plans for any building shall be
finally adopted and no contract or con-
tracts entered into by the board OF control
for the construction of any building until
plans specifications and contracts, with
complete estimates Of the total cost there
of. shall have been submitted to, and In
writing approved by the governor Of the
state who shall withhold such approval
until he shall have satisfied himself by
personal examination of the same and by
such other means as he in his discretion
may adopt, that such building is required
for the purpose proposed and 1t can and
will be erected and fully completed accord
Ing to such plans. specifications and con-
tracts, for the sum proposed for the same,
by the board of control. and that the cost
Of such buildings, together with the other
improvements herein provided for, will not
exceed the respective appropriations herein
made.
Section 3. 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. 757, A. Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER At, LAWS OF 1909. !.
AN ACT to create section 2548m Of the
statutes. relating to transcript Of tegti-
mony taken before grand inries. @
The people Of the State of Wisconsin. reu-
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
Section l. There Is adsed to the s+at.
utes new section to read Section 254em.
Where the testimony Is taken down in
shorthand by stenographic reporter en-
ployed by the grand jury for that purpose
as provided by law, after the defendant
has been arrested upon an indictment
found and returned against him, and be-
fore he shall be required to plead there's
to, certified copy Of the testimony taken
by the grand jury upon which the indict.
ment was returned. shall be fled with the
clerk of the court In when the Indictment
is filed. Such copy Of the testimony shall
be Transcribed and certified as required by
section 4141 Of the statutes and shall at
all times thereafter. be accessible and sub
ject TO the inspection Of the defendant and
his counsel and may be used for the pur-
pose Of Impeachment, and shall be re-
ceived In evidence with the same effect as
II such stenographic reporter was present
to testify to the correctness of the testi-
nlony so certified.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved June Is, 1909.
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No. 3S6, 81 Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER Asst, LAWS OF 1909.


CHAPTER 467, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to appropriate certain sums of
money to the several charitable, reform
atory, and penal institutions as herein
named, for the purposes herein speci-
fed.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act SIS follows
Section !. There is hereby appropriated
out OF any moneys in the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to the several
charitable, reformatory, and penal nstitu-
'tlonS OF this state. for the biennial term
ending June so. 1911, the sums of money
herein nam'd for the purposes hereinafter
specified:
/. For the construction of a foundation
or ne" power house, coal shed, ETC.. and
for the erection and construction of horse
aud CIV barns at the state hospital for
thous nd dollars.
2. For new floors at the northern hos
pital or the insane, sum not to exceed
fifteen hundred dollars
3. Cor remodeling and finishing az old
manual training building: an additional
school house; repairs to chapel extension
to boiler house and new boiler: remodel
Ing boys dormitory; additional FORCES; and
bowling alleys at the Wisconsin school for
the deaf a sum not to exceed forty-tvo
thousand eight hundred dollars
4. For cement walks new roof for the
industrial building: repairs to porches
new DOoKSs new plduOSS ana new laundry
machinery at the Wisconsin school for the
blind, sum not to exceed five Thousand
Eve hundred dollars
8. For new dormitory; creamery; sex-
tension to tunnel; ventilating SYSTEM an
additional cow barn; equipment of printing
once; and telephone system at the Wis
consin Industrial school for boys, sum
not to exceed thirty-one thousand dollars.
O. For finishing and equipping women's
prison extension at the Wisconsin state
prison, sum not to exceed four thousand
dollars.
Z. For girls cottage: annex to baby
cottage; finishing the third floor Of the
hospital; fire escapes ventilating system !:
repairs to bakery, kitchen, ETC. plumbing
IN cottages; tunnel extension to stock
DaPn; fencing; telephones and purchase
OF cows at the state public school, a sum
not TO exceed thirty thousand dollars
8. For new wing to Che concrete barn
at the Wisconsin home for feeble minded,
sum not to exceed FIVE thousand dollars.
- For continuing center building for
waits Of cell wing and for school room
equipment at the Wisconsin state reform.
dollars S-@--S-
10. For an inhrmary; residence Of su-
perlntendent; bakery; cottages for en-
ployees; and for shacks at the Wisconsin
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No $40, Al Published June Ia 1861.
:. CHAPTER 49,. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO amend section 1886 Of sss8
statutes, relating to the sale Of lFssaZse
caring liquors contrary 70 Fpfe '
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin. ggsP
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 1886 of shs Stat
ntea is amended TO read Sectiou 1855.
! L. Any person who shall, on or sitter tbs
nrst day OF July following "a
erection under the provisions Of the t~o
preceding sections. vend. sell, deal or tgas-
TIC In or. for the purpose Of evadtng any
law OF this state, give away any spriinouH,
matt, ardent or Intoxicating liquors %
town. village or city wherein majority ce
tne votes cast at such election Hhali hsvs
oeen against license. shall be Ruilty Of q
q aslsa ae9 ,aao . end be punished By ans
dollars nor more lore than Hs two uo"S Sun.
dred dollars, besides the costs: or In lea
OF o., such fine By imprisonment In the COUNTY
less than three months. And Ia csss az
punishment By fine unless the ane and costs
De paid forthwith. be committed 70 the
S Sotunty jan until they are paid. cg until
discharged by due course Of law and Ia
case OF 4 second or Subsequent convicttoa
OF the same person during any Peak khs
punishment shall be By bo{h hns and IN
% q And In any such town, village sr
csy. the existence or the issue Of ans per-
~ mlI or special tax stamp from the Omitted
a f,a government. authorizing or permit
ing ing any person 70 engage In the oOcupa-
Ion OF selling distilled, spirituous Of fer
menred liquors at the time and place ef
az A., alleged violation Of the excise law.
span shl Dc accepted as prima tacie evidences
snat SUCH person Is vending. selling, deal
Ing or trafscFtng In or, for the purposs
o. evaGlng the laws OF this state aiving
sway spirituous, malt. ardent Of IntoxicasS
ing LIQUORS or drinks CONTRARY n the n.
SUIT OF the election provided ner g. tNs
two preceding sections.
81 g. Nothing In this or the two next prt-
facttng the sale ct saca ,fussss - r.s.,;ss.
@AA znAzhau2&na - neSrs.9zs&.a -
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No. 61i, 81 Published June 10, 1909. /
CHAPTER AS. LAWS OE 1909.

No ~ 81 s s. Pph5shsd June me - 1ood 1909
AN ACT to submit to the people an
amendment to section Of article "
OF the constitution of the state of Wis
consin, relating TO the apportionment and
to an enumeration OF the inhabitants OF
the state.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the
legislature for the year 1907 an amendment
to the constitution of this state was pro-
posed and agreed to by a majority OF the
members elected to each of the two houses.
which pronosed amendment was 10 the fol-
lowing language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly
concurring, That section 3 of article ~
Of the Constitution of the State of Wis
consin be amended TO read as follows:
Section g. st their first session after
each enumeration made by the authority
OF the United States. the legislature shall
apportioD and district anew the members
Of the senate and assembly according to
dams not taxed, soldiers and officers Of
nied States army and navy"
Whereas, The foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution was duly ratified
and agreed to by the legislature at the
biennial session in 1909 by q majority OF
all the members elected to each Of the two
houses, therefore.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section I. The foregoing proposed
amendment to the couStItatio OF this state
shall be submitted to the people at q geD-
eral election to be held on Tuesday sue
ceeding the arst Monday Of November,
1910, and If the people shall approve and
ratify the said amendment by majority
Of the electors voting theFeon, said amend
ment shall become part of the constitu-
ton OF this state.
Section 2, The form of the ballot to
be cast on the question OF adopting or re-
jecting said amendment shall be "For the
amendment striking out of the constitu-
ton the requirement for an enumeration
of the inhabitants Of the state once every
ten years." Opposite said words shall be
two spaces, over one of which shall be
printed the word Eyes and over the other
the word mo The voter may mark hts
ballot in the space under whichever of said
words indicates his Intention. The marks
made shah be such as the law now pro.
vides for Said form of ballot shall b.
printed upon the ballot to be voted at such
election after the names of the candidates
and separated therefrom by an approprta te
line or rule The votes cast on the adop-
ton OF said amendment shall be canvassed
and returned In the same manner as other
votes cast at such election, and the result
shall be determined and published in the
manner provided by law.
Section g.. This act shall take effect
and be In force from and after its passage
and publication.
Approved june i6. 1900.
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No. 545, ST. Published June 10, 1909.
rrEI PTE2 AGO LAWNS OLE 1000

No. 545, s.. Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 466, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend that paragraph desig-
mated of subsection 10 of section ITO
Of the statutes to create two new para
graphs TO be designated paragraphs +
and & Of subsection 10 Of section no OF
the statutes, relating TO employees in
new heating plant and elsewhere.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
net as follows:
Section l. That paragraph designated
paragraph Of subsection To- Of section ITO
Of the statutes, Is amended to read (Sec-
con ITO subsection 10Y C. THE other per-
sons employed In the office of the superin-
tendent of public property the sums follow
Ing The schief clerk = sixteen
hundred dollars; the state carr
renter twelve hundred dollars; two assist
ant state carpenters, niue hundred dollars
each; - the painter nine hundred
dollars; the assistant painter eight hun
dred ana forty dollars a receiving, and
shipping clerk nine hundred dollars; eight
Policemen at eight hundred and forty dol
lars each, two night watchmen at eight
hundred and forty dollars each;
four elevator operators, eight hundred and
forty dollars each: seventeen
5anitors at eight hundred and forty dollars
eachi the carpet man, eight hundred and
forty dollars; the, cuSpidor cleaner seven
hundred and twenty, dollars, fourteen reg
ular saborers at, seven hundred and twenty
uollafS eacn; nVe scrub women at one dol
lar and fifty cents per day Tor the time
during which they are employed
Section 2. There are added to subsec
ton 10 OF section 10 Of the statutes. two
new paragraphs to read: (Section ITO,
subsection 10) f. For the maintenance
and operation of the heat, light, power
aud other mechanical equipment at the
capitol, the following persons are to be
. employed by the state each to receive an
annual salary as provided herein: One
chief engineer, eighteen hundred dollars ;
one assistant engineer who is also an ex-
pert electrician twelve hundred dollars ;
two assistant engineers, ten hundred dol
lars each
6. For the proper maintenance and op-
GRAFTON of the new heat, light, and power
plant of the capitol, the following persons
are to be employed by the state, each to
receive an annual salary not greater. than
that herein provided One operating en-
sgineer, twenty five hundred dollars; three
engineers twelve hundred dollars each !;
three firemen, nine hundred dollars each !;
one helper with q knowledge of steam fit
ring, pine hundred dollars two additional
nelpers seven hundred and twenty dollars
each. The employees provided for in this
paragraph shall be employed by board
consisting OF the Superintendent OF public
property and the capitol building commits
sion, subject to the provisions Of chapter
1893 Of the avs Of 1905.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1900.
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No. IS, 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 474, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to provide for an additional cir
cult Judge for the second judicial cir
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section l. The election Of an additional
circuit judge IN and for the second judicial
circuit is hereby authorized
Section 2. Said additional circuit judge
shall be elected by the qualified electors
OF Milwaukee county at a judicial election
70 be held In Milwaukee county on the
first Tuesday Of April, 1910. according TO
law for the election of circuit judges.
Section 3. Such additional circuit Judge,
when elected. shall enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as such officer and
hold his office for term commencing on
the first Monday OF May. 1910. and shall
end on the day preceding the first Mon
day OF January, 1917, and his successor
shah be elected at the regular judicial
election held in the last year Of the pre-
ceding term, and shall hold Office for the
term Of six years. such term to commence
on the first Monday In January succeeding
election. Such additional circuit judge
shall receive the same compensation as is
now received by the judges of the second
Judicial circuit, payable in the same man
ner as the salaries Of said judges are paid.
Section 4. The board of supervisors of
Milwaukee county shall provide court
tpUMs duu SulLdDlS OiUCeH wherein SdiU
Judge may discharge his duties MS a Judge
at chambers. The sheriff of Milwaukee
county shall nrovide deputy sheriff whose
duty II shall be to preserve order in the
court held by said Judge and such other
duties as are usually required of deputy
sheriffs. and the clerk of the circuit for
Milwaukee county shall provide deputy
clerk to keep the minutes of such court
and do such other acts as are usually
done and performed By deputy clerks; and
said sheriff and clerk are hereby authorized
to appoint such deputies who shall be
compensated the same as other deputies
assigned to the performance Of like duties
In Milwaukee county.
Section s.. Snch additional circuit Judge
shall appoint photographic reporter for
his court, who shall be compensated the
same. as other Photographic reporters for
circuit courts In this state.
Section 6. all the provisions of the
statutes and the laws of Wisconsin reat-
ing TO circuit courts and circuit judges
shall apply hereto SO far as the same are
applicable.
Section Z. This act shall take effect and
be 10 force from and after it's passage aad
Approved June 16, 1909.
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No. 116. ST. Published June 10, 1909.
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No. 116. 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTER ATT, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to- amend section Ills of the
statutes. relating to vote cast at pri
mary election.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section 1. Section Ills of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section lis.
1. If all candidates for nomination for
any one Office voted for on any party bal
lot shall receive IN the aggregate. twenty
per cent or more of the vote cast for nom
inee of such party for governor at the
last general election. the person receiving
the greatest number of votes at -
such primary election as the candidate OF
such party for such
Office, shall be the candidate Of that party
for such Office, and his name as such cam
didate shall be placed on the official ball
lot at the following election.
2. II all the candidates for nomination
for any one Office voted for on any party
ballot shall receive in the aggregate less
than twenty per cent OF such votes so cast
at such last general election, no person
shall be deemed to be the party nominee
Tor such ofica, but the person rscaiying