Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. COS. A.. Published Nav ~, 1909.
CHAPTER 109, LAWS OF 1909.


An Act to amend section 1913 of the
statutes. permitting immigration agents
to obtain reduced rates on railways
The people of the State Of Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
rs follows:
Section l. Section 1997--s of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1797-S
1. Nothing herein shall prevent the carriage,
storage or handling of freight free or at re-
duced rates for the United States, the state,
any municipality thereof. for charit-
able purposes, or to and from fairs and ex-
positions for exhibition thereat, or house
hold goods the property of railway en-
for their own exclusive use or consumption
or the issuance Of mileage, Communication, or
excursion passengers tickets, provided the
same shall be obtainabe by any person APP
plying therefor, without discrimination or
of party tickets. provided the same shall be
obtainable by all persons applying therefor
under like circumstances and conditions or
the sale !of such tickets as were usually and
customarly sold at reduced rates prior to
June Is, 1905, provided the same are sold
without discrimination to all persons apply
ing therefor under like circumstances and
conditions.
9 This act shall not be construed as pre-
venting railroads from giving free traDspor
tation or reduced rates therefor to any min
lister of the gospel. officers or agent of in
corporated colleges inmates Of soldiers
homes. regular agents of charitable societies
when travelling upon the business of the so.
ciety only. destitute and homeless persons,
railroad officer, attorney, director, emplOye,
or members or Cnelr TamllleS. or TO FORMER
railroad employees or members of their fam
lilies where such employees have become dis
abled in the railway service, or are unable
from physical disqualification to continue in
the service, or to members Of families Of
deceased railroad employees to prevent
the exchange Of passes with officers. attor-
neys or employees Of other railroads and
members of their families provided that no
person holding any public office or position
under the laws Of this state shall be given
free transportation or reduced rates not
open to the public.
g. This act shall not be construed as
preventing railroad companies from giving
free transportation or reduced rates therefor
to bona fide immigration agents actually en-
gagged for more than one-half Of their time
each wear in the business Of inducing immi-
grafton into the state of Wisconsin to settle
upon unimproyed lands within the state No
Transportation hereunder shall be delivered
to or used by any such Immigration agent
until the railroad commission upon applica-
ton of such immigration agent and after
such Investigation it may deem neces-
sary. shall have determined that such appl-
cant is bona fde immigration agent within
tho letter ard spirit of this provision and
shall have issued to such applicant cert1n-
cate to that effect On or before the tenth
day Of each month every immigration agent
holding certificate hereunder shall report
TO the commission the miles travelled upon
the railroads of the state under the pro-