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legally incurred by the old town
at the time when such division goes INTO
effect shall be chargeable to the respec-
tive portions so detached to form such new
town; and such new town shall pay the
percentage of such Indebtedness
SO declared chargeable to such detached
portions at such times as the same shall
become payable: and for that purpose the
town board of such new town shall levy
4 tax upon all the taxable property or
such portions thereof so chargeable there
with. The said boards III nNihG
the percentage OF Indebtedness
chargeable to the detached portions shaii
divide such indebtedness pro rata accord
ing to the last assessment rolls OF such
old towns. Whenever territory SHAH be
detached from any town and shall be an
neXed to any other town, or any new Town
shall be, In whole or in part, created from
such territory so detached the town 10
which such territory shall be annexed or
which Is so created, In whole or In part
shall receive from the town from when
such territory was detached, its just share
of the credits which shall be appnrtlohed
In the manner, and by the JOINT
board action above provided. Said Joint
board meeting shall be held at time ana
place to be fixed by the county board in
its ordinance OF division.
Section 2. This act shall take effect anu
be in force from and after its passage ana
publication, and shall apply to divisions
made before this act, where the adjust
ments have not been made before this act
goes into effect.
Approved April %, 1908
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No. 449, A. Published April a. 1909.
CHAPTER 63, LAWS OF 1909.

A ACT to create section 1941u or the
statutes, TO validate the organization OF
town mutual insurance companies anu
extend the duration of such corpora
lions.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. There IS added to the stat
utes new section to read: Section l9iln.
Any town insurance company organized.
or attempted to be organized, under the
provisions of section 1927 to 1911, inclusive,
of the statutes, or the acts OF which SAID
sections are amendatory, If doing business
as such corporation at the time OF the TAX
Ing effect of this act, Notwithstanding the
term OF duration of It's corporate existence
has expired, the invalidity Of any amend
ment to its articles OF organization, or any
provision or provisions OF law, may not
have been complied with in such organ1za-
ton, shall be held and considered to be
corporation duly organized and existing
under the sections Of the statutes afore-
said, aud the term Of duration Of any such
corporation is hereby extended without any
Limitation whatever: all provided, that the
said corporation shall file with the con-
missioner OF insurance q copy OF It's artl-
cles OF organization and any amendments
thereto, duly verified such by the al
hdayt OF its president and secretary, and
within thirty days after such filing record
a copy thereof. duly certified by the com
missioner of insurance, In the office Of the
register OF deeds OF the county In which
the home Office of said corporation Is To-
Gated. Thereupon all acts Of such corpo-
ration are validated. Any limitation OF the
term of duration Of any corporation or
gained under the sections of the stat
utes aforesaid, whether prescribed by stat
ute or in the articles of organization, or
any amendment thereto, is hereby abro-
gated and such corporation shall continue
without any limitation of its term OF du-
ration.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
he I'm force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April %, 1909.
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used. No ballot shall he received or
counted unless prepared and voted sub
stantially as herein provided.
The ballot shall be in the following
form:
Ballot for election Of directors.
For Unamc OF company. home office, post
office address
10 succeed the directors whose terms
expire as follows
,.',..... .-........... .,...-.. .....'....'...
Instructions to policy holders:
The policy holder iS entitled 10 the same
number cf votes irrespective OF the number
Of policies and amount Of insurance held
by him, and Is entitled TO one vote for
tl'l OF the ,......,.,.... directors 10 ne
elected, and may east all such votes FOR
one candidate or distribute them among
the number as he may elect. Votes shall
De Indicated by a mineral placed after
the name Of the person voted for thus
John Doe. Farmer, Madison, Wisconsin,
a.
No fractional vote viii be recognized.
ON any ballOt recording ~ greater number
than authorized only the first .............
votes will he recognized.
The ballot shall specify the number Of
at least one policy held by the policy
holder to be- signed by him, and his sig
nature attestcd 10y a subscribing witness
and shall he enclosed in Il sealed and post
paid envelope marked on the address side
company at its home office without any
mark or designation to indicate the iden-
tity of the voter mailing the same and
mailed by him In person so as to be de-
livered before four T.. NJ. on .............,
1gO...
The ballot prepared in like manner,
without being postpaid, may between ten
A. VI and four l.. NJ. i'm said day be voted
in person by the policy holder at the home
Office of the company.
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due care aud diligence In the
preservation of sli articles placed therein.
Section 376-J A custodian and
q superintendent of said memorial hall,
who shall be an ex-sodier or sailor. shall
be appointed by the governor for a term
OF four years. whose duty shall be 10 take
proper care Of said memorial col
lection and to procure additions thereto
and TO so display them as to make them
attractive and instructive to visitors 10 the
state capitol Said custodian and superin :
tendent shall receive an annual salary or
twelve hundred dollars year, which snail
be paid out of the state treasury.
Section .. There is added 10 the stat
utes a new section to read Section 3'o-
T. ~ There is also appropriated the
sum Of one hundred and fifty dollars a
year for the term of two years, such
money to be expended by and under the
direction of the custodian and superlh-
tendent. for the purchase and reminding
of books and for the purchase ana framing
of pictures, the procuring of war relics
and for such other purposes as shall IN
the Judgment of said custodian and super
intendent best answer the purposes for
which said hall is established.
(el "The money thus appropriated shali
be paid ont of the state treasury upon
vouchers certified by the custodian and
superintendent of the said memorial hall,
and approved by the governor,
section 3 sum sufficient to carry out
the provisions of this act is appropriated
out OF any funds in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Section 4. This act shall take effect ana
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April -, 1909
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No al, A i Published April 2S, 1909
CHAPTER G6, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 3S7 of the
statutes, relating to the admission of
both sexes to the different schools and
colleges of the University of Wisconsin.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section |. Section $50 OF the statutes is
amended to read: Section 3S1.
All schools and colleges of the university
shall in their respective departments aud
class exercises, be open without distinction
to students of both sexes; and all able
bodied male students In whatever college
therein may receive instruction and dis
cipline In military tactics, the requisite
arms for which shall he furnished by the
state Any person who has graduated from
n regular collegiate course at the univer-
sity, aud after such graduation shall far
nish evidence to the state superintendent
OF good moral character and OF successful
teaching for one school year In public
school of this state, may have his dlplo-
ma countersigned by said superintendent,
which shall then have the force and effect
OF an unlimited state certificate
subject to the exercise OF the power vested
In the state superintendent to revoke the
right given by his signature to such di-
ploma.
Section . All acts or parts OF acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re
pculrd
Section 3 This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April q, 1909.
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CHAPTER II, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1854 of the
statutes, relating to the refunding OF
taxes on void sales
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact rs follows:
Section l. Section 1874 of the stat
utes is amended to read Section 1lS4.
IT, after the sale or conveyance of any
lands sold for the nonpayment of taxes and
within the time hereinafter prescribed it
shall he discovered that the sale or the
county board shall make an order, briefly
the money paid for such certificate on
the sale, and all subsequent charges there
on and all subsequent taxes paid on the
lands described therein by the purchaser,
or his assigns, be refunded with interest
to such pun chaser or his assigns,
upon the delivery of the certificate or deed
to be Cancelled; and IL the county treas-
urer shall, in pursuance of such order,
offer TO the person entitled thereto his
money as aforesaid, and he shall refuse
to receive the same and cancel the GER
titicatc or deed, he shall not be entitled
TO receive any interest on the money so
paid by him after the day of such offer
and refusal; nor shall any recovery ever
he otherwise had against the county on
such deed certificate But no sale, GER
tii"atc. or conveyance shall be deemed
invalid within the meaning Of this section
10y reason of any mistake or irregularily
In any of the tax proceedings not affect
ing the groundwork of the tax; nor shall
any county be liable to pay or refund any
moneys by reason of any such mistake or
irregularity.
Approved April IS, 1909
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CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend subsection . chapter
3sl, laws Of 1885, as amended by chapter
2pS, laws OF 1871, relating to the muulc-
ipal court OF Chippewa county.
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin
represented I'm Senate aud Assembly, do
cnact as follows:
Section /. Subsection .. chapter ISL
laws Of 1885, rs amended by chapter 2g5,
laws Of 1891, - amended to read Sub
section .. on the first Tuesday OF April
1N@i and every four years thereafter. there
shall hr elected Ia the county Of Chippewa
IN the same mnnner MS county judges are
elected, one municipal Judge who shall
hold his office for the term OF four years
from the first day Of January next succeed
Ing his election, and until his successor Is
elected aud qualified, and In case OF VA
caucy occurring In the office Of municipal
judge the vacancy shall be filled by ap-
Pointment by IN" governor, and the person
appointed TO fiji such vacancy shah con
tiuuc In Office for the residue Of the term
only persons admitted to practice as Mt
toru"ys ia tn" courts Of record OF this
stat" shall be qualified to hold the office OF
municipal Judge. Sud judge shall receive
II salary to be fixed by the county board
Of supervisors. which shall be I'm lieu OF
all other liability from the county
Section . This act shall tnke effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication
Approved April 81, 1909
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AN ACT to amend section l, chapter "a.
laws of 1898, relating to municipal
court in and for the city of Oshkosh
and county of Winnebago
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
of 1895, Is amended to read: Section l.
a municipal court for the city of Osh
kosh and county OF Winnebago Is here
by established, under the name of the mu-
nicipal court OF the city Of Oshkosh and
county Of Winnebago; said court shall be
a court OF record, and have a clerk and
seal, with suitable device to be procured
under the direction Of the judge of said
court at the expense OF the city Of Osh-
koSh; said court may exercise powers and
jurisdiction equal and concurrent with the
circuit court of Winnebago county In all
cases of crimes and misdemeanors arising
in said county. except murder, and except
where the person accused shall demand
in writing, herein provided, to be tried
in said circuit court curt; such jurisdiction ta.I
mine all appeals to such court In Grim
inal cases, from justices Of the peace In
said county, and the party appealing may.
at his option, appeal TO the county court
OF said county, or to said municipal court
No justice Of the peace or court
commissioner within said city, shall exer-
else any Jurisdiction in criminal or bas-
tardy cases, but all such Jurisdiction IS
vested in the judge OF said court; and all
examinations, recognizances and commit
ments from said judge, and the other JUS
tees OF the peace Of said county, In Grim
inal cases except murder), and in bas-
tardy cases. shall be certified and re-
turned to said municipal court
instead OF sad circuit court, at or before
the time fixed for the appearance of the
accused: and the accused, and all wit
nesses required to attend. shall be com
mitted to he brought recognized to APP
pear before said municipal court, or such
other court az they may be held to, on a
day certain. not more than thirty days
from the date OF such commitment or
recognizance; the judgments OF said mu
nicipal court, In criminal cases, tried upon
information or upon appeal, and in bas-
tardy cases. may be reviewed by the SUI
preme court in the same manner as like
Judgments OF the circuit court may be-
and all judgments originally rendered by
said court, or the judge thereof, in Grim
inal cases OF which justices OF the peace
have jurisdiction. may be appealed to
and tried by the county court, In the same
manner rs like judgments rendered by JUS
tees OF the peace.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April %, 1909.
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No 8, 81 Published April 20, 1909.
CHAPTER 70. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section li92e--la OF
the statutes, relating TO the practice OF
veterinary medicine and surgery.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, DO
enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1492e-19 of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
1929 49, No person shall be
prohibited by sections l492e-l to
i492e-1S, inclusive. OF the statutes, from
castrating domestic animals from apply
ing the tuberculn test to cattle, from de-
horning cattle from treating istula, spav-
ms, sprains, cuts or other ordinary minor
injuries to which domestic animals are
subject: nor shall said sections be con
strued to prohibit any person from treat
ing diseases of domestic animals Tor com
pensation at any place within this state
which shall be ten or more miles distant
from the Office place Of business OF Il
duly licensed veterinarian authorized to
practice under the provisions OF said sec
lions At2e-1 to 1492e-lS, inclusive, OF the
statutes.
Section 9 This act shall take effect and
be in force from ana after its passage and
publication
Approved April %, 1909.
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CHAPTER 56. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend subdivisions mud . OF
section 1898 Of the statutes, increasing
the allowance for the widow and children
Of deceased persons
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enuct as follows:
Section ] Subdivisions and of sec
ton 1899 Of the statutes nre amended TO
read Section M35. I, II on the return
Of the inventory OF any estate II shall ap-
pcnr that the value OF the whole estate
does not exceed the sum Of FIVE
hundred dollars in addition to the allow
ances mentioned I'm the preceding Subdivi-
sions OF this section, the county court may,
10y an order, assign the whole of such ca
tate for the use and support OF the widow
aud minor children Of the deceased and
for the support Of the children under seven
Years OF age, If there he no widow after
the payment Of funeral charges and eI-
pcusc7 of administration
J. II the personal estate OF any DECEASED
person shall amount TO more than
i've huudrr' '.'lnrs In addition to the al
lowanc"s men ,oned In the preceding sub
divisions Of his section. the excess shall
II" applied TO the payment Of the debts of
the deceased, with expenses OF admluistra-
tion aud funeral charges
Section =. This act shRll take effect and
be In force from und nftcr its passage aud
publication.
Approved April y. 1903
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No. %, Al Published April u. 1909
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OE 1909

AN ACT TO amend section -. chapter 423
laws OF 1905, relating TO the municipal
court In the city Of Beloit, Rock county
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin
represented iu Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section "a. chapter 423, lnws
bf 1905, Is amended TO read Section -
The Judge by order IN writing fled In hhc
court and copy thereof with the county
treasurer, may appoint u 1sstlce Of the
peace OF snid district to discharge the
duties OF his office during his absence
sickness, or other temporary disability
'Such order may be revoked by the Judge
at any time, and notice thereof shall he
hled with the county treasurer. Such mp
'pointee, while administering said office
Ishall have the powers Of the Judge. except
as to actions ana proceedings he
lyond the Jurisdiction Of n Justice
tof the peace. Upon the completion OF his
service, such appointer shall file with the
county treasurer his verified stntcmeut Of
the number OF DAYS lac VIVA actually and
necessarily engaged in the discharge Of the
! duties Of said office For his services, I'VE
dollars day shall De deducted from the
salary Of the Judge and paid To him, pay
ment 70 be made at the same time and I'm
the same manner as the tndge's salary.
Section 2 This act shall take effect md
be In force from aud after its passage aud
publication
Approved April p. 1900
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CHAPTER ga, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section /. OF chapter
247, OF the laws of 1899, relating to the
municipal court of Douglas county.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section l OF chapter 247, of
the laws Of 1899, is amended to read
Section l. Section OF chapter ISL OF
the laws Of 1889, as amended by section
g. chapter I'll. Of the laws Of 1891, and
section 3, chapter H., Of the laws of 1893,
as amended by chapter Pa OF the laws OF
1899, is amended to read: Section T. Said
judge shall file his oath Of office and Of
hcial bond In manner and form as pro-
yided for Justices OF the peace. The per-
son designated and elected as municipal
Judge of said court shall have the con
troll and direction of the commencement
of all actions, and OF The proceedings
therein, and in event of the disquallfca-
ton or absence of such municipal judge,
the duties OF said office shall be performed
by n justice Of the peace, who shall be
thpreunto designated by said municipal
judge, in writing, and when performing
such duties said justice Of the pence shall
receive three dollars for each half day and
five dollars for each whole day. in lieu of
all fees, One-half To be paid by the city
OF Superior, and one half by the county
Of Douglas. Said municipal judge shall
receive as compensation salary OF
eighteen hundred dollars per annum,
nine hundred dollars, to be paid
monthly, from the treasury Of Douglas
county, nine hundred dollars, TO
be paid monthly from the treasury of the
city Of Superior, and said eigh-
teen hundred dollars to be In full pay
ment Of all his fees for cases arising out
Of said ordinances and the penal stat
utes of the state In case OF voluntary
absences of the municipal Judge, he shall
be liable for all pay exceeding three hun
dred dollars ia any calendar year of the
Justices OF the peace, when called III by
him.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
e.. 4 ft.f tra
and publication.
Approved April 90 1909.
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CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend section 1919 OF the
statutes, relating to the assessment OF
taxes.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section ]. Section 1919 of the statutes,
is amended to read: Section 1913. Upon
receipt Of the certificate or the appor-
tionment from the county clerk said town
clerk shall, upon a uniform percentage,
calculate and carry out in one Item oppo'
site to each valuation In said tax roll the
amount required to be raised upon such
valuation to realize in his town the whole
amount Of state county, school and other
and other local taxes, except taxes to pay
judgments, as are to be levied uniformly
upon all the taxable property In the town:
and all other taxes, II any, including taxes
posite the valuation Of the property to be
charged. In an additional column he shall
enter opposite each valuation five per CEN
tum upon the sum OF all the taxes charged
thereto as collection fee Under the head
OF taxes unpaid for previous year" ne
shall enter opposite each tract OF land
returned to him as aforesaid by the coun-
ty clerk the year for which such tax re-
mains unpaid He shall enter upon said
roll statement showing the several
amounts of taxes levied upon said town.
or any part thereof and for what pur-
pose; provided. in case the board OF SUI
peryisors OF any county shall so order.
said town clerk shall calculate and carry
out In separate items the several amounts
OF taxes as are to be levied uniformly upon
all the taxable property OF the town In
separate columns such roll. the form
OF which may be prescribed by such coun-
ty board.
Section .. This act shall ia Ike effect ami
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April 20. 1909.