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Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28
FUNERALS.
Mrs. Julia A. Adams.

The funeral Of Mrs. Julia A. Stod-
dard. widow OF james Adams. who
passed away at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. William ii. Molthrop,
Saturday afternoon, was held at her
late residence Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock Rev. John Thompson. pastor
of the Gales Ferry Methodist Episcopal
church, conducted the services. Mrs.
Adams. who was always regular in her
attendance at the services of the
church as long as her health permit
ed. was the oldest member Of the
Sunday school, and the next oldest
member of the church. having united
with the Methodist society during the
pastorate Of Rev. Nelson Goodrich.
Many beautiful flowers testified TO
the sympathy of relatives and friends,
among 9hem being a wreath of galox
leaves and carnations presented by
memgers OF the Gales Ferry church.
The bearers, who were members OF
the family, were David S. Adams Of
New Haven, son of the deceased. and
three nephews, John Latham of No
ank, Guy Ayers Of Norwich and Court
land Colver of the navy yard. The
interment was in the family plot in
the village cemetery.
Mrs. George w. stannard.
The funeral of Mrs. George w. Stan
nard was held from her home, No. 359
Main street, Wednesday morning at
IL o'clock. People from out of town
attended and there was a number OF
floral forms. Rev. Peter G. Wright Of
the Central Baptist church conducted
the services and made an address.
Friends filed the places Of bearers.
Funeral Director eager conveyed the
body to Montville. where 1t was in
TERED in the family plot. A commit
tai service was read at the grave.
Mrs. Hannah Pierce.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning the
funeral of Hannah Pierce was held
from her late home, in Montville,
where thre was a prayer service, and
at II O'Clock a public service was held
in the Leffingwell Baptist church, Rev.
]. G. Ward officiating. Mrs. Fred
Beebe sang Abide With Me, Mrs.
Thomas Leffingwell being the organist.
There were handsome floral forms. The
bearers were James Z. Lathrop, Earl
c. Lathrop, Adelbert and Fred Win
chester and Fred l. and Herbert Pierce.
Burial was in the West Plain cemetery.
Funeral Director eager had charge OF
the arrangements.
Mrs. Sarah A. Miller.
At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning the
funeral of Mrs Sarah A Miller Us
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Friends Of Mrs. Ephraim Maine Of
North Stonington have been notified
of her serious illness at her daugh-
ter's home in Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Mrs. Lydia Amanda Atwood, widow
Of John E Atwood, died at her home
in Stonington Tuesday. She was born
at Mansfield, Conn. February p, 1925,
daughter Of Lucius and Marietta Cat
nnl COnant
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Members Of the Connecticut delega-
ton at Washington are receiving
many applications for appointment to
the force Of clerks and enumerators
who will compile the thirteenth census.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Many persons are not aware that a
two-cent stamp is all that is neces-
sary TO convey a letter to the Philip
pines. A Domestic rates prevail for that
country as well as the rest of the
United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Not for many years has there been
so much ice underfoot and on the trees
as the present one. Experienced farm
ers claim that if this continues along
into February it presages a fine crop
of fruit for the coming season.-Staf-
ford Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

One whaleback barge is unloading
and four barges are waiting to unload
at Allyns Point. The schooner Her
bert May, anchored in the lower har-
Dor at New London, is also bound
there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Tonight, at Armory, military ball Of
Sd Co, Salem Cadet band. Secure tick
cts in advance at Steiners.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

At the meeting Monday Of the direc-
tors Of the Connecticut Fire Proven
ton association at fire headquarters
in New Haven, a committee of three
was appointed to prepare measures
for presentation to the legislature.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

The Connecticut Secretaries asso-
citation, consisting of the secretaries
of the Connecticut regiments Of the
civil war, held its annual meeting on
Wednesday morning in Grand Army
hall, Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28

Local members Of the Graduate
Nurses association Of Connecticut have
been notified that at the quarterly
meeting to be held in Danbury We'd
nesday next. the subject considered
is tuberculosis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

time as snch persons may be willing to COM
ply with any reasonable order made by the
said state fire marshal, chief assistant IRE
marshal. deputy state fire mar
shals, or assistant state fire marsha,s as
provided in this act and subject to the pro-
visions OF section 3577 of the statutes of
1895
Section s. Subsections 2 and 5 section
1946n are amended TO read; 2. Said state
IRE marshal shall employ CLERKS and assist
ants. ct least one OF whom shall be an at
torney-at-law, and incur such other expense
as may be necessary in the performance Of
the duties of the ofdce, including necessary
travelling expenses, not to exceed, including
salaries, such sum SIS may be paid to the
state treasury In the manner hereinafter
provided.
g. For the purpose of maintaining the
department of the state fire marshal and
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
stion 1927, statutes 1895. and the acts
amendatory 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 70 the taxes now required by law
to be paid by such company, three
eighths 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, as shown by their
annual statements under oath to the insur-
dANS OSpul lAC uiOuS9 81 lSCStNSNA
into the treasury shall be set aside as a
special fund for the maintenance of such Of
ice of state fire marshal and the expenses
incident thereto. The state shall not be liza
BILE in any manner for the salary of said
fire marshal, his deputies, clerks, assistants,
employees. or for the maintenance of the Of
flee of fire marshal or any expenses Incl
dent thereto, and the same shall be payable
only from the special fund provided for in
this subsection.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication. a
Approved May IS, 1909
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ditional charge or expense to it. make one
additional valuation Of such policies, accord
ing to such standard, as II shall specify.
Any valuation made by him shall. upon
request, be certified to the commissioner Of
insurance or like officer Of any other state
or country.
shall be tabulated and preserved as a part
Of the records Of the Department of Insur-
ance. Each valuation shall be accompanied
0y statement OF the tables of mortality
used. the rates of interest assumed, and
the method of computation employed.
section 195Oa. There shall be paid by
this state and by every life Insurance COM
pany organized under the laws of some
other state. or foreign country, If no certi..
as herein provided, by way OF compensation
for the valuation OF its policies
one cent on every one thousand dollars In
sured BY 1t, which shall be paid by the
commissioner of insurance into the state
treasury.
Section 1e50b Whenever any life in
surance company, organized under the laws
OF any foreign country, shall have been adj
mitted. 1t shall also be the duty of the CON-
missioner Of Insurance to annually and sep
arately value all policies written in. or on,
the lives of residents of this state, and 1t
shall be the duty OF such company, as one
of the conditions OF renewal of license, to
aggregate net value Of such policies, in
such securities as provided for under the
laws OF this state, and deposit such aggre-
gate amount In such securities at their
book value. with the state treasurer, every
such company depositing such securities
shall. have the right to receive the income
thereof. and TO exchange the came from
time to time for like securities of like value,
and may withdraw such deposit when the
commissioner of insurance shall certify that
all liability arising under all policies or
contracts issued In or on the lives OF rest
dents of this state has been satisfied, and
that there Is no further necessity for such
Section 1890. /. The table of mortality
rience, the Actuaries, or the American Ex-
perience Select, Ton the basis that the rate
Of mortality during the first five years after
the date of insurance shall be calculated ac-
cording to the following percentages of the
rate shown by the American Experience
Table of Mortality to-wit: First year Of
insurance fifty per centum thereof, second
year OF insurance siXty-five per centum
thereof, third year of insurance seventy five
ance eighty-hye per centum thereof. fifth
year of Insurance ninety-6ve per centum
thereof, and for each year thereafter one
hundred per centum thereby shall not ex-
hibit at any age a lower death rate than
that shown at the corresponding age and
duration by the British Offices Select o
(M) Mortality Table
z. The rate of interest assumed In COM
putting premiums and reserves shall not be
less than three, nor more than four per
centum per annum.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force on and after the first day OF
January, 1910, after its passage and pub
Hcation.
Approved May ~. 1909
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No. $50. Al Published May 81. 1909.
CHAPTER 217, LAWS OF 1909. dea
AN ACT to amend section 400 OF the stat
utes. relating to the establishment of fres
high schools. ~
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows: M
Section I. Section 400 Of the statutes
is amended to read Section 400. ]. Any
district may establish and maintain
not exceeding two high schools In the man
ner and with the privileges herein PROVIDED;
maintained unless twenty-five persons OF
school age. resident Of the town, city or vii
lage or school district, or sub-dlstrlct, pass
a satisfactory examination In the branches
required to be taught In the common schvol
and are prepared to begin high school
course.
schools may be submitted by the town, dis
trict sub-district, village board or common
council to the legally qualified voters at any
annual or special meeting. or election upDh
written resolution therefor proposed for
adoption; provided that ten days notice or
such purpose embodying such resolution BIO
given by posting i've copies thereof ~ I've
city. school district or eub-district, or by
publishing such notice In any newspaper
published In any such town village, cry,
to the time set for holding such meeting. In
the case Of sub-dlstrict the meeting may
be called by the CLERK Thereon. The vote
shall be taken by ballot and canvassed aeT
cordlng to the statutes for conducting elcc-
lions in such municipality. those ballots i,t7
favor being written printed for high
school," those opposed, against high
school" If the resolution be adopted such
town. district. sub-district. village or city
shall constitute high school district. Bit
this section shall not apply to high schools
already established.
g. No action heretofore taken by any
town, village. city. school district or sub
Joint high school shall be invalid by reason
CT any defect in the form or notice given or
the time such notice shall have been given.
posted or published but all steps heretofore
taken by any town. village. city. school dis
trict or sub-district IN forming Il high
school or Joint high school are hereby yalr
idated and declared to conform To law.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May "a. 1909.
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No. 522, ST. Published May 20, 1909.
CHAPTER 212. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 522, ST. Published May 20, 1909.
CHAPTER 212, LAWS OF 1909
AN ACT to amend sections 1O04a. 1905 and
121S-13, relating to the collection of re-
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section 1. Section 1004a of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 1o04a. An
nually, on or before the twentieth
day Of December, statement In detail of
and county during the year, shall
be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with
the secretary of state. Any Nsuch clerk fail
ing to make the statement herein provided
for, and within the time above provided,
shall . 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 2 Section 1905 of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 1905. The
county clerk of each county shall, imme-
diately upon the receipt from the secretary
of state of the blanks and instructions nee
essary for carrying out the provisions Of
the above section, by town, viii
lage, and city officers, distribute the same
to such officers at the expense of the coun-
ty, and shall annually, on or be-
fore the twentieth day Of December make
out and transmit to the secretary Of state,
on blanks furnished by him. tabular state
ment of the statistics Of valuation, taxes
and Indebtedness reported by the town, city,
assessed valuation Of all the taxable prop
erty In his county at last fixed by the coun-
ty board, the amount of all county taxes
levied thereon during the preceding year.
and the purposes for which the same were
levied and expended; and also detailed
statement of the bonded and other indebted
Dess of his county of the accrued interest
thereon, If any, remaining unpaid, and the
purposes for which such Indebtedness was
incurred.
Section g. Section 121S--13 Of the stat
utes Is amended to read Section 121S--13
When the officers of any county, town, city,
or village shall have failed to return the
amount of state, county, and local taxes
levied on property therein within the time
required by law, the . tax COM
mission may inspect and examine, or cause
an inspection and examination OF the rec
ords Of such officers to procure the re-
Quired information, and when no return Is
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 be used in determining the aggregate
taxes mentioned in section 121S--12. Any
expense incurred in procuring the informa-
tion herein required shall be a special
charge against the county, town. CITY, or
village whose clerk shall have failed to fur
nish the information within the time pre-
scribed and shall be collected in the same
manner as other special charges.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May %, 1909.
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No. 81 s. Published Nav 81. 1908.
CHAPTER 199. LAWS or 1909.

No. 81 81 Published May 27. 1903.
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, 10 Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
ls amended to read: Section 579o. Sec
lions 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
treasurer Of the school district board. or Of
the board Of education In any city or VII
lage maintaining school or schools for
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 ut
least nine months during the year next pre-
ceding the first day Of July. and share Of
such sum proportionate to the term Of i.i-
struction OF any such pupil who shall be so
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-
tion with the work OF any such school or
schools; and the state superintendent OF
public instruction may authorize and ln-
struct the Inspector of day schools for the
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
Approved May 2s. 1909
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No. 2S7. Al Published May %, 1909
CHAPTER 21C. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 2S7, A. Published May %, 1909
CHAPTER 210, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend chapter S72, laws Of
1901, making the same section 1584cn, Of
tine statutes, relating to reports from po-
lice departments of purchases Of certain
second hand goods.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section l. Chapter s72 laws of 1901, is
amended and made section OF the stat
dealer In or manufacturer Of articles COM
posed, in whole or In part, Of gold, silver,
precious stone, copper, lead or brass, doing
and fourth classes within this state, who
shall obtain, by purchase or exchange, from
any person any second hand article or ar
part, Of gold, silver, precious stones, cop
per lead or brass, shall, within twenty-four
hours after receiving such article or arti-
cles, 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
description of such article or articles and
no such dealer or manufacturer shall de-
stroy or alter the form of amy such Sec
ond 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.
e. Every dealer or manufacturer re:
this section shall enter, in ink, In a book
TO be kept for that purpose, a correct de-
Scr1ption, In the English language, of all
second hand articles composed, In whole or
In part, Of gold, silver, precious stones,
copper, lead or brass, received by him by
purchase or exchange, and the name and
residence Of, together with q true descrip-
ton Of the person or persons from whom
such articles were received, and no entry
made in such book shall be erased, obIiter-
ated or defaced.
S =. Such book; and the entries therein.
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.
erection, cause any such article as is re.
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 lden-
ttfcaticn by it's lawful owner, for such
reasonable length Of time as said chief Of
police shall deem necessary.
s. 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 q term
not exceeding six months, or by both such
nne and Imprisonment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May 81, 1909.
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No. 129. A. Published May 81. 1900.
CHAPTER 200, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 200, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1864 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
is amended to read Section 1665a. 1.
tors OF any town, village or city equal to
or more than ten per centum Of the number
of votes cast therein for governor ct the
clerk c 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
to deal or traffic In any spirituous, malt or
intoxicating liquors or. drinks as a bever-
age, and shall file such petition with the
clerk at least ten days prior to. the first
clerk shall forthwith make. an order pro-
vidlng that such question shall be so sub
mitted on the first Tuesday of April next
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
shall give such notice by posting written or
printed notices in at least five public places
in the town Nor 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
manner in which elections in such city,
Quoted and the returns thereof canvassed.
The result shall be certified by the cam
vassers Immediately upon the determine
ton thereof. and be entered upon the rec,
remain In effect until another election Is
held for the same purpose.
Section 2. This act shan take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May 26. 1909.