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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 401, s. Published Nav 27 1909.
CHAPTER 1877, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 5S7 of the
uu, statutes, relating to the payment OF fees
Inc people OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
.n Section l. Section 5s7 Of the statutes is
az hereinafter provided any person who
mas heretofore been, or may hereafter be
aqludged insane By any court, tribunal, or
2ncer having lawful authority so to adj
judge, or any person restrained of his lib-
erty because of his alleged insanity may
on mis- own verified petition or that of his
suardlan or some relative or friend. have
re-trlal or discrimination of the question
whether such person is sane or insane be-
Sore the judge of the circuit court
of record Of the county in which
such person resides or in which he was
petition shall state the facts necessary TO
show that the judge to whom it is adj
dressed and presented has jurisdiction to
10y OF ,re-examine the question of the
sanity or the person in whose behalf such
peuEon Is presented. 1t shall also state
WneIher Snch person has q general guard
ian, and u so, the name and residence of
sueh guardian, and whether such person ia
detained In any hospital or asylum for the
insane, and II So its name and location
and the name Of the superintendent there
Any such judge receiving such petition
shali thereupon by order appoint two ply
sicians, each having the qualifications pre-
scfibed by section 5S5 of the statutes
TO examine and report TO him
whether In their opinion the person in
whose behalf the petition is,made is sane
or insane.
The Judge shall also fix the time and
place of such examination and shall cause
reasonable notice thereof TO be given to the
qua rdiau of the person to be examined IL
he has a general guardian. and TO the SUI
perintendent OF the hospital or asylum in
which the person Is detained. if he is so
detained.
Such general guardian and any relative
81 ta 70 hn at,afV, nd
such superintendent may appear ar such
exam nation and either of them may offer
competent. shall be received.
Should the state board of control certify
that such superintendent cannot attend
such examination without danger Of injury
10 his Institution, his deposition may be
taken and returned pursuant TO the stature
for taking and returning dispositions. and
tne same shall be admissible testimony on
che examination.
II such physicians report such person
sane and the Judge Is satisfied that he is
sane and no demand for q jury trial Is
made. Judgment 30 that effect shall forth
with be entered. but IL the Judge shall
erect or the person examined. his guard
ian or any such persons friends or rela-
ClVeS snail demand a trial by Jury an order
for such trial shall forthwith be entered
The procedure on such trial shall be- as
near as may be, the same as in trials By
jury In Justices courts. The person exam
ined. his counsel relatives immediate
friends, general guardians. and the wit
nessss may be present; the court may ex-
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No. 223, 81 Published MAY %. 1908.
CHAPTER 206. LAWS OF 1903.


AN ACT TO amend section $40 Of the stat
utes. relating TO supreme court reporter
and his assistants, and making an ap-
preparation therefor
The people OF the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section 1. Section S46 of the statutes
supreme court shall from time to time ap-
point subject to removal, a competent per-
son TO report and publish such decisions
and opinions of said court as they NAV
deem important and expedient to be re-
ported and published Such reporter be-
fore he enters upon the duties of his Office
shall execute bond with two sufficient
sureties to the state of Wisconsin in the
sum OF two thousand dollars to be an
proved by the secretary OF state, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of his
duties as such reporter
The justices of said court may appoint
an assistant TO the supreme court reporter
The person SO appointed shall receive such
compensation as said justices shall deem
reasonable, not exceeding two
ment shall be made in writing. fled in the
Office OF the secretary Of state, and the
salary TO be paid the annointa.
shall be specified therein.
The trustees of the state library are au-
thorized TO employ additional help for the
their judgment be deemed necessary TO Sc
cure the prompt publication Of the decis-
ions of the supreme court. the expense of
such help not to exceed FIVE thousand dol
lars per year. snd TO De paid on warrants
drawn by the secretary Of state on bills
audited BY the trustees. evidenced by the
signatures of the president and secretary
of the board. The persons employed under
this provision shall be deemed assistants
and employees Of the supreme court
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within this state, which shall fail to keep
in such office. Its general and principal
books of account, including Its stock books.
and whose principal managing officer or SUI
state, such copy Of execution may be left BY
the officer having such execution with an
station agent within this state. of such rail-
road corporation, and such station agent
shall upon demand of such officer procure
such certificate within twenty days there
after falling which, or If such railroad cor
poration through its said agent shall viii
fully give false certificate. the officers OF
such railroad corporation shall be liable In
the same manner as hereinbefore provided.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
publication.
Approved May 2S, 1909
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No. 705, Al Published May rs, 1909
CHAPTER 208. LAWS OF 1915.

AN ACT to amend section 4415 of t's
statutes, relating to the larceny of gas,
etc, and the use OF false weights and
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows: sd
is amended to read: Section 4415. Any
person, who shall commit the crime of
larceny by stealing the property of an
other, any money, goods or chattels, or
any bank note, bond promissory note, bill
of exchange, order, certificate, book of ac-
count, conveyance OF real estate, bill OF
sale, mortgage, valuable contract, receipt.
release, defeasance, railroad passenger tick
ct, ticket of admission to any place, any
writ, process, public record, or any instru-
ment In writing whereby any demand. right
ished or extinguished. or who shall wrong
fully divert. and apply to his own use or
wrongfully deprive the owner Of any gas,
water, steam or electricity, or any personal
property whatever, If the value thereof
shall exceed twenty-five thousand dollars,
he shall be punished by Imprisonment In
the state prison not more than twenty-five
years nor less than ten years: If the value
thereof shall be less than twenty-five thou
sand dollars and more than ten thousand
dollars, he shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the state prison not more than
twenty years nor less than five years = IL
the value thereof shall be less than ten
thousand dollars and more than one thou
sand dollars, he shall be punished by I'm
prisonment In the state prison not more
than ten years nor less than one year J; If
the value thereof shall exceed one hundred
dollars, shall, unless it be otherwise pro-
vided in these statutes as to some particu-
lar offense, be punished by Imprisonment
In the state prison not more than FIVE
years nor less than one year and If the
value thereof shall not exceed one hundred
dollars and shall exceed twenty dollars he
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
state prison or county jail not more than
one year nor less than six months or by
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and
If the value thereof shall not exceed twenty
dollars he shall be punished by imprison-
ment In the county jail not more than six
months or by fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars and the value Of railroad
ticket shall be the price for which it is au-
thor1zed to be sold to passengers by the
company for which it is sold; and the
value OF such gas, water, steam or cleo
tricity shall be. the regular current price
therefor charged to the consumer by the
seller thereof. Whoever being baiiee of
any chattel money Or valuable security
shall fraudulently take or fraudulently con-
vert the same to his own use or to the
use Of any person other than the owner
thereof, although he shall not break bulk
or otherwise determine the bailment, shall
be guilty Of larceny, and may be convicted
thereof on an indictment or information for
larceny, and upon such conviction be pun
ished as hereinbefore prescribed.
Section e. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May 81 1900.
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clude all others After hearing the evil
dence and arguments, the jury shall return
verdict OF sane or insane as they shall
agree; II they disagree they shall be dis
eled.
Judgment shall be entered in accordance
With the fact found by the jury. II the
jury finds that the person so examined il
sane, the judge shall order his Immediate
dG nscnag; II It finds that such person Is
insane II ne he's, Is detained in any such
him returned thereto. If at large on
parole, or leave of absence, he shall be
Is satisfied that 1t will be unsafe to do So,
Ia which case the judge may order him
committed to some hospital or asylum for
All persons who render services in such
proceed ngs shall receive the same compen-
satlon as Is allowed by law to per-
SONS rendering similar services in a judicial
inquiry as to the mental condition of a per
son alleged TO be insane, and such services
ana All expense OF such proceedings shall
De allowed and paid By the county In which
the proceedings are had, in the same man
ner as the expense Of criminal prosecu-
p 501 justices court are allowed and
any county in this state at the time of
the commitment under which he is being
detained. other than the county in which
sucn proceedings are had such county in
winch ne so resided shall reimburse the
county In which such proceedings are had
lor an expenses incurred therein by said
:, In cases wherein no jury is demanded,
the state board of control acting as COM
mission In lunacy may by like procedure de-
ternine the sanity or insanity Of any per-
son committed to either of the state hospi-
tals Tor the insane whether an actual In
mate thereof, or at large on parole or COM
mitted to any other hospital or asylum for
the insane, and Its determination shall be
recorded In the Office OF the proper county
Judge and shall have the same force and
effect as though made by such Judge or
such board may, IL 1t has reason to doubt
the insanity Of such person, request the
proper county Judge TO make due inquiry
and determine the mental condition of such
person, pursuant to this section and it
shall be the duty of said Judge to do so.
Provided however, the foregoing provi-
sions Of this section shall not apply to any
person awaiting hearing, trial, or sentence
| on a charge of crime who was committed
as insane to the hospital or asylum for the
insane by any competent court, nor to any
person sentenced to confinement In the
state prison or state reformatory, who has
been lawfully adjudged insane and trans
ferred from either Of those institutions to
such hospital or asylum until after the ex-
piration Of the term for which such con-
Wet or inmate was sentenced to imprison-
ment or detention in said prison or asylum
Section g This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2e, 1909.
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cHAPTER 2o5, LAWS S1 OF 1905 B'S'
AN ACT to amend section 706 Of the stat
utes, relating to the power Of the county
clerk to appoint deputies.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in~Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Section zoe of the statutes
is amended to read Section 700. /.
Every such clerk shall appoint .
hand and shall file such appointment In
his office; and such deputy or
deputies shall aid In the performance OF
the duties of such clerk under his direc-
ton, and in case of his absence or disable
ity or of vacancy in his Office, shall per-
form all the duties Of such clerk during
such absence or until such vacancy shall be
dlied and every such clerk and his sureties
shall be liable upon his official bond for the
acts of his deputies and the county board
Or at any special meeting, provide a salary
for such deputy or deputies which
shall be paid at the same time and In the
Same manner, as county officers
population exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand according to the last state or ma
t-onal census, such county clerk
may also appoint such number
OF assistants as the county board Of such
county may, at any legal meeting thereof,
authorize and prescribe, and said assistants
shall receive such salaries as
said county board at any such meeting
shall provide and fix, to be paid monthly
as the salaries of other county officers and
sureties shall be liable upon his official
bond for the acts and defaults of the as
sistants so appointed.
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. 3o1, s. Published May 20, 1909.
CHAPTER 214. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 214, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 29So Of the stat
utes, relating to Offices Of corporations.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 29s9 Of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 2989. Any
share or interest OF n stakeholder In any
bank doing business IA this state, whether
organized under the laws Of the United
States or this state. or other stock corpo-
ration which shall have been organized un-
der the laws OF this state may be levied
upon by leaving a copy Of the execution
with the clerk, treasurer, or cashier Of the
bank or other corporation, If there be any
such officer: otherwise, with any officer or
person who has at the time the custody OF
I'll books and papers Of such bank or cor
poration. The officer having such execution
may demand of any such officer or person
certificate Of the number of shares or the
amount of the interest held by tho judg-
mcnt debtor in such bank or other corpora
tion, and such officer or person shall give
such certificate and If he shall unreason-
ably refuse SO to do or wilfully give a false
certificate, shall be liable for double the
amount Of all damages occasioned thereby,
70 be recovered in an action by the Judg-
fnent creditor, unless the judgment be .satls-
fed by the original debtor. II levy Is de-
sired on shares Of any domestic railroad
corporation not having Its principal ofice
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No. 49,, S. Published May %. 1909.
CHAPTER 20I. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT TO amend section 1927 Of the
statutes. relating to contribution when
lands of several are sold.
The people of the State of Wisconsin repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
is amended to read: Section 1921. When
lands AMI tenementS IN che hands of several
persons shall be liable TO satisfy any final
Judgment and the whole of such Judgment
or more than due proportion thereof shall
be paid by one of such persons or shall be
levied upon the lands Of any one or more
of such persons. the persons SO aggrieved
or their personal Representatives may com
pei just and equal contribution by ell
the persons whose lands and tenement 3
ought to contribute to the satisfaction CT
such Judgment.
ApproYed Nav &c. 1909.
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No. TAT. A. Published Nav 81. 1909
CHAPTER 900. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT TO amend sections z6Co and 46o1
of the statutes relating TO foods and
drugs and to prevent the a6ulteration
thereof, and providing penalty there
for.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 1900 and section
1901 Of the statutes are amended to read.
Section 1900. Any person who shall, by
himself his servant or agent or as the
servant or agent OF any other person, sell,
exchange, deliver or have in his possession.
with intent TO sell. exchange. offer for sale
or exchange any drug or article of food
ing intoxicating liquor. shall be fined not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned IN
the county jail not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than four months The term
drug as used IN this section. shall in
clude all medicines for internal or external
usa, antiseptics. disinfectants and cos
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No 20, 81 Published May 81. 1909.
CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1909.

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CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 2276a Of the
statutes, relating to evidence of title by
descent.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
Section 1. Section 2276a of the statutes
Is hereby amended TO read Section 2276a-
Whenever person has died or shall die
owning real estate In this state, and IL
shall appear that the estate OF such de-
ceased person IL not subject to an inheri-
tance tax, or II -subject to such tax that
said tax has been paid, the county Judge
of the county To which such real estate Is
situated may, upon application of the heirs
OF such person. their guardian. or any per-
son interested in such real estate, issue un-
der the seal Of the county court certificate
setting forth the names of such heirs and
the interest of each of them In the prem
ises OF which said deceased died seized, CIV
Ing description of the same which GER
tlicate or a. certified copy thereof when
recorded in the Office of the register OF
deeds Of the county In which such real
estate Is situated shall be prma facis svi-
dence Of the facts therein recited,
Approved May % 1909
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No. 1aG, 81 Published MAY 27. 1909.
CHAPTER 1913, LAWS or 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 3410 Of the
statutes. relating to the manner and
time returns are to be made to writs Of
habeas corpus
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 3419 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section S419. When
ever complete service Of such writ shall
have been made as above provided, the
sheriff, coroner, constable marshal, or
other person upon whom such writ shall be
served, having the custody Of the prisoner,
whether such writ be directed to him or
not, shall obey and return such writ ac-
cording to the exigency thereof. II the
writ be returnable at q day certain such
return shall be made and such prisoner
shall be produced at the time and place
specified therein =
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May 26. 1909.
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No. $50. A Published Nav 2s 1909.
CHAPTER 2O7, LAWS OF 1905.

Q. ".
CHAPTER 207, LAWS or 1909.
AN ACT TO amend section 1902 Of the
statutes, relating to support of poor rel
atives.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section i. Section 1902 OF the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1907 The
father mother, husband, children and wife
being of sufficient ability, Of any poor per-
son who is blind, old, lame, impotent or
decrepit so as to be unable TO maintain
himself shall, at their own charge relieve
and maintain such poor person, or persons,
infant or adult, as the case may be, In
such manner as shall be approved IS :
by the proper authorities who have charge
of the poor, where such poor person or per.
school age shall be compelled, by the pro-
visions of this act, TO labor contrary to
the provisions Of the child labor laws of
this state.
Section e. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May II, 1909.
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No. 740, Al Published May 49, 1909
CHAPTER 2O4, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend subsection of section
404 and section 405 Of the statutes, re-
latiEg to normal schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
of the statutes, is amended to read: Sec
ton 4O4. s. TO prescribe the courses OF
study and the various books to be used In
such schools. But when any state normal
school shall offer q course for the express
purpose of training teachers for country
schools, the completion Of which shall en-
title one to the certificate mentioned In sec.
tion 400, as amended by this act, the
course of study shall be the full and fair
equivalent of the course Of study prescribed
for the county training schools by tho state
Section 2 Section 4o5 Of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 405. Said
board may grant diplomas In testimony Of
scholarship and ability to teach, but no
such diploma shall be granted until such
graduate shall have passed q thorough and
study prescribed by the board. When any
such graduate has, after receiving such
diploma, taught public school In this
state one year, the state, superintendent
may, after such examination as to moral
character. learning and ability to teach as
to him may seem proper, issue
to such teacher an unlimited state eertih-
cate, and thereafter such 4" un-
limited certificate shall be evidence of his
qualification to teach in any common school,
. The said board may Also on such
conditions as they may determine grant
certificate Of attendance certifying that the
holder has completed the elementary course
In a normal school and is qualified to teach
q common school; and the said superin-
tendent may, upon conditions above pre-
scribed respecting diplomas, Issue
limited state certificate, and thereafter
such - certificate shall be evil
dence OF his qualification to teach In any
common school of the state.
The said board or regents may also on
such conditions as they may determine,
grant q certificate certifying that the hold
er has completed the course for teachers
OF country schools in a normal school and
is qualified to teach in a country school.
and effect In all respects as the certificate
Of a county training school, as defined
in section 2 chapter 500, laws Of 1905.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 81, 1909.
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Section g sum sufficient to defrAy
the expense within the limitation men
toned. is appropriated out of any money
in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated
Section g. Chapter s2s, laws Of 1893. is
hereby repealed.
Section A. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
Approved May &c, 1909.
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Ruso Record.

Peter Helland returned Thurs
day from Norway where he spent
four months at his old home.
Peter is looking fine and says
that he enjoyed the trip immensely,
however, he is glad to get back to
the farm and good old North
Dakota.
Marcus Ravnaas left Thursday
for Orient, s. D., where he will
visit for d few days with his
brother who lives at1that place.
Marcus and his brother will leave
next week for q visit to their old
homesin Norway. This will be.
Marcns's first. visit to the father
land since he came to this country
Nyears ago and it is useless to
say that he will enjoy the trip.
There was JOY 10 Ryder 9 week
ago. when q prominent farmer
came into town one day withsa can
of kerosene i which he bad pumped.
out ofan old we'll on his claim,
The property owners there were
II much the same position; as the