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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 223. ST. Published Nav % 1000
CHAPTER FOG, LAWS OF 1909

AN ACT to amend section 346 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 rem
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows
Section l. Section 346 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section $40. The
supreme court shall from time to time an
point, subject to removal, a competent ner-
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 ha
fore he enters upon the duties of his Office.
shall execute bond with two sufficient
sureties to the state of Wisconsin in the
proved by the secretary of state condi-
toned for the faithful performance of his
duties as such reporter.
The justices of said court NAV appoint
an assistant to the supreme court reporter
The person so appointed shall receive such
reasonable, not exceeding two
thousand dollars per year. Said appoint
ment shall be made in writing, fled in the
office of the secretary of state, and the
salary to be paid the aDpoinfee
shall be specified therein.
The trustees of the state library ara on
thorized to employ additional help for the
supreme court reporter as the same may in
their judgment be deemed necessary to So
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, and to be 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 beard. The persons employed under
this provision shall be deemed assistants
and employees OF the supreme court.
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No. 129. AL Published May 27. 1909.
CHAPTER 200, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 129, A Published May 27, 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 1565a of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1864. /.
Whenever number of the qualified cleo
tors of any town, village or city equal to
of votes cast therein for governor at the
last general election shall present to the
clerk thereof 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 bever-
age. and shall file such petition with the
clerk at least ten days prior to the first
Tuesday of April next succeeding, such
clerk shall forthwith make an order pro-
viding that such question shall be so sub
mitted on the first Tuesday of April next
succeeding the date of such order.
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
and village clerks who make such orders
shall give such notice by posting written or
printed notices in at least FIVE public places
in the town or 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,
town or village on other questions are con-
Quoted and the returns thereof canvassed.
The result shall be certified by the can
vassers Immediately upon the determine
ton thereof, and be entered upon the rec
ords of the town, village or city, and shall
remain in effect until another election is
held for the same purpose.
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, Al Published May 81. 1909.
CHAPTER PIT, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend section 400 of the stat
utes, relating to the establishment of free
high schools
The people Of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resentsd In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section 400 of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 400 l. Any
town, village. city, school district or sub
district may establish and maintain
not exceeding two high schools in the man
ner and with the privileges herein provided
put no such school shall be established or
maintained unless twenty-five persons Of
school age resident of the town. city or vii
lage or school district, or sub-district pass
satisfactory examination in the branches
required to be taught in the common school
ana are prepared to begin a high school
2. The question of establishing such
schools may be submitted by the town. dis
tr1ct, sub-distrfct, village board. or common
council 70 the legally qualified voters at anv
annual or special meeting or election upon
written resolution therefor proposed for
adoption; provided that ten days notice of
sacn purpose embodying such resolution be
gwen by posting five copies thereof in five
different public places In such town. village
cry; school district or sub-district or bv
publishing such notice in any newspaper
pIDiished In any such town, village, city
scnool district or sub-district fen DAYS nrior
10 the time set for holding such meeting In
the case II sub-district the meeting NAV
De called by the clerk thereof The vote
saau De TAKEN by ballot and canvassed ac-
corolng TO the statutes for conducting cleo
tlons in such municipality. those ballots in
favor being written or printed "for high
scnooi,. those opposed, against high
Scnool Ii the resolution be adopted such
Town. district, sub-district village or civ
snail constitute high school district. Rnf
tnIs section shall not apply to high schools
already established
- %. No action heretofore taken by any
Town, village, city, school district or sinh
district in voting to form a nigh school or
Jelnt high school shall be invalid by reason
Of 81 any defect in the form of notice given or
Lne time such notice shall have been given.
posted or published; but all steps heretofore
TAKEN taken by any town. village, city. school dis
lric1 or sub-distrfct in forming a high
s SdatS or joint high school are hereby val
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
publication p"osase auo
Approved May %, 1902
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ditional charge or expense to it, make one
additional valuation of such policies. accord
Ing TO such standard, as Il 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.
s. All valuations made by the state
shall be tabulated and preserved as part
OF the records of the Department of Insur-
ance Each valuation shall be accompanied
by statement of the tables of mortality
used. the rates of interest assumed and
the method OF computation employed
Section 1950a. There shall be paid by
every life insurance company organized in
this state and by every life Insurance COM
pany organized under the laws of some
otner state or Foreign country. II no cert,
as herein provided by way of compensation
for the valuation Of its policies
one cent on every one thousand dollars in
sured by it, which shall be paid by the
commissioner of insurance into the state
treasury
Section 1950b. Whenever any life in
Surance company, organized under the laws
of any foreign country, shall have been ad-
mitted, II shall also be the duty of the COM
missioner Of insurance to annually and sep
arately value all policies written in, or on,
the ilves OF residents of this state, and it
shall be the duty of such company, as one
OF the conditions of renewal of license, to
invest. and at all times keep invested, the
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 same from
time IL 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 resi-
dents OF this state has been satisfied and
that there is no further necessity for such
deposit.
Section 1860. 1. The table of mortality
adopted If other than the American Expe-
rience, the Actuaries, or the American Ex-
perience Select, Con 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
Iable or Mortality. to-wit: First year of
year OF insurance sixty-fve per centum
thereof third year of insurance seventy-five
per centum thereof. fourth year of insur-
ance elghty-fve per centum thereof fifth
year OF insurance ninety-fve per centum
thereof and for each year thereafter one
hundred per centum thereby shall not ex-
hibit at any age lower death rate than
that shown at the corresponding age and
duration by the British Offices Select 0
(M) Mortality Table.
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
be in force on and after the first day of
January, 1910, after its passage and pub
LEGATION.
Approved May 27, 1909.
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CHAPTER 1919, LAWS OF 1909.

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CHAPTER 1919, LAWS or 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 in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section /. Section $3.50 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section $780, 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 viii
lage maintaining school or schools for
the blind under the charge Of one or more
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 at
least nine months during the year next pre-
ceding the first day of july and a share Of
such sum proportionate to the term Of In
struction of any such pupil who shall be so
instructed less than nine months during
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-
ton with the work Of any such school or
schools; and the state superintendent Of
public instruction may authorize and in
struct the inspector of day schools for the
deaf acting under his direction, to inspect
day schools for the blind without addi-
tiona1 compensation.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May &c, 1909.
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No. TAT, A. Published May 27. 1909
CHAPTER 2O2. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 1900 and 1901.
of the statutes. relating to foods and
drugs and to prevent the adulteration
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 1. Section 1900 and section
1901 of the statutes are amended TO read.
Section 1900. Any person who shall. by
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
more than four months The term
drug" as used in this section. shall in
clude all medicines for internal or external
use, antiseptics, disinfectants and cos
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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
perintendent shall not reside within this
state, such copy of execution may be left by
the officer having such execution with any
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. failing which. or if such railroad cor
poration through its said agent shall will
fully give a 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
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May %, 1909.
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No. 391, ST. Published May 20, 1909.
CHAPTER PA. LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend section 29s9 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 1. Section 29s9 Of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 29S9 ANY
share or interest of a stakeholder in any
bank doing business in 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 OF
person who has at the time the custody Of
the books and papers of such bank or cor
poration. The officer having such execution
may demand of any such officer or person a
certificate Of the number of shares or the
amount of the interest held by the judg-
ment debtor in such bank or other corpora
ton, and such officer or person shall give
such certificate, and if he shall unreason-
ably refuse so to do or wilfully give false
certificate, shall be liable for double the
amount of all damages occasioned thereby,
to be recovered in an action by the judg-
ment creditor, unless the Judgment be salts
fed by the original debtor. If levy is de-
sired on shares of any domestic railroad
corporation not having its principal Office
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No. $50, 81 Published May 90, 1909
CHAPTER 212, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 1004a. 1905 and
121S-13. relating to the collection of re-
turns of local taxes.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, rep
act as follows:
Section L. Section 1004a of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1004a. An
nually, on or before the twentieth
day OF december, statement in detail of
ali taxes levied in each town, village, city,
and county during the year, shall
be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with
the secretary OF state. ANY such clerk fail
ing TO make the statement herein provided
fer, and within the time above provided,
shall be liable to his county. town,
village, and city, for ali damages caused by
his delinquency. The secretary of state
shall prepare and furnish the blanks for
such statement.
Section . Section 1905 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section zoos. 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, vii
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. a tabular state
and Indebtedness reported by the town, city,
and village clerks and also. separately, the
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
ness of his county, of the accrued interest
thereon, II any, remaining unpaid and the
purposes for which such Indebtedness was
incurred.
Section 3. 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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time as such persons may be willing to CON-
ply with any reasonable order made by the
said state fire marshal, chief assistant fire
marshal. deputy state ire mar
ShaiS. or assistant state fire marshals as
provided in this act. and subject to the pro-
visions of section 3577 OF the statutes of
1895
Section 5. Subsections and 8 section
1946n are amended TO read: 2. Said state
fire marshal shall employ clerks and assist
ants at least one of whom shall be an at
torney7at-law. and incur such other expense
as may be necessary in the performance of
the duties of the Office including necessary
travelling expenses, not to exceed. including
salaries, such sum as may be paid TO the
state treasury in the manner hereinafter
provided.
3. 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
ton 1877, statutes 1898 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 TO the taxes now required by law
to be paid by such company, three
e1gnths OF one per cent. on the gross pre-
MUM and assessment receipts of such CON-
panieS on all business done in Wisconsin in
the year next preceding, as shown by their
dHntai Statements unOef oatn 10 the lnSur-
ance department. The money so received
into the treasury shall be set aside as a
special fund for the maintenance of such Of
fee of state fire marshal and the expenses
incident thereto. The state shall not be liza
bic in any manner for the salary of said
fire marshal, his deputies, clerks, assistants,
employees, or for the maintenance of the Of
fce of Are 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
Approved May IS, 1909.
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No. 431, S. Published May 81. 1909
CHAPTER 201. LAWSON 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1921 of the
statutes. relating to contribution when
lands of several are sold.
The people of the State of Wisconsin repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
is amended to read: Section 1921. When
lands and tenements in the hands of several
persons shall be liable to satisfy any final
Judgment and the whole of such Judgment
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
pei a just and equal contribution by all
the persons whose lands and tenements
ought to contribute to the satisfaction Of
such Judgment.
Approved May 90, 1909.
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CHAPTER 2O4. LAWS OF 1909.

No. TAO, Al Published May %, 1909.
CHAPTER 2o4, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection of section
404 and section 405 of the statutes. re-
lating to normal schools.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section /. Subsection of section 4O4
of the statutes, is amended to read: Sec
ton 4O4. 8. To prescribe the courses of
study and the various books to be used In
such schools. But when any state normal
school shall offer a 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
ton 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 the state
superintendent.
Section 2. Section 4O5 of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 405. Said
scholarship and ability to teach, but no
such diploma shall be granted until such
graduate shall have passed thorough and
satisfactory examination in the course of
study prescribed by the board. When any
such graduate has, after receiving such
diploma, taught a 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 certif-
cate, and thereafter such I'M
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 a
certificate of attendance certifying that the
holder has completed the elementary course
in a normal school and is qualified to teach
common school; and the said superin-
tendent may, upon conditions above pre-
scrtbed 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 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 country school.
Such certificate shall have the same force
and effect in all respects as the certificate
Of county training school, as defined
in section 2, chapter 500, laws of 1905,
and any acts amendatory of the same
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved Nav Of 1909