The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. "T5, 81 Published May %, 1909.
CHAPTER oil, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1946h. 104st,
subsections and Of section 1946k, and
slbsections and 3 OF section l9A6n Of
the statutes. relating to the fire marshal
law
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do en-
Section /. Sections 1046h and lq46j OF
the statutes are amended to read Section
1e46h The state fire marshal Is hereby
empowered and required to appoint one
chief assistant fire marshal and two deputy
fire marshals to be designated as first and
second deputies. The duties Of
the said chief assistant and deputies shall
he to assist the state fire marshal In tho
event of vacancy In the Office of the state
fire marshal or during the absence or dis
ability of that officer, the chief assistant
shall perform the duties Of tho Office.
Section 1946J. The state fire marshal
shall when In his opinion further lnvesti-
CATION Is necessary, take or cause to DO
taken the testimony on oath OF all persons
supposed to be cognizant Of any facts or to
have any means Of knowledge In relation
to the matter AZ to which an examination
Ia herein required to be made, and shall
cause the same TO be reduced to writing I:
and II he shall be OF the opinion that there
In evidence sufficient to charge any person
with the crime OF arson, he shall cause such
person to be arrested and charged with
such ofYense, and shall furnish to the prop
er prosecuting attorney all such evidence
together with the copy Of all names of wit
nesses and all the Information obtained by
him, including copy OF all pertinent and
material testimony taken In the case {: and
shall keep record OF the proceedings and
progress made In all such prosecutions for
arson and the result Of eli cases finally
disposed Of
=. 1t shall be the duty of the attorney
In the state fire marshaIs department to
assist In performing the duties and work
or said department to assist In the taking
OF Testimony and cross examination of wit
ness In cases under investigation bv said
department, and to aid and assist district
attorneys In the prosecution of all arson
cases In all the courts of the state
Section z. Subsectlons and 3 of sec
fon lJi8k are amended to read 2 Said
state fire marshal. chief assistant nre mar.
shal, deputy state fire marshsIs
and assistant state fire marshals are here
by authorized and empowered to administer
oaths and afirmations TO any person ap-
pearing AS witnesses before them and false
swearing in any matter or proceeding afore-
said shall be deemed perjury and shall be
punished AZ such
q, Any witness who refuses to b. sworn
or who refuses to testify, or who disobeyB
any lawful order of said stair fire ma rshaI
chief assistant fire marshal, dep
uty state fire marshals or assistant state
FIRE marshals, In relation to said investiga.
ton, who falls or refuses to produce any
paper book, or document touching any mat
ter under examination, or who In guilty OF
any contemptuous conduct after being
summoned to appear before them, or either
N them, TO give testimony In relation to
any matter or subject under exauna ton or
Investigation ms aforesaid may BE- summnr-
lily punished by the state fire marshal chief
assistant fire marshal deputy
state fire marshals. or assistant state fire
marshaIs Ms for contempt by fine In
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars or
be committed TO the county jail until such