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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
70. 51S. $. Published Nav 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 11Q LAWS DE 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1494--57 Of the
statutes. making provisions for all engines
operated in, through. or near forest or
brush land
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows: .-.
section l. Section 1494-57 of the stat
utes is amended to read Section 1904.
81. I. 1t shall be unlawful for any log
ging locomotive, donkey or thrcshing en-
CINE. railway locomotive and all other en-s
gines boilers ard locomotives. operated in.
through. or near forest brush or grass land!
which do not burn oil as fuel. to be operated
without netting Of steel or iron wires so
constructed as TO give the most practicable
protection against the escape Of sparks. Gin
dcrs, or fire from the smoke stacks thereof;
and each such engine shall be provided
with adequate devices to prevent the escape,
Of fire from ash pans and fire boxes. sd
g Every corporation maintain
ing and operating railway shall. at least
once in each year, as far as practlcable, cur
and burn remove from its right OF way
all grass and weeds and burn or remove
thcrefrom all brush, logs, refuse material
and debris within a reasonable time ana
whenever fires are set for such purpose,
shall take proper care TO prevent the escape
thereof from the right ,c Of way +or shall
permit it's employees to deposit fire. live
Goals, or ashes upon their tracks outside OF
the yard limits except they be Immediately
extingushed.
discover that fences or other material along
the right of way or on lands adjacent to
the railroad are burning or in danger from
fire. shall report the same to the agent or
person in charge at their next stopping
place at which there shall be a telegraph
station Corporations maintain
ing and operating railways shall give par
ticular Instructions TO their section EN-
ployes for the prevention and prompt exti1;
guishment of fires. cause notices, winch snail
be furnished by the state fores-
ter. to be posted at their stations. ana When
a fire occurs along the line of their road,
or on lands adjacent thereto, for which fire
they are responsible, they shall concentrate
such help and adopt such measures as shall
most effectualLy arrest its progress
5. All such corporations. during a dan
gerously dry season, and when so, directed
by the state board Of forestry. shall pro-
vide fire patrols for duty along their tracks.
During such dangerously dry time, such pa
trolls shall go over each section az least once
each day, and report promptly to each Sec
ton foreman any ire discovered by them on
that section.
6. The state board of forestry Is author
lied to inspect any locomotive. donkey or
threshing engine, railway locomotive and
all other engines, boilers, and locomotives
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10. 203. S. Published May IL. 1909.
CHAPTER Ill. LAWS OF 1909

AN ACT to amend section "a of the stat
utes. relating to the determination and
publication of the county canvass
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. Section 81 of the statutes is
amended to read: Section 81. They shall
then determine the persons who have been
by the greatest number of votes, elected to
the several county offices and members OF
the senate and assembly when the county
constitutes one or more senate or assembly
districts and such determination shall be
reduced to writing, certified as correct and
attested by their signatures, and be annexed
TO the statement of votes given for suCn
offices respectively, and filed and recorded
with the same. Such statement and deter
m1nation shall be published in
one or more newspapers Of the county
which the canvassers shall desig-
nate =. If the canvassers decide TO
have said publication in more than one
newspaper in said county. they shall des:g-
nate at least one protesting the political
faith Of the party which received the high
est number Of votes at the last general elec-
ton In said county and at least one pro-
Tossing the political faith of the party
which received the next highest number of
votes at the last general election. The pa
pers so designated shall be paid by the
county.
Section 2. 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. 615, Al Published May - 1909
CHAPTER 1O3, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend section 925-40m of the
statutes. relating to the filling of vacan-
cies in the offices of mayor and aldermen
in cities of the second, third and fourth
classes.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /, Section 925-40m of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 925-4om
In cities of the second. third and fourth
classes where vacancy shall occur in the
Office of mavor or alderman by reason of
DEATH resignation. perma-
nent removal from the city or ward, or
other cause. the council shall forthwith pro-
coed to fill such vacancy by the election of
a qualified clector of the said city to hold
such office until a successor shall be
elected and qualified. Such successor
shall be chosen at the municipal election to
be held on the first Tuesday in April next
succeeding and in case there is no munici.
pal election to be held in such year, then at
a special election to be held on the first
Tuesday in April following the occurrence
Section ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved May II. 1909
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No 554. AL Published May ). 1909.
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to amend section 1412a of the
statutes, relating to reports of contagious
diseases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
section /. Section 1412a of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1412a. When
ever any physician practicing in this state
shall know or have good reason to believe
that any person whom he treats or visits is
sick with dangerous, contagious or infec-
fious disease. he shall. Immediately after
obtaining such knowledge or forming such
ing the name sex, age and place of resi-
dence of person whose sickness is re-
norted. the nature of the disease and such
additional facts as said board may pre-
scribe TO the board of health of the town,
cifv or village in which such sick person
shall then be, and If he shall fail to DO so
for a period of twenty-four hours, there
after he shall forfeit not less than five nor
more than twenty-five dollars for each day
If such failure after the expiration of said
fwenty-four hours provided, that such no
cities, may be given to, or left at the resi-.
donce of any member of the board of
health. When any person is sick with any
snch disease and no physician is in attend
once unon such person, the provisions or
This section shall apply to the responsible
baad Of the family of which he is men,
her or-if the sick person is not member
Of fine. family occupying the house or build
ino In which he may be, to the person in
nh9rge thereof 1t shall be the duty OF the
district attorney of the proper county, upon
comnlaint being made under oath by any
c;4i1en before any magistrate of failure to
80 notice as herein required, to sue for
Fho Collection Of the forftiture hereing Inn
,Insad which, when collected, snail be Tor
the benefit of the scnool Iu ii IL. oaoo+ o,a
:, ;a force from any after It's passage and
A4ipproyed May 5. 1909.
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No. 1914 s. Published Nav 13. 1909
CHAPTER 115. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1865 of the stat
utes, relating to highways.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section l. Section 1865 of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1865 When
for q homestead under the laws of the
United States, occupying the same residing
in any town. shall wish to have a highway
laid out widened, altered. or discontinued
In such town. they may make application In
writing to the supervisors of the town in
which they reside for that purpose; and the
said supervisors shall proceed to lay out.
widen. alter, or discontinue such highway If
In their opinion the public good will there
by be promoted provided however. that no
without laying out and opening town
highway connecting the portions Of such
state road separated by such discontinuance
of such state road, unless the portions or
discontinuance are already connected with
a highway Ia existence at the time of such
discontinuance and provided, further. that
no town board shall have power or author
highway laid out by the county board. Pro-
vided. further. that this act shall not apply
to that part of any state road In any town
where an action or proceeding is now pend
ing against the town where such road Is Sit
uated, to compel the town to restore or re-
pair such highway. When any highway is
sought to be altered under the provisions Of
this section, and all Of the abutting owners
altered desire such alteration. and the board
of supervisors Is of the opinion that the
public will not be materially anected ny
such alteration, such board may make the
same and may take into CONSIDERATION 40
nations of money, land, or services by such
AUDITING owners for the making OF such al
teration.
Approved May IL. 1909.
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No. 410. s. Published Nav 70 1000
CHAPTER 108, LAWS or 1909.

NO. 40. >: Published May ~, 1909
CHAPTER 108, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 1948m of the
steat1ia f relating to provisions in policies
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly do enact
Section 1; There is added to the statutes
a new section to read Section 1948m
AFTER the year 1909 no policy, other than
poncy OF industrial insurance where the
premiums are payable monthly or oftener
snail be issued or delivered in this state un-
less 1t contains in substance the following
provisions
l. Specifying the table Of mortality and
rate or interest and method upon which the
reserve on such policy is to be computed
Specifying separately the premium
charged Tor any benefit promised in the pol
Icy other than life or endowment insurance
provided that any company required by the
laws of the state wherein 1t Is organized to
Issue STANDARD ard form Of policy may omit
sert the same In. the application, if a copy
thereof shall be attached to the policy when
Issued.
3. That upon the non-payment of any pre-
MUM when due, after payment of premiums
for (insert number not exceeding three)
fuil years, the same shall be paid by being
charged as loan against the policy at the
same rate of interest as therein specified
for other policy loans. Such loan shall be
payable at any time at the option of the in
sured and shall become due and payable
only when the total of all loans and interest
shall equal the reserve less the surrender
charge specified in the policy In such case
each premium receipt shall show the total
indebtedness on such policy to the company
at the date of such receipt.
4. That upon the non-payment of any pre-
MUM when due. after payment Of premiums
for Qnsert a number not exceeding three)
full wears. the insured shall be granted as
specified in the policy either extended insur-
ance or paid-up Insurance the net single
premium on which, computed on the NOR
tality and interest assumptions of the pol
icy, shall at any time equal the reserve less
the surrender charge specified therein, and
less any existing Indebtedness to the com
pany on or secured by the policy Provi-
sions and 4 shall not be required in term
may be automatic, and either may be
omitted.
Approved MAY - 1909
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of five years from the date of the deed. in
strument. plat. order, resolution OF Jther
final proceeding had or taken to effectuate
such purpose.
Section 1299k No defect irregularity.
omission informality in the execution of
any plat or deed of dedication or in any
proceedings order or resolution on the part
of the authorities of any county, town,
city or village whether formal or jurisdlc-
tional. for the purposes aforesaid, hereto
fore made or taken or hereafter to be made
or taken, shall affect or invaldate such
plat. deed order or resolution or proceed
ing, after the expiration of five years from
der or resolution provided however, that
the street or alley laid out. altered or
changed by such defective, irregular or in
formal plat deed, proceeding. order or reso-
luton. shall be limited in length to the por-
ton actually worked and used hereunder;
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage ana
publication.
Approved May s, 1909.
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No go, A Published May s, 1909.
CHAPTER 95, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to authorize cities of the first
class to establish bureau of informa
ton in relation to building plans.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section 1. Cities of the first class are
authorized in connection with architects
associations or otherwise to establish bu-
reau of building plans for public and pri.
vate buildings for the use of citizens Of
such cities contemplating erecting buildings
to the end that uniformly good architect
ura plans may be secured for all buildings
public and private, such bureau to conform
In it's functions as near as may be to plans
adopted in Europe in like cases
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May s. 1909.
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No. 81. ST. Published Nav 10 1000
CRAPTER 112. LAWS OF 1000

AN ACT to appropriate to the state nal,,
board money to reimburse it for certain
expenditures made necessary by the mad
vertent omission in chapter 495, laws of
therefor
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. There is appropriated to the
state park board a sum not exceeding four
hundred and thirty-six dollars and eighty
I'VE cents tS436.S5) out of any moneys in
priated to reimburse said park board for ex-
penditures for maps, options. and getting
out their annual report, incurred during the
appropriation being made necessary by the
inadvertent omission of the word annually
In section = of chapter 495 laws of 1907
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage and
pubiicat ion. ee.H~
Approved Nav IL 1909
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resented in Senate and Assembly. do enact

as follows:
!. Section |. Section 1870 Of the statutes
person. officer. or broker. agent or sub-agent
or any insurance corporation of any kind
tion 1919 shall act or aid in any manner In
transacting the business OF or with such
corporation in placing risks or in collecting
any premiums or assessments or effectng
insurance therein. without first procuring
from the insurance corporation a
certificate of authority nor shall
any such person. officer. broker. agent or
sub.agent after such certificate shall have
expired. or after revocation by the commits
sioner of insurance of such certificate or of
the license OF such corporation and until a
new certificate or license shall have been
issued to him, do or perform any such act
for or in behalf OF any insurance corpora
ton.
. No such certificate shall be issued by
any other than the officers or resident agent
of such corporation signing the policies of
insurance issued by 1t or a person duly au-
thorized thereto in writing by such officers
or resident agent, after copy of sucn au-
thority has been filed in the office Of the
commissioner of insurance; nor unless the
same shall be in such form as prescribed by
the commissioner of insurance and numbered
consecutivcly as issued by the person au-,
thoriZed thereto. and statement or state
ments OF the names and residences of all
persons TO whom such certificates are issued
on any day, in such form as prescribed by
the commissioner, together with the fees
provided for certificates TO agents by sec
tioH I"d-' sildil W uIdilcu 10 Sd.u cOHluiS-
sioner on the day such certificates are is
sued.
3. All certificates of authority heretofore
issued under this section shall remain in
force until the time of their expiration OF
revocation as heretofore provided by law,
and all certificates hereafter Issued shall ex
pire annually upon the expiration of the IL
cense of the company issuing the same. un,
less previously revoked pursuant to law.
1. Any person VIC,
lating the provisions of this section shall be
punished by fine of not
more than five hundred dollars for each of
Tense Any company violating subsection >
of this section shall pay nve times the
amount OF fees upon each lcalse included
in sGch violation.
49,
AnnrOve1 Nav 10 1000 10 lrtd
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No. 791, A. Published Nav 10 1900
CHAPTER 107. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create section 4141a of the stat
utes, making the testimony of a deceased
witness admissible in judicial proceed
ings.
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do enact
as follows
Section l. There is added to the statutes
a new section to read Section 4141a. The
testimony of any deceased witness taken In
any action shall be admissible in evidence
in any other action where the party against
whom 1t is offered shall have had the oppor-
tunity to cross examine the deceased wit
ness and where the issue upon which it is
offered is substantially the same
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be III force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May II, 1909.
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No. 81, 81 Published May 3, 1909.
CHAPTER "a, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER "a, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 25S7m of the
statutes, relating to the practice OF law
without license.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
enact as follows:
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section 258!m.
No. person shall in any manner hold him
self out as an attorney, counsellor, lawyer:
solicitor, or proctor, or represent himself
either verbally or in writing, directly or in
directly, as authorized to practice law In
this state, unless such person is regularly
licensed to practice in the courts of this
state. The use of the words attorney
at-law lawyer, solicitor, counsellor, attor-
ney and counsellor, proctor, law office, or
other equivalent words by any person In
connection with his own name or any sign,
advertisement business card, letter head,
circular notice, or other writing. document
0or design the evident purpose of which Is
to induce others to believe and understand
such person to be regularly licensed to prac-
tice law in the courts of this state. is
holding out within the meaning of this sec
ton. Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be guilty Of q misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
or imprisonment in the county Jail not ex-
ceedng one year, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May 8. 1909.
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No. 4OS, A. Published Nav 13. 1909
CHAPTER Ia, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 3040 of the stat
utes, relating to discontinuance or dis
missal Of writ of error or of an APP
peal
The people of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
is hereby amended to read Section 3040.
No discontinuaEce or dismissal of writ of
error or an appeal shall preclude the party
from suing out another writ of error or TAX
ing another appeal in the same cause with
in the time limited by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication
Approved Nav - 1909
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10. 21S. S. Published May 6, 1909
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create subsection. Al of section
1888 of the statutes, relating to the ex-
emption OF certain soldiers memorial
halls from taxation.
The people of the State of Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. There is added to the stat
utes a new subsection to, read: Al All
memorial halls owned by the Grand Army
of the Republic, or Soldiers Memorial AS
sociations, duly incorporated under the
laws of this state without capital stock and
actually. occupied BY post OF the Grand Gran
Army Of the Republic, the Wonens Relief
Corps, or a Camp of the Sons of Veterans,
which now contain, or shall hereafter have
placed therein memorial tablets in perma-
nent form of marble brass, bronze, or other
suitable material on which are inscribed
all the known names of the enlisted men
of a given town. city. or county, who died
in the service during the civil war, shall be
exempt from taxation, and the renting OF
such halls shall not cause them to be taxed;
provided the income from such rentals shall
be devoted exclusively to the maintenance
of such halls.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 3, 1909
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No. 374. ST. Published May 8, 1909
CHAPTER 90. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 92o-200 of the
statutes. relating to parks. how estab-
lshed.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section /. Section $500 of the
statutes is amended to read: Section 925
200 L. The council shall have full
power to legislate with reference to public
rks
2. All proceedings heretofore taken by
any city for the establishment of parks at
the expense of the city. without first hay
lshment to a vote Of the electors, are here
by declared to be valid
Section g This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May 8, 1909.
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No. 267. Al Published May u, 1909.
CHAPTER 1O4, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section $40 of the stat
utes relating to school taxes.
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section $50 of the statutes. is
amended to read Section $50. If the cleo
TORS of town shall fail to vote an amount
of money sufficient to maintain a school in
each subdistrict for eight months
during the year ensuing. the secretary SHALL
on or before the third Monday of November
of the year in which the electors shall so
fail certify to the town clerk the amount
estimated by the board of directors to be
necessary for teachers wages, fuel. repair
of school-houses and incidental expenses,
and the town clerk shall apportion the ag-
gregafe sum thus certified upon all the tax
able property of the town in the tax roll for
that wear and the town treasurer shall col
lect the same as other taxes.
SECTION q This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after it's passage and
publication. 100
Approved May II, 1909.