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No. 81, Al [Publishedl April 29, 1911.
CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To amend section 1797-37m
of the statutes, relating to- the
powers and duties of the railroad
commission.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin.
do enact as follows;
Section 1.-Section 1797-37m OF the
statutes is amended to read: Section
1797-37m. Within one year
after the delivery of any shipment Of
property at destination, any person ag-
grieved may complain to the commits
sion that the charge eXacted for the
transportation of such property be-
tween points in Wisconsin, or for any
service in connection Herewith, or that
the charge eXacted for the storage or
such property, or that any car service
or dCmurrage charge eNacted, is err
rOneOuS, illegal, unusual or eNorDltant,
and thereupOn the commission shall
| have power to investigate such COM
plant, and to hear the same, and to
decide upon the merits in the manner
provided by section II. chapter &c.,
laws of 1905. If upon such hearing the
commission shall decide that the rate
or charge eXacted is erroneous, Illegal,
unusual or eXorbitant, it shall find,
what III it's judgment, would have been
a reasonable rate or charge for the
service complained OF. II the rate or
charge so found shall be less than the
charge eXacted, the carrier shall have
the right to refund to the peron paying
such charge, the amount so found 70 pc
excessive In case of the refusal of the
carrier to make such refund the party
aggrieved thereby may maintain an
action in the courts of this state to re-
cover the amount OF such excessive
charge as found by said commission,
and in the trial thereof the findings OF
the commission shall be prima facle
evidence of the truth of the facts found
by it and no carrier shall be permitted
to avail itself of the defense in such
action that the shipment involved was
in fact made on the published tariff
rate N force at the time such! shipment
was made, but no carrier making a re-
or pursuant to a judgment of court, as
herein provided, shall be liable Cor
any penalty or forfeiture, or subject to
any prosecution under the laws of this
state, on account of making such re-
Section @ This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
1App1 ~ COPY LAW.
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Published March 2, 1911.

Nc. 30, Al Published March 2, 1911.
CHAPTER T. LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-TO provide for the nomin-
alton of judicial officers in the coun-
ties having population of over one
hundred thousand inhabitants by a
non-partisan primary election.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section lin all counties having a
population Of over one hundred thOus-
and inhabitants all judicial officers, eX-
ccpt police justices and justices of the
peace, shall be nominated at a primary
election, which shall be held two weeks
prior to the first Tuesday in April in
each year in which any of said judicial
officers are required to be elected. EX-
cept where inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act, the law relating to
the nomination of candidates at city
primary elections shall apply to and
govern said primary election
Section denomination papers for
candidates for any office shall be des
ignated as non partisan, and shall be
signed by qualified electors equal in
number to not less than three per cent
nor more than ten per cent of the elec-
tors in at least One-siXth of the election
precincts of such county, who voted for
all candidates for such office at the last
previous judicial election.
Section 3.-Such nomination papers
shall follow substantially the form pre-
scribed by section lib of the statutes
for the September primary and shall be
filled with the county clerk at least ten
days prior to such primary. No one
elector shall sign a nomination paper
for more than one candidate for each
office
Section 4.-The name of each candi-
date so placed in nomination shall be
printed under q designation of the office
for which he is named on the official
ballot to be used at said primary cleo
ton, provided, that if only two persons
are thus placed in nomination, their
names shall not be placed on such bal
lot but they shall be the nominees for
the office for which they shall have
filed nomination papers and their names
shall be placed on the official ballot
at the ensuing judicial election. The
name of no other person shall be printed
thereon but the ballot shall be so pre-
pared that an elector may vote for
any other person for any such office
If he desires, by writing the name
of such person thereon. The order in
which the names shall be printed
thereon shall be determined by draw
ing lots by or under the supervision
of the county clerk at his office al
twelve o'clock meridian on the day i'm
Ia. mcGiately following the last day fol
fling nOminationpapers. The county
clerks office at the time of such draw
ing shall be open for the attendance OF
any elector who may desire to be pres
emit
g. The county clerk shall forthwith
prepare q notice of such election anC
shall cause one publication of the same
to be given, and shall also post such
notice in three public places in each
election precinct in the county, such
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No. Y, Al [PgbIshed April e. 1911.
CHATTER 22, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to authorize the city Of Mar
inette, in conjunction with the city
Of MenOminee, Michigan, to con-
struct and maintain a bridge across
the MenOminee river
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. The city of Marinette,
Wisconsin,, in conjunction with the city
of MenOminee, Michigan, is authoriz-
ed, at the joint expense of said cities,
to construct and maintain foot and
wagon bridge and approaches thereto
over and across the Menominee river
city of Marinette,. Wisconsin,, to a
point in the city of Menominee, Michi-
gan, on the Michigan shore of the
MenOminee river, Immediately east of
the west line of section 3, township 81
north, range 27 west, Of the principal
meridian of Michigan.
Section 2. Said bridge shall be con-
structed so as to afford reasonable
and proper means for the passage of
sawlogs and RATS through and by the
same, and so as not to materially in
terfere with the navigation of said
river.
Section 8. Precious to the building
of said bridge, highways leading there
to shall be laid out and opened so
the main travelled streets in said
cities, and authority and permission
to build such bridge, from tho owner
or owners of the land to which said
bridge shall be attached and over
which the same shall pass, shall be
obtained.
Section 4. The manner of raising
money for the construction Of such
bridge and maintaining the same shall
be the same as is now provided by
law for building and maintaining
bridges by municipalities of this state
Section 5.This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. "a, 1911. Copy Law.
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No, ~, Al [Published April 20, 1911.
CHAPTER 27, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACI-To amend section 1876 and to
repeal section 1955X-1 of the stat
uteS, relating to the license OF agents
OF insurance companies,
The people of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section There is added to section
1876 Of the statutes two new subsec-
tions to read: 5. No person shall be
required to hold such certificate of au-
thority for more than one company
for the purpose Of acting as agent and
receiving commissions for tranSactinG
the kind or kinds of insurance author
lied by such certificate for any other
company in cooperation with any
person holding such certificate of au-
thOrity for such other company. This
subsection shall not apply to life in
suTance.
&c. No corporation or stock company
shall be licensed as agent of any insur-
ance company for the purpose men,
toned in subsection l.
Section 2.-SectiOn 1955X-1 of the
statutes is repealed.
Section 3.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it pas
sage and publication.
Approved A0ril %, 1911.
COpy Law,
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No. "a, 81 Published April 81 1911
Oh ALTIER u LA WIS OLE 1911.

II
CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1911.
tract Of land near Sparta, in Monroe
county, for military purposes.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. The consent Of the legiS-
lature is hereby given to the purchase
or reservation by the United States Of
certain lands situated in Townships IT
and 18 North, Ranges 2 and West,
near Sparta, in Monroe County, Wis
cOnsin, forming one tract having an
aggregate area Of II, Ill acres, for the
purpose of a target and maneuver
range; and jurisdiction is hereby coded
thereOVer, for military purposes, as
contemplated by the Seventeenth
Clause of Section Eight o. Article one
of the Constitution of the United
States, upon condition that the con-
sent hereby given and the jurisdiction
h eby ceded shall not vest until a
plan and description of said tract shall
have been made by an authorized Off
Ger of the United States and filed in
the office Of the Secretary of State; and
State shall forever retain a concur
rent jurisdiction over the said tract to
t!." extent that all legal and military
process issued under authority of the
state may be executed anywhere there
on to the same extent as if such con-
sent and jurisdiction had not been
given and ceded to the United States.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved Apr 20, 1911.
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No. "A, A. ! [Published April 20. 1911.
CHAPTER 26, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To amend section 1861 of the
statutes, relating to penalty for
drunkenness.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1.-SectiOn 1861 of the stat
tuteS is amended to read Section 1861.
Any person found in any public place
IN such state of intoXication as to
disturb others or unable, by reason of
his condition, to care for his own
safety or the SAFETY of others, shall
upon np conviction Thereof, be punished
by fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment
in the county jail for not more than
ten days, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment; but this section
shall not abridge the powers of cities
and villages to provide a different mode
OF punishment for such offenses nor be
appllca bic to any city or village which
has, pursuant to its charter enacted an
ordnance for the punishment Of such
OffenSe.
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved April %, 1911.
COPY T.AN-
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No. 2S9, Al Published April IS, 1911.
CHAPTER 10, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to empower cities of the first
class to build and maintain public
lavatories.
TIE people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as folloWs:
Section l. All cities of the first class
whether organized under the general
law or special charter. shall have
authority to build public lavatOries,
and provide for the maintenance of
the same by making a small charge
for the use thereof, and for towels or
other supplies, or to provide for the
n9aintenance thereof by letting privil
eyes to shoe shining stands, cigar
stands, news vendors or other enter
prises suitable therefor, or said cities
may provide for the maintenance of
the same out of the general city fund
Section 2. Any such city shall have
authority to erect such public lava
tories by making appropriation from
the general city fund according to
law, or by the sale of bonds for that
purpose and anv such city is hereby
given authority to issue and sell bonds
to cover the cost of the construction of
the same.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication
Approved Anr IS, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 81 eaA +! 3 IHWs Of is1i l-
AN ACT-To create section 29m of
chapter $40, laws Of 1909, relating to
the civil courts Of Milwaukee county,
dividing the same into branches, and
1,lp l ovlding fer the numbering az thereof
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section There is added to chapter
54s,, laws of 1909, new section to
of convenience in the transaction of bus
mess and certainty in filling judicial
post ons. the civil court of milwaukee,
to be numbered from one upward, and
hereafter the election and appointment
of judges thereof, whether for a full
term or to fill a vacancy, shall be for
certain numbered branch of said
court. Notice of election shall plainly
state the number of judges to be voted
for, the name or names of judges
and the number of the branch of such
court presided over by each. One bal
lot box shall be used and the official
ballot shall contain the names of all
candidacy as For civil Judge: branch
no.. ...)." Each elector may vote
for one candidate for each branch of
election, and the person receiving the
highest number of votes for civil judge
for any particular branch shall be de-
clared elected as the judge of such
branch and the successor of the incum-
bent thereof If any.
2. That branch of said court now
presided over by Joseph G. Donnelly
is hereby designated as branch num-
Der /; that presided over by John j:
Gregory, as branch number 2; that
presided over by Michael f. Blenski, as
branch number 3; that presided over
by John f. Donovan, as branch num-
Der d; that presided over by Henry
Cummings, as branch number 5; that
presided over by Joseph e. Cordes, as
branch number 6; and that presided
over by Richard Elsner, as branch
number 7.
3. orders to show cause, motions,
and subpoenas, if made returnable be-
fore a certain branch of said court by
designating the number thereof, shall
be as valid and effective as though
made returnable before a certain
named judge of said court; and all acts
and parts of acts cOntravening the
provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
ADprOVed March z. 1911.
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No. 1862, Al [Published April PR e. 1911
AN ACT-To amend section 4560a-6
of the statutes, relating to. dip nets,
meshes and the diameter thereof, IN
The ltii% ne0pIe of the state Of Wisconsin,
REPRESENTED in senate and assembly
Section 1.-Section 456Oa-,6 of che
statutes is amended to read: Section
a560aWe. It shall be lawful for any
person to fish for, take or catch, rough
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Published February "a. 1911.
CHAPTER 8, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To create section 4549g and
to repeal sections 4549m and 4549t of
the statutes, relating to the conduct
of officers and employees of the state.
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 section to read: Section
4549g. Except as specifically author
lied by statute, no officer or employe
Of the state shall directly or Indirectly,
receive or accept any sum OF money, or
anything of value, for the furnishing
of any information, or performance Of
any service whatever relating in any
manner to the duties of such officer or
employe. Amy person violating this
nction shall be punished by fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars, or more than
six months, Imprisonment in the county
Jail, or both such fine and iInpriso
ment
Section 2.-sections 4549m and 4549t
of the statutes are hereby repealed.
Section 3.--This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved Feb. "a, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 286; A. [PublisRe,dd April 5, 1911.
AN ACT to amend chapter So, Of the
provide for special elections to fill va
cancies in certain offices in cities of
the first class, and limiting the term
of appOintees to such offices.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. Chapter So, of the laws
of 1901, is amended to read: Section l.
No appointment to fill a vacancy in
an elective office in any city of the
first class, operating either under a
general law or special charter, which
any general municipal elec-.
ton, shall be valid beyond the date of
holding such s. general municipal
election, and such office shall be deemed
such election and shall be filled in the
manner hereinafter provided.
Section q. In case of any vacancy
in any elective office in any such city,
as is described in section hereof, or
in case of any appointment to fill an
elective office in any such city, such
vacancy shall be filled and election
whether the same shall have been fill
ed by appointment or not, at
the time of the next general munich
pal election held in any such city af-
ter such vacancy shall occur or APP
pOintment be made provided,
that in case the term of the office,
in which vacancy has occurred and
made as aforesaid, does not expire at
the next general municipal election af-
ter said vacancy or appointment, the
person elected as aforesaid at such
hold office for the remainder of the
unexpired term of such office provided
Section 3. This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after
it's passage and publication.
Approved April 5, 1911 Copy Law.
No. 288, 81 Published April 5, 1911.
CHAPTER Is, LAWS or 1911
AN ACT to amend section 1861 of the
statutes, relating to procedure, and
review.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1861 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1861.
l. The assessors shall lay before the
board of review their assessment roll
of the real property and all the sworn
statements made by others and valua-
tions made by them of personal pro-
perty and bank stock. The board
shall, under their official oaths, care
fully review and examine said roll and
statement and all valuations of real
and personal property and bank stock,
and shall correct any errors In descrip-
ton of property or otherwise and for
that purpose they are hereby required
to hear and examine any person or
persons upon oath who shall appear
before them in relation to tie ASSESS
ment. of any property upon said roll in
relation to any property omitted
therein; and if it appear that any
property has been valued by the ass
es cor too high or too low, they shall
increase or lessen the same to the
true valuation according to the rules
for valuing property prescribed in this
chapter. They shall determine the
correct value of any bank stock which
has been valued in his statement
thereof by an officer of the bank at
one price and by the assessor at a
different price.
2. ANY person who thinks the ag-
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ceeding before said court. Provided
further, however, that when the con-
venience of the parties and their wit
nesses to any action, matter, or pro
ceeding pending in or TO come before
said municipal court require, and up
on written stipulation therefor made
ter, or proceeding, or by their attor-
neys and filed with the judge of said
court, the said Judge may, in his dis
erection, hold a session or sessions Of
said municipal court in any city, town,
or village within the county of Polk
agreed upon by such stipulation, for
matter, or proceeding mentioned in
such stipulation, and at some suitable
room to be provided for Joy the parties
to such action, matter, or proceeding,
such room to. be specified in and by
actions; civil and eTimi5naIl,; tha i are ere
BY Se law 10 oT sad on
cipal judge to charge and collect, and
one dollar in addition thereto for each
and every action, proceeding. or mat
court while the judge thereof is sitting
for the hearing or trial of any such ac-
ton, matter or proceeding at the county
addition thereto for each and, every
action, matter or proceeding had or
heard in said court while the judge
therefor is sitting for. the hearing or
trial of any such action, matter, or
proceeding in any city, town, viii
! lage in said county away from the
county seat of said county of Polk,
and ten cents for each mile travelled
by said judge in going to any such
city town, or village and returning
therefrom to the county seat of said
county. All fines imposed and collect
ed by said judge for the punishment of
any criminal offense under the laws
of this state, shall be paid over to the
treasurer of said county in like man
ner as is provided by law for justices
of the peace.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. 20, 1911. Copy Law.
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sum of money to the Wisconsin State
tuberculosis Sanatorium to cover a
fund for the balance of the appro-
priation period and to pay indebt-
edness now existing.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section There is hereby appro-
priated out Of any moneys in the gem
eral fund not otherwise appropriated
to the Wisconsin State tuberculosis
Sanatorium the sum of thirty eight
thousand dollars ($3S,000) for current
expenses of said institution to the end
Of the appropriation period, and to pay
existing Indebtedness against said in
stitution.
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 724, Al Published April Is. 1911.

No. 724, Al Published April 25. 1911.
CHAPTER 20. LAWS OF 1S1i.
AN ACT to create section 4454m of the
statutes relating to the reproduction
-, or forgery of archaeological objects.
Inc people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
90 enact as follows:
section /. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Sec
ton 4454m. The reproduction or for
gerry OF any archaeological object which
derives, value from its antiquity, or
the making of any such object, whether
conled or not with intent to represent
the same to be the original and genu-
me, with intent TO deceive or offer any
Such object for sale or exchange, re-
presenting the same to be the original
ana genuine, or knowingly having pos
session of an" such reproduced or
forged objects with intent to offer the
same as original and genuine, is here
by declared to be a misdemeanor, and
any person convicted thereof shall be
punished by q fine of not more than one
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
In tn county jail for not more than
SIX months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. "a, 1911. Coy Law.
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No. 224, 81 Published April 20, 1911.
CIAPTER 20, LAWS OF 1911:
AN ACT to amend sections and IA
of chapter Co. laws of 1891, entitled
can act to create municipal court
for the county of Polk"
REPRESENTED in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Sections 5 and IA of
chapter 50. laws of 1891, are amended
to read: Section 5. The Judge of said
municipal court of Polk county shall
hold his office at the county seat of
said county in some suitable room to
be provided by the county;
provided that the same shall not be in
any room dioining or over any room
where intoxicating liquors are sold;
and provided, further, +'-ot the said
Judge shall not rold has office in that
of any practicing attorney, unless. such
Judge shall be the law partner of said
attorney in which case said law part
ner shall not be engaged as attorney or
counsel in any manner. matter, or pro-