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No. 939, Al Published June 5, 1911.
CHAPTER 258, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 1636k Of the
statutes, relating to powers of agents
of humane societies, and to confer
certain police powers upon agents
and superintendent of humane So
cietieS.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. Section 1636k Of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1636k.
Any agent Of the Badger state humane
society or Of the Wisconsin humane
society, who may be appointed for the
for For of the laws for the proven
ton or punishment of cruelty to ami
mails, children, women, aged or depend
ent people or criminals OF TINS state,
and whose appointment as such shall
be approved by the governor, shall
possess, until such approval or ap-
pointment is revoked, the powers OF
police officer and constable IN the sew sew
eral cities and counties in which such
agent resides for the purposes OF as
sisting in preventing the 1nt1lctlon OF
cruelty, bringing the perpetrators
lection of neglected and dependent
persons or vicious children within the
county of his residence, and the super
intendent of said Badger state humane
society and the superintendent Of the
Wisconsin humane society, when their
appointments as such are approved by
the governor, shall have Such ponce
powers and authority to exercise same
anywhere within this state. No such
superintendent or agent shall be en-
titled to, any compensation for his
services, beyond witness fees as other
witnesses, except mileage for the
transfer of any child committed to the
state industrial school or the state
public school, which mileage shall be
at the same rate as is allowed officers
of the law for like service, and be paid
in the manner such officers are paid.
The actual expense of conveying a
child to either such school shall be
paid in like manner. The authority Of
any such superintendent or agent shall
be sufficiently evidenced by the COY.
ernors certificate of approval OF his
appointment under the executive privy
seal. All magistrates, constables ana
police officers shall aid and cooperate
with =, any superintendent or
agent of either of said So
cieties in preventing the infiiction of
cruelty, and in securing the convic-
| ton Of offenders against the laws or
any municipal ordinances providing
| punishment therefor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
| sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911. Copy Law
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" CHiAP5TER 253, LAWS OF 191i.
AN ACT to create section 1022-53m of
the statutes, relating to medical re-
ports to the secretary of the state
board of health and bureau Of vital
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
1022-53m. 1. Every medical prac-
titioner in this state attending on OF
called in to visit a patient whom he be-
lieves to be suffering from poisoning from
lead, phosphorus, arsenic or mercury or
their compounds, or from compressed air
illness, contracted as a result of the ma
ture of the patients employment, shall
send to the secretary of the state board
Of health and bureau of vital statistics
a notice, stating the name and full postal
address and place of employment of the
patient and the disease from which, in
the opinion of the medical practitioner,
the patient is suffering.
?. If any medical practitioner falls to
comply with the provisions of this Sec
ton, he shall be liable to a fine not eX-
ceeding ten dollars.
g. 1t shall be the duty of the commits
siOner of labor and industrial statistics to
enforce the provisions Of this section and
he may call upon the state and local
boards of health for assistance
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911 Copy Law,
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Published June :. 191

No. 776, Al Published June 5, 1911.
CHAPTER 253, LAWS OF 1911
AN ACT to amend subsection 8, of sec
ton 166, of the statutes, relating to the
duties of the state superintendent of
public instruction.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
of the statutes, is amended to read: (Sec-
ton 1869 8. To collect in his office
such. school books, apparatus maps and
charts, as may be obtained without ex-
pense to the state; to purchase at an
expense not exceeding Is two hun
dred and fifty dollars in any one year,
to be paid out of the state treasury,
works and periodicals bearing upon the
! different phases of education.
| Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 9, 1911. Copy Law.
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Of tho United Staes or of the author
1z;ef bonds Of any incorporated c5ty'
t tlIdage, town t or county or schooi dls
OF the United States, or of first mort
gage bond of any railroad company.
winch has paid annual dividends OF
not less than four per cent regularly
on its entire capital stock for a period
OF at least five years next precedlng
dnf 4ed Investment and IN the r cons sc
company issued to retire the entire
bonded debt of such company. All other
loans shall be secured by mortgage on
beng m 4b zeal sts slate yt of Ws
consin and states Immediately adjoin-
ing the state of Wisconsin,, to-Wlt:
No mutual savings bank shall invest
any part of it's deposits in the stock
of any corporation nor loan
on, nor invest in any mortgage on real
estate, except such real estate as lies
in the state of Wisconsin,
and states Immediately adjoining, to-
wit: Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Min
nesota. No loan shall be made upon
real estate to an amount eXceedlnS
sixty per cent of the value thereof as
determined upon by not less than
committee who shall duly certify to
the value of the premises to be mort
gagged, according to the best OF their
| judgment, and such report shall be
filed and preserved with the records of
the corporation.
savings bank shall = loan any
money upon any obligation on which
only one person or firm shall be holden
IL *, unless the same be secured
by collateral in which the bank might
invest it's funds or which it might
loan it's money to the extent authorized
by the preceding section.
Section g This act shall take effect
| and be in force from and after it's pas
| sage and publication.
Approved June 8, 1911. Copy Law
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No. go, Al published June 5, 1911.
CliAPTER 255, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to appropriate to Peter Melton
and Knudt K. Hagestad, each a sum
or money for the expenses of a con-
test to determine the right to a seat
in the assembly.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
Peter Melton the sum Of two hundred
hundredths dollars, and to Knudt K.
Hagestad the sum of two hundred
nlnety-tour and forty-one one-hun-
dredthS dollars, to reimburse each of
them for the expenses of a contest to
determine the right to a seat in the
assembly at this session of the legisla-
ture. 20 -'-''
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after IFS mas
sage and publication pN''
Approved June 2. 1911. Cow Inv
NO. c ~ 55s @o IAMs 5 6F 1g + 1911
AN ACT to amend section 2466a of tbe
ann0tated statutes of 1889, relating
to the county court of Fond du Lac
The people of the State of Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembiv
do enact as follows:
Section /. Section 2466a of the an
notated statutes of 1889 is amended -
read: Section 2466a. The Judges of
the county courts of Winnebago. Fond
du Lac and Dodge counties Shall NOT
pc required to call the calendar for
trlal IN It's order at any regular term
thereof sitting as courts of civil juris-
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cHAPTER 26s S0 LAWS 5 or is + 1911
AN ACT to repeal section Z, of chapter
24l, laws of 1893, and to amend sec
tlon 49, of chapter PAL, laws of 1893.
as amended by section /, of CHAPTER
II, laws of 1901, relating to the clerk
and the salary of the Judge Of the
municipal court for Ashland county,
The people of the State of Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section |. Section Z, of chapter PAL,
laws of 1898, is repealed
Section 2. Section IS, of chapter 2i1.
laws Of 1898, as amended by section },
of chapter II, laws of 1901, is amended
to read; Section 10. The judge for his
services in criminal matters shall re-
celVe, in addition to the compensation
here1nbefore provided, salary Of
twelve hundred dollars per year
to be paid monthly, as TO-
lows: One-half thereof shall be paid
out OF the treasury of Ashland county,
and one-half out of the treasury Of
the city of Ashland.
Section 3. This act shall in no wise
affect the term of the present judge or
clerk Of the municipal court of Ashland
county, and they shall continue in of
flee and receive the same salary as now
provided by law until the expiration
of their present terms of office.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts
conflicting with any provisions of this
act are repealed in SO tar as they are
inconsistent Herewith.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved juno 5, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 485, A. Published June 6, 1911.
CHAPTER 263, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create section 1087-57 of
the statutes, relating to the reassess-
ment of property for taxation.
The people of the, State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Section
cannot be completed in time to take
the place of the original assessment
made in such district for said year,
the clerk Of the district shall levy and
the basis of the original assessment
roll and when the reaSseSsment is
completed the inequalities in the taxes
levied under the original assessment
the levy and apportionment of taxes in
such district next following the com
pletion of said reasseSsment in the fol-
lowing manner: Each tract of real
each taxpayer, whose tax shall be de-
termined by such reassessment to have
been relatively too high, shall be cred
tied a sum equal to the amount of
taxes charged on the original assess
ment in excess of the amount which
would have been charged had such re-
assessment been made in time; and
each tract of real estate, and as to
personal property, each taxpayer,
whose tax shall be determined by such
reaSsesSment to have been relatively
too low, shall be charged, in addition to
all other taxes, sum equal to the diff
ference between the amount of taxes
charged upon such unequal original
assessment and the amount which
would have been charged had such re-
assessment been made in time. The
tax commission, any of its members, OF
it's authorized agent, shall at any time
have access to all assessment and tax
rolls herein referred to for the purpose
of assisting the local clerk and in order
that the results of the reassessmen
may be carried into effect.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
nnrnNa0 .l11na : 1Q11 CnnN Ia w
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No. 381, 81 Published June 6, 1911.
CHAPTER 267, LAWS or 1911.
AN ACT to repeal sections 1899, 4607b
4607i, 4608m, and g 46oSu Of: the he Stat,
utes, relating to pure foods.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. Sections 1899, 46O7b-1O,
4607b-1l, 4607b-12, 4607f-1, 46O7i,
4608m, and 4608u of the statutes are
hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 5, 1911. Copy Law.
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place which will prevent the creation of
nuisance.
Section 1So1q. The local health officer
or health commissioner Of the tqWnsh 1hs
incorporated village or city in when the
depot is located, shall have authority TO
inspect SUCH water eart art e fbay
are found to be in an unsanitary condi-
ton, he shall at once, notify the ? pgq}REe PEI,
officials of the railroad company statlnS
in what respects such water closets
earth closets or privies are nnsa az lIno
company, within a reasonable time, to
make such alterations or repairs as VIII
remove the unsanitary condition COM
planned Of
Section 1sO1r. Any, failure to comply
with the provisions of this, act SHAH, up
on conviction be punishable by fine OF
not less than twenty dollars or more
than one hundred dollars, or by I'M
prisonment in the county Jail not to ex,
coed sixty days or by both such fine ana
imprisonment
Section 2 This act shall take effect
and be in force. from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911. copy Law
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provisions hereof shall be effective and
operative, unless the county board OF
jackson county shall, before January
first, 1912, by resolution adopted by
majority of the members thereof, SO
declare and direct.
Approved June 5, 1911 Copy Law.
No. p s5 dSo IAWs 5 OF ISL + 1911
AN AL to add three new subsections
to section 1s55y-1 of the statutes.
relating to assessment insurance
companies other than fraternal or
n, mutual benefit societies.
Inc people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly.
90 enact as follows:
19SS SStl4n Of tn There is added to section
subsections to read: 2. a. Provided.
that where the stipulated premium or
perloqlcal call upon the members OF
al any u99hlestlc or foreign company shall
exceed the net one-year term premium
according to the mortality table used
IN computing or establishing said pre-
NUNS or periodical calls, or the
american Experience Mortality Table.
II none has been used. and interest al
a rate not exceeding four per cent per
annuH, the members shall be credited
with the premiums paid, together with
interest thereon at such rate, as nearIv
as may be practicable, as the company
may have earned from year 10 wear
desS the pol1cy-holder's share of losses
and expenses.
b. Said losses shall be actuarially
computed in accordance with the NOR
| tanty table used in computing the pre-
mum rates as aforesaid, with due al
loWance for any savings on account Of
favorable mortality experience.
=. me EalueS or equities so deter
mined ShaiI be carried to the credit of
the individual members, and in case Of
lapse OF any policy hereafter issued IN
thlS state, the amount shall be applied
as net single premium to purchase
eNtended insurance for a term COM
puted upon the table of mortality and
rate OF interest aforesaid.
5. Every such company shall hold
assets suffcient to meet it's liabilities
on account of all values of policies as
ascertained under this section, in adj
dItlon to all other liabilities.
4: A statement CT the credits to any
policy holders shall, after the year
1911, be furnished to any such policy
holder upon request.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 5, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. S 2If p 55 gpoI As 5 oF ISL 1911
AN ACT to amend section AZ, of chap
ter 23, of the laws of 1907, relating
to the municipal court for outagamie
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
laws of 1907, is amended to read: Sec
ton AZ. From the 18th to the Goth
days of April in each year, the super
f be c flec Of Shall make and
return to the clerk of the, municipal
court, on blanks furnished for that
purpose, q list of not less than
twenty-four or more than
wards in said city, eligible to serve as
jurors in said court for the ensuing
year; within the same time the super
visor elect and he senior alderman for
shall each make and return similar
list of not less than six or more than
nine electors, from their respective
wards for like service, and within the
and the supervisor from each village
and the several wards of the other
cities in said county shall each make
and return similar lists of not less than
their respective precincts for such ser
vice. Failure to file such lists or to
file the same in the period limited shall
work no error, and the municipal judge
may, in his discretion, order the de-
linquent lists to be made and filed
forthwith, and the wilful failure of any
such officer to comply with the. fore
going provisions or the order of such
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911. Copy Law.
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CHAPTER 26S, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 131 of the
statutes, relating to the employment
of special counsel for the state.
The people of the State OF, Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 131 of the stat
uteS is amended to read: Section 131.
L. Whenever in the opinion of the gov
of the state shall have been or shall be
liable to be injuriously affected, he
may require the attorney general to in
stitute and prosecute any proper action
or suit for the redress or prevention
thereof; and whenever he shall receive
notice of any action or proceeding be-
tween other parties by which the
state shall be liable to be injuriously
affected, he shall inform the attorney
general thereof and require him to
take such steps as may be neces-
sary to protect the rights and interests
2. If the governor Shall be Of the
opinion that the public interest require
it, he may employ special counsel in
the following case:
CAD To assist the attorney general in
any action or proceeding;
CD To act instead OF the attorney
general in any action or proceeding, if
the attorney general shall be in any
way interested adversely to the state;
(c) To defend any action instituted
by the attorney general against any
officer of the state;
Cd To institute and prosecute an
action or proceeding which the attor-
general, by reason of his opinion
as to the validity of any law or for
any other reason, shall deem it his
duty to defend rather than prosecute.
3. When any such special counsel
shall be employed, contract in writ
ing shall be entered into between the
state and such counsel in which shall
be fixed the compensation to be paid to
such special counsel by the state.
!, nl, 1af ho1 ad in
behalf of the state by the governor
and shall be filed in the office of
the secretary of state
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June Z, 1911. Copy Law.
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LAWS WISCONSIN PASSED DURING SESSION 1917.

so much as is used by the commission
in arriving at the true value for each
county shall be furnished to the county
clerk of such county in each year as
soon as practicable after the same shall
be completed for such year. The county
clerk shall cause same to be
laid before the county board at its next
annual meeting.
Section 1882. The tax COM
mission shall prescribe and furnish to
the several county clerks, forms for the
returns required for the due execution
Of the provisions of this chapter. Every
county clerk shall, at the expense of
the county, annually procure to be pre-
forms and furnish to each assessor in
the county, in due season for use, an
assessment roll and to each town
clerk a tax roll, and all other books,
blanks and papers necessary to be used
bv such assessors, town and village
clerks and treasurers, in the discharge
of their duties under this chapter.
Section 1867. Each county clerk,
after the receipt of such state
ment, shall make an abstract of the
some and transmit it to the y
tax commission on or before the
thirty first day of December
Section 1868. Whenever any town,
CITY or village clerk shall have failed
to transmit any such statement within
the time fixed as aforesaid, the county
clerk shall send q messenger therefor,
who shall be paid and the expenses
charged back as provided in section
1915; and whenever any county clerk
shall have failed to transmit any such
abstract, within the time fixed as
aforesaid, the tax commits
sion may send messenger therefor,
who shall be paid and the expenses
therefor charged back as provided in
section 1916.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 5, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. SOB, Al Published June 8, 1911.
CHAPTER 268, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 131 of the
statutes, relating to the employment
of special counsel for the state.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-25
FOUR PURPLE
PLAYERS HURT
IN SCRIMMAGE
Reese, Gruhn and Wells
Also Forced from Game.

Stung by Coach Hammett's caustic
criticism of its Indifferent work at
practice yesterday Northwesterns foot
ball eleven got back into the scrim-
IMAGES with such vigor that four of the
players emerged with severe injuries
which will keep them on the sidelnes
for the remainder of the week and pos
sibly out of the game with Wisconsin
on Saturday.
The second teams work against the
regulars had aroused the coach's ire
and after sharp reproof to the vars
ity he sent the two teams at each other
again with the subs using the Wiscon-
sin formation. When the first clash
was over Ray Lamke. half back, Cap
tain Reese had a sprained neck and
shoulder. and both Gruhn and Wells
were suffering from twisted ankles.
The poor work yesterday of Gleason,
who is the only ont of the regulars
who has shown any form at booting the
ball, discoura ged Hammett. The Purple
coach feels that his only chance to beat
the Badgers is with good punter and
with the scarcity of kicking aterial
he finds the problem almost imposs ible
of solution. Should Gleason show bet
ter form in the next few days practice
he will be sent into the line as right
guard in place of Sheppard. so that he
can be drawn back to make the kicks
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use his pile driver-like hands to a little
better advantage Just at present he Is
taking an elementary course in boxing
and thinks he has the A B C's of the
fistic business learned.
Little George, unlike most tall men, is
well proportional. He weighs 327
pounds and possesses pair of should
ers that speak of great hitting power.
His reach is 1929 inches. Jack John
son boasts that his arms, extended,
measure rs inches.
The black prince was discovered
picking cotton at Zebula, Ga, by an
industrious boxing promoter who is
now exploiting him and persuaded that
1t was much easier picking lemons in
the ring and dollars at the box office.
The only trouble the BLACK hope
has in his tour of the country is in f1nd-
ing beds that will accommodate him
He generally has two pushed together
and by lying dIagonally In a cramped
position manages to get little rest.
George states that he is not vet
through growing. He does not expect
to fight Johnson until he stands eighi
feet in height sSus.