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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
10. IS. 81 [Publlghed Apri1 26. 1a11

NO. 80, Al published April rs, 1911.
CHAPTER 20, LAWS OF 1911,
AN AL 70 amend section $50 (SS5)
OF the statutes, relating to iITriSdicz
ton OF justices of the peace in vii
Tbs people of the State of Wisconsin
represented in Senate and AssembIT
DO enact as follows - . ;
Section. 1. Section S86 (885l Of the
statutes is amended to read: Sectinn
886 (SS5). The justice of the peaca
s sia1l' Wlthln ten days. after his cleo
lion, take and subscribe the oath Of
office and file the same with tbo rio, III
OF the circuit court, and also execu+o
ana nIe with such clerk a hond -;
SimIlar form to that required IF i,,s
ices elected by towns He shall hold
ms once Tor two years from the tinaa
OF ms electlon and until his sIIccessor
IS erected and qualified, and When q
vacancy occurs 1t shall be filled al The
next annual charter election. In ceee
u q Vacanacy temporary annoiot
neEt' until hlIed by election. MAJ he
mace mace py the village board. He SbaTI
powers. throughout the conntJi and
whenever there shall be no polica i %na
tee IN such village he shall baVa guS
exclusive jurisdiction Of ali CO.,
arising under the ordinances cases
laws OF such village, and ali tbe 10y ny
SVEN nereln to the police Justice oyS
pc taken as included within tbo. ana
signation herein 1h mat de-
Section 2. This act shall take off,.
and be in force from ana ios e4 cHect
passage and publication. ana after its
approved Apr. "a, 1911 Cow To-
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NO GLITTER i =. f. uG h3Ws Of Of 1Sii1.
AN ACT to amend section 1852 of the
statutes, relating to order of pay
sons and providing for labor claims.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows; 49,
statutes is amended to read; Section
1852. If after the amount of the
claims against any estate shall have
been ascertained by the court, It shall
traitor has in his possession sufficient
to pay all debts, he shall pay the same
IN full within the time limited Tor
that purpose. If the assets received
by the executor or administrator, and
which can be appropriated to the pay
ment of debts, shall not be sufficient
he shall, after paying necessary eX-
penses of administration, pay the debts
against the estate in the following
order:
/. The necessary funeral expenses;
q, Tfe expenses of the last sick
8. Debts having. a preference under
the laws of the United States;
4. Wages due to workmen, clerks
or servants which have been earned
within three months before the date
ate, -7npr to exceed three hundred dol
lars TO each claimant;
If there shall not be assets enough
to pay all the debts of any one class
each creditor shall be paid a dividend
in proportion to his claim; and no
creditor of any one class shall receive
any payment until all of those of the
preceding class shall be fully paid.
Section 2. This oct shall 80 effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. 8, 1911. Copy Law.
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NO. d 9szs 81 PPqqblish ed April g. 1911,
AN ACT to create section 231e,h ~ II
statutes, legalizing deeds apd u the
written Instruments. act S1Ilu 9ther
ment to which is defecfivai I@Iedg -
~, taken before register Of deod because
The people Of the State Of V Wias
represented IN Senate and ASsann{S511 SIN,
90 enact as follows: assembly,
section L. There is added -
statu6es new section to read 70 the
I'm zzl6n; All deeds or otharo sec
ill strluInents, the execution IF written
mas been heretofore acknouleo9iW winch
~ register Of deeds ar da e9 pc De,
70 pc legal and valid to the aecIared
tent ana shall have the 60 same eX-
as II the execution of sucb erect
WIZ Mlatsen instrument had tean oseo or
susSo D9Iofe a person authorizad1o hfnoWI-
s si1Gfn acknowledgment and shsmn 20 take
register Of de eeG9rq a9d in the Office Of f fbo
admitted az 4l IN evidence by the the proved and
fbar rlle record, or duly cert{eoo99 auction
ne tit1ereoI, In the same nanner 'llleq copy
~ az same me e1ect as if tho sa;d ana with
acknowledged. mad been duIv
and s0 be in fo This act shall take ef,aot
passage and publication. ana otter its
approved April "a. 1911. Con-
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No. 2SS, 81 Published April 5, 1911.
CHAPTER Is, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 1861 Of the
statutes, relating to procedure, and
testimony on hearings of boards Of
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
lions made by them of personal pro-
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 descrfp-
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 the assess
ment of any property upon said roll In
relation to any - pro nna tb omitted ted
property has been valued by the ass
es -or too high or too low, they shall
increase or lessen the same to the
true valuation according to the rules
for va1uing 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 q
different price.
2. Any person who thinks the ag-
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ceeding before said court. Provl Zee.
further however, that when the con con
venience of the parties ana their No
nesses to any action. m ma ceT1,a before
said municipal court REQUIRE, anu ~ + a
on written stipulation therefor rl ,o4o
by the said parties to such actioh, + +tic1
ter, or proceeding, or by. their att o{5
neys, and filed with the Judge OF sS;du
court, the said judge may, IN ms oio Of
erection, hold a session or Sessions "a
said municipal court in any city t0 on -
or village within the county or F4 fnS
agreed upon by such stipulation, 10, LOT
the hearing or trial Of the ac9lo i,
such stipulation. and at some suitable t;at}as
room to be provided for by the parCIes
to such action, matter, or proceeSalHbg2;
such room to be specified In ana W
section Il. The same fees in all
actions, civil and criminal thate a ar
now allowed by law to JUSTICES Jus afd p NUM- nj
cipal Judge to charge and collect. ana
one dollar in addition thereto Tor eatn
and every action, proceeding OF ma aid
court While the Judge thereof is sitting
for the hearing or trial of any such az
ton, matter or proceeding at the COZ, couA =,
addition thereto for each and every
action, matter, or proceeding had OF
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, or VII
iage 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
county. Ali 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 10 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 its
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. 20, 1911. Copy Law
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[Published ApriI "a, 1911

No. "a, 81 Published April II, 1911.
CHAPTER 21, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to cede jurisdiction over
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 Ieg1S-
Iature is hereby given to the purchase
or reservation by the United States OF
certain lands situated in Townships II
and IS North, Ranges and 3 West,
near Sparta, in Monroe County, Wis
consin, forming one tract having an
aggregate area of IA, III acres, for the
range; and jurisdiction is hereby coded
thereover, for military purposes, as
Clause of Section Eight OIL Article One
Of the Constitution of the United
States, upon condition that the con-
sent hereby given and the Jurisdiction
he eby ceded shall not vest until q
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
uDon the further condition that the
State shall forever retain a concur
rent jurisdiction over the said tract to
tb extent that all legal and military
process issued under authority of the
state may be executed anywhere there
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 its
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. 20 1911.
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gregate valuation of his personal
property by the assessor too high may
oath the true aggregate valuation of
all personal property upon which he
is liable to taxation. and II the board
shall be satisfied of the truth of such
statement they shall take the valua-
ton so fixed by him as the true ag-
gregate of his personal property. The
board of review shall, when satisfied
from the evidence taken that the ass
essor's valuation is too high or too
low, lower or raise the same accord
ingly, whether the person assessed
may also place upon the roll any
property they may know to be omit
ted, and assess the same to the person
to- whom in right it should be assessed.
8. But they shall not raise any
assessment nor assess any property
not already on the roll unless the per-
son assessed, If resident of the town,
city, or village, or if a nonresident,
his agent, If there be one resident
therein, or If neither, the possessor
of the property assessed, If any, shall
have been duly notified of such inten-
ton In time TO appear and be heard
before the board in relation thereto;
provided, the residence of such owner
agent, or possesSor, be known to any
member of said board
4. Any person claiming any correc-
ton OF the assessment may call wit
that any property on the roll is assess
ed too high or too low; and the attend
ance of witnesses and the production
of books, inventories, schedules,
papers, or documents may be compelled
by subpoena issued by a justice of the
peace or the clerk of the board.
5. The clerk shall keep a careful
record of all changes made and valu-
ationS determined on by the board, and
shall reduce to writing and preserve
examination and statements of every
person and witness taken by the board.
s. No person shall be allowed in
e1y action or proceeding to question
the amount or valuation of pers onal
property assessed to him unless in per-
son or by agent he shall have first
presented his objections thereto be-
fore the board of review of the dist
riot in which such assessment was
made and in good faith presented
evidence to such board in support of
such objections and made full dis
closure before said board, under oath,
of all his personal property liable to
assessment in such district and the
VI lue thereof, except when prevented
from making such presentation and
disclosure by a failure to give the
notice required by section 1866. or by
other omission Of duty on the part OF
the assessor or of such board.
Section 2. All acts and parts Of
acts in conflict with the provision Of
this act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved AR. 5, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. sol, Al TPubIished April % 1911

No. sol, Al Published April 29, 1911.
CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To create section 1809v of
the statutes, requiring the use of
high candlep power headlights upon
The people of the state Of Wisconsin.
represented in senate and assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section There is added 20 the
statutes a new section t. read: Sec
tlon lS09v. 1. 1t shall be the duty Of
every corporation operating any steam
railroad of more than fifty miles of
track within this state. to equip on or
before July 1, 1912, ever locomotive,
equipment used as the equivalent of or
IN place of locomotives, except such as
are used exclusively for switching
service or in railroad yards and not
ELSEWHERE, with a headlight of suffI-
Gent candle power, measured with a
reflector, to throw a light in clear
weather that will enable the operator
~ the same to plainly discern an object
Tue Tue size OF q man, at a distance of not
dgss tnan eight hundred feet and there
IgLteL 70 maintain and use such head
iSIt upon every such locomotive, We
eilcIe car or other equipment, when the
same is operated at nighttime.
~ l. any corporation violating any OF
6 6lae provisions Of this section shall DO
ueemed guilty of a 1nisdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
b i9,ieq ny fine Of not less than one
b'1t9eQ collars nor more than five
iiIua . y dollars for each offense, and
&c d,e ao Itlon shall be liable for all dam
ton. ectly' from SUoH VIVA
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
So 1i % DC IN force from and after its pas
ana publication.
ppioFed April %, 1911.
la ~
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In any village, which at its last annual
charter election prior to the taking
its trustees for a term of two years,
said trustees so elected for two years
may continue in office for the balance
charter election after the passage of
this act there shall be no trustees
elected for term of one year. Annu-
ally thereafter the trustees of said viii
lage shall be elected for two years;
provided, that the president and trust
ees of all villages in counties having a
population of one hundred and fifty
thousand or more. shall be elected for
a term of two years. at the municipal
election held in said villages ON the first
Tuesday in April, of each year in
which is to be held q general election
for state and county officers.
Section 5.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved March II. 1911. Copy Law.
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No. d II + Ter 5 5s T4%s A 6F Is I'l
AN ACT to authorize the city of Mar
inette, in conjunction with the city
of Menorninee, 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- c9nstrqGt ana 3c4 maf1taln fo9t a4d
over and across the Menominee river
from the foot of Hattie street, in the
point in the city of Menominee, Michi-
gan, on the Michigan shore of the
Menominee river, Immediately east of
the west line Of section 8, township 81
north, range " 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
saWIogs 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 Ieadine, there7
to shall be laid out and opened so
that access thereto may be had from
cities, and authority and permission
to build such bridge, from the owner
u owners OF the Iand to which said
bridge shall be attached and over
which the same shall pass, shall be
Section f. The manner of raising
money for the construction Of such
bridge and maintaining the same shall
be the same as is now provided bv
law for building and maintafninS
bridges by municipalities of this state,
Section. 5.This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved Apr. "a, 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 4e, ST. Published April I, 1911
OH RrCE.R Q 8 VS. or OIL

w. fOt D. uUIlSn6Q ApIl1 1, 1S14
CHAPTER ~, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To validate valuations placed
upon public utilities for purposes of
acquisition by a municipality.
The peoDle of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows
Section 1.-Whenever the railroad
commission has under the provisions
of sections 1797m-S0 to 1T97m-S6 of
the statutes, fixed, determined, and
certified just compensation to be paid
for the taking of the property Of a
public utility by the municipality, and
has proceeded as provided by law in
all particulars except that such fix
ing, determination, and certification
have not been completed within the
time provided for by such sections, the
just compensation fixed, determined,
and certified by such railroad COM
mission shall nevertheless be deemed
to be the just compensation that shall
be paid by such municipality to the
public utility for the acquisition of
such property, and such fixing, deter
mination, and certifeation shall have
the same force and effect as though
they had been done and completed
within the time provided for by law.
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from AID after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved April /. 1911. Copy Law
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ID February IS, 1911.

d February 10, 1911.
LAWS OF 1911.
g to the securing of
the joint committee
making an appropFia-
State Of Wisconsin.
enate and Assembly,
VS.:
IL joint committee on
issislature for the ses-
Empowered to employ
X in accounting and
u the formulation Of
statements. Such ex-
be exempt from the
lanter 363 OF the laws
mendments.
re is hereby appropri-
enaral fund not to ex-
III hundred dollars, the
Upon the approval and
men Of the senate and
cf the joint committee
"a lively.
act shall take effect
fom and after its pas
II ION.
II. 1911. Copy Law.
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No. 641, Al Published April %, 1911.
CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1911.
AN -ACT-To amend section 1797-37m
of the statutes relating to tho
powers and duties of the railroad
The people Of the state of Wisconsin.
represented in senate and assembly
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-
gr1eVed 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 of
or demurrage charge eXacted, is err
roneous, Illegal, unusual or exorbitant,
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 1862,
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 in its judgment, would have been
service complained of. If 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 to be
excessive. In case of the refusal of the
carrier to make such refund the party
aggrleYed 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 facie
evidence of the truth Of the facts found
by 1t and no carrier shall be permitted
TO avail itself of the defense in such
action that the shipment involved was
IN tact made on the published tariff
rate IN force at the time such shipment
was made, but no carrier making e re-
fund upon the order of the commission
or pursuant to a Judgment of court, as
herein provided. shall be liable for
any penalty or forfeiture or subject to
any prosecution under the laws of this
state, on account Of making such re-
fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
sage and publication.
Approved April %, 1911.
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she'd February 10, 1911.
2, LA VS. OF 1911.
.Gth9rize the EIeuaSha
Company, its success
ms to construct and
dye across the Flam-
he city of Ladysmith,
e state OF Wisconsin,
Senate and Assembly,
lows:
GTenasha Wooden
! Us successors and as
ed to construct and
cot and wagon bridge
ne Flambeau river, in
gsmith, RusE county,
point from the south
q Between lots 81 and
the Menasha Wooden
first addition to the
ith, to a point on the
i5h river at OF near the
a street known as
t. between blocks 20
euasha Wooden Ware
addition to Ladysmith
elf, it's successors and
THE use of the public
argc.
the purpose Of con-
llntaining such bridge
Wooden Ware Com
Tors and assigns, may
piers, and construct
nd to said FIambeau
o all things necessary
building, nStruCtiOn
4 OF such bridge. Such
cons tructed at such
r. mark and in such
necessarily or materi-
or hinder the flow Of
river or to impede the
cot for logs, lumber,
RATS.
right to alter or re
8 hereby expressly re-
IS act shall take effect
ON and after its pas
4 an.
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OF WISCONSIN

publishers OF weekly
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zee at the place where
imports to be published,
inted, that were estab-
lrly published for five
March thirteenth, one
hundred and eighty-two,
q tIde circulation to &C
OF not less than three
4ach week, and which
regularly published for
TO the opening Of each
4 the Legislature, who
their respective news
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cts passed at any such
be designated by the
IN the official PAPER as
be allow ed one hun
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that such laws have
which amount shall
general fund of the
IS A. FREAR,
secretary of State
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Ne. 11g, III [Published April %, 19l1

No. 119, Al Published April 90, 1911.
CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1911
AN ACT-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-
lions 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
Surance.
IS No corporation or stock company
shall be licensed as agent of any insur-
ance company for the purpose mem
toned in subsection l.
Section 2-Secti0n 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 A0riI %, 1911.
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NO. ~ ~ Al Published April 20. 1911.
AN ACT-To amend ID section 4560a-G
T ~ the statutes relating to dip nets,
iGGonss and the diameter thereof, in
ne re people of tie state of Wisconsin,
go enact as fJIIows:
81 9teetlon 1.-section 4560a-6 Of the
45so ooteS is attended to read: Section
perSar 1t shall be lawful for any
SoA 70 nsh for. take or catch, rough