Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

NO. CT cA ii 7ss Laws A OF 1918 1910
AN ACT-To create section 2339m Of the
statutes relating to marriage and VEN
ereal diseases.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the stat
utes new section to read: Section
2339m. 1. All male persons making ap-
plication for license to marry shall at any
time within fifteen Gays prior to such ap-
plication, be examined as to the existence
or non-existence in such person of any
venereal disease, and it shall be unlawful
for the county clerk of any county to is
sue license to marry to any person who
fails to present and file with such county
clerk certificate setting forth that such
person is free from acquired Venereal d.
seases SO nearly as can be determined by
physical examination and by the applica-
ton of the recognized clinical and labora-
tory tests of scientific search Such GER
tificate shall be made by a licensed ply
stefan shall be filed with the application
for license to marry, and shall read as
follows, to wit:
(Name of physician)
legally licensed physician, do certify that
I have this. ..........d day of. .............,
H.. carefully and thoroughly examined
..........;:. '...;.'.'.'.' having
(Name Of person)
applied the recognized clinical and labora-
tory tests of scientific search and find him
to be free from all venereal diseases SO
nearly as can be determined.
................. signature of Physicion)
2. Such examiners shall be physicians
duly licensed to practice in this state,
shall be persons of good moral character
and of scientific attainments and at least
thirty years of age. The fee for such ex-
for examination before the certificate
shall be granted shall not exceed three
dollars. The county physician of any
county shall, upon request make the ne
cessary examination and issue such GER
tificate, if the same can properly be issued,
without charge to the applicant, if said
applicant be INDECENT.
8. Whenever there is a dispute or dis
agreement regarding the findings of any
medical examiner, laboratory tests shall
be made in the state laboratory of hygiene
from material submitted by such exam
iner and the findings of the said labora-
tory shall be accepted as evidence of the
presence OR absence in the person exam
ined of any venereal disease.
4. In any case wherein the certificate
of health required by subsection 1 of this
section shall be refused and the applicant
shall make and file with the county clerk
of the proper county an affidavit setting
forth the fact that such applicant has not
had fair and impartial examination and
that he is entitled to such certificate Of
health, 1T shall be the duty of such coun-
ty clerk to certify such proceedings at
once, to the county court of such county
without formality or expense to such ap-
plicant. Such application shall be heard
by a judge of said court, at the earliest
time practicable, without a jury in court
or in chambers, during the term Or in va
cation as the case may be. Notice of
the time and place of such hearing shall
be given to such applicant by mail
certified copy Of an order of such judge
upon his findings in such matter determ-
lining that such applicant is entitled to
such certificate of health presented and
filed with such county clerk shall have
the same force and effect as such certifi-
cate and such county clerk shall thereupon
issue license to marry, to such appli-
cant.
S. Any person a resident of this state.
who with intent to evade the provisions
of this act shall go into another state
and there have marriage solemnized
and who within one year from date of
such marriage shall return and reside
In this state, shall upon information or
knowledge to the district attorney of any
county be required by him to file with the
county clerk Of any county In which such
person may be then a resident a certif
cate of examination from such physician
as set forth in this section. Any person
violating the provisions of this subsection
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than thirty DAYS nor
more than one year.
6. Any county clerk who shall unIaw-
fully issue license to marry to any per-
son who fails to present and file the GER
tifcate provided by subsection 1 of this
section, or any party or parties having
knowledge Of any matter relating or per-
tanning to the examination Of any appli-
cant for license to marry, who shall dis
close the same, or any portion thereof
except as may be required by law, shall
upon proof thereof be guilty of felony.
and shall be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison not less than one year
nor more than five years.
Z. Any physician who shall knowingly
and wilfully make any false statement In
the certificate provided for in subsection
1 Of this section shall be guilty of perjury