Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
No. 257, ST. Published May 30, 1913
CHI A.I,rrIEIa 900 A VIC OF

No. c 297 81 n ss M LAY 20 1913
AN ACT-Te provide for the appoint
ment of committee to investigate
and report on the subject of white
slave traffic, and kindred subjects,
and making an appropriation there
for.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. A special joint committee
consisting of three members of the
senate and three members of the as
ner that standing joint committees are
appointed. Such committee shall
fully investigate the causes and con-
ditions of and remedies for the white
slave traffic, prostitution, the owner
ship of properties wherein and
wherein prostitution is carried on,
the causes of the nonenforcement
of law in such cases in the
shall make full report thereof to the
next session Of the Legislature to be
held in 1915, and shall submit such
bill or bills as may be eXpedient.
Section g. Such committee by a ma
jority vote of the members thereof, is
vested with plenary power to perform
and discharge the duties by this act
enjoined. Any member of said COM
oaths to persons appearing before such
committee
Section g. Such committee shall
have the power to employ such stem
ographerS, clerks, assistants and ex-
perts as it may deem necessary and
expedient for the proper discharge of
the duties assigned to it, and to fix
the compensation of such persons as
it may employ.
Section A. Said committee is au-
thorized to hold such meetings at
such places and at such dates as it
shall deem most expedient.
O.: i l.
subpoena, issued over the signature of
the chairman or acting chairman Of
said committee and served in the man.
ner in which circuit court subpoenas
are served, summon and compel the
attendance of witnesses and the pro-
duction of all books, papers, docu-
ments, and records necessary or con-
venient to be examined or used by
them in the course of the discharge
Section 6. If any witness subpoen-
aed to appear before said committee
shall refuse to appear or to answer
Inquiries propounded, or shall fail or
refuse to produce books, documents,
papers and records, within his pos
session or control when the same are
demanded by said committee, such
committee shall report the facts to
the circuit court Of the county in
which such examination is being con-
Quoted, and it shall be the duty of such
court to compel obedience to such sub
pOena by attachment proceedings lOr
contempt, as in case of dfSobedience of
the requirements OF a subpoena issued
from such court, or refusal TO testi-
fly therein.
Section 7. Said committee is au-
thorized to print ten thousand copies
of it's findings for public distribution
and send to each member Of the Iegis-
Iature at least sixty days before the
converting of the next session of the
Legislature, a copy of the proposed bill
or bills framed, together with q copy
of the findings and communications
of such committee.
Section s. Each member of said
committee shall be reimbursed by the
state for his actual necessary eX-
penses, but shall receive no compen-
sation for the time devoted to the
work of such committee.
Section s., There is appropriated
moneys in the general fund, not other
wise appropriated, for the legislative
committee for the investigation of the
whites slave traffic and kindred sub
jects, for carrying out the provisions
of this act.
Section TO- This act shall take eff
feet upon passage and publication.
Approved May 26 1913. Copy Law.