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No. $50, AL Published May 81 1918.
CHAPTER 354, Laws Of 1918.
AN ACT-To amend section 1411 of the
statutes, relating to the organization
of local boards of health
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1411 of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1411. 1. The
town board, village board and common
council of every town, village and city,
except in cities of the first class, shall,
within thirty days after each annual
election, organize as a board of health or
appoint wholly or partially from it's own
members, suitable number of COM
petent persons who shall organize as a
or city. The health officer when ap
pointed shall hold office for two years and
until his successor has been elected and
qualities.
board or common council fails or neg
lects to appoint board of health as
provided by this section, the state board
of health may appoint persons to serve
on such board until a board of health
has been regularly appointed as herein
pense so incurred shall be charged to
and paid out of the treasury of such
town, incorporated village or city.
5. Whenever any health officer ap-
ton, or elected as provided for by the
general charter law or special charter
laws shall neglect or refuse to perform
the duties of his office and assist the
state board Of health In the enforce
ment of the public health laws of the
board village board or common coun-
Gil either upon it's own initiative or
upon the recommendation of the state
board Of health to discharge such official
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No. 9G4, Al Published June 2, 1913.
w. CHAPTER 366. LAWS OF 1913
AN ACT-To create sections 1941--64m
and 4575s of the statutes, making void
future policies of unauthorized insur-
ance companies, and providing a PEN
atty.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section l. There are added to the
statutes two new sections to read: Sec
ton 1941-64m. /. All future contracts
of insurance against the risk of loss or
damage by fire or lightning upon prop
erty in this state shall be held to be
made and effected within this state.
g. No unauthorized fire insurance
company or other unauthorized insurer
shall hereafter make or issue, directly Or
Indirectly, any policy Of insurance on
property in this state, except as specih-
cally authorized by law. All such con-
tracts are declared to be unlawful void,
and unenforcible, and no action in law
or equity shall be maintained on any such
contract in any court.
Section 4575s. Amy unauthorized IRE
insurance company or other unauthorized
insurer which shall hereafter take or re-
ceive any application for fire insurance
on property in this state, or shall receive
or collect a premium on any part thereof
for such insurance, shall be punished by
fine of not more than five thousand
dollars Any officer, agent, solicitor, or
broker, or other employee OF any unau-
thorized insurance company or other un-
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vital statistics shall, annually, cause to
be prepared and put up In proper con-
tanners one per cent solution Of nj
trate Of silver, and shall also prepare in
and instructions shall be distributed by
said board. free Of ell charges, to all
local health officers within the state In
quantities sufficient to enable them TO,
and midwife one container and one copy
Of the instructions. It shall be the duty
Of the attending physician or midwife In
each confinement case to use the SAID So
luton as directed in said Instructions.
Section 1903. /. In any confinement
case not attended by physician or mid
wife, If one or both eyes Of an infant be-
come inflamed, swollen and red, and show
in two weeks after its birth, the nurse,
parents, or other attendant having
charge of such infant shall report IN
writing, within six hours thereafter. to
town in which the parents of the infant
reside, the fact that such inflammation,
swelling, redness, or unnatural discharge
exists.
2. On receipt OF such report the health
officer shall Immediately give to the par
ents or person having charge of said In
FAINT warning of the dangers to the eye.
or eyes, Of said infant, and copy OF the
instructions prepared pursuant to sec
ton 1409a-1 of the statutes; and shall
employ at the expense of the said city.
village, or town, a competent physician
to examine the case reported and to pro-
vide such treatment as may be prescribed
by the state board of health and vital
statistics in it's instructions.
Section 1927. l.. There is annually
appropriated on July LIST, fifteen hundred
general fund, not otherwise appropri-
ated, for the state board of health and
vital statistics, to carry out the pro-
visions Of section 1409a-1.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. AT, 81 Published May 81, 1913

No. 427, 81 Published May 81. 1913.
CHAPTER 361, LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT-To amend section 747a of the
statutes. relating to fees Of county off,
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
utes is amended to read: (Section 747a)
The county board Of any county In this
state may by resolution. change the
method of compromising the clerk of the
circuit court, his deputies and clerks
from fees, now provided by law, to sal
aries and shall at the same time fix the
amounts Of the salaries to be paid the
clerk of the circuit court to be elected
during the ensuing year, his deputies and
clerks, and the number thereof to be APP
pointed by the clerk of the circuit court,
and paid by the county; provided, that
whenever any county board so changes
the method Of compensating the clerk Of
the circuit court, his deputies and clerks,
their salaries, and the number thereof,
the same shall remain and be the salar-
deputies and clerks, during the term of
the clerk Of the circuit court And the
county board Of such county, shall.
thereafter at their annual meeting pre-
ceding the election Of the clerk of the
circuit court fix the amounts of the sal
aries of the clerk of the circuit court to
be elected and his deputies and clerks.
and the number thereof, for the term;
any meeting during the term Of office of
any such clerk of court provide for the
employment of such additional clerks or
deputies as may be needed to properly
conduct the work of the clerks office.
Such salaries shall be paid at the end of
each month"; and the clerk Of the circuit
court shall keep accurate books of ac
count in which shall be entered from day
to day in a journal, the items of service
and the fees and the name of the par
tcular proceeding, transaction or action
in which the same is rendered, and shall
carry the items of charges into a ledger
account, with proper reference to such
journal entries, and he shall pay to the
county treasurer all fees, per diem and
other emoluments of whatever kind re-
ceived by him, and shall at the end of
each quarter of the year file with the
county clerk, to be laid before the county
board, a sworn statement Of all such
fees, per diem and emoluments collected
by him Or for him during the quarter
of the year, and all the expenses of his
office during such time. And the salar-
les of the clerk of the circuit court, his
deputies and clerks, so paid shall be in
lieu of all fees, per diem, and compen-
satien for services rendered by them, ex-
cept such work as is done by them un-
der the supervision and direction of the
government Of the United States or by
the special permit of the congress of the
United States
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May 20, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 1885, Al Published May 81, 1913.
CHAPTER 352. LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section l of chapter
SO of the laws Of 1911, relating to taxes
In cities Of the first class for park pur-
poses
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section of chapter SO of
the laws Of 1911 is amended to read:
lChapter SO, laws of 1910 Section l;
1907, is amended to read Section l..
The common councils Of all cities of the
first class are hereby authorized and
directed to include in the tax levy OF
any such city. at the same time and in
the same manner as other city taxes are
levied and collected by law, a tax not
exceeding seventy-one hun
dredths CID of a mill upon each dollar
Of the assessed value of said taxable
property, the amount Of which tax shall
be determined by the board Of park
commissioners Of such city. and certi-
fled to the common council and the city
comptroller at the time Of making their
annual report to such common council,
and the entire amount of such tax shall
be collected, paid into and held in the
city treasury as separate and distinct
fund to be known as the park and boule-
ward fund, and shall not be used or APP
propriated directly or Indirectly for any
other purpose than for the Improvement,
maintenance and control or the puDhc
parks and boulevards of such city, and
for the payment of the salaries of the
employees and other proper expenses of
such board of park commissioners; pro-
vided, that of the said tax levied and
collected in any such city, *two-
tenths of q mill upon each dollar of the
assessed value of it's taxable property
shall be used each year by It's board of
park commissioners solely for the pur-
pose of filing in and Improving and
maintaining as a public park or boule
ward any strip of submerged land granted
or which may be granted to said city to
be managed, controlled and improved by
it's board of park commissioners.
Section 2. All laws or parts Of laws
inconsistent with this act are, in so far
as the same are inconsistent herewith,
repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved May 27, 1918. Copy Law.
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Published Nav 20. 10

No. 322, 81 Published May 20, 1913.
CHAPTER 341, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 3344 Of the
statutes. relating to- liens of hotel
keepers, innkeepers, and livery stable
keepers.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 3344 of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 1914 1.
Every innkeeper, hotel keeper, and every
keeper of boarding house or lodging
house, whether individual, co-partner-
ship, or corporation, shall have lien
upon and may retain the possession Of
all the baggage and other effects brought
into his inn, hotel. boarding house. or
boarder, or iodger, whether the ' same is
the individual property of such guest,
boarder, or lodger, or under his control
or the property Of any other person for
whose board, lodging, or other accommo-
board and lodging is liable. for the =
proper charges owing such
lnnkeeper, hotel keeper, or keeper of a
boarding house or lodging house for any
board, lodging or
other accommodation furnished to or for
such guest, boarder, or lodger, and for
all money paid or advanced to any such
guest boarder, or ledger, not exceeding
the sum of fifty dollars, and for such eX-
tras as are furnished at the written re-
quest signed by such guest, bOarder Or
lodger, until the amount of such
charges is paid. and any execution or
attachment levied upon any such bag
gage or effects shall be subject to such
innkeepers lien and the costs of salts
flying it, Provided, however, that no
lien shall be placed upon any property
mentioned in this section for any bin or
account which is chargeable against any
person mentioned herein for malt, spirit
uous, ardent, or intoxicating liquors fur
nished to any Of the aforesaid persons.
Every keeper of livery or
boarding stable, and every person pas
turing or keeping any horses, carriages,
harness, mules, cattle, Or stock shall have
lien upon and may retain the possess
sion Of any such horses, carriage, har-
ness, mules, cattle. or stock for the
amount which may be due him for the
keeping, supporting, and care thereof
until such amount is paid.
Section 2. All acts or parts Of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May 26, 1918. Copy Law.
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No. 429, ST. Published May 20, 1913.

No. 429, 81 Published May 20, 1913.
CHAPTER 345, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 2313 of the
statutes, relating to conveyances.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2313 Of the stat
utes Is amended to read (Section 2313)
No mortgage Of personal property shall
be valid against any other person than
the parties thereto unless the possession
of the mortgaged property be delivered
to and retained by the mortgage or I'M
less the mortgage or a copy thereof be
filed as provided in section
2314, except when otherwise directed in
these statutes. Nor shall chattel mort
gage of personal property which IS by
law exempt from seizure and sale upon
execution be valid unless the same be
signed by the wife Of the person making
such chattel mortgage, If he be a married
man and his wife at the time be mem
Der of his family, and unless such sig
nature of such wife be witnessed by two
witnesses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May 26, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 791, Al Published May 81, 1913.
CHAPTER 1852, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To create section 959w of the
statutes authorizing cities to ratify
certain emergency contracts.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section
959w. The common council Of any city.
however Incorporated, is authorized and
empowered to. ratify, validate and con-
firm by majority vote of the members
thereof, any contract, either written or
oral, heretofore entered into or purport-
ed to be entered into by any officer or
department of such city in the forming
Of which the proper proceedings may
not have been regularly taken; pro-
vided. first that the other contracting
party has fully performed his share Of
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Section 10. The county Judge may,
in his discretion on the written re-
quest Of either party to a civil action.
or on like request by the district at
ton, call in stenographic reporter,
skilled in the art Of shorthand, to take
the testimony In such action. or pro-
ceeding and may file the said report
ers notes in lieu Of the testimony re-
CURED by law to be taken by justices
of the peace In like proceedings. In
c4se of appeal in any civil action or
proceeding. when SO requested by the
cribe said testimony in Ionghand and
the fees for such transcribing, not to
exceed five cents, per folio, shall pc
the case, and If requested at the. time
the appeal Is taken, or request Of dis
trict attorney made, such reporter. at
the expense Of the party requesting
shall furnish an additional. copy or
such testimony to each party so re.
questing at that time, at the rate of
not to exceed two and one-haf cents
per folio. Said reporter shall receive
such compensation for taking testi--
mony as shall be allowed by the said
county judge, not to exceed two dollars
for each day, and one dollar for each
testimony to and until the first regular
meeting Of the county board of super
visors of Monroe county. Thereafter
the reporter shall have and receive
fixed by the said county board and 1t
shall be the duty Of the said board to
fix the compensation OF the SAID stem
ographic reporter at SAID time. In
said civil actions and proceedings, the
compensation shall be fixed as a part
Of the costs in lieu of the fees now al
lowed to justices of the peace for taxi
ing testimony, and in criminal pro-
ceedings the same shall be paid out Of
the county treasury upon certificate
Of the county Judge. Section 2439 of
the statutes shall apply to said re-
porter Of such court, and section 414l
of the statutes shall apply to the
and proceedings taken by the reporter
under this act.
Section IS. The county court under
the provisions Of this act shall be open
for the transaction of business daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
said court shall be held in the office of
the county Judge in the court house in
the city Of Sparta in said county, or
in such other convenient place in said
county, to which 1t may be adjourned,
as provided by section 2 herein.
Section IA. Appeals from said county
court shall be made to the circuit
ner and form Of taking an appeal shall
be in the manner and form and time
of taking such appeal from justice
court as now provided.
Section Is. The provisions Of sec
ton 2s9E n Of It the statutes shall II apPy
ments in this court with the clerk of
the circuit court, so far as the same
are applicable thereto.
Section Is. This act shall take eff
feet upon passage and publication.
Approved May rs, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 2ss, 81 [Published May 81 1913
CHAPTER 1855, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT To create section 4733b and
section 473sc of the statutes. and to
amend sections 4960c-1 and 4960c-3
of the statutes, relating to the SEN
tence, commitment and transfer of
felons, and to provide for parole in
certain cases.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the
statutes two new sections to read. Sec
ton 4733b. Whenever there is conviction
of felony In any court of this state, and
the sentence of the court is to impris-
onment for more than one year and 1t
shall be proved or admitted on the trial
that the defendant had been previously
convicted Of q felony, commitment shall
be made to the Wisconsin state prison.
Section 1880. The state board of con-
troll Of Wisconsin, with the approval Of
fer from the house Of correction Of Mil
Waukee county to the Wisconsin state
prison any person convicted of a felony
and committed to the said house of cor
satisfaction Of the board of control that
the said person had previously been con-
victed of felony.
Section g Section 4960c-1 and section
4960c-3 are amended to read: Section
4960c-1. The board of control Is here
by given authority to issue parole to
any prisoner, with the approval OF the
governor who is now Or may hereafter
be imprisoned in the state prison or the
house of correction of Milwaukee county,
subject to the limitations herein con-
tanned.
Section 4960c-3 All persons while on
parole under the provisions of sections
4960c-1 to 4960c-7 inclusive, shall re-
main in the legal custody and under the
control of the state board of control and
subject at any time to be taken back
within said prison or said house of cor
rection. The board of control shall re
quire monthly reports to be made by said
paroled person, and In addition thereto,
shall require monthly reports from the
person in whose employment said convict
may be at any time.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts
conflicting with or contravening the
provisions of this act are repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May II, 1913. Copy Law
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No S17, AL Published May 81, 1913.
CHAPTER 353. LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT.To create sections 4942a and
cuniary assistance to prisoners and
their families.
The people of the State of wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
statutes two new sections to read: Sec
ton 4942a. The state board of control
of Wisconsin is hereby authorized and
empowered to provide for the payment to
prisoners confined in the state prison or
in the state reformatory Of such pecuni-
airy earnings and for the rendering of
such assistance as 1T may deem proper,
under such rules and regulations as 1t
may provide. Such earnings shall be
paid out of the fund provided for the
carrying on of the work in which the
prisoner is engaged when employed on
state account, and by the contractor
when the prisoner Is employed under
contract
Section 4942b. Any money arising un-
der sections 4942 or 4942a of the statutes
shall be and remain under the control
of the state board Of control, to be used
for the benefit of the prisoner. his fam
lily, or dependent relatives, under such
regulations as to time, manner and
amount of disbursements as the board
may prescribe; but should any such prls-
oner wilfully escape from the state re-
formatory or the state prison or become
a fugitive from justice, or commit any
breach of discipline at either institution
the said board of control may, in it's dis
cretion, cause the forfeiture of all
earnings remaining to the prisoner
credit and the same shall be replaced IN
the fund from which it was originally
taken. 1t is further provided that in the
case of earnings paid by the contractor
to the prisoner employed under the con-
tract, same shall be placed in the cur
rent expense fund of the institution in
which the prisoner may be confined.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved May 27, 1913. Copy Law
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and Immediately appoint a new health

and Immediately appoint new health
officer.
A. The officers Of such board shall in
clude a chairman, a clerk, and health
officer, who shall be ex offcio a MEM
Der Of such board and its executive Of
fcer; all such officers shall be elected by
ization. Every board Of health as thus
constituted shall exercise all the pow
ers and perform all the duties prescribed
In this chapter within the limits Of the
town, village or city Of which they are
such officers. Every health officer SO
appointed shall be, whenever practicable.
q reputable physician; he shall hold Of
flee during the pleasure of such board
and until the qualification of his sue
cessor; If a vacancy occurs in his office,
the board of health shall Immediately fill
the same by an election The foregoing
provisions shall not apply to any city or
village in which board Of health and a
health officer are provided for by the
charter thereof; but every such board,
whether organized under the provisions
OF this section or otherwise, shall i'm
mediately after each annual or other or
ganization report to the secretary Of the
state board of health the names, post
office addresses and occupations of the
officers thereof, and make such report
whenever a new health officer Is chosen.
Every board Of health shall take such
measures and make such rules and regu-
lationS as they may deem most effectual
for the preservation of the public health.
To provide for the control Of diphtheria
and other contagious diseases, the local
board of health shall furnish antitoxin
free to all INDECENT persons suffering
from such diseases. in such manner as
the state board Of health may direct.
They may appoint as many persons to
aid them In the execution Of their pow
ers and duties as they think proper,
regulate the fees and charges of every
person SO employed by them, and fix the
salary of the health officer, examine
into all nuisances, sources Of filth, and
causes of sickness, and make such
rules and regulations respecting the
same as they may judge necessary for
the public health and safety of the in
habitants.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after It's pas
sage and publication.
Approved May 81, 1918. Copy Law.