Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No. OIL 81 Published August 2. 1913
CHAPTER ga LAWS OF 1913

CHAPTER 736. LAWS OF 1915
AN ACT TO create section 2339m of the statutes
lating to marriage ana venereal diseases.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, represented in
Senate ana Assembly. do enact follows:
Section l. There is added to the statutes new
section to read Section 23S9m, l. All male per-
making application for license to marry shall
any time within fifteen days prior to such application,
be examined as to the existence or non-existenee In
such person of yeneTal disease. and 1t shall be
unlawful FOR the county clerk of any county
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 yenera
diseases nearly be determined by physical
examination and by the application Of the recognized
clinical and laboratory tests Of scientific search Such
certificate shall BE- made ; BY licensed PHYSICAL
marry. and shall read as follows. to wit:
80 +; s,..ia;.,,; being legally
licensed physician. do certify that have this ...
day Of ......... .....-... Bees. carefully and
thoroughly examined .,...., havins
applied the recognized clinical and laboratory tests Of
scientific search and End him to be free from all
yenerai diseases so nearly as can be determined
q Such examiners shall be physicians duly licensed
to practice in this state. shall be persons Of good
moral character and Of scientific attachments and
least thirty years of age The fee for such examna-
tion be paid by the applicant for examination
coed three dollars The county physician Of any
county shah. upon request. make the necessary
animation and issue such certificate, if the
properly be issued without charge to the applicant,
if said applicant be INDECENT
B. Whenever there is dispute or disagreement
recording the findings of any medical examiner labor
atofy tests shall be made in the state laboratory OF
hygiene from material submitted by such examiner,
and the findings Of the said laboratory shall be
cepted evidence of the presence absence in the
person examined of any veneral disease
4. In any case wherein the certificate Of health
.tequEed oy Supsecion OF TINS secuon snah ne re-
fused and the applicant shall make and file with the
county clerk Of the county affidavit setting
forth the fact that such applicant has not had fair
and impartial examination and that he Is entitled 10
such certificate of health, it shall be the duty or
such county clerk to certify such proceedings. at
once, TO the county court Of such county without
Formally expense to such applicant. Such APP
plicaon shall be heard by judge of said court, at
the earliest time practicable without jury in court
or in chambers, during the term in vacation
the case may be- Notice Of the TIME and place OF
such hearing shall be given TO such applicant by mail
A certified copy Of an order Of such Judge upon his
findings in such matter determining that such appn-
cant is entitled such certificate of health present.
ed and Ded with such county clerk. shall have the
same force and effect as such certificate and such
county clerk shall hereup0n issue license to marry
such applicant.
s. Any person resident Of this state who with
intent to evade the provisions Of this shall go
into another state and there have marriage solem
nized and who within one year from date of such
marriage shall return and reside in this state shah
upon Information knowledge to the district attor
ney of any county be required by him to file with
the county clerk of county In which such person
may be then resident a certificate of examination
from such physician set forth In this section Any
violating the provisions of this subsection shall
be punished by Imprisonment In the county Jail
less than thirty days nor more than one year.
8. Any county clerk who shall unlawfuy issue a
license to marry to any person who fails to present
and file the certificate provided by subsection 1 OF
this section party parties having knowledge
Of matter relating pertaining to the examina
zion of any applicant for license to marry who shall
disclose the same. or any portion thereof except
may be required by law. shall upon proof thereof be
guilty Of felony. and shall be punished by tmprison
ment in the state prison not less than year
more than five years
Z Any physician who shall knowingly ana will
fully make false statement In the certificate pro-
yided for in subsection Of this section shall be
guilty Of perjury ard upon conviction shall be pun
ished for perjury. and a convection under this
subsection shall revoke the license Of such physician
TO practice in this state
Section 2. All acts or parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act are repealed
Section 3. This act shall take effect and after
January l, 1914.
Approved August l. 1913