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No. SIT, ST. Published June "a, 1913.
CHATTER 535, LAWS OF 1918
AN ACT-To amend section 925-234
of the statutes and to repeal sections
925-235, 925-236, 925-237, and 925
-23S of the statutes, relating to the
issue of improvement bonds for
sewerage assessments.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows
Section l. Sections 925-235, 925-
236, 925-237 and 925-238 of the
statutes are repealed
Section 2. Section 925-234 of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
925--224. Whenever a contract shall
have been let for the construction of
any sewer and the amounts have been
determined that are chargeable to the
lots or parcels of land abutting on the
streets or alleys through which said
sewer is to be constructed, if the
council deems it for the best interest
of the property owners affected by the
special assessment for the construc-
ton of said sewer it may tissue
bonds to pay any of said assessments
which the persons charged herewith
shall elect not to pay upon presenta-
ton of proper certificates. In making
contracts for sewers and in issuing
ard providing for the payment of such
sewer assessment bonds the provisions
of sections 925--190 to 925-197a, both
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Section L. Section 1222--S6 Of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
1222-S6. Any tax levied upon the
property of any such company shall be
considered due thirty days after the
mailing to it by the state treasurer OF
the notice of it's assessment the rate
OF levy and the amount of the tax. All
taxes remaining unpaid shall draw in
terest at the rate of fifteen per centum
per annum after due, which interest
shall be in lieu of the penalty or ten
per cent specified in chapters Ill, 112,
I13, and ia laws of 1899. In any
action to collect such tax, whether
heretofore or hereafter accrued, ana
the penalty and interest thereon, the
state may proceed by attachment or
garnishment to reach the property and
assets of any such company and it
shall not be necessary to state in any
affidavit made for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a writ of attachment or ssu-
ing a garnishee summons, or to prove,
that said tax, penalty, or interest is
due to the state upon contract or that
said action is to recover damages
founded upon contract, but it shall be
sufficient to state in lieu of such ALE
cations that there is due and owing to
the state from the defendant in such
action sum, naming 1t as near as may
be ,on account of an assessment made
pursuant to law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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statutes new section and a new sub
section to read: Section 172-21. l..
There is appropriated on March 1, 1914,
from any moneys in the general fund
not otherwise appropriated, the sums
named, to be used for the sole purpose
of protection and improv ement Of the
following parks: eighteen thousand
dollars for the Peninsular park in
Door county; ten thousand dollars for
Devils Lake park in Sank county; eight
thousand dollars for Glenn park in
Grant county.
2. There is appropriated from any
moneys in the general fund not other
wise appropriated, the sum of two
thousand dollars to be used for the
protection and Improvement of the In
ter-State park in Polk county.
(Section 1494-42) 4. The care and
protection of all lands that have been,
or may hereafter be acquired by the
state for public park purposes, shall be
under the direction of the state board
of forestry, and all moneys appropriat-
ed for the purposes of the protection
and Improvement of such parks shall
be expended under the supervision Of
such board of forestry.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 478, 81 Published June "a, 1913.
CHAPTER 532, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 20.70 Of
the statutes, relating to the repub-
LEGATION Of general laws by semi
weekly newspapers.
The people of the State of wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 20.70 Of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 2070.
The publisher of any weekly or semi
weekly newspaper printed in whole or
in part within this state, which shall
have been regularly published during
the six months Immediately prior to
the opening Of any regular session of
the legislature, with bona fide c1rcu1a-
ton to actual paying subscribers DUR
ing ell that time Of not less than three
hundred copies each issue,
may republish in such newspaper in
the numerical order or their chapters,
all Of the general laws passed at any
such session, which shall be designated
by the secretary of state In the Off
cial paper as copy laws" and upon
filing with said secretary satisfactory
proof by affidavit of such publication,
shall be paid one hundred dollars
therefor out of the state treasury.
Section 2. This act shall take erect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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No 449, 81 Published June "a, 1918.
CHAPTER 531, LAWS OF 1918

No. 449, ST. Published June "a, 1918.
CHAPTER 531, LAWS OF 1913
AN ACT-To appropriate to p. F. Han
son and J. A. Jackson. both of the
town of Cady in st. CroIx county,
and to Fred Tschudy of the town of
Jefferson in Green county, certain
sums of money therein named.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section L. There is hereby appro-
priated out of any moneys IN the treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of seventy-one dollars and TWEEN
ty-five cents, to P. F. Hanson of the
town of Cady in ST. Croix county, the
sum of thirty-six dollars and fifty
cents to J. A. Jackson, of the town of
Cady in ST. Croix county, and the sum
of foety-fve dollars to Fred Tschudy
of the town of Jefferson in Green coun-
ty, said sums to be in full payment Of
the claims of said p. f. Hanson, said
J. A. Jackson, and said Fred Tschudy,
against the state, which claims arise
out of the slaughter or tubercular cat
tie, ordered slaughtered by the state
veterinarian and condemned under
proceedings conducted by police JUS
tees in the year 1913, in ST. Crofx
and Green counties.
Section 9 This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication
Approved June q. 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 2O6, ST. Published June "a, 1913.
HAPTER 522 LAWS OLE 1913

No. 2O6, ST. Published June "a, 1913.
CHAPTER 528, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To create section 149s-25 of
the statutes, relating to the estab-
lishment of state game farm, and
making an appropriation.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Sec
ton 1885. /. The state fish and
game warden is hereby authorized to
purchase game birds and their eggs for
the breeding and propagation of game.
2. The distribution of said game
birds and eggs shall be made through
out the various parts Of the state un-
der the supervision and direction of
the state fish and game warden, the
state forester, and the governor, and
according and under such rules and
regulations as they shall prescribe.
8. There is hereby annually appro-
priated out Of any moneys in the gen
era1 fund derived from licenses to hunt
Or fish or derived from the sale of fish
by the state fish and game warden,
not otherwise appropriated, sum not
to exceed two thousand dollars, for the
purpose Of carrying out the provisions
Of this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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Published June "a, 1913.

No. 511, ST. Published June "a, 1913.
CHAPTER 5s4, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 990-10 and
subdivision G) of section 99O-17 of
the statutes, relating to civil service
in the state of Wisconsin.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 5000 and sub
division % of section 990-17 of the
statutes are amended to read: Section
990-10. All examinations for posi-
tions in the classified service shall be
practical in character, and shall re-
late to those matters which will fair
ly test the capacity and fitness of the
persons examined to discharge the
duties of the office or employment
sought by them, giving due allowance
for experience in the same or similar
positions. The competitive examina-
tons shall be free and open to all ap-
plicants who are citizens of the United
and who shall have fulfilled the pre-
liminary requirements stated in section
990-11, and shall be held at such
times and places as SHALL In the Judg-
meet the convenience of applicants and
the needs of the service. EXamina-
tions of a technical or special charac-
ter. or where requirements are pecu-
iiarIy within the knowledge of the
office, institution or department in
which appointment is to be made
shall be proposed by the incumbent of
such office or head of such institution
knowledge and experience in the same
or similar employments. 1t is the de-
clared policy of the state that under
the operation of sections 500 to
990-32, inclusive, thure snail be a fair
distribution throughout the state OF
persons accepted for the classified
service, and to that end examinations
shall be held simultaneously at at
~, oo;,
county of the state. = The
commission may require candidates
who have satisfied the preliminary
81 requirements, to undergo $
oral tests or tests for manual skill
or use of instruments in constructive
work may be necessary, at -
convenient designated places in the
state.
(Section 990-1D Cd Whenever there
are urgent reasons for filing a va
cancy in any position in the competi-
tive class and the commission is I'M
able to certify to the appointing Off
Ger upon requisition by the latter a
list of persons eligible for appointment
after a competitive examination, the
appointing officer may nominate a
person to the commission for nOn-cOm-
petitive examination, and if such
nominee shall be certified by the said
commission as qualified after such
on-competitive examination, he may
be appointed Professionally to fill such
vacancy only until a selection and APP
pointment can be made after competi-
tive examination. = In case of
an emergency an appointment may be
made without regard to the rules of
this statute, but in no case to continue
longer than ten days, and in no case
shall successive emergency appoint
ments be made.
Section 2. Sections 500 to 800
80, inclusive, of the statutes, shall not
apply to any experts now exempt by
law.
Section g. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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provement of any harbor or any por-
ton thereof the council may, by ord
NANCE establish harbor districts, to
be numbered from one upwards, along
the bays, rivers, creeks, sloughs, slips
and pockets lying wholly or IN part
within the city, each OF which districts
shall contain such area and embrace
sI1ch lands and territory to be improv-
ed and benefited as the council may
by such ordinance prescribe and de.
termine and after the formation OF
any district the cost OF any Improve,
ment made within it shall be assessed
to the property therein according TO
the benefits aceruinA 20 such property
by reason of such improvement.
g. The council may at any time, Dy
a vote of three-fourth of all it's mems
bers elect, vacate, alter or change the
boundaries of any harbOr district or
consolidate or rearrange the harbor
trict shall be established, altered or
vacated the notice required to be given
in the establishment of sewerage dis
tricts under section 925-210 shall first
be given, and sections 925-2o9 to s2a-
212, inclusive, are hereby made appH-
cable to the establishment, alteration
and vacation of harbor districts. In
case it shall be necessary to. dredge
provement outside of any dock lines or
harbor districts the cost thereof shall
be assessed as benefits against the
plated property or subdivisions of land
provement. Assessments for harbor
improvements shall be made, correct
ed and reported to the council as
assessments for street improvements.
and certificates or Improvement bonds
may be issued thereon and collected in
the manner and with like effect as In
the case Of street improvements, and
all provisions contained in this chap
ter relating to special assessments and
proceedings and special Improvement
bonds in the case Of street improve
ments are hereby made applicable.
8. The council may provide that
sum not exceeding ten per cent OF the
amount of any assessment FOR the
benefits shall be added as an addI-
tional assessment of benefits to cover
the cost of engineering, superIntend-
ing and all other necessary charges
upon the city by reason of such i'm
provements; provided, that the whole
sum assessed shall not exceed the
benefits. They may also provide that
any portion of the entire amount OF
any sum assessed as benefits shall be
collected and in the treasury before
any work shall be cone or improve
ment made under this subchapter. Like
remedies appeals and limitations as
in the case OF street improvements
may be taken and are applicable.
Section 2. This act shall take erect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 10, 1913. Copy Law.
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The people OF the State of Wisconsin,.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1894 OF the
statutes is amended to read: Section
1884 1. Every public highway al
ready laid out or which shall hereaf-
ter be laid out shall cease to be con-
sidered q public highway at the ex-
when it was SO laid out, except such
parts thereof as shall have been OPEN
ed, travelled or worked within such
time, and any such highway which Oh
entirely abandoned as a route of ira
vel on which no highway taxes have
been or shall be expended for five
years shall be considered legally dis
continued.
2. All roads not recorded which
shall have been or shall be used and
worked as public highways ten years
or more shall be deemed public hlgn-
built upon the bottoms and sloughs of
the Mississippi river in this state by
citizens or municipalities of any other
state shall not become legal highways
or a charge upon the town in which
they are situated unless upon petition
they are legally laid out by the super
visors of such town; nor shall any
grant of lands for highway purposes,
which has not become a legal highway
prior to the first day of July, 1913, be-
come effective for such purposes, I'M
less such grant shall have been duly
accepted by the town board or by the
town meeting of the town wherein
such lands and proposed highway are
situated. and until a resolution of such
acceptance shall have been duly filed
and recorded in the office of the town
clerk of such town; and in case any
such laid out highways shall not have
been fully and sufficiently described
or recorded or if such records have
been lost or destroyed the presumptive
evidence shall be that the same were
originally laid Of the width Of four
rods.
Section g. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 531, 81 Published, June "a, 1918.
CHAPTER Sal, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT--To amend section 1853 Of the
statutes, relating to the payment OF
taxes as between grantee and
grantor.
The people of the State of wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1853 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1853.
AS between grantor and grantee or any
land, when there Is no express agree
ment as to which shall pay the taxes
assessed thereon for
the year in which the conveyance is
made, If such land is conveyed on or
before the first day of Decem-
Der, then the grantee shall pay the
same; but if conveyed after that date,
then the grantor shall pay them.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and pupncatIon.
Approved June q, 1913. Copy Law.
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Published June "a, 1918.

No. 5o7, 81 Published June "a, 1918.
CHAPTER 533. LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 1759a of
the statutes, relating to the amend
ment of articles of organization Of
corporations and the issue of pre-
ferred stock.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1759a of the stat
uites is amended to read: Section
1854. Any corporation may provide
for preferred stock in it's original ar
ticles or organization. or by amend
ment thereto adopted by a
three-fourths vote of the stockhold-
ers, and may, in such original articles
or by such amendment thereto adopted
by three-fourths vote of
the stockholders, provide for the pay
ment of dividends on such preferred
stock out of the profits at specified
rate before dividends are paid upon
the common stock; for the accumula-
ton Of such dividends; Tor a prefer
ence of such preferred stock, not, how
ever, exceeding the par value thereof,
over the common stock in the distribu-
ton of the corporate assets other than
profits; for the redemption of such pre-
ferred stock, and for denying OF re-
stricting the voting power Of such
preferred stock. Neither preferred nor
common stock shall bear interest Ger
tificates of preferred stock and COM
mon stock shall state, on the face
thereof, all privileges accorded to and
all restrictions imposed on preferred
stock No change or amendment in
relation to such preferred stock shall
be made, except by way of amendment
to the articles of organization adopted
by three-fourths vote of
the holders of all the outstanding
stock, both preferred and common. The
articles of organization may be amend
ed by a three-fourth vote Of the COM
mon stockholders to provide for
a second issue Of preferred stock,
subject to all the rights and
equities of the first issue of pre-
ferred stock. and when so issued,
such second issue of preferred stock
shall have plainly printed across the
face of the certificates the words
Preferred Stock, Second Issue" and
shall recite all the terms, restrictions
and regulations provided in the ar
ticles of organization in relation to
such second issue of preferred stock.
Section 2. This act shall take eff
feet upon passage and publica ton.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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Section 8. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
No. 519, 81 Published June "a, 1918.
CHAPTER 536, LAWS OF 1915.
AN ACT--To amend subsection CD Of
section 1896 of the statutes relating
to allowance to widows in estates Of
deceased persons.
The people of the State of wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly,
90 enact as follows:
Section i. Subsection ID of section
1895 of the statutes is amended to read !:
(Section 1880 ca The widow if any,
shall be allowed all her articles of APP
parel and ornaments, also all wearing
apparel, fanny pictures and ornaments
of the deceased, except such as may
have been specifically bequeathed by
the deceased, also the household fur
niture Of the deceased. also
all provisions and fuel on hand pro-
vided for family use, also other
personal property to be selected by her,
not exceeding in value two hundred
dollars. This allowance shall be made
whether the widow valves or accepts
the provisions made for her in the
will of her husband or when no pro-
vision is made for her, as well as when
he dies intestate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 81, 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 1149, Al Published June 81, 1918
CHAPTER 521, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend Section 925-24Sa
the statutes, relating to harbors.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows.
Section ]. Section 925-24Sa of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
925.24Sa l. Any city may, at its
option, in lieu of proceedings under
sections 925-240 to 925-24S, Inclusive,
have the power to cons truct, repair,
Improve and maintain any harbor
within or of the city at such depth as
may be prescribed by the United States
Government engineers by
dredging channels and slips, building
docks, dykes wharves, piers and
breakwaters or by such other plan
of Improvement as the council may
prescribe and adopt; and when any
such Improvement shall have been
ordered the board of public works
shall make an assessment of the bene-
fits accruing to the lands benefited
thereby. In order to facilitate the i'm
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No. 736, Al Published June 81 1913.
CHAPTER 544 LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-TO create section 959-8m Of
the statutes, authorizing cities TO rat
ify and validate obligations heretofore
attempted to be incurred by tnem for
purposes herein named.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
REPRESENTED in Senate end Assembly. do
enact as follows:
Section l. There Is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section 959-
SIN. If any city of this state. however in
corporated. heretofore empowered 70 UNI
dertake and perform any work relating
to tuberculosis, child welfare, hRrbor I'm
provement. OF plans for sewage disposal
and qualification OF water supply. shall
have attempted to incur expenses and pc
cuniary obligations for any such work.
either directly through the common cccn-
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No. rs, ST. Published June "a, 1913.
CHAPTER sgt, LAWS OF 1918
AN ACT-To create section 1871 and
subsection 4 of section 1494-42 of
the statutes, appropriating moneys
therein named for the protection and
Improvement CT state parks.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows: