Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-19
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY PRE-
PARES BILL TO ENFORCE
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS.
MUST FILE CERTIFICATES
Measure Is Intended to Provide Sub
stitute for Presene Eugenic Law
TO Protect and Improve
Race.
Madison. Feb. 16. 1915.

MaQlSOn, teD. Los 1910.
Certificates of health from women as
we'll as men who desire to marry with
in the state of Wisconsin will be re-
quired if the bill that has been pre-
pared by the State Medical society for
introduction into the legislature, be
comes a law.
The measure is intended to provide
a substitute for the present eugenic
law It was prepared by a committee
representing the state medical body
and contains provisions not found in
the present law, but which are con-
sidered by the committee to be neces-
sary for the perfect enforcement OF
health restrictions in marriage.
In submitting the proposed bill, the
committee on public policy and legis-
lation of the State Medical society pre-
sents report which declares the pres
emit act is anomalous and inconsistent
in different particulars. It points out
that the examination. required by the
present law actually costs SIS, while
the law fixes the maximum fee for the
same at So. 1t adds that the law.
which has been in force the last two
years, has been of great educational
value, and thus has performed a far
reaching service. The bill submitted
by the committee is intended, it is as
serted, to permit an added effort to
protect and improve the race by legis-
lative means.
Examination Required.
The bill that has been prepared pro-
vides that all persons contemplating
marriage shall, within fifteen days
prior to applying for license to marry,
be examined, and it shall be unlawful
for the county clerk of any county to
issue license to any person who fails
to present and file certificate duly
signed by reputable licensed physi-
clan, setting forth that such person is
free from diseases, so nearly as can
determine by the application of the
usual tests and methods of examina-
ton. The fee for such examination,
to be paid by the applicant at the time
the examination is made, shall not ex-
coed SIS. The county physician of any
county shall, upon request made by
the applicant, make the necessary ex-
animation and issue such certificate,
if the same can be properly issued,
without charge to the applicant if said
applicant be INDECENT.
Any person violating the provisions
of the section will be punished by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for not
less than thirty days nor more than
one year.
Any county clerk who shall unlaw-
fully issue a license to marry to any
person who fails to present and file
the certificate provided by subsection
of this section is made guilty of O
felony and shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the state prison for not
less than one year.
Has County Option Bill.
Assemblyman Je1 sen of Richland
county introduced a. county option bill.
This provides when 20 per cent or
more of the electors of county petit
ton the county clerk to have the ques-
ton of county option submitted to the
people he must submit it at the next
election.
Assemblyman Nelson introduced
three bills wiping out the office of re-
wiser of the statutes, the state board
of public affairs and state highway
commission. Assemblyman Prescott
introduced bill making the licenses
for saloons in cities of the first class
$500. Assent lyman Vint presented a
bill dealing with public utilities and
municipal plants. Assemblyman Do
bic introduced bill amending the Gig
arctic law, making it illegal to sell
cigarettes to minors and cutting out
other clauses. Assemblyman Freder-
lex introduced another liquor bill deal
ing with selling to minors.
Introduces Thirteen Bills.
Senator Monk of Neillsville intro
duced thirteen bills which are intend
ed to carry out the Recommendation
of the state legislative committee on
white slavery.
Senator Ackley of Chippewa Falls
presented resolution, which was
adopted, constituting the senate COM
mittee on conservation and the assem-
bly, committee on state affairs joint
committee to consider all bills relat-
ing to conservation of natural re-