The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-18
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY PRE-
PARES BILL TO ENFORCE
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS.
MUST FILE CERTIFICATES
Measure Is Intended to Provide SUD-
stitute for Presene Eugenic Law
TO Protect and Improve
Race.
Madison, Feb. IS, 1915.

Certificates of health from women as
well as men who desire to marry with
in the state of Wisconsin will be re-
auired 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
substitute for the present eugenic
law. 1t was prepared by 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 a report which declares the pres
ent act is anomalous and inconsistent
in different particulars. 1t points out
that the examination required by the
present law actually costs $25, 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, 1t Is as
serted, to permit an added effort to
protect and improve the race by legis-
latiye 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 1t shall be unlawful
for the county clerk OF any county to
issue license to any person who fails
to present and file a certificate duly
signed by a 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 S. The county physician of any
county shall. upon request made by
the applicant, make the necessary eK-
animation and issue such certificate,
If the same can be properly issued,
without charge to the applicant II 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 license to marry to any
person who falls to present and file
the certificate provided by subsection
] Of this section Is made guilty Of
felony and shall be punished by i'm
prisonment In the state prison for not
less than one year
Has County Option Bill.
Assemblyman Jensen of Richland
county introduced a county option bill
This provides when 90 per cent or
more of the electors Of a county peti
ton the county clerk to have the ques
tion Of county option submitted to the
people he must submit It at the next
election
Assembyman Nelson introduced
three bills wiping out the Office OF re-
via Of 1,n
OF public affairs and state highway
commission, Assemblyman Prescott
introduced a bin making the licenses
for saloons in cities of the first class
$500 Assemblyman Vint presented
bill dealing with public utilities and
municipal plants Assemblyman Do.
bic introduced bill amending the Gig
arctic law, making II 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 NeillsyiIle intro
duced thirteen bills which are intend.
ed to carry out the recommendations
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.