Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-21


viii ask the legislature to pass law
for the licensing Of real estate dealers.
Would Compensate Brewers.
Senator Reinholdt of Milwaukee
has offered measure which pro-
yides for the compensation of persons
injured or damaged by reasons of the
creation Of nO-license territory under
local option license laws or by reason
of loss or damage which may be sus-
tanned under any other law of this
state creating such territory. The bill
is introduced at the request of the Mil
waukee Brewers association. Follow
ing are the provisions of the bill:
There is added to statutes a new
section to read: Section 1850. !. II
any town, village or city, or any other
/ political subdivision of this state shall
hereafter vote under the provisions Of
/ Sections 1j6Ja TO 1J65m. inclusive OF
/ the statutes of this state. for no IL
/ cense. or II under said sections or the
/ provisions of any other act, the sale
| or manufacture for sale at wholesale
/ or retail of strong. spirituOus, yinOus.
malt or intoxicating liquor shall be
/ prohibited, any person or corporation
! who by reason thereof shall be de-
! prived of any property real. personal
or mixed or the use of any such prop
erty or tie Income therefrom. or If the
value Of the income thereof shall in
any manner be diminished, shall be
entitled to full compensation therefor,
and for all such damage or loss as he
may sustain by reason thereof"
IL is further provided that such per.
son so damaged or suffering loss may
institute a suit at law for the recovery
of any such damage Or loss in the cir
cult court Of the county where such
municipality is located.
The womens suffrage bill will be
presented In the house by Assembly
man !. e. Hanson of Dane county. II
will follow closely the provision of the
Senator Skogmo.
Following is the important provision
Of the measure, which il Is proposed
10 have submitted TO a vote of the peO-
pie at the next general election, to be
held In November. 1918:
Every woman of the age &c twenty.
one years or upward. who shall have
resided within the state one year and
in the election district where she Of
ferS to vote ten days next preceding
any election, shall be deemed quail
fed elector at such election and all
provisions OF the constitution and
statutes relating 10 or restricting or
limiting the right of suffrage of male
persons shall apply alike to women.
Plumbers License Extended.
To make the state plumbing law
more equitable in operation by curing
certain defects and to extend Its APP
pllcation to all communities having
water and sewerage systems. are OBJ
iects Of a bin introduced by Assembly
man $ A. SCHNEIDER Of New Glarus.
The bill eliminates the plumbing con.
tractors license and fee; requires fees
from joHrneympn masters only, max
ing clear that dealer In plumbing
materials. but not engaged in install
ing plumbing is not required to have
n license: and enables any person Ia
enga;e 10 the plumbing business pro
yiding he has licensed master plumb
or In charge.
The bill extends the licensing fea-
ture 10 the smaller communities and
provides for reducing ne present rev.
spues from the initial and renewal
master and lourneymen fees to an
amount sufficient TO Sustain the plumb
ing division without leaving an unduly
large excess.
The clause extending the law 10
many additional communities requires
that journeymen aud master plumbers
operating in cities and villages having
systems Of waterworks and sewerage
he licensed by the state board Of
health as is n0N required In cities.
No examination will be- required Of
plumbers engaged in business in the
town affected II applying for license
within sixty days OF the passage and
publication of the proposed amend
meutS.
Civil Service Law Stands.
HFtt wiz bt fib AtAAiAAtS III AAE W ~
, couSlu civil service law at this session
Of the legislature Senator Bennett OF
Vernon county offered bill early Ia
the session which would practically
exempt legislative employees from the
terms OF the civil service act. This
measure has been reported back TO the
sente with all references TO the civil
service law stricken out. bur carrying
provision reducing the number OF
employees in the senate for the next
session OF the legislature
special committee Of the legisla-
ture. composed OF three senators and
four assemhlymen. will be created to
consider all matters relating to the
change of the wOrkmen's compensa-
ton insurance law. The bill on this
subject was offered In the senate by
Senator Roy T. Wilcox of Eau Claire
several measures strengthening the
building and loan ST; ute in the state
have been offered by AsSembImHn John
A. Donneily ~ Milwaukee, one meae
urc would limit the operation of
building and loan association within
fifty miles Of its home Office and an-
other would limit the operating ex-
peuses 10 per cent Of the revenue.
New Bills in Assembly.