River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-24
New Laws o. KID by Governor.


Important laws approved by the gov
ernor this week were:
Exemption of property Of community
centers from taxation.
Permit to work shall contain the
statement, prior to July 1, 1920, that
such child has passed successfully the
sixth grade in school, and after July 1,
1920, that such child has passed sue
cessfully the seventh grade In the pub
lie school, or in some school having q
substantially equivalent course, or
that 1t has attended school for at least
eight years.
Municipal plants may sell electric
power to dwellings or places of the
city limits and In rural communities.
Every company owning a street or
interurban railway system in this
state shall be deemed to have surren-
dered all existing licenses, permits or
| franchises and to have accepted an In
determinate permit unless on or before
January /, 1920, such company shall
| file with the railroad commission a no
tice that it elects not to accept an in
determinate permit for its system.
Abolishing the poll tax which has
been law since 1848.
Regulation Of private detective agen-
cies. and providing a penalty for viola
| tons.
Providing for supervision and con-
| troll by the state board Of health of wa
| ter and ice supplies, water purifica-
ton, sewage and refuse treatment and
| disposal and the pollution Of streams.
1t is the duty of every manufacturer
| or dealer in motor vehicles in this
state to make monthly report to the
secretary of state showing the date of
| the sale of each motor vehicle sold,
date Of delivery Of same, the name
and address Of the party to whom sold,
makers name Of motor vehicle, motor
| number, style of vehicle, motive pow
er, horse power, new or secondhand
motor vehicle.
Making an appropriation Of 100000
for the relief of sick, wounded or dis
abled soldiers, sailors or marines dur
ing their period of convalescence.
Appropriation of $32, 1875 for the pur-
chase Of approximately 1877 acres of
land adjoining the present prison
property.
State dairy and food commissioner
shall regulate receiving stations or de-
pots used flor receiving and shipping
milk or cream.
Wards, or election districts as es-
tablished, may be divided into two or
more districts in which the supervis-
ors shall deem it for the convenience
Of the voters.
Counties may establish isolation hos
pitfalls.
The expense Of the maintenance,
care and treatment of each inmate in
any state or county hospital or asylum
for the insane shall be computed at
the rate of $4.24 per week.
/ Closed season for prairie chicken In
certain counties.
Requiring the cutting of brush and
trimming Of trees at railroad highway
crossings.
There is appropriated to the COVER
nor's contingent fund $1,000 to be ex-
pended as advance payments in the
preparation of the history Of the Thir-
| ty-second division.
Repeating the state council of de-
| Tense act.
To submit to the people an amend
| ment to the constitution which will
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| members Of the legislature.
Increasing the rates for the taxation
of grain.
Whenever all persons delivering
milk or cream to any one cheese fac
tory or creamery shall file request
| with the state department Of agricul-
ture asking that all of their cattle over
| the age Of six months and numbering
$50 or more shall be subjected to the
tuberculin test, the said department
shall make such test and pay one-half
| the cost.
Providing for license to practice
massage or hydrotherapy or educa-
tional gymnastics.
The governor vetoed the bill intro
duced by the assembly committee on
agriculture to appropriate $3,348.27
with which to purchase IS acres in
Waushara county known as the "Han-
cock experiment station" The land
was bought by farmers and maintained
as an experiment station under the
supervision Of the college Of agricul-
ture. The farmers asked that the
state take it over at cost and operate
| 1t as q state farm.
To Protect State Food Supply.
To protect the Wisconsin food sup
nIv the legislature has enacted a law