Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-27

menus Dy the state s1ty. village or town
/ relating to the prevention and treatment
I Of yenereaI diseases
/ Permitting the health officer. attending
physician. elergyrnau or nurse to enter
and leave qn9ratined premises
I ing infected homes
Amending the BARRIERS and enesini.rs
licensing lawe-
Game Laws Enacted.
Many important changes in the fish
and game laws of the state have been
made b. the 1921 legislature. The i'm
portant changes are.
Open season for deer changed to Nov
ember Is % 2. with limitation Of zone
buck, not less than one year Old The
price Of the deer tag has been increased
from ~ cents to . cents
fiye-day open season on partridges and
spruce hens. from October 4 TO g. except
in Calumet Manitov oc and Winnebago
bag of five.
Five-day open season for prairie chick
en- and grouse for part of the state from
September 20 to z4 NO open season in
Grant. Lafayette. Green. Rock. Wal
worth. Racine. Kenosha, Milwa ukee.
Waukesha. jefferson. Dane. Iowa Craw-
ozaukee Vernon, La Crosse, Monroe.
Fond du Lac. Manitowoc. Winnebaso.
Calumet. Portage. Waupaca, Oneida.
Lincoln. Polk, Barron, and Dunn eoun-
Black bass season opening changed
lIOlH July 4 10 JUNE 10 al over me St+tle
except in Big Green lake.
Muskies cannot be kept unless they
weigh in at 10 pounds or measure 81
inches. Minimum size increased from "A
inches
Muskrat and mink season has been op-
ened all over the state With the excep-
ton of seven counties. the season is from
November l TO March 81.
Otter and beaver in the twelve north
ernmost counties may be trapped during
sthe months of February and March dur
10 ard
Wild geese season has been extended
70 December 81 and the bag limit has
been reduced from zen to eight
Wild duck season has been extended
70 December 20.
Open seaso1 for rabbits all over the
state with the exception of four eoun-
ties. The season is frofo October 5 to
January Is.
Under a new sectio-. the closed season
for trout Is made more severe by pro-
vidfng a pen llty for anyone caught fish
ing out of season in trout stream
Hospital to Be Built
The legislature has made provisions for
the erection Of d S250090 hospital for the
care and treatment of sheli-shocSed SOL
diers. A committee has been appointed
TO make an investigation of proposed
sites and before the end of the year it
is planned to have the new building I'M
der construction. This institution will
will care for upwards of 200 patients
From the standpoint OF soldiers this is
one of the most important pieces of leg
islation enacted ct this session.
Labor Bills Passed.
Governor Blaine has signed the Sacht-
paid to injured employees This bill in
creases the maximum weekly wage basis
from $3.50 10 $26 per week. The maxi
mum comp pens 10 :, paya6is y S s1s re
week. AS the original bill was passed
it provided for an Increase of the maxi
mum weekly wage to $50 which would
week This bill. however, was amended
In the senate and the assembly concur
red in the ass emily amendments. As the
ill comes to the governor. the maxi
mum weekly wage basis is s26 and the
maximum compensation will be $3.50.
Members of the Wisconsin industrial
commission claim that this is the most
important change made in the compensa-
ton law since it's enactment 1t is esti-
mated that this bill will probably in
crease the cost of compensation from Z
The legislature also passed the bill
which makes It compulsory for employ
ers to maintain reasonable panel of
physicians from which the employee may
select his doctor in case of injury. The
aim is to give the employees greater
treat them. This bill had the general
support of laboring men and also some
of the large insurance companies.
Upwards of a dozen proposed changes to
the workma1's compensation law were
defeated by the Legislatures.
Several bills We're introduced at this
session providing for the supervision I. OF
ests opposed these bills unless they pro-
vided that detectives were made to reg
lister with local authorities. The bill fa-
vored by the laboring interests was killed
and then GovaInor Blaine vetoed the bill
favored by he employers of the state
which proyid I'd for ths registration of de-
tectives with the secretary of state
Three Pension Plans.
The legislature considered three differ
ent bills, one for a pension for old EN-
ployees about the state capitol, one for
pension for judges, and the third a
retirement pension law for teachers The
tirst two measures were killed, but the
teachers law vas enacted and is prob
ably one of the most important measures
which went through at this session OF
The teachers pension law adopted at
this session places the fund on sound
financial basis. Governor Blaine signed
fund law in the state. The law is
financed by one-sixth increase on in
come taxes. This rate Will raise approx
mately a million dollars annually.
Teachers who we're under the old re-
tirement fund law have their claims prop
erly protected by the new measure. rms
bill provides for contributions by teach
ers on a five per cent basis of their sal
airy. The state also contributes to the
fund nd ie amount OF annuity that a
pcnds entirely upon TIE length of teach
ing service and the amount that she has
contributed.
At the present time the old teachers
retirement fund law had placed the fund
in a straitenad financial condition. The
income tax rates will be sufficient to re-
store the fund 20 stable financial con-
dition
The teach ,rs' retirement fund law
signed by Governor Blaine had the en-
dorsement of practically all the teachers
in the state This law applies to all
teachers outside of Milwaukee county.
Milwaukee has a separate retirement
fund law Because the new measure Is
financed by an income tax it was de-
collected should be 'urned into the Mil
waukee retirement fund law and this
legislative action will place both OF the
teachers retirement funds on a sound
financial basis.
Election Laws Intact.
Several efforts were made to amend
the election laws at this session OF the
/ legislature. a bill was passed requlrlng
the postoffice address of every person
who signed a nomination paper ana an
other measure was passed requiring sam
pie ballots of town elections Both OF
these hills were vetoed by the COVER
nor.
The primary election law remains I'M
amended at this session of the leg1sla-
ture IL was intimated that Governor
blaine woilil veto any bill designed to
4 change the law in any OF It's important
/ features When the ingalls, III came up
/ Lac. withdrew his motion which fiied
I the bill This means that there VIII be
I NO change During the last three ses-
/ sions EFFORTS had been made to engraft