Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-15
WDMAN'S RIGHTS
BILL IS SIGNED
Badger Chief Attaches Signature
to the New Law.
PACE SET FOR OTHER STATES
Wisconsin Becomes First in Union
Where Women Have Equal Priv
iIeees With Men Under
the Civil Laws.

Madison wisconsin became the
first state in the Union where women
have equal rights with men under the
civil laws. when Governor Blaine at
tached his signature to the women's
rights measure.
The governor signed the historic
BILL in the present of women from
several parts of the state, with
black quill supplied by the national
Woman's party. This pen, and copy
of the new law, are to be sent to the
headquarters of the national Woman's
party in Washington, as memen-
toes of the first victory won by Amer
lean women in their nationwide cam
paign for equal civil rights.
A new section Is added to the
statues to read: "Women shall have
the same rights and privileges under
the law as men in the exercise of
suffrage. freedom of contract, choice
of residence for voting purposes, jury
service holding Office, holding and
conveying property, care and custody
of children and in all other respects.
'sThe various executive and admin
itrative officers shall construe the
statutes where the masculine gender
lii used to include the feminine gender
unless such construction win deny to
females the special protection and
privileges which they now enjoy for
tie general welfare. The courts,
executive aud administrative officers
shall make all necessary rules and
provisions to carry out the intent and
purposes Of this statute.
ANY women drawn to serve as a
Juror, upon her request to the presid-
ing Judge or magistrate, before the
commencement of the trial or hearing.
shall be excused from the panel.
"This act is effective upon its pas
sage and publication"
In a compilation of the number of
lobbyists at this session of the leg
islature Secretary of State Elmer s.
Hall announced that there had been
$50 lobbyists registered in his office.
Perhaps two-thirds of the total num-
Der registered were at the state cap
itol representing railroads or appear
ing on the general question Of taxa
ton. The rest of the third house
represented bodies ranging from those
favoring Sunday blue laws to those
who favored light wines and beers.
Compared with other sessions 1t APP
pears that the $50 who registered this
session broke all other records With
1873 members in the senate and assem-
bly, this would make a total Of better
than FIVE lobbyists TO each member of
the legislature
Governor Blaine has signed bill
creating n county pension laws COM
mission for Milwaukee county. This
commission will have five members
appointed by the county board and
will serve without pay. They will
study and make a survey of other pen
sion laws The governor also signed
the following bills:
Prohibiting the carrying of firearms
in the woods for five days previous to
the opening of the deer season. This
bin also prohibits shooting with a rifle
at ducks, coot, mud hens geese or
hrant while such fowl are resting on
the surface of water or ON the ice of
any body of water.
Comforting criminal and civil juris-
diction on the county court of Column
bin county,
Placing a three-elghths of / per
cent tax on the amount of gross
premiums of insurance companies in
direct Insurance
That the appropriation from the
state funds for the state university
which was recommended by the
finance committee Of the legislature Is
Something less than $6.7000O0," and
not lover S10,000000," as announced
in certain newspapers, is the com
ment made by President f. A. Birge
of the University of Wisconsin
"There was recently sent out 20 the
press from Madison news item to
the effect that the finance committee
of the legislature would recommend an
appropriation of mo e than $4,000. 900
for the university during the two
years following. Tit statement Is
typical Of much that Is aid about the
university finances, It gives q wholly
wrong idea Of the real contribution Of
the state 10 the university, although It
may be quite correct as a matter of
bookkeeping under Wisconsin, statutes
'If he state acts In accordance With
the report and grants all that Is rec
commended, 1t viii appropriate, I'm the
proper sense of the word, something
less than S6,700O00."
To Permit Farmer Boys to Fish.
To allow the farmer boy to 90 fish
ing after the cows are MIXED" Gov.