Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
MANY LAWS ARE MADE
Legislature Grinds Out Big
Grist Before Closing the
1923 Session.


sion of the legislature now draw
ing to a close. The signing of the
bill increasing the auto license fee
gives a sum of approximately S.,
100000 annually for road purposes.
Governor Blaine will this week
sign the bill appropriating $550,000
annually for the eradiction of bo-
vine tuberculosis. The indemnities
for workmen injured has been in
creased so that Wisconsin will pay
the highest indemnity of any state
in the union.
Laws of special interest enacted
at this session of the legislature,
aside from the tax highway and
appropriation are:
Requiring special elections to
fill vacancies from Wisconsin in
office of United States Senator or
congressman when such vacancy
occurs more than four months be-
fore or less than forty days before
a general election.
Forbidding the adoption of text
books in public schools classifying
facts in regard to- war of indepen-
dence or war of 1912 and provid-
ing for public hearing on COM
plants of five citizens that text
book contains false matter.
Continuing the law until April
30, 1925, compelling sixty day no
tice by landlord to terminate a
tenancy at will or by a sufferance.
Forbidding directed verdicts on
issues of fact triable by jury.
Providing that where there is an
issue of fact raised because of the
violation of restraining order or
injunction it shall be triable by a
jury. (Strike Injunction Law
Extending the supervision Of the
dairy and food commissioner over
scales to all portions of the state
except cities where such regula-
ton is under municipal control.
Permitting peaceful picketing to
allow persuasion to prevent per-
sons taking the places of strikers
or workmen subject to lockout.
Compelling mechanically equip
ped fire doors on locomotives OPP
Grated on railways over fifty miles
of track if such locomotives weigh
over 100000 pounds over and
above drivers.
Permitting verdicts of juries by
a five-sixths vote of the jury.
Extending the powers of the
dairy and food commission as to
inspection of milk and dairy pro
ducts.
Providing that on assessments
of land for agricultural purposes
the element of enhancement of
value to that land by land clearing
such as the removal of stumps,
stones or growing timber shall not
be taken into consideration for
three years.
Prohibiting any restaurant, or
cafe, dining car or any place
where foods are sold, keeping in
their employment any person af-
ficted with a veneral disease.
Enlarging the powers of the
grain and warehouse commissions.
Forbidding any female to- be en-
ployed or permitted to work in a
hotel more than ten hours be-
tween 6 a. m. and 8 p. m. and a.
m. of more than SIS hours a week
on the aggregate for day work or
81 hours for night work.
Providing for a single conserva-
ton commissioner.
Providing all bread sold in loaves
in the state shall be in multiples
of one pound and empowering the
dairy and food commissioner to
enforce the law.
Prohibiting the acceptance for
filing of any chattel mortgage, as
security for less than $500.
Adding army field nurses to the
provisions to the bonus law.
Providing the office of Circuit
Judge shall become vacant upon a
Judge accepting a nomination for
any political office except a judi
cial office.
Providing that all locomotives
operated in the state must be
equipped with straight or indepen-
dent air brakes and providing a
penalty.
Providing that between Novem-
Der Is and April 1 all locomotives
operated in the state must be
equipped with cab curtains.