Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18


Giving the legislature by ma
jority vote Of each house the
right to remove appointive officers,
after hearing. Such hearing be-
ing provided in the law by the
words Being Examined
Forbidding the use of the name
butter or the name Of any breed
of dairy cattle in advertisements
of substitutes for butter.
Requiring that all articles of
food which have been kept in cold
storage for a longer period than
forty days be sold under placards
announcing this fact.
Permitting the organization of
associations for the breeding of
live stock.
Prohibiting any railroad over ff-
ty miles in length in the state
from operating an engine of
weight of over 100000 pounds,
which is not equipped with power
reverse gear.
Adding Spanish-American war
veterans of the PHILIPPINE insur-
rections and of the China relief ex-
petition to the list of eligibles at
the Waupaca Veterans home.
Abolishing. the State Board of
Education.
| Providing municipal corpora
tions may grant franchise for the
operation of street car lines with
out tracks by overhead trolley.
Limiting the hours of labor of
women in gainful occupations to
nine day and fifty a week, but
permitting employment of women
in emergencies ffty-fve hours a
week with a provision of time and
one-half for over time.
Increasing the members at large
on the Board of University Re-
gents from two to four and pro-
viding that two must be farmers
and two must be engaged in the
manual trades.
Providing for the submission to
the voters of the home rule for
municipalities amendment to the
constitution. Such resolution must
now have passed two legislatures.
Repeating the law permitting
the giving of free transportation
or reduced fares to real estate
agents.
Requiring persons driving motor
vehicles for hire to come to a full
stop before crossing grade cross
ings.
Amending the law in regard to
injunctional or restraining orders
arising out Of labor disputes by
adding provision that such in
junction or restraining orders can
not be granted except by circuit
Icourt or. court with concurrent
equitable jurisdiction to that of
a circuit court and then only up
on an order to show cause which
order must be served on the par
ties sought to be enjoined.
Authorizing County Boards to
enact laws for the regulation and
licensing of dance halls, pavilions,
amusement parks, bathing beaches,
carnivals, street fairs and other
places of amusements.
Providing that taking of mill
tary instruction at the University
OF Wisconsin shall be optional with
the student.
Providing for the submission to
| the voters of the constitutional
amendment resolution fixing the
pay of members of the legislature
at $3.50 per annum.
Making standard time the time
for use in the state and forbidding
the use of any other time (anti-
daylight saving time law.
Providing that any corporation
association, organization, commit
tee, or group in this state, which
advocates or opposes any candidate
for state or federal office must
file also list of all contributors
contributing over five dollars to
their funds for such advocacy or
opposition to candidates, etc.
Adding to the limitation in re-
gard to crates for shipment of
chickens that such crates must be
covered with Stats not more than
one inch apart or by wire screen
ing with meshes of at least one
inch.
Forbidding insurance companies
from being members of rating bu-
reaus not authorized to transact
business in the state.