Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-07-14
MANY NEW LAWS HAVE
BEEN MADE
The Legislature Now Drawing to a
Close Has Passed a Great Number
of Laws Which viii Radically
Change Things in the State.

made IN the laws Dy the session Ol
the legislature now drawing to a
close. The signing of the bill in
creasing the auto license fee gives
sum of approximately $6,500,000
annually for road purposes.
Governor Blaine will this week sign
the bill appropriating $550,000 ar
nually for the eradication of bovine
tuberculosis. The indemnities for
workmen injured has been increased
so that Wisconsin viii 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 appropri-
alton are:
Requiring special elections to fill
vacancies from Wisconsin in office
Of United States Senator or con-
gressmen when such vacancy occurs
more than four months before 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 providing
for public hearing on complaints of
five citizens that text book con-
tains false matter.
Continuing the law until April 80.
1925 compelling sixty day notice by
a landlord to terminate a tenancy at
will or by sufferance.
Forbidding directed verdicts on is
sues Of fact triable by jury.
Providing that where there is an
issue Of fact raised because of the
violation of a restraining order or in
junction It shall be triable by jury.
(Strike injunction Law
Extending the supervision of the
dairy and food commissioner over
scales to all portions of the state ex-
cept cities where such regulation is
under municipal control.
Permitting peaceful picketing to
allow persuasion to prevent persons
taking the places Of strikers or work
men subject to n lockout.
Compelling mechanically equipped
fire doors on locomotives operated
on railways operating over fifty
miles of track if such locomotives
weigh over 100000 pounds over and
above drivers.
Permitting verdicts of puries by a
| five-siXths vote of the jury.
Extending the powers of the dairy
and food commission as to inspection
of milk and dairy products.
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
lgrowing 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 afflicted with venereal
disease.
Enargng 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 between
a. m. and p. m. or more than nine
hours between p. m. and 6 a m. or
more than SIS hours a week on the
aggregate for day work or "a hours
for night work
Providing for a single conservation
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 fill
ing 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 judicial
office
Providing that all locomotives OPP
Grated in the state must be equipped
with straight or independent air
brakes and providing a penalty.
Providing that between November
Is and April l all locomotives OPP
Grated in the state must be equipped
with cab curtains.
+ Adding unsanitary or unfit for hu-
man habitation to the statute per
hitting building inspectors to con-
denim buildings and prevent their
use as dwellings.
Extending the definition of en-
ployment agent so as to include
transients who may also be engaged
in other business.
Providing for the acceptance and
compliance by the state of Wis
consin with the federal maternity
and infncy act
Giving the legislature by a majority
vote of each house the right to re-
move appointive officers. after a
hearing. Such hearing being pro-
vided in the law by the words Being
Examined"
Forbidding the use of the name