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: 



ited in hanks at their own risk and without wiir- 

 rant of law, an act WJLS passed giving the Treas- 

 urt-r legal aiittnirity In deposit m certain hanks 

 at the ri>k of the State. and requiring that IH 

 Mich cases tlic interest he turned OVIT to the, 

 -.in wlio shall hereafter gi\e or 

 any Stale Treasurer interest on OQpOSltl 

 or any ot her sum of money, except as expressly 

 authori/.ed by law. shall lie deemed guilty o'f 

 briU'iV. Hy another act the Commissioners *>\' 

 Public Lands, with the approval of the (ivei -nor, 

 were uuthori/cd to settle any claims of the State- 

 against past State Treasurers arising out of their 

 retention of interest on public moneys. 



The State was rcdistricted for members of the 

 Senate and Assembly, and the following new 

 congressional districts were established : 



J-'irat. The counties of Ilucilie, lv.li'h;i, Wal- 

 WOrtl), Koek, (Irecli. and I.;it';i\ ette. 



Sii-oinl. Count'ir.- of Jefferson, Dodge, Done, and 

 Colombia. 



Th'tnl.- Counties of A<hims. .Iiincuu, Ycrnon, Sunk, 

 Kichland, Crawford, (iraiit, and Iowa. 



J-'o'/rf/i. - r n\v First, Second. Third. Fourth, Fifth, 

 Sixth, S-ventli. Kahili, Ninth. Klevi-nth, Twelfth. 

 Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and 

 Eighteenth NVardsof the city of Milwaukee, and the 

 town.s of Franklin. (Jrcciiticld. Lake, and Oak Creek 

 in Milwaukee Count \. 



J-'i/t/i. Counties of Shchoygali. O/aukce, Wash- 

 ington. an<l Waukcsha. and the Tenth and Tliirteentli 

 Wards of the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of 

 (iranvillc., Milwaukee, and Wauwatosa in Milwaukee 

 County. 



'. - -Coiintiis of \\aushara, Mari|iiette, Green 

 Lake, Fond du Luc, Winnebago, Calumet, and Maui- 



Hetenth. Counties of Pcpin, Eau Claire, Buffalo, 

 TrcmpcalciiH, .Jackson, Monroe, and La < 



Kiiihth. Counties of W ..... 1, Portage, Waupaca, 

 Outagamie, Brown, Kewaunee, and Door. 



AV/.M.- Counties of Clark, Taylor, Trice, Asldand, 

 Oncida, Lincoln. Marathon, Shawano, Lauglade. For- 

 est, Florence, Miinnctte, and Ocoiito. 



T< nth. -Counties of Ha\ field, Douglas. Burnett, 

 Sawyer. Wusliliurn, 1'olk, Barron. Chippcwa, St. 

 Croix, Dunn, and Pierce. 



A ballot - reform law enacted at this session 

 applies to all elections except those for town and 

 village officers and those held in cities of 50,000 

 inhabitants or more, 



The employment of children under fourteen 

 years of age in any mine, factory, workshop, or 

 place of public entertainment and amusement 

 was forbidden except in certain cases, when the 

 county judge may license children over twelve 

 years to work in such places. 



An act abolishing the State board of suj>er- 

 vjson of the charitable, reformatory, and penal 

 institutions, and the State Board of Charities 

 and Reform, provides that the duties of these 

 boards shall be discharged by a State board of 

 control, created by the act, whose members 

 shall be appointed by the Governor. The office* 

 of State fish wardens and State game wardens 

 were abolished and the enforcement of the fish 

 and game laws intrusted to a State fish and 

 game warden, to be appointed by the Governor. 

 A State Hoard of World's Fair Managers was 

 established, and the sum of $05,000 appropriated 

 for its ns.-. 



In addition to the regular annual tax of one 

 eighth of a mill fr the State University tin- 

 levy was authorized for six years of an annual 



tax of one tenth of a mill, the prowdn to be 



devoted to the enii-truftiiil), main'' 



cquijiineiit of an armory and drill \> 



ing for the Collegt- of |jiw 



practical instruction in dairying, aiei r mieb 



other improvement* as tin? Ijonrd of regent* 



shall deem suitable. 



The following xums were appropriated to the 

 State charitable and |-nal institution-.: To the 

 State Hospital for the ln-ane, $110,000; : 

 Northern Hospital for the Insane, $1WMX" 

 the School for the Deaf, $?4,0<" v?bool 



for the Blind, $40,000 ; to the Industrial > 

 for Boys, $100,000 ; to the State Public School. 

 $95,000; to the State Prison, $0.000. The total 

 appropriations of the session for all purpOMS 

 ffngfttod $931, 470. IH. 



An amendment to the State Constitution pro- 

 p"s<d by the Legislature of 1XM) prohibiting 

 special laws for the incor|> ration of cities was 

 agreed to at this session, and provision was made 

 for its submission to the people in 1 

 gress was memorialized to propose an amend- 

 ment to the Federal Constitution providing for 

 the election of United States Senators by direct 

 vote of the people. 



Other acts" of the session were as follow : 



Distributing the money received m a refund of the 

 direct tax of iMil among the various funds of the 

 State treasury. 



Providing a new law for the enforcement of lien* 

 on logg and timKcr. 



T<> prevent deception in the sale and use of iraiU- 

 tions of dairy product*. 



To prevent the jH-ddling or distributing of election 

 ticket* ill cities of l,~>o,ooo inlial'itants ,. T M r. 



Keiiuiriiiir tin' Insurance Coiiiiiiisiiiicr to . -ul>lish 

 a form of tire-insurance i>olicy to lc used by all tirv- 

 insurance companies in tlie State. 



To |>n>hil>it diM'riinination by life-insurance 

 j'an'.es in favor of individuii.- 



the name clans and equul aipMMka of life, in the 

 amount of premiums chargt d. 



To provide for the incorporation of trust, annuity, 

 guarantee, mife-tlejxwit, and (tecurity companies. 



To enable religious and church corporation* to 

 form fire-insurance companies for the purpose of in- 

 Miriinr cliurch pn-p-rty. 



To protect associations and trade unions in the ate 

 of labels and trade-marks. 



.-ate it p nsii.n fund for member* of fire and 

 police department* in cities of u\i-r 1 "0,000 inhab- 

 itants. 



Amending the game laws. 



Chanu'inir the luw nlutivc to the property right* of 

 inurried women. 



A]>pn>priating $50,fiOO for improvement* at the 

 Veterans Home at Wuupaca. 



To regulute the miuiiifueturo and sale of vinegar 

 and to prevent its adulteration. 



To provide for tin organization of drainage dU- 

 tricts, mid for the construction, maintenance, and re- 

 pair (.f drains, ilitches, mid levee*. 



T.. rejHiil all laws providing for the prewn-atioD 

 and n-c.unt of ballots. 



Regulating the buaineM of mutual, beneficiary, and 

 fraternal corporation*, u.cietie*. and order* proxiding 

 insurance on the auwMroent plan. 



To prohibit the wile, transportation, and p**k!n* 

 of unwholeMime, Hale, or putrid meat or the floah of 

 diseased animals. 



T.. pr.-hil.it tlie nale or giving of anr cl**ra,H|ra^ 

 ette. .r tubaotfo to any minor contrary to the oracr of 

 the parent or guardian. 



T" pn. vide I'.T tha reguUtion of primanr vw 

 in countiea having a population of owe IWfm. 



