ized and empowered to construct and maintain a dock or pier, extending into the waters of Sturgeon Bay, in front of and appurtenant to block number thirty-five in the city of Sturgeon Bay, Door county, state of Wisconsin.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 8, 1899.

No. 104, S.]

[Published April 11, 1899.

Where to report.

Penalty for failure.

Statistics for 1898, how secured.

CHAPTER 143.

AN ACT relating to the annual statement of taxes levied in each town, village, city and county to be made by the clerk thereof to the secretary of state.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Annually, on and before the thirty-first day of December, a statement in de tail of all taxes levied in each town, village, city and county during the calendar year, shall be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with the sec retary of state.

SECTION 2. Any such clerk failing to make the statement herein provided for, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars.

SECTION 3. The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish the blanks for such statement.

SECTION 4. The secretary of state within thirty days after this act shall take effect, shall call for and such clerks within sixty days there after shall make such statement for the year 1898.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 10, 1899.

No. 16, A.]

[Published April 11, 1899.

CHAPTER 144.

AN ACT authorizing Frank W. Epley, Henry Floy and George M. Brill to build and maina dam across Apple river.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

may be main

ation as to

SECTION 1. Frank W. Epley, Henry Floy Where dam and George M. Brill and their assigns, are tained. Limithereby authorized to add to, maintain, recon- flowage. struct and repair a dam across Apple river, on the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty-five, township thirty-one north, of range nineteen west, of the fourth principal meridian, in the county of St. Croix, said dam to be maintained for the purpose of the improvement of navigation, the manufacture of flour, feed and other milling products and the transmission of electric power; provided that the said dam shall not raise the water to exceed twentyfour feet. This act may be amended or repealed by the legislature at any time hereafter.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 10, 1899.

No. 139, S.]

[Published April 12, 1899.

Associations, how formed.

necessary to members.

etc. Powers

CHAPTER 145.

AN ACT to amend section 1987 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898, relating to police and fire department relief associations.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1987 of the Wisconsin Qualifications Statutes of 1898 is hereby amended by adding after the word "organized" in the second line of Fees, benefits, said section, the following: "who comply with of association. the constitution and by-laws of such organization," and by adding after the word "service," in the thirteenth line of said section, the following: "provided that all persons becoming members of such association on and after the first day of May, 1899, shall not be entitled to any of the advantages and benefits of said association from and after the time when they cease to be active members of the police or fire department of any city as aforesaid," so that said section when amended shall read as follows: section 1987. The members of the paid fire or police department in any city heretofore or hereafter organized, who comply with the constitution and by-laws of such organization, are constituted a body corporate in such city under the name of "The Firemen Relief Association of the city of or "The Policemen Relief Association of the city of .. as the case may be, for the purpose of giving relief to the sick and disabled members of such association and their families and to the persons dependent upon the deceased members thereof, but no others. case any member of such association shall cease to act with the fire or police department of which he has been a member, after five years of service, he shall continue to enjoy all the advantages and

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benefits of the association as long as he complies with the rules, regulations and by-laws of the same and pays his dues, unless the connection of such person with either of said departments was discontinued for the good of the service, provided that all persons becoming members of such association on and after the first day of May, 1899, shall not be entitled to any of the advantages and benefits of said association from and after the time when they cease to be active members of the police or fire department of any city as aforesaid. Each person on becoming a member of either of said departments may be required to pay an initiation fee not exceeding fifty dollars and annual dues so long as he re mains a member. Every such association shall have all the usual powers of a corporation necessary and proper for the purposes of its organization, and may take by gift, grant, or purchase real and personal estate, and hold, enjoy, lease, convey and dispose of the same, subject to its by-laws and regulations; and all such property and the rents, issues and profits thereof shall be devoted solely to the purposes and objects of such corporation.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 10, 1899.

No. 157, S.]

[Published April 12, 1899.

Holders of ware-house receipts protected. Nego

ceipts defined.

CHAPTER 146.

AN ACT to amend section 4425 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898 in reference to warehouse receipts.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 4425 of the Wisconsin. statutes of 1898 is hereby amended by adding te tiability of re the said section the following: "And any warehouse receipt issued by any person or persons keeping, running and managing a public warehouse, on goods, wares or merchandise owned by him or them, and which he or they have, at the time of issuing such warehouse receipt, actually stored in the said warehouse, shall have the same force and effect to protect the owner and holder thereof on any loan or advance of money he may have made on the same, as a warehouse receipt to any other person who brings goods, wares or merchandise to be stored in such public warehouse," so that the said section 4425 when so amended shall read as follows: Section 4425. Any such receipt, bill of lading, voucher or other document as is mentioned in the preceding section shall be transferable by delivery thereof without indorsement or assignment, and any person to whom the same is so transferred shall be deemed and taken to be the owner of the prop erty therein specified so far as to give validity to any pledge, lien or transfer made or created by such person unless such receipt, bill of lading, voucher or other document shall have the words "not negotiable" plainly written or stamped on the face thereof. And any warehouse receipt issued by any person or persons keeping, running and managing a public warehouse, on goods, wares or merchandise owned