No. 667, A.] [Published May 6, 1987. Legislative employe act amended. Officers of the senate. CHAPTER 359. AN ACT to amend chapter 300, laws of 1895, entitled, An act to prescribe the number and duties of the legislative employes and the com pensation of the same. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1, of chapter 300, of the laws of 1895, is hereby amended by striking out the words "one assistant chief clerk," where they appear in the third and fourth lines of said section, and the word "night," where it occurs in said section, and insert in lieu thereof the word "eight," so that said section will read as follows: SECTION 1. The officers of the senate, other than the president and the president pro tempore, shall be one chief clerk, one journal clerk, one bookkeeper, one proofreader, one engrossing clerk, one enrolling clerk, one index clerk, one custodian of the engrossing room, one custodian of the enrolling room, two stenographers, one clerk of the judiciary committee, one clerk of the joint committee on claims, one clerk of the committee on state affairs, one sergeant at arms, one assistant sergeant at arms, one postmaster, one assistant postmaster, one document clerk, one document room attendant, four doorkeepers, one gallery attendant, who shall act as committee room attendant, two committee room attendants, one janitor, one custodian, one night watchman, one night laborer and eight messen Officers of the gers. The officers of the assembly, other than the speaker, shall be one chief clerk, one assist ant chief clerk, two journal clerks, two bookkeepers, one stationery clerk, one proofreader, one index clerk, one engrossing clerk, one enroll assembly. ing clerk, one custodian of the engrossing room, one custodian of the enrolling room,two stenographers, one clerk of the judiciary committee, one clerk of the committee on state affairs, one sergeant at arms, one assistant sergeant at arms, one postmaster, one assistant postmaster, one day attendant, four doorkeepers, two gallery attendants, who shall act as committee room attendants, one document room clerk, one document room attendant, one porter, who shall act as wash room attendant, two cloak room attendants, one night watchman, one flagman, two custodians for committee rooms, and twelve messengers. The chief clerks of the senate and assembly shall appoint their own assistants, and may discharge any of said assistants for cause, or from the cessation of the work which made their employment necessary. After the legislature has been in session thirty days, the chief clerks of the senate and assembly may employ for each house an asistant index clerk, an assistant enrolling clerk, an assistant enrossing clerk, and four comparing clerks, a clerk each for the committees on engrossed bills and enrolled bills, and the chief clerk of the assembly may appoint a clerk for the committee on bills in their third reading, should the good of the service demand it. The chief clerks may employ such copyists as the proper and expeditious transaction of the business may require, not to exceed, however, fifteen in the senate and twenty in the assembly. The messengers may be as signed for attendance upon committees when necessary. The sergeant at arms of each house shall appoint and have full charge of the employes in his department, and shall have the authority to discharge any employes who are unfit or unqualified for service assigned to them and employ competent persons in their places. No employes, other than these provided for in this act, shall be employed by authority of joint resolution or otherwise, except by act of legislature. Amend section two, of said chapter 300, by strik Salary of the employes. ing out the word clerks, where it occurs in the eighth line of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the words, clerk of the assembly, and by striking out the word each, where it occurs in the ninth line of said section, so that the said section when so amended, shall read as follows: SECTION 2. The chief clerks shall receive a salary of eight hundred dollars each for every regular session, and ten dollars per diem for each special session, and fifty dollars for opening each session, which shall be in full for all services rendered. The other officers and employes of the senate and assembly shall receive pay per diem as follows: The assistant clerk of the assembly, six dollars. The journal clerks, bookkeepers, index clerks and sergeant at arms, five dollars each. The proof readers, enrolling clerks, engrossing clerks, stationery clerks, assistant index clerks, assistant sergeant at arms, postmasters, document clerks, document room attendants and general attendants of the assembly, clerk of joint committee on claims and clerk of the judiciary committee of each house, clerk of committee on state affairs of each house, four dollars each. The assistant postmaster, assistant enrolling clerks, assistant engrossing clerks, and all other committee clerks, three dollars and fifty cents each. The messengers two dollars each. All other clerks and employes, three dollars each. The copyists shall be paid one dollar per day from the date of their employment, and fif teen cents per folio for enrolling, and ten cents per folio for other copying; the term folio means one hundred words, full count, and only on accepted work. Every clerk or employe on the chief clerks or sergeant at arms forces, shall assist, when required, at any other work than that to which he is regularly assigned, when the good of the service can be promoted thereby. No per diem shall be allowed after the close of the session, except for two days to the index clerks, whose duty it shall be, within that time, to satisfactorily and fully complete indexing of the journals, and in case such work is not so completed, a sufficient sum shall be reserved from the pay of the clerk, who may make the default to insure the completion of their work. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 27, 1987. No. 209, A.] [Published May 1, 1897. CHAPTER 360. AN ACT relating to the commitment, care and custody of epileptics, feeble-minded and idiots to the Wisconsin home for feeble-minded, and to provide for charges for the support of persons so committed. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: ious feeble SECTION 1. Whenever it shall appear that Arrest of vicany feeble-minded, epileptic or idiotic person minded per is dangerous to be at large because of his or her sons. vicious and demoralizing acts or tendencies, or whenever it shall appear that any feeble-minded female of child-bearing age, is by reason of her condition, a menace to society, it shall be the duty of any supervisor of the town, city, village or ward in which such person may reside, to take measures to have such person brought be fore the county judge, pursuant to law. tence; how and SECTION 2. All persons resident of this state, Cost of mainwho may be committed to said home for feeble- by whom paid. minded, shall be maintained therein at the expense of the state; but the county in which any Clothing to be furnished each patient. Examination of brain after death to be made. such person last resided before being brought to SECTION 3. The clothing to be furnished to such epileptic, feeble-mindel or idiotic person, before being sent to the home for feeble-minded, shall not be less than the following: One overcoat, cloak or cape; one hat or cap; two suits of clothes or two dresses; three handkerchiefs; three complete suits of underclothing suitable for the season when admitted, including skirts for females and all other necessary garments; four pairs of socks or stockings; one good pair of shoes. All of these articles to be of good qual ity and in good condition. Unless such clothing be delivered in good order, the superintendent shall not be bound to receive the person thus committed, but he may receive and furnish him with proper clothing, charging the price thereof to the proper county, which shall not be included in the thirty dollars per year, specified in section 5, of this act. SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of the superintendent, whenever any properly committed inmate of said home shall die, to cause an examination to be made upon the brain of such deceased inmate, if in his judgment such post-mortem examination may prove of benefit to scientific research and investigation. Such examination to be made in the institution where such patient has been confined and the examination shall be made by the physician in charge. |