No. 97, A.]

[Published April 5, 1901.

CHAPTER 123.

AN ACT to amend chapter 129, laws of 1899, relating to the investment of trust funds.

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

SECTION 1.

Length of loan; interest on and limitation of. Section 261, of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898, as amended by chapter 129, laws of 1899, is hereby amended, so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: Section 261. Every loan to a school district may be made for such time, not exceeding fifteen years, and of such amount as together with all other indebtedness of such district, shall not exceed five per centum of the last preceding assessed valuation of the real property in such district, and not exceeding in any case twenty-five thousand dollars, as may be agreed upon; the principal shall be payable in equal annual installments from a time fixed by said commissioners, with interest at the uniform rate of three and one-half per centum per annum, payable annually. No such loan shall be made until proof be filed in the office of said commissioners of the complete performance on the part of such district of each and every act hereinafter required to precede the

same.

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

Approved April 1, 1901.

No. 256, A.]

[Published April 5, 1901.

CHAPTER 124.

AN ACT to confer upon the judge of the district court in any county, having a district court, which is a court of record, the same powers as are conferred by chapter 32 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898 upon county judges in their respective counties, as to the examination of persons alleged to be insane, and the commitment of persons adjudged to be insane to the hospital or asylum.

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

Jurisdiction of district judge as to examinations for insanity. SECTION 1. There is hereby conferred upon the judge of the district court in any county having a district court, which is a court of record, the same powers in respect to the examination of persons in such county alleged to be insane, and the commitment of persons adjudged to be insane, to the hospital or asylum, as is conferred by chapter 32 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898 upon the county judges in their respective counties. Such cases before said district judge shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law in similar cases before county judges.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 1, 1901.

[Published April 5, 1901.

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No. 147, A.]

CHAPTER 125.

AN ACT to provide for a memorial hall in honor of Wisconsin soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States in the civil war of 1861 to 1865 or any subsequent war, and to provide for a suitable place or places for the care of relics and mementoes of said wars and making an appropriation therefor. And providing for the return of battle flags to the capitol building.

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

Location of hall. SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of public property, to provide rooms 204, 205 and 207 in the capitol building, and properly prepare them for the purpose of a memorial hall dedicated to the soldiers and sailors who served in Wisconsin regiments in the civil war of 1861 to 1865, or any subsequent wars.

Purpose of. SECTION 2. Said rooms when so set aside for the purpose indicated, shall be the headquarters of the grand army of the republic, department of Wisconsin, and the offices of the department commander, assistant adjutant general and assistant quartermaster general of the grand army of the republic, department of Wisconsin, shall be in said rooms.

Cases for relics and mementoes. SECTION 3. The superintendent of public property shall provide in said rooms 204, 205 and 207, suitable cases and places where all relics and mementoes of said wars may be placed by any one who may wish to do so, and the officials of the grand army of the republic shall exercise due care and diligence in the care and preservation of all articles placed therein.

Stationery for G. A. R. headquarters. SECTION 4. The superintendent of public property shall furnish, at expense of the state, all stationery, pens, ink, printing, and other supplies necessary for the proper use of the headquarters of the grand army of the republic, on proper vouchers of the quartermaster general of the grand army of the republic.

Janitor to be old soldier. SECTION 5. A janitor, who shall be an ex-soldier or sailor, shall be appointed by the governor, whose

duty shall be to take proper care of said rooms when they shall be so set aside for the purpose indicated, the salary of said janitor to be paid by the state.

Cases for flag in rotunda. SECTION 6. The superintendent of public property shall at expense of the state, provide suitable air light cases with plate glass fronts and place them in the rotunda of the capitol building, and all flags and banners carried by Wisconsin soldiers or sailors or used by them in any of said wars shall be placed in said cases, and each flag or banner be labeled and a succinct history be printed and placed on each flag or banner in such manner as to be plainly seen and read and the cases then to be hermetically sealed.

Appropriation. SECTION 7. The sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much of said sum as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act.

Contravening laws repealed.

SECTION 8. All laws in contra

vention of this act, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 1, 1901.

No. 272, A.]

[Published April 5,1901.

CHAPTER 126.

AN ACT relating to fees of sheriffs for services outside of this

state.

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

Per diem allowed sheriff. SECTION 1. In all cases where by the laws of this state the governor thereof is authorized to demand of the executive authority of any other state, any fugitive from justice or any person charged with felony or any other crime in this state, and appoint an agent to receive the same, and such fugitive from justice or person charged with felony or other crime, is apprehended in any other state, by the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county in this state, where the warrant for

such fugitive from justice is properly issued, or such felony or other crime committed, and such fugitive from justice voluntarily returns with said sheriff to this state without requisition, such sheriff shall be entitled to the same fees as an agent of the gov ernor appointed to receive such fugitive in cases of requisition, namely eight dollars per day for the time necessarily expended in traveling to, apprehending and returning with such fugitive, and his actual and necessary expenses for such time, which compensation and expenses shall be allowed by the county board of such county upon the presentation thereto of an itemized and verified account, stating the number of days he was engaged, the number of miles traveled and each item of expense incurred inrendering such services, including the transportation and board of such fugitive from justice. No allowance whatever shall be made him as mileage.

No fee unless apprehension is authorized by district attorney. SECTION 2. No sheriff of this state shall receive the compensation for the apprehension and voluntary return of fugitives from justice as provided in section 1 of this act, unless such apprehension shall have been duly authorized in writing by the district attorney of the county where the felony or other crime was committed, which written authority shall further certify that the ends of justice will be subserved by the apprehension and return of such fugitive, and such certificate shall be by such sheriff attached to and filed with his itemized account of such services.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 1, 1901.