No. 844, A.] [Published August 20, 1915. CHAPTER 559. AN ACT to amend subsections 2, 3 and 4 and to repeal subsection 6 of section 172-18 of the statutes, making appro priations for the superintendent of public property. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Subsections 2, 3 and 4 of section 172-18 of the statutes are amended to read as follows: (Section 172-18.) 2. There is annually appropriated, beginning July 1, 1915 one hundred five hundred * * * thirty-seven thousand dollars, payable from any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, for the superintendent of public property for the payment of general administrative costs of his office as superintendent and as purchasing agent, for the operation of the light, heat and power plant, the executive residence, the capitol building, and public grounds surrounding such structures. If state insurance is abandoned, a further deduction of $10,000 shall be made from this appropriation, i. e., it shall stand as one hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. 3. There is annually appropriated, beginning July 1, 1915, six thousand dollars, payable from any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, for the superintendent of public property for the repair and maintenance of all permanent property of the state at the light, heat and power plant, the executive residence, the capitol building, and all offices therein, the public grounds surrounding such structures, and all offices outside of the capitol supplied by the superintendent of public property. 4. There is annually appropriated, beginning July 1, 1915, fifteen thousand dollars, payable from any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, for the superintendent of public property for the purchase of permanent property for the light, heat and power plant, the executive residence, the capitol building, including all offices contained therein, the public grounds surrounding such structures, and offices outside of the capitol supplied by the superintendent of public property. But whenever a separate appropriation is made for the purchase of permanent property for any of the places above mentioned, the cost of such property shall be charged to the separate appropriation made by law and shall not be charged to the appropriation made in this subsection. SECTION 2. Subsection 6 of section 172-18 of the statutes, is repealed. SECTION 3. All but fifteen thousand dollars of the balance. of the appropriation heretofore provided in subsection 2 of section 172-18 which remains unexpended on June 30, 1915, shall revert to the general fund. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect as of July 1, 1915. No. 845, A.] [Published August 20, 1915. CHAPTER 560. AN ACT to amend subsections 1, 2 and 3 of section 172-64 and sections 392m, 392w and 392y and to repeal subsections 4 and 5 of section 172-64 and section 392x of the statutes, relating to the Wisconsin mining school and making appropriations for the said school. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Subsections 1, 2 and 3 of section 172-64 and sections 392m, 392w and 392y of the statutes are amended to read: (Section 172-64.) 1. There is annually appropriated * beginning July 1, 1915, eleven thousand dollars, payable from any moneys in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, to the Wisconsin mining school board for the operation of the Wisconsin mining moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Wisconsin mining school board for property repairs and maintenance at the Wisconsin mining 3. There is appropriated on July 1, school. 1915, 1916, five hundred dollars, and on July 1, five hundred dollars, payable from any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Wisconsin mining school board for furniture and furnishings and other permanent improvements at the Wisconsin mining school. Section 392m. A school shall be established in the city of Platteville, to be called the Wisconsin mining for the purpose and under the regulations contained in sections 392n to 392y, inclusive. school, * Section 392w. The county board of any county is hereby authorized to appropriate money for the equipment and maintenance of the Wisconsin mining school. The county boards of two or more counties may appropriate money for the equipment and maintenance of said school. When two or more counties unite in equipping and maintaining said school, the Wisconsin mining * * school board shall apportion the amount to be raised by taxation among the counties in proportion to the assessed valuation of each county as last fixed by the state board of assessment, and shall report to the county clerk of each county the apportionment so made, on or before the first Monday of November in each year. The amount so apportioned to each county shall be levied in the county tax for the ensuing year for the support of such school. Any such appropriation may be made by any such county at any regular annual meeting of the county board after the passage and publication of this act, which appropriation shall be available on and after the thirtieth day of June, 1911, and annually thereafter as provided in this section. * Section 392y. Any city wherein a mining school is located may appropriate annually for equipping and maintaining said school or may appropriate annually for the purpose of reimbursing any county or counties which have appropriated money for the equipment and maintenance of such school a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars in any one year. In case no county board shall appropriate any money as provided in section 392w, then any city within which is located a mining school may appropriate annually not to exceed three thousand dollars for the equipment and maintenance of said school. * SECTION 2. Subsections 4 and 5 of section 172-64 and section 392x of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect as of July 1, 1915. No. 846, A.] [Published August 20, 1915. CHAPTER 561. AN ACT to amend subsection 9 of section 1492b of the statutes, relating to the slaughtering of diseased animals. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Subsection 9 of section 1492b of the statutes is amended to read: (Section 1492b) 9. If any such appraised * If, animals be slaughtered on the premises of the owner thereof such slaughter shall be made under the supervision and direction of the state veterinarian or * an assistant. after inspecting the carcass of the above described animals, it is found, according to rules of inspection laid down by the live stock sanitary board, which shall conform with those of the United States bureau of animal industry, that the carcass is unfit for human food, he shall destroy such carcass, or cause the same to be buried and covered with a sufficient quantity of lime to destroy the carcass. The hide shall be disinfected and otherwise cared for according to rules laid down by the live stock sanitary board. If the carcass is fit to be used for human food it may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions made by the said board. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication. Approved August 17, 1915. No. 849, A.] [Published August 20, 1915. CHAPTER 562. AN ACT to appropriate a certain sum of money therein named to the American Express Company. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the American Express Company out of any money in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred seventy-eight dollars and one cent to reimburse the said American Express Company for damages sustained by it due to the erroneous seizure during the month of February, 1910, and sale of certain consignments of fish, by the state fish and game warden. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publi⚫cation. Approved August 17, 1915. No. 531, S.] [Published August 21, 1915. CHAPTER 563. AN ACT to refund to certain fire insurance companies overpayments on account of the fire marshal tax, and making an appropriation. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as a refund of excess payments for fire marshal taxes under section 1946n, to the following named companies the sums set opposite the name of each, respectively : American Insurance Company, Newark, N. J. N. Y. .. Allemannia Fire Insurance Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Mo. .... Anglo-American Re-Insurance Co., Chicago, $3.66 7.32 4.62 24.62 44.73 Ill. 16.65 Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Co., New 12.31 Buffalo German Insurance Co., Buffalo, N. Y. .12 ville, Wis..... 3.02 Wis. Concordia Fire Insurance Co., Milwaukee, Commonwealth Insurance Co., New York City Colonial Assurance Co., New York City... Van Wert, Ohio.... Caledonia Insurance Company, Edinburgh, 5.42 30.91 5.83 3.28 6.63 13.61 1.83 2.32 26.35 12.60 12.62 10.98 5.91 |