any county than such county was required to pay, the state treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of such county, at the time of the payment of the state tax assessed against the county, the amount due the county in excess of the state school tax levied upon it. exchanged, SECTION 3. At the time of making a settle- Receipts to be ment between the state and any county, on ac- when. count of any state school tax levied upon the county, by the treasurers, receipts shall be exchanged by such treasurers, showing that the full amount assessed against the county as a state school tax has been accounted for to the state, and in turn, that the amount due the county on account of a state school tax, has been accounted for to the county by the state treasurer; and within ten days from the settlement herein specified, the several county treasurers shall pay over to the several town, city and village treasurers, the amount to which they are respectively entitled by the apportionment made by the state superintendent. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the Balances only true intent and meaning of this act, to provide for an earlier distribution to the counties of the moneys collected as a state school tax, and that only the balances that may be due any county, or the state, as the case may be, shall be paid in money at the time of settling accounts between the county and the state, in so far as they relate to the state school tax. SECTION 5. All acts and parts of acts in so far as they conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 14, 1895. 7 to be paid in money. No. 61, S.] [Published March 18, 1895. Expense account of commissioner of labor and CHAPTER 40. AN ACT to amend chapter 247, of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1885, and acts amendatory thereto. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 11, of chapter 247, of the laws of Wisconsin for the year 1885, is hereby statistics to be amended by striking out the words "and a sum audited and paid on vouchers. not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum for traveling and contingent expenses," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and necessary traveling expenses, to be audited by the secretary of state upon proper vouchers," so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: Section 11. The compensation of the said commissioner shall be two thousand dollars per annum and necessary traveling expenses, to be audited by the secretary of state upon proper vouchers, and a further sum of fifty dollars per annum for the purchase of books and periodicals on labor and industrial matters for the bureau library. There is hereby appropriated annually out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to carry out the purpose of this act. SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and pub lication. Approved March 14, 1895. No. 305, S.] [Published March 16, 1895. CHAPTER 41. AN ACT relating to the building of public libraries and museums. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: the erection of ries and SECTION 1. In all cities in this state, Respecting wherein there exists boards known as "a board public libraof public works," "a board of trustees of the public library," and "a board of trustees of the public museum," and wherein authority shall have heretofore been granted to erect and construct a building or buildings for a public library and public museum, the work of such erection and construction shall be done by the board of public works, under the direction and supervision of the board of trustees of the public library and the board of trustees of the public museum, acting together as a joint board. The board of public works being hereby authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for doing all work of erecting and constructing such building; but no contract shall be let authorizing the expenditure of a greater sum of money than heretofore appropriated or authorized by law, or shall be hereafter appropriated or authorized by the common council of such city. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 15, 1895. No. 113, A.] [Published March 19, 1895. No taxes to be paid in a saloon. Penalty for evading this law. CHAPTER 42. AN ACT providing for the collection of public taxes. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. No city, county, village or town treasurer or tax collector shall collect or receive any taxes levied in the state of Wisconsin in any room where malt or intoxicating liquors are sold, given away or otherwise disposed of. SECTION 2. Any person violating the provision of this act shall be subject to a fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten or more than thirty days. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 16, 1895. No. 155, A.] [Published March 19, 1895. State taxes in certain coun ties; when payable. CHAPTER 43. AN ACT to amend section 1121, of the revised statutes, relating to the collection and payment of taxes by county treasurers. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1121, of the revised statutes of Wisconsin, as amended by chapter 202, of the laws of 1879, is hereby amended by add ing after the word "Marathon" in said section. the word "Oneida," so that said section shall read as follows: The several county treasurers shall pay to the state treasurer the amount of state taxes charged to their respective counties, on or before the first Monday of February in each year, except that the treasurers of the counties of Douglas, Polk, Bayfield, Burnett, Marathon, Oneida and Ashland, shall pay such taxes on or before the second Monday of July in each year. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 16, 1895. No. 278, A.] [Published March 19, 1895. CHAPTER 44. AN ACT requiring the commissioner of insurance to make a full report annually, relating to all the matters in his office. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: of insurance report. SECTION 1. The commissioner of insurance Commissioner of this state shall keep and preserve, in a per- to make a manent form, a full record of his proceedings, including a concise statement of the condition of each company reported, visited or examined by him; and he shall, annually, at the earliest practicable date after the returns are received, from the several companies, make a report to the governor of the general conduct and condition of the insurance companies doing business in this state, arranged in tabular form, or in abstracts, in classes, according to the different kinds of insurance, which report shall also contain. contain: What to |