2. Any city, town or village in this state, whether organized under general or special charter, is hereby authorized and empowered by its common council, or town or village board, to grant the use, however, to the extent that it shall not interfere with its regular use, of any public hall or assembly room in any public building under its control, for patriotic affairs within the meaning of subsection 1 of section 959-81s, gratuitously, and whenever any city of the first class shall have erected an institution under the provisions of chapter 426 of the laws of 1905 and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, the common council of any such city is hereby empowered and authorized to provide a fund, as other city funds are provided, in such amount as shall be determined by the common council, as other budget appropriations are determined, to be used by such city to pay such rentals as are determined by the auditorium board for patriotic affairs as mentioned in subsection 1 of section 959-81s for such institution or any part thereof, which rentals for such purpose, as well as all other rentals, shall however, be used for the maintenance and operation of such. institution as provided in section 9 of chapter 426, laws of 1905, and section 3 of chapter 354 of the laws of 1909 and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and for the sake of encouraging patriotic affairs within the provisions of subsection 1 of section 959-81s in such city, the city shall have the right to state the amount of such free rental of the auditorium that shall be afforded during any one year for such purposes, and the auditorium board shall have the right to draw for such purposes on the fund herein provided for the maintenance and operation of such institution. The common council shall by resolution, however, determine the particular patriotic affairs which shall be so entitled to the auditorium.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Approved March 27, 1919.

No. 506, A.]

[Published March 29, 1919.

CHAPTER 52.

AN ACT relating to the purchase of land for the state school for the blind and making an appropriation therefor.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The state board of control is hereby authorized to purchase a tract of land approximately forty acres adjoining

the present grounds of the state school for the blind at Janesville, said purchase to be in conformity with the option now on file in the office of the board of control which describes the land and terms as follows:

"DESCRIPTION-The west 8.19 chains of lot 6 north of State street and that part of lot 7 and west 1/4 southwest 14 north of State street which lies east of a line running northerly from a point at the southeast corner of the yard surrounding the buildings, and thence northerly in a straight line along the fence which forms the east boundary line of said yard to Rock river, intending to convey a tract of land of about forty acres of land, all located in the city of Janesville, Rock county, Wisconsin.

"TERMS-Purchase price to be two hundred and fifty dollars per acre. The number of acres to be determined by an actual survey of the land. The cost of surveying same to be paid onehalf by the undersigned and the other half by the State of Wis consin. The purchase price to be paid on or before the 1st day of April, 1919."

SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated to the state board of control an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for carrying out the purposes of this act.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Approved March 27, 1919.

No. 522, A.]

[Published March 31, 1919.

CHAPTER 53.

AN ACT to amend subsection (19) of section 20.17 of the statutes, relating to the binder twine plant, and making an appropriation.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Subsection (19) of section 20.17 of the statutes is amended to read: (20.17) (19) For the binder twine plant at the state prison, from time to time, sums equal in amount to the moneys derived from the sale of the manufactured products of said plant and paid into the general fund, to be used as a revolving appropriation for operation, purchase of raw materials, carrying, handling and marketing the products of said plant; but whenever said revolving appropriation exceeds six hundred thousand dollars such excess shall revert to the general fund. The sum of two hundred eight thousand seven hundred sixteen dollars seventy-eight cents,

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heretofore reverted to the general fund, is reappropriated therefrom, and added to this appropriation.

AN ACT to amend section 14 of chapter 23, laws of 1895, as amended by section 13 of chapter 225, laws of 1897, relating to the municipal court for the western municipal district of Waukesha county.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 14 of chapter 23, laws of 1895, as amended by section 13 of chapter 225, laws of 1897, is amended to read: (Chapter 23, laws of 1895) Section 14. The salary of the judge of said municipal court shall be the sum of

fifteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid as follows: Three-fourths of the same to be paid out of the county treasury of Waukesha county, and one-fourth to be paid out of the treasury of the city of Oconomowoc, to be paid ** monthly at the end of each month, out of said county and city treasuries respectively. The salary of the clerk of said court shall be nine hundred dollars

per annum, to be paid in like manner and in like proportions as the salary of the judge; which said salaries shall be in full for all services rendered by said judge and clerk of said municipal court. The said court is authorized to tax and collect fees as follows: For all services rendered by said court in civil and criminal actions when exercising the powers of a justice of the peace, the fees allowed to justices of the peace, except as hereinafter provided. For hearing and deciding any motion, fifty cents each; for issuing each venire, fifty cents; for making and recording all necessary orders, fifty cents each; for receiving and recording verdict of the jury, fifty cents; taking and approving bail, fifty cents; each commitment, fifty cents; drawing jury in every case, fifty cents; for services of clerk, one dollar in each criminal case, and one dollar in each civil case; and the same shall be paid as other costs in civil or criminal cases are paid; and the said clerk shall pay the same into the county and city treasuries, to apply on the salary of the judge. and clerk as follows: All costs imposed and collected in

bastardy and criminal cases, arising under the laws of the state, shall be paid into the county treasury, and all costs imposed and collected in cases arising under the charter and ordinances of any city or village, shall be paid into the treasury of the city or village under whose charter, by-laws or ordinance said case arose, and all costs collected in civil cases shall be paid as follows: Three-fourths of the same into the county treasury of Waukesha county, and one-fourth into the treasury of the city of Oconomowoc. The clerk of said court shall keep an accurate statement of all such costs thus collected, and file the same in the county clerk's office at the end of each month under his hand and the seal of said court; and shall, at the same time, pay over all such moneys as provided for in this act. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Approved March 28, 1919.

No. 338, A.]

[Published March 31, 1919.

CHAPTER 55.

AN ACT to amend section 14 of chapter 22, laws of 1895, as amended by section 13, of chapter 91, laws of 1897, as amended by chapter 162, laws of 1903, relating to the municipal court for the eastern municipal district of Waukesha county. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. Section 14 of chapter 22, laws of 1895, as amended by section 13, of chapter 91, laws of 1897, as amended by chapter 162, laws of 1903, is amended to read: (Chapter 22, laws of 1895) Section 14. The salary of the judge of said municipal court shall be the sum of two thousand * * * dollars per annum, to be paid as follows: Threefourths of the same to be paid out of the county treasury of Waukesha county, and one-fourth to be paid out of the treasury of the city of Waukesha, to be paid monthly at the end of each month, out of said county and city treasuries respectively. The salary of the clerk of said court shall be twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid in like manner and in like proportion as the salary of the judge, which said salaries shall be in full for all services rendered by said judge and clerk of said municipal court. Provided, however, that the county board of Waukesha county, Wisconsin, may and it is hereby authorized and empowered to increase the salary of the clerk of said court. The said court is authorized to tax and collect fees as follows: For all services

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rendered by said court in civil and criminal actions when exercising the powers of a justice of the peace, the fees allowed to justices of the peace, except as hereinafter provided; for hearing and deciding any motion, fifty cents for each; for issuing each venire, fifty cents; for making and recording all necessary orders, fifty cents each; for receiving and recording verdict of the jury, fifty cents; taking and approving bail, fifty cents; each commitment, fifty cents; drawing jury in every case, fifty cents; for services of clerk, one dollar in each criminal case, and one dollar in each civil case; and the same shall be paid as other costs in civil and criminal cases are paid, and said judge or clerk shall pay the same into the county and city treasuries, to apply on the salaries of said judge and clerk as follows: All costs imposed and collected in bastardy cases, and in criminal cases, arising under the laws of the state, shall be paid into the county treasury, and all costs imposed and collected in cases arising under the charter and ordinances of any city or village shall be paid into the treasury of the city or village under whose charter, by-laws or ordinance said case arose; and all costs collected in civil cases shall be paid as follows: Three-fourths of the same into the county treasury of Waukesha county, and one-fourth into the treasury of the city of Waukesha. The clerk of said court shall keep an accurate statement of all such costs thus collected, and file the same in the county clerk's office at the end of each month, under his hand and seal of the said court, and shall at the same time pay over all such moneys as provided for in this act.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Approved March 28, 1919.

No. 267, S.]

[Published March 31, 1919.

CHAPTER 56.

AN ACT to amend section 9, 19 and 26 of chapter 136 of the laws of 1917, and to validate and ratify the resolution of the Dane county board of supervisors, all relating to the superior court of Dane county.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Sections 9, 19 and 26 of chapter 136 of the laws of 1917 are amended to read: (Ch. 136, laws of 1917) Section 9. From and after the first day of April, 1919, the superior judge shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars

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