LAWS OF WISCONSIN FIRST SPECIAL SESSION OF 1918 No. 2, S.1 [Published March 2, 1918. CHAPTER 1 AN ACT to amend subsection (11) of section 20.17 of the statutes relating to the southern Wisconsin home for feebleminded and making appropriations. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Subsection (11) of section 20.17 of the statutes is amended to read as follows: (11) SOUTHERN HOME FOR FEEBLE-MINDED. For the southern Wisconsin home for the feeble-minded: (a) Annually, beginning July 1, 1917, thirty-five thousand dollars, for operation. (b) On July 1, 1913, twenty-five thousand dollars, on March 1, 1914, seventy-five thousand dollars, on July 1, 1914, fifty thousand dollars, and on July 1, 1915, one hundred fifty thousand dollars, for construction of the home, as provided in sections 573w--1 to 573w-3, inclusive, of the statutes. (c) On May 10, 1917, eight thousand dollars, for the purchase of farm machinery, and live stock. (d) On July 1, 1917, fifty-nine thousand dollars, in sums allotted as follows: For one class 3 building, thirty-four thousand dollars; for superintendent's residence, five thousand dollars; for completing buildings and work under construction, twenty thousand dollars. On July 1, 1918, fifty-six thousand dollars, of which fifty-one thousand dollars shall be available for the construction of one class 3 building, and five thousand dollars for the superintendent's residence. (e) An amount not to exceed two thousand eight hundred dollars to pay for contract liabilities already incurred. 22151 (f) An amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for engineering and superintendence. (g) An amount not to exceed six thousand two hundred dollars for the purchase of materials for and construction of a road. (h) An amount not to exceed six thousand five hundred eighty-five dollars for sewerage, drains, plumbing, and miscellaneous ground improvement work. (i) An amount not to exceed ten thousand six hundred fiftyfour dollars for architects' and consulting engineers' fees and commissions. (j) An amount not to exceed five thousand dollars for laundry equipment. (k) An amount not to exceed six hundred forty-three dollars for dairy and milk room equipment. (1). An amount not to exceed twelve thousand dollars for furniture and furnishings. (m) An amount not to exceed twenty-three thousand dollars for water supply, electrical and steam equipment, and steam conduit. (n) An amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars to cover extras or changes properly authorized on contracts. (0) No item of expense shall be audited against the appropriations made by paragraphs (g), (i), (l) and (n) until the same have been determined and approved by a committee consisting of the state engineer, a member of the board of control, and a member of the board of public affairs, the latter two shall be designated by the governor. No item of expense shall be audited against the appropriations made by paragraphs (f), (h), (j), (k) and (m) unless the same shall have been authorized and approved by the state engineer. The appropriations made by paragraphs (e), (i) and (n) shall be available to pay indebtedness incurred since the execution of the contracts. All other appropriations made in this act shall be available within the limits and purposes specified to pay indebtedness incurred since July 1, 1917., SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and publication. Approved February 28, 1918. No. 3, S.] [Published March 2, 1918. CHAPTER 2 AN ACT to repeal section 1728a-15, to renumber section 1728a-17 to be section 1728a-16; and to amend sections 1728a-11, 1728a-12, 1728a-13, and 1728a-14, and to renumber and amend section 1728a-16, relating to the employment and schooling of certain minors. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1728a-15 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2. Section 1728a-17 of the statutes is renumbered to be séction 1728a-16. * * * * * * an illiterate of age in any city, * * * SECTION 3. Sections 1728a-11, 1728a-12, 1728a-13 and 1728a-14 are amended and section 1728a-16 of the statutes is renumbered and amended to read: Section 1728a-11. No person, firm or corporation shall employ minor over * * * seventeen years village or town in which a public evening school or vocational school, is maintained, unless such minor is a regular attendant at the public evening school or vocational school. An illiterate minor within the meaning of this section is a minor who cannot read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language. Attendance of four hours per week at the public evening school or vocational school shall be deemed regular attendance within the meaning of this section. Section 1728a-12. No parent, guardian or custodian shall permit a minor over seventeen years of age to be employed in violation of section 1728a-11. Section 1728a-13. Any minor required by section 1728a-11 to attend an evening school or vocational school, shall furnish to his employer each week during its session a record showing that he is a regular attendant at the evening school or vocational school. The employer shall file all records of attendance * * * in his office and no minor, subject to section 1728a-11 to * * * 1728a-16, inclusive, shall be employed unless the records of attendance or absence for valid cause, during the previous week be on file. * * * * * * ** Section 1728a-14. Upon presentation by a minor of a certificate signed by a registered practicing physician, showing that his physical condition, or the distance necessary to be traveled, would render the required school attendance, in addition to his daily labor, prejudicial to his health, the industrial commission may * * his employment for such period as * * * in its discretion authorize * * it may determine. |