Duty of school officers to pros penalty for neglect. not apply to any child that has been or is being SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the director ecute offenses of any school district, or the president of the under this act; board of education of any incorporated village or city, or any truant officers appointed by such bcard of education, to prosecute any offence occurring under this act, and such person neglecting to prosecute for such fine within fifteen days after a written notice has been served upon him, by any qualified elector or tax-payer within the district, village or city within which the offending party shall reside, shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars for each and every offense. Truant officers may be ap duties. SECTION 3. The board of education of every pointed; their city and incorporated village, and the district school board in every school district, may appoint one or more persons, who shall be designated as truant officers, whose duty it shall be, acting discreetly, to apprehend upon view, all children between seven and thirteen years of age, who habitually frequent or loiter about public places, and have no lawful occupation, and place such children, when so apprehended in such schools as the parent or other person having the control of such children may designate; and such officers shall report all cases of truancy to their respective boards of education, within a reasonable time. The persons appointed such truant officers shall be entitled to such compensation as shall be fixed by the boards appointing them and such compensation may be paid out of the school fund. Fines collected to be credited to district SECTION 4. The fines provided for by this act where offender shall, when collected, be paid over by the officers collecting the same to the proper school treasury resides. of the city, village or school district in which such person convicted resides, to be applied and accounted for by such treasurers in the same way. as other moneys raised for school purposes, and shall be placed by such treasurers to the credit of any city or district in which such person resided at the time of conviction. enumerator to SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of all officers School census empowered to take the annual school census to ascertain numascertain the number of children between the ber of children ages between ages of seven and thirteen years, in their respective dis- of seven and tricts, the number of children between such ages who do not atwho do not attend school, and in so far as possible, and reason for the cause or causes of such failure to attend non-attendschool. SECTION 6. All acts or portions of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 6, 1891. thirteen years tend school, ance. No. 493, A.] [Published April 17, 1891. CHAPTER 188. AN ACT to authorize the common council of the city of Menomonie to appropriate certain moneys in the city treasury to purchase a site for a city building, or place the same in the general fund. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: cil ap chase site for SECTION 1. The common council of the city of common counMenomonie is hereby authorized and empow-propriate ered to appropriate the state loan fund of two money to purthousand dollars ($2,000.00) now in the treasury city building. of said city, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to purchase a site for a city building in and for said city, at such time as the common council may determine; the residue of said fund May order said sum placed in gen eral fund if not used within thirty days. remaining after paying for said site shall be placed in and become a part of the general fund of the city. SECTION 2 If the common council fail to use said fund as provided in section 1, within thirty days after the passage and publication of this act, then the common council is hereby authorized to order said sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) placed in the general fund of the city. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 6, 1891. No. 501, A.] [Published April 11, 1891. CHAPTER 189. AN ACT fixing the salary of the deputy city clerk of the city of Milwaukee, and amendatory of the charter thereof. No. 513, A.] (See Vol. 2.) [Published April 11, 1891. CHAPTER 190. AN ACT to amend section 17 of chapter 18, of chapter 184, of the laws of 1874 (being the charter of the city of Milwaukee), and all the acts amendatory thereof. (See Vol. 2.) No. 641, A.] [Published April 11, 1891. CHAPTER 191. AN ACT to amend section 1, of chapter 21, of the laws of 1885, entitled, "An act to amend section 1, of chapter 237, laws of 1883, relating to the establishment and maintenance of public watering places.' The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: 1885. SECTION 1. Section 1, of chapter 21, of the laws Amends chap of 1885, is hereby amended by adding thereto the ter 21, laws of following: "And provided further, that every such tank or trough shall be at least six feet in length and not less than ten inches in width, and shall be securely placed at least two and one-half feet above the surface of the highway. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 6, 1891. No. 662, A.] [Published April 11, 1891. CHAPTER 192. AN ACT to authorize and empower the Cement land company, its successors or assigns, to construct and maintain one or more piers, docks or wharves into Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee county. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: thorized to con SECTION 1. The Cement land company, a cor- Cement Land poration organized and existing under the laws Company auof the state of Wisconsin, its successors and as struct piers, signs, are hereby authorized and empowered build and maintain one or more piers, docks wharves extending into Lake Michigan from to docks and wharves in Lake Michigan in Milwaukee or county. or on the lands now owned by said Cement land company, and known and described as fractional lot number two in the northwest quarter of section number twenty-one, and the north forty acres of lot number three, in said section twentyone, all in township number eight north, of range numbered twenty two east, in the county of Milwaukee, state of Wisconsin. Said piers, docks or wharves to be used for the loading and unloading of vessels or other water craft, or any other necessary and proper purposes, and are not to extend into said lake for a distance of over one thousand feet. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 6, 1891. No. 728, A.] [Published April 11, 1891. C. L. Nelson, et al., authorized to build Sturgeon Bay, CHAPTER 193. AN ACT act authorizing C. L. Nelson to build a dock or pier into the waters of Sturgeon Bay, Door county, Wisconsin. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. C. L. Nelson, his associates, successors, executors, heirs or assigns, are hereby audock or pier in thorized and empowered to build and maintain a dock or pier extending one thousand two hundred feet into the waters of Sturgeon Bay, from the south half of lot number eight in subdivision number one, in the city of Sturgeon Bay, Door county, Wisconsin, now owned by C. L. Nelson of said city. Limit. SECTION 2. Provided, that this dock or pier shall not extend beyond the range line of Leatham & Smith's dock, and the dock of the Island Lumber company, and also to be subject to all the conditions of section number 94, of chapter 341, |