The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-04-18
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(Psblisbed AprH I, 1851
Chapter 1873,

(E'1SbJished ArrH 1, 1851
Chapter 1873.
AN ACT to amend Chapter Thirteen of the Revis-
ed Statutes, entitled tOf Counties and County
Officers.
Tie People of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and assembly, 10 enact as J0JIolos:
SECTION l. The county board of supervisors of
each of the organized counties of this State, shall
consist OF three electors one to be elected In each
OF the supervisor districts hereinafter mentioned
except in those counties which contain three or
more assembly districts; and in such counties there
shall be elected one supervisor in each assembly
distric and one additional supervisor for the coun
ty at large III those counties here there is Tor may
be) an even number of assembly districts. Such
supervisors shall be elected in each of the organ
lied counties respectively, biennialy, on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday in November of
each alternate year and shall hold their office for
the term of two years. The votes cast for such SUI
pervis0rs shall be cauvassed in the same manner
as the votes cast for other county officers. The
first election under this act shall be held on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday OF November
in the year 1861.
SEC 2 In each Of the counties of this State in
which there shall be less than three assembly dis
tricts the present board of supervisors shall meet
at the usual place of meeting thereof on the sec
ond Monday of july A. ID. 1861, and by an order,
TO be recorded at length by the clerk OF such board
divide such county into three supervisor dlstrlcts
but no two of such dletriets shall be within the
same town, village or city, nor shall any part of
such districts be within the same town, city or vii
lage, if there shall be more than one organized
town in such county; and the supervisors hereafter
to be elected may alter or change the boundaries
ofsuch districts but such alterations shall not take
effect during the term Of Office of the supervisors
making the same, nor within six months from the
time of making such alterations
Sec 3. The board of supervisors to be elected as
provided in this act shall be body corporate and
polite by and under the name and style of the
county beard of supervisors of naming the coun-
ty) and as such shall possess and exercise all and
singular the powers and perform all the duties now
deyoIved by law upon the board of supervisors in
each county respectively, except as provided in
section ten, aud may in like manner, by and under
their corporate name and style, sue and be sued:
PT0Dided, that no action shall hereafter DC MAN.
tanned by any person against county, upon claim
or demand other than county order, until such
person shall first have presented his claim to the
board of supervisors of such county for allowance.
Sec. 4. The board of supervisors OF each county
shall, at their first meeting after their election,
choose by ballot one of their number, chairman of
their board for the ensuing year. and Ill case OF his
absence at any meeting of the board, they may APP
point one OF their number as chairman pro tenn, to
hold until the adjournment, or the chairman shall
be present at their meeting. In case OF vacancy
in the Office of chairman, the board shall have the
power to fill such vacancy for the unexpned term.
A majority of such board shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business.
Sec. 5. Should there be a vacancy In the board
of county supervisors, The clerk Of the board shall
Immediately notify the sheriff OF the county, whose
duty it shall be to order an election TO be holden
for the purpose filling such vacancy, thirty days
previous notice being given OF such election, by
publishing the same in each newspaper published
in the county, if there be any, and by posting up
notice thereof in some public place in each town
in the county
Sec. 6. The clerk of the board of supervisors, IN
Office 1T the time of the taking effect OF this act,
shall continue in office until the first day of Janu-
ary 1863 and until their successors shall be elect
cd and qualified and the first election for clerk of
the board of county supervisors, shall be on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November
A D. 1862, unless vacancy shall sooner occur.
Sec 2. The first meeting of the board OF supervi-
elected in pursuance of this act shall be held
in each county of this state on the second Monday
in january. 1862; and thereafter said board shall
meet annually, on the Tuesday succeeding the
general election III each year, at the county seat
there be one, in their respective countess for the
purpose of traDsacting such business as may be re-
quired; and the said board are hereby authorized
to hold extra sessions at the seat OF JUSTICE IN case
the business OF the county requires 1t, which shall
be called IL the manner provided IN sec 40, OF chap
IL, OF the Revised Statutes The said supervisors
shall each receive two dollars per day for each and
every day they shall be employed ON the session
of the board, and six cents per mills Tor gong to
and returning from the place Ct holding such ses-
sion But supervisor shall be allowed to draw
pay for more than twenty five days attendance on
the county board, III one year.
Sec. g. Each person elected as asupefYlsor, snail
within ten days after receiving eertlhcate OF ms
TO support the constitution of the United States and
Of the state OF Wisconsin,, and faithfully ana I'M
partially discharge the auties OF his Office as such
supervisor, which oath or affirmation shan DC Aleo
in the office OF the clerk Of the circuit courti and
the same being certified by such officer upon she
back of the certificate shall be sufficient to author
ize such supervisor to take his with, and act
a member of the board during the time lor
which he was elected.
sec. 10. Sections %, 30 and 49 of chap. LIB and
sections GO and 81 Of chap. 10 OF the Roylsed stat
utes are hereby repealed; and saIdchap 10 IS here-
by amended by substituting in place OF sec. W as
aforesaid, as follows "rhe chairman OF the board
OF town supervisors of each town SHALL on or before
the day fixed by the annual meeting Ut the county
board OF supervisors, file one of each such dupll
cate statements with the clerk of the said board
who shall carefully preserve The same. Inc coun,
tY board of equalization of each OF the several
counties in this state for equazng assessments OF
real property as now required by law, shall mere
after consist of the chairman OF supervisors o each
of the several towns, and one alderman from each
ward in any city or incorporated village IN each
of such counties" Section htty-six, OF chapter Z,
is hereby amended to read as follows; One OF sald
statements shall forthwith be delivered to the town
clerk, to be filed and preserved by him, or II made
III any ward of city then to the clerk OF such CITY
for the like purposes and the other, with one OF The
poll lists, shall be carefully enclosed, seale9 up
aud directed to the board of supervisors OF the
proper county, and delivered TO the chairman OF
the supervisors OF the town such person as may
be performing the duties of such chalrmani ana
such officer to whom such statement and poll list
shall De delivered shall within seven days after
the election, deliver the same with the seals and
envelopes unbroken to such clerk"
See. IL. So much of any law OF this state as au-
thorizes the election by any city, village or other
municipal corporation, of one or more members OF
the board Of county supervisors shall have no force
or effect whatever from and after the hrst day OF
january, A. D. 1862 anything contained IN any
charter of any such city, village or other lnuncl
pal corporation to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. r. This act shall take effect from AID alter
the first Tuesday in April next, but the superyl-
sors elected as now provided by law, shall dls-
charge all the duties imposed upon them, as coun-
ty supervisors until the first day Of January next
Approven March %, 1861.