Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-26
Sec. 6. The clerks of the boards of

in office until the first Monday of Janu-
arv, | 863, AMI until their uccesSors
shall be elected ans! qualified; and the
! first election for clerk Of the board OF
comfy supervisors shall he on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday in No
vember, A. d. 1862.
Sec. +. The boards of supervisors
elected in pursuance of this act, shall
meet annually, on the Tuesday succeed
ing the general election in each year,
at the county seat, if there be one, in
their respective counties, for the pur-
pose Of tranSarting such business as
may be required; aud the said boards
are hereby authorized to holl extra SEES
sionS at the seat of Justice, ia case the
| business of the county requires il, which
shall be called in the manner proviIed
III section ty-eiyht Of chapter thir-
teen Of the revised statutes. The sail
Supervisors shall each receive two dol
lars per day for each and every dav
! they he shall he employed on the ses
sion Of the board, and six cents per
mile for going IT, and returning from
the place Of holding such session. 3 1t
no supervisor shall be allowed to draw
pay for more than twenty-five DAYS at
tendance on the county board, in one
year.
Sec s. Each person elected or ap-
pnlnted a. a supervisor shall, within
twenty days after receiving a certificate
OF his election or appointment, take AMI
subscribe an oath or affirmation to sup
port the constitution of the u. States,
and Of the state OF Wisconsin, and
faithfully and impartiallv discharge the
duties Of his Office as such supervisor,
which oath or affirmation shall be filed
III the Office Of the cIelk Of the circuit
court; and the same being certified by
such officer upon the back Of the Ger
titicate, shall be sufficient to authorize
s;,ch supervisor to take his seat with
and act is a member of the board, du-
ring the time for which he was elected
ar appointed.
See. g. The boards of supervisors
elected under this act, shall proceed
with and determine all matters and
things pending before their predeces-
sors, at thc time Of entering upon the
discharge Of their duties, ia the same
mlaLner and with like effect as If com
mencel before them.
Sec. 10. Sections 25, 35 and 40 of
chapter Is, and section 63 of chapter
IL of the revised statutes, are hereby
repealed; and section o. of said chap
ter 3 is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: "oec, 81. The chairman Of
The board of town supervisors Of each
town shall on or before the lav fixed
hy law for the annual meeting of the
county board Of supervisors, file one of
each such duplicate statements with the
clerk of the said board, who shall care.
fully preserve the same. The county
board Of equalization of each Of the
several coinrieS i'll this state, for equal
iz'ng assessments of real property, rs
now required by law, shall hereafter
consist of the chairman CT snp ervi>orS
Of each Of the several towns, the pres
idellt Of each Incorporated village, and
one alderman from each ward IN any
city in each OF such counties"
See. H. Section tttv->ix Of chapter
seven o. the revised statutes, is hereby
amended to read as follows: Sec. IS.
One of said statements shall forthwith
be delivered to the town clerk, to be
filed aui preserved by him, or if IN .le
in any ward of a city, then to the cler!,
OF such city, tpr the like purpose; and
the other, with one OF the poll lists,
shall be carefully enclosed, sealed up
and directed to the clerk of the board
of supervisors of the proper county,
and delivered To the chairman of the
supervisors of the town, nr such par>o
as may be performing the duties of >,,cl
chairm IN: AMI such Off ser to whom
such statement an poll list shall be so
delivered, shall, within sever davs af-
the electi III, deliver the same, with the
sea and envelopes unhroken, to such
clerk, and shall receive for sucA service
six cents per mile tnl going to and re-
turning from the off ,e Of sall clerk Of
the board OF supervisors"
Sec. y. So much of any law of this
state as authorizes the election by any
city, village or other municipal corpp-
ration, of one Or more members OF the
board of county supervisors, shall have
10 force or effect whatever from and
after the first day of January, A. D.
1862, anything contained in any char
ter of any such city, village or other
municipal corporation, to the contrary
notwith>tanding.
See. Is. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage and publication !;
and ali acts and parts Of acts inconsis-
tent with the provisions Of this act, are
hereby repealed.
:! Approved June Is, 1862.