Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-09
Published Jnnc %, 1862.
IHiPTER 300,

IHiPTER S99,
Az act to a,nend and revise chapter l29,
Of the general Laws Of 1851, entitled "an
act to amend chapter l 3 Of the revised sta
tates, entitled Of counties and county OH
GERS"
TIE Pope Of The STATE of Wisconsin,, represented
ia Ssarte and assembly, 10 enact as .fioRoms
Section l. The county board of supervis-
ors of each Of the organized counties of this
/ state, shall consist Of three electors, one to
/ be elected IN and for each of the supervisor
! districts hereinafter stated mentioned, by the
| quaiihed voters of such district but In those
/ counties when contain three or more assem-
! bly, stricts, there shall be elected one super
visor IN and Cor each assembly district, by the
/ qlaiitieG voters of such district and in those
counties where there are more than tho and
an even number of assembly districts, there
saail be elected one additional supervisor for
| the county at large, by the qualified voters Of
| such county. Such supervisors STALL be cleo
ted bienniallY, Oh the Tuesday succeeding the
| first Monday Ia November, in each alternate
year, next preceding the commencement of
their term, and shall hold their Office for the
| term of two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified. The votes for such
supervisors shall be returned and canvassd in
the same manner as the votes for county Off
GERS ara required TO be returnd and canvass
Ell Iae supervisors who elected pursu-
and who qualified according to law. shall hold
their off ses, respectively, until the first Mon
day in January, A. D. 1854, and until their
I successors are elected and qualified. The first
election for district and county supervisors
naaer n act, shall b held 81 tho Thursday
'ccee ling the first Nold y in November, \.
D. 1868.
See , In each OF the counties Of this
state in which there shall be less than three
assembly districts, the county board Of snper-
visors shall, by Al order to be recorded At
leagth by the cieg!l Of such board, aud pub
iished in one or more newspapers printed IN
said county into three suDef visor districts ::
bat no two of such districts shall be within
the same town, or city il there shall. be more
than one organized town in such county and
the supervisors hereafter to be elected NAV
alter or change the boundaries Of such dis
tricts, but such alterations shall not take eff
feet within SIX months from the time of max
ing sueh alterations.
Sec. 3. The board Of Supervisors to be
elected as provided in this act. shall be a
body corporate and polite, by and under the
name and style OF taa cona5y board OF super
visors of (naminG tIs county. anl "a al such
shall possess and exercise all and singular the
powers ana perform al the duties devolved BIZ
law upon the board OF supervisors in each
county respectively.
See T. The board Of supervisors of each
b. ballot one of their number, chairman Of the
board for the ensuing wear: and in case Of
his absence at any II ectiHg Of the board they
may appoint oae of their mum ,er as chairman
pro ten, to hold until the adj 1urnment, OK the
chairman shall be present ut their meeting
In case of vacancy IN the office Of chairman
the board shall have the power 10 fill such va
cancy for the unexpired term. A majority of
such board shall constitute quorum for the
! transaction of business
See. D. Should there be vacancy in the
board ct county snip rgisors previously to the
first day of October, in any year, the clerk of
the board shall Immediately notify the sheriff
Of the county, whose duty it shall be to order
an election To be held, oh the Tuesday sue
eeeding the first Monday in November next
ensuing, f'g the purpose of fIiing such vacar-
cy, thirty days previous notice beng given of
such election, b. publishing tn. same in each
news Aper published in the district or county,
if there be any ana 3y posting ~ 4 notice
thereof in some pu3lie place in each town in
the coUaty, or supervisor district. IS the case
may be; and the person elected al such elnc-
ton sliaH hold his offi.c for the ,lnexnirai
term OF slch v8eIuCY. Bat such vacancy
may be tiiieil by the appointment Of lie GOV
crnor, of some suitable ciector Of the nroDer
district Or county, as t}a ease may b., to bold
his Office until the irss Monday Of January
next after such appointments and until his sue
eessoT is elected and qualified as hcroinbefore
/ mentioned.
Sc. g TIE clcrl.s # the boards Of super
vis0fs. i'll Office At the same time OF the tax
/ ing cifoct of this act, snail continue in off &c
antil TIE iirss Monday Of January 1858, and
. until their successors sh Il be elected and al
50 qualified: ard the first election for clerk
OF the board of county supervisors. shall be
or the TIeslly preceding the frs Monday ii
November, A. D. 1862
Sc. :. The boards of supervisors elected
! in pursuance Of this act, sh III meet alnu9lIv
on che Tdedsly succeeding the general elac-
tot il eIca year. At the county seat, if there
he TIE. II their respective COUNTIES, for the
purpose OF trancactiHg such business as NAV
! be required: ant, the said boards are hereby
authorized to hold extra sessions at the seat
/ of Justice in case the business of the county
requires it, which shall be called IL the man
ner provided in section forty eight Of charter
/ thirteen of the revised statutes The said
supervisors shall each receive two dollars per
! day for each and every day that (he1 shall be
employed on the session of the board and
/ cents per mile for going to and returning
/ from the place Of holding such session. But
/ no supervisor shall be allowed to draw paw
/ for more than twenty-five days attendance on
/ the county board, in one year
Section s, Each person elected or appoin-
/ ted as supervisor shall, within twcrtY DAYS
i after receiving certificate of his election or
! appointment, take and subscribe an oath or
aft nation to support the constitution of the
United States, and Of the state Of Wisconsin.
/ and f.ithfuly ard impartially discharge the
] duties Of his Office such supervisors which
/ oath or affirmation shall be filed in the Office
! of the clerk Of the circuit court; and the
same being certified bY such officer upon the
( back of the certificate, shall be snficient to
/ authorize such supervisor t. take his seat
! with and act as member of the board, du-
/ ring the time for which he was elected or ap-
pointed.
! See. g. The boards Of supervisors elected
under this act shall proceed with and deterni-
Inc all matters and things pen ling before their
/ predecess 1rs, at the time of entering upon the
discharge Of their duties, Ill the same manner
and With like effect as if commenced before
them.
Sec. 10. Sections %, So AID 20 of chapter
l3, aad section 60 Of chapter IS of the revis-
ed statutes, are hereby repealed and section
81 of said chapter Is, is hereby amended so
as to read follows: section "a. The
chairman Of the board Of town Supervisors of
each town SHALL, Or before the day fixed by