Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-03
County Government.

lem OF county government Inc proVi-
sions of this bill a. calculated to secure
equal representation to all parts of the
counties, without the expense attendant
upon the old system of representative
to each town. We had hoped there
would be no material change in the law
regulating county government, until this
bill came under our notice, but there are
so many excellent features about this
that we are converts to it, and hope it
may pass. The main objection to our
present system is, that small counties
have too few members on the boards; to
the cid system, that large counties have
too many, and that towns having one
hundred voters and an assessed valua>
ton Of 100000 had the same represen'
tation as towns having 500 votes and
property assessed at half q million
Both these evils are abyiated by this bill
and many Others. We think members
from Iowa County will be misrepresent-
ing their constituents if they vote against
this bill;
The people of tie state of Wisconsin reprcsentsd
IN Senate and 4lsnentbty do emtct as JolloWs:
SECTION | The board Of county supervisors in each
county which now Is or may hereafter be organized
within this state, shall consist Of one member the
board from each supervisor district and Vie SAID su
pcrvsor districts shall be formed and established 10
each county as follows Each county which shall
constitute one assembly district or less shall be d.
yld, d into four supervisor districts. In each county
In which there shall be two assembly districts such
assembly districts shall each be divided into three
supervisor districts. In each OF the counties having
three assembly districts, the said assembly districts
shall each be divided into two supervisor Districts
Each Of the counties having more than three anu less
than six assembly districts, shall be divided INTO SIX
supervisor districts. la each county III which there
slnl te ST X on more assembly tst cts the assembly
districts therein shall each consatute one supervisor
district. Each county shall constitute one superVis-
or district for the county at large, except as herein
after provided
SEQ. . The members Of the board Of supervisors
shall be chosen bieunialy, on the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the first Monday in November IN ca alter
nate year next preceding the commencement OF their
term IN the same manner as members OF We senate
OF this state are required to lie chosen, ana shan
continue in office for the term OF two years. and un-
iii their successors are elected and qualified The
votes for such supery sofs shall be returned aud can
yassed in the zane manner as the votes for county
officers Al { required to he returned ana canvassed.
$40 The supervisor districts in each county
shall be numbered in regular series and the super
ysors chosen by the even numbered districts shali
continue la office year, and the superI isors
chosen by the odd numbered districts shall continue
In Office for the term Of two years, aud thereafter
the supervisors shall be chosen Tor lhe term OF two
Years. There shall he chosen by each county AT
large one supervisor, who shall be chairman OF the
board and shall hold lis Office Tor the term of two
years. Provided however, that I'D such OF the coun-
ties as shall have more than SIX and an odd number
OF assembly districts no supervisor for the county at
large shall be elected therein. And it's further pro-
yidrd that in those counties 10 which there shall be
no supervisors chosen y the county al large, as here
In provided, the board Of supervisors in such coun-
ties shall at their first meeting under ms act, and
at their regular nual meeting IN each alternate
wear thereafter. choose one Of their humber chair
man of the hoard, who shall hold THIS ollce until his
successor Is elected.
SIC. A. The election for district and county super
Wilson'S under this act shall be held OH the tuesday
next succeeding the first Monday III November A. u,
1870 aud the supervisors IN office at the time of the
taking elect of This act shall hold ther offices until
the first Monday IN January, lnIl and uutl their
successors elected and qualified
SIC b. The board OF supervisors in each county In
which the supervisor district, are required 20 &c al
tered or changed by this act shall meet at their usual
place OF meeting, on the second Monday In july,
$50, or Sinhin twenty days thereafter, and by an
order to be recorded at length By the clerk OF such
board and published III more newspapers
Printed IN said county, II there be any divide such
county into supervisor districts rs prescribed ~ Sec
ton Que OF this act. Such districts shall consist or
contiguous territory and be in as compact torn 80
practicable. The SUPERVISORS hereafter 10 be Chosen,
may alter change the boundaries ut such districts,
but such alteration .n not take effect for six months
from the time OF making the same.
SAC 6. The FIRST meeting OF the board oil snpervis-
ors elected under this act shall be held IN each OF the
organized COUNTIES within TINS state, on the second
Monday in January, ISL, aud thereafter The board
shall meet annually ON the Tuesday next succeeding
the general election Of each year. at the county seat
Of their respective counties for the purpose OF trans
nc ing such business rs may be required, ana Me
said board Of supervisors may and they are hereby
authorized TO hold extra sessions at the seat Of jus
tjce Whenever the business of the county shall re-
quirc IT, but such extra sessions shall be called in the
manner provided in section forty eight, Of chapter
thirteen of the revised sta utes.
SEC. {. The supervisors shall each receive louf
dollars per day for each aud every day they shall be
employ ed on the session OF the beard and ten cents
per mile for every mile necessarily Travelled III going
10 and returning from the place Of holding Nuch SEES
sion But no supervisor shall be allowed 10 draw pay
Tor more than twenty-five days aIlehuauce on lne
county board IN any one year.
sIu A. beutver the chairman shall be absent
from any meeting Of the board, The members present
shall choose OF their nuWber chairman pro Tenn,
and In case Of a vacancy in the office OF chairman
The beard shall choose by ballot one OF Their number
chairman, who stall hold his office until such vacancy
Is flied aud Whenever vacancy siiili occur Ia the
board e supervisors previously TO the htst day oil
october, IN any year. the CLERK OF the board shan I'M
mcdately notify the sheriff Of the county, whose duty
1t shall be & order an election to be held On tile
Tuesday neat succeeding the first Monday IN Novem-
Der next ensuing for the purpose Of ming such va
caheS, thirty days previous notice being gwen OF
such election, By publishing the same In each news
paper published Ia the district or county, ii there he
ANY and 10y posting up notice thereof Ia some pub
No place ia each town In the county OF supervisor
disrlc,, the case may be, and the person elected
At such election shall hold his onice iUr the untNpi
ed term Of such vacancy. hIt such vacancy may be
filled 10y the appointment, by the governor, oi some
snarc e!ector Of the proper district or county, rs
the case may be, TO hod his office until the first Mon
day OF January AeNt after such appointment ana
until his successor is elected aud qualified as here
mbefore mentioned.
sac. .. lfe clerk Of the board Of supervisors In
Office at the time Of the taking elect OF Tins act shall
t. ntinue Ia office uul the first Monday OF january,
ISL aad uutll tler successors SHAH lie elected anu
Huali1ed aad thu 1rst election Tor clerks oi The
be ards Of supervisors shall be on the Tuesday next
succeeding the hrs. Monday IN November, ls'O.
SKI, 10. Each person elected or appointed as SUI