Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-26

nptary 1und; pr0Utded, that no library shallabe 81
established, or no tx levied without first sub
uniting it to vote of the legal voters of such city
| village or town.
Section 2. When any common council, board o
supervisors, or board of trustees shall have decide,
to establish and maintain a public library an,
readlng room under this act, the mayor of sucl
city, chairman of such board of supervisors or tn
Rsesoent OF such village SHALL with the approval
the common council, board of supervisors or boart
of trustees, proceed to appoint board of nine 20
directors Tor the same, chosen from the citizens
large, with reference to their fitness for sucl
othce, and not more than one member IF the cit,
council, board OF supervisors, or board of trustees
shall be at..any one time member of said board O
directors
section 8. Said directors shall hold office from
, their appointment, and one-th1rd for one wear
third for two years and one-third for three
wears from the first Qst) of July of each ear follow
ing their appointment, and at their first regular
meeting shall cast lots for their respective terms
and annually thereafter the mayor of such civ
chairman or such board of supervisors or president
of such village shall, before the first Qst tlay OF
July CT each year. or BEFORE appoint three directors
to take the place Of the retiring directors who shall
hold their office for three years. and until their sue
cessors are appointed.
Section 4. Vacancies in the board of directors
| occasioned by removal, resignation, or otherwise
SHALL be reported by the board to the CITY council
board OF supervisors, or board of trustees and
be filled in like manner original appointments
and no director shall receive any COMPENSATION as
such.
Section 5. Said directors SHALL immediately after
ton of one of their number president and by the
election OF such other officers as they may deem
necessary. They shall make and adopt such by-
laws rules and regulations for their own guidance
and for the government Of the library and reading
rooms as may be expedient, not inconsistent with
this act. They shall have the conclusive control of
he expenditures of all moneys collected tor the
library fund and the supervision care, and custody
o. the rooms or building constructed, leaeed, or
set aparO for the purpose pr0Uided that all moneys
received tor such library shall be deposited in the
nf ooi6 osf cxna
OF the library FUND.- and shall be kept separate and
apart from other moneys of such city, town or vii
lage and drawn upon by the proper officers of said
Guy, town or village, up.n he properly anthen,
shall have power to occupy, lease Or erect an
appropriate building for the use of said library,
not exceeding, from the library fund in one Q year
| in building, more than half tie income of such
year, and shall have power to appoint suitable
librarian and necessary assistant, and shall, in
general carry out the spirit and intent of this act
In establishing or maintaining the best library
and reading room with the means at their disposal;
prorded. hooeuer, that purchase lease of land
or bplldlngs aud no order or contract for the
ton or construction of buildings shall take effect
without the previous approval Of the mayor and
common codncl of the CITY, board of supervisors
of the town, or board of trustees of the village.
Section g. Every library and reading room es-
tabished under this act shall be forever free for
the use of the inhabitants OF the city, town or
village where located, always subject to such
reasonable rules and regulations as the library
board may find necessary to adopt and publish,
in order to render the of said library aud read
ing room of the greatest benefit to the greatest
number, and may exclude and cut off from the use
OF SAID library a. reading room any and all per-
sons who shall wifully violate such rules.
Section 7. The said board of directors shall
make an annual report to the city council, town
Doarc, or ard of trustees, stating the condition
or their trust. the varions of money re-
ceived from the library fund, and from all other
sources, and how such moneys have been ex-
pended; the number OF books and periodicals on
hand; the number added by purchase, gift, or
otherwise, during the year the number lost or
missing; the number of books loaned out and the
general character and kind of such books, with
uch other statistics, information and Suggestions
they may deem of gener al interest.
Section g. all taxes LEVIED under this act shall be
levied and collected in like manner with other gen.
eral taxes of said city, town or village.
Section 9. Any person DESTROYS OF making do
nations of money, real estate, for the benefit Of
such library shall have the right to vest the title to
the money real estate so donated in the board of
directors, created under this act, to be held and
controlled by such board, when accepted, according
to the terms OF the deed of gift, devise or bequest
OF such property, and to such property the said
board shall be held and considered to be special
trustees.
Sec 10. This act shall take effect from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved March IL, 1916. .s.a
Published March 81, 1851
CHAPTER 246.
AN ACT to amend section &c, of chapter z, of the
revised statutes, entitled, "Of general and
special 6teCC,0nS ana the manner Oh COnuuctlng
the same and the canvass"
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. Section rs, of chapter 7, OF the revised
statutes, entitled, OF general and special cleo
tons and the manner of Conducting the same, and
the canvass . is hereby amended to read as
TO lows: The secretary Of state, state treasurer
and attorney general, shall constitute the board of
state canvassers two of whom shall bea quorum for
the action OF business. and if only Of said
officers shall attend the day appointed for the
meeting of the board, the clerk of the supreme
court, at Madison, Oh being notified by the officer
SO attending, shall attend without delay with such
officer and with him shall form the board. When
any member Of the state board is candidate. he
shall advise the chief Justice, and the chief
justice shall thereupon designate judge of the
circuit court to act in his stead. aH
Section O. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication. nj
Approved March 10, 1876.
Published March 81, 1851 eEq.
CHAPTER 266.
AN ACT to amend section nineteen q9) of chapter
sixtyseyen 67), of tbs revised statutes, entitled:
6 Of cemetery ass Citations and town cemeteries.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section nineteen Qy) of chapter sixty
seven (67), of the revised statutes, entitled vi
cemetery associations and town cemeteries" is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following
pT00Sled that whenever any such town cemetery is,
or shall become embraced within the limits of any
incorporated city, the duties and powers of the
DOdFQ OF SUPERVISORS OF SuCQ town.. relating &c
such cemetery shall be conferred upon, and shall
be discharged and exercised by the common coun
Gil OF such city, and in such case deeas of lots
shall be executed by the mayor OF such city, in
the name of the town, and be attested by the city
clerk: prouided further, that nothing herein con
tanned shall change impair the rights Of buria
in such cemetery. @ s
Section This oct shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IL, 1876.
Published March 81, 1861
CHAPTER 2S2.' &aa .
AN ACT relating to the powers of county boards o.
supervisors. tsla 400
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section two of chapter one hundred
and fit y-two OF the laws of this state of 1872, il
hereby am nded by adding to said section two the
following words: pr0vided it all be competen
for said county board Of supervisors, by resolution
spread upon their records to designate or adop
such roads as county roads for the purpose onl
of expanding such money they may annually
property, growing out OF damage claimed or
account of bad condition of said roads, unless
said damage is caused by the neglect carelessnes
of TIE commissioner appointed by said count.
board OF supervisors to eSpend the money so levied
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Approved March IL, 1876.
Published April /, 1861 a
CHAPTER S34.
AN Act to amend chapter one hundred and fifty
San act to codify the laws of this state reatin.
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