The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-14

of the state to enforce such rules and regulations
so far as they shall be I'M ended to effect [atfect
their respective duties.
Section II. The secretary of state shall provide
room suitable for the meetings of the board a
Madison. and office room for its secretary.
Section u. This act shall take effect upon it
Approved March 10, 1876.
published March 81, 1851
! CHAPTER 267
AN ACT to amend and combine sections twenty-nint
(29 and thirty (3O of chapter twenty eight l2S)
of the revised statutes of 1858, entitled q OF
school and other lands"
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
ID senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section twenty-nine (29) and thirty
t5o, OF chapter twenty cight (2S), of the revised
statutes of 1858, shall be combined and amended sc
as to read as follows: Every purchaser of any
lot, or tract of land, at sale made by the commits.
sioners aforesaid, shall pay the of the pur-
chase money and interest required by the terms OF
the SALE to be paid in hand, immediately after the
land shall be bid off by him. and if such purchaser
snail refuse or neglect to pay immediately for the
land so bid of by him, the land shall be again Of
tered for sale. and the purchaser shall for his re-
IsaI or neglect to pay as aforesaid forfeit the
OF twenty-five q } dollars, which the commissioners
SHALL IN the name Of the state, cause to be imme-
diately sued for and collected, and when collected,
the sum 80 forfeited and collected shall be credited
50 bid off belonged [tol.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Published March 81, 1851
CHAPTER 295.
AN ACT to amend chapter eighty (8O of the general
laws of 1872 entitled g an act AUTHORIZING cities
and villages to establish free libraries and read
ing rooms"
The people of the state of Wisconsin renresentad
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Chapter eighty (80) CT the general laws
OF 1872, is hereby amended to read as follows
Section l. The city council of each Incorporated
ftv and
(6p,OOo) inhabitants, and the board of trustees of
each incorporated village, and the board of super
Vlsors OF any town containing two thousand
(2OOO) nina bltants in this state, shall have power
to establish and maintain a public library and
reading room, for the use and benefit of the in
haDlants OF such city, town, or Incorporated vii
rage, ana may levy tax not exceeding one mill on
the dollar on all taxable property of the city town
or village, for such purpose to be known as the
nDrafy fund;" proUtded that no library shall be so
established or no tx 50 levied without first SUBJ
mltng 1t to vote of the legal voters of such city,
village town.
Section 2. When any common council. board of
supervisors or board of trustees shall have decided
| to establish and maintain a public library and
reading room under this act the mayor of such
CITY, chairman OF such board of supervisors or the
president or Such village SHALL with the approval of
the common council, board OF slIpervi ,ors or board
OF trustees, proceed to appoint board of nine (9)
directors tor the same, chosen from he citizens at
large with reference to their fitness for such
once, ana not more than one member of the city
council, board OF supervisors or board of trustees
shall be at.any one time member of said board of
directors.
Section 3. Said directors shall hold office from
their appointment, and one-lhrd for one YEAR
/ one-tAlru Tor two years and one third for three
wears from the first Ist of July of each year follow
ing shelr appointment, and at their first regular
meeting shall cast lots for their respective terms
and annually thereafter the mayor of such civ
chairman such board of Supervisors or president
OF such village shall. before the first 1sD day of
july OF each year, or before, appoint three directors
10 take the place of the retiring directors who shall
hold their office for three wears and until their suc
cessOrs appointed.
Section 4. Vacancies in the board of directors.
occasloned by removal, resignation or otherwise
sual be reported by the board to the city council
board or supervisors or board of trustees, and
be filled in like manner as original appointments:
such.
Section 5. Said directors shall immediately after
their appointment, meet and organize by the cleo
tlon OF one of their number president and by the
election OF such other officers 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 eXp3dient. not inconsistent with
tn1s act They shall have the conclusive control of
the expenditures of all moneys collected for the
library fund and the supervision care, and custody
OF the rooms or building constructed, leas ed, or
set apart for the purpose prOUided that all moneys
received tor such library shall be deposited the
treasury OF said city, town, village to the credit
q Tue library fund, and shall be kept separate and
apart from other moneys of such CIV town or vii
age and drawn upon by the proper officers of said
city, town or village, upon the properly authen-
ucafed vouchers of the library board. said board
shal nave power to occupy, lease or erect an
appropriate building for the OF sail library,
not exceeding, from the library fund in one ) year
IN pudding more than half the income of such
year, ana shall have power to appoint suitable
nprarlan and necessary assistant, and shall in
general carry out the spirit and intent of this act
IN establishing or maintaining the best library
ana reading room with the means at their disposal;
pColdeQ h0uerer, that no purchase lease of land
or buildings and order contract for the cree
on or construction OF buildings shall take effect
without the previous approval of the MAYOR and
common codncll OF the city, board of supervisors
OF the town, or board of trustees of the village.
Section 6. Every library and reading room es-
taDhshed under this act shall be forever free for
Ile 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,
ing room Of the greatest benefit to the greatest
number, and may exclude and cut off from the use
or said library and reading room any aud all per
sons who shall witully violate such rules
Section 7. The said board of directors shall
make an annual report to the city council, town
BOARD, or board Of trustees, stating the condition
OF their trust, the vari9us sums 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 aud the
general character and kind of such books, with
0uo o1lCL stdtLstICSJ information and suggestions
as they may deem of general interest.
Section 8. All taxes levied under this act shall be
levied and collected in like manner with other gen.
eral taxes OF said city, town village.
Section y Any person DESTROYS of making do
nations OF money, or real estate, for the benefit of
SUCH library shall have the right to vest the title to
the money or real estate 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
ma hpl nSiH 70 hao o;o1
trustees.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1876.
Published March 81, 1861
CHAPTER 24G.
AN ACT TO amend section rs, of chapter Z of the
revised statutes, entitled, "Of general and
special elections and the manner of conducting
the same, and the canvass
The people of the State of Wisconsin REPRESENTED
IN senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. Section Is, of chapter 7, the revised
statutes, entitled, 40 OF general and special cleo
tons, and the manner of conducting the same and
the canvass. is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: The secretary of state state treasurer
and attorney shall constitute the board of
state canTassers two of whom shall be a quorum for
the transaction of business and if only one of said
officers shall attend on the day appointed for the
meeting of the board, the clerk of the supren, Q
court, at Madison, 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 a candidate he
shall so advise the chief justice, and the chief
justice shall thereupon designate Judge of the
circuit court to act in his stead
RI, III.