River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
Published March 20. 1879.
CHAPTER ono

AN ACT requiring town, city and county
clerks to keep cancellation books.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows
Section /. The clerk Of every town, village,
city and county in this state, shall obtain and
keep for use OF such town, village, city or
county, a book to be denominated a cancel
lation book" in which he shall enter the
number and date of each order drawn up
on the treasury OF sucll town, village, city or
county, page of journal authorizing the
same, the amount thereof, the name OF the
person in whose favor it was drawn, the
name of the person to whom it was paid, the
purpose for which it was allowed, and when
cancelled by the proper authorities.
Section 2. There shall also be filed with
the county clerk of each county, immediate
ly after the adjournment of any term of court
held in such county by the clerk of such
court, a list of the court certificates drawn on
the treasury of such county specifying
the number, date, amount, name of person
and character of service performed, which
said statement shall be recorded in depart
ment which shall be set apart for that pur-
pose in the cancellation book, with blank
column showing when such certificate was
Cancelled.
Section 8. Whenever the treasurer of any
town, village, city or county shall pay, or
receive in payment Of tax, or for any other
TO the payment thereof, any bond or coupon,
order or court certificate, such treasurer
shall return such order, certificate, bond or
coupon, to the proper authorities at their
first meeting, and such orders. certificates,
bonds and coupons, shall be cancelled by de-
stroying them. and the date of their cancel
lation shall be Immediately entered by the
clerk in the cancellation book.
Section 4. There shall also be kept in such
cancellation book in department to be pro-
vided for that purpose, record Of all bonds
and coupons issued by the authorities of such
town, village, city or county, in pursuance 0
any provision of law, which shall specify the
number thereof the amount, the note Of III
terest, when issued, for what purpose issued,
when payable, and when paid, exchanged or
cancelled.
Section 5. ANY town, village, city or county
which has provided itself with the same or
similar records covering or intended to cover
the object designed by the cancellation book,
shall not be required to supply itself with q
new cancellation book under the provisions
of this act.
Section 6. The county clerk of each county
not excepted by section five of this act, shall
immediately u1on the passage of this act,
ascertain the number OF books that will be
necessary to supply his county, and the towns,
cities and villages, therein, under the pro
visions of this act, and shall prescribe the
forms and size thereof, and shall procure the
same at the expense of the county; and upon
the receipt Of such books TO the said county
clerk shall transmit the same to the town,
city and village clerks entitled thereto The
cost OF said books shall be charged to the
towns, cities and villages respectfully for
which the same were ordered.
Section Z. Wien such cancellation book
shall have been received by any town, village,
city or county clerk, such clerk shall enter in
such cancellation book list Of all orders,
court certificates and bonds which remain
outstanding and unpaid And thereafter he
shall immediately enter ia such books a
record of every order, court certificate, bond
or coupon upon the making and cancellation
thereof.
Section s. This act shah take effect aud be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved March 4. 1879