The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-24
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WISCONSIN LAWS.
CHAPTER IFS,

sixty-seven of the K. s., and to authorize
the state superintendent to fill vacancies
in the Office of county superintendent.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
Section 1. Section nine hundred and six
ty-seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
words: And whenever there shall be a vacan-
cy in the office of county superintendent the
state superintendent may appoint suitable
person to such Office, until another shall be
elected and qualified.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March 4th, 1870.
CHAPTER 25I.
An act to amend section one thousand nine
hundred and thirty five of chapter eighty
nine, revised statutes of 1873, entitled of
insurance corporations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section I. Section one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-hve, of chapter eighty
nine, revised statutes of 1873, is hereby
amended by adding the following after the
word Gloss" in the sixth line of said section:
Provided however, that such board of direc-
tors shall be authorized, if they see fit to do
SO, to assess up to two and half mills, even
if such loss should not require such an amount;
so that said section, when 50 amended, shall
read as follows: Section 1855. Whenever
the amount of any loss SO ascertained shall
exceed the amount of the cash fund of the
corporation, the president shall convene the
board of directors, who shall make an assess
ment upon all property insured by such cor
e
and the rate under which it may have been
classified, sufficient at least to pay such loss:
provided, however, that such board of direc-
tors shall be authorized, if they see fit to do
so, to assess up to two and a half mills, even
if such loss should not require such an
amount; and when such assessment shall
have been completed, the secretary shall i'm
mediately notify every member of such cor
poration, by letter sent to his usual post of
flee address, of the amount of such loss and
the sum due from him as his share thereof
and the time when and to whom payment
thereof is to be made, which time shall not
be less than sixty nor more than ninety days
from the date of such notice; and the treas
urer or person designated to receive such
money may demand and receive two per
cent. In addition to the amount of each
such assessment, for his fee in receiving and
paying over the same. Such assessment,
when collected, shall be paid to the person
entitled thereto, according to the terms of
the policy issued to him; provided, that if
any loss shall occur during the first eight
months of any year, the board of directors,
al the time of making the assessment there
for, may borrow money sufficient to pay such
loss at a rate Of interest not exceeding eight
per cent, and shall therein include the in
terest in the assessment, and direct payment
-
the thirty-first day OF December next fol
lowing.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March 5, 1879.
CHAPTER 245.
An act to amend sections four hundred and
ninety, four hundred and ninety-two, four
hundred and ninety three, four hundred
and ninety-four and four hundred and
ninety-six of the revised statutes relating
to free high schools.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. Section four hundred and nine
ty of the X. 5. is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows; Section 400. Any town or
Incorporated village or city or school district,
which contains within its limits an incorpo-
rated village, or which has graded school
of not less than two departments with less
than twenty five pupils, prepared to begin a
high school course, may establish and main
tain not exceeding two high schools, in the
manner and with the privilege herein provid-
ed. The question of establishing such
schools may be submitted by the town school
district or village board or common council
at any annual or duly called special meet
ing or election upon written resolution there
for, proposed for adoption; provided. notice
of such purpose, embodying such resolution,
be given in the manner provided for notify
ing a special district meeting, town meeting
or charter election. The vote shall be taken
by ballot, and canvaSSed according to the
statutes for conducting election in said NUM-
cipality. Those ballots in favor being writ
ten or printed "for high SCHOOL, those OPP
posed ''against high school" If the resolu-
tons be adopted, such towns, school dis
! tricts, village or city shall constitute a high
school district. But no city, incorporated
/ village or school district in which high
school heretofore established has been report
! ed, recognized and aided as a free high
/ school shall be required TO take any vote on
/ the resolution provided for in this section,
| but may continue to report and to receive aid
4 on due compliance with the law in other re-
/ Spects.
! Section ,. Section four hundred and nine
/ ty-two ofthe revised statutes is hereby amend
| ed by adding thereto the following words:
| But in all cities not under a county superin-
! tendent which now constitute free high school
districts, or which shall hereafter adopt the
| resolution provided for in section four hun
| bred and ninety and become free high school
| districts. the board of education in each such
! city shall be the high school board, and the
city treasurer shall be ex-otficio the treasurer
/ of the high school district, unless the board
| of education embraces treasurer; and in all
| districts maintaining graded school of not
/ less than two departments which now con-
/ stitute free high school districts, or which
shall hereafter adopt said resolution the dis
/ trict board in each such district shall be the
high school board; and the district treasurer
shall be the treasurer of the high school dis
! trict.
/ Section ;. Section four hundred and
| ninety three of the X. 5. is amended BY ad-
| ding thereto the following words: made BY
the city superintendent or clerk OF the board
of education.
| Section !. Section four hundred and
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