The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-19
TPublished April u, 1885, ]


CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT to provide for the printing and distribu.
ton Of the reports of the state officers, depart
mentS and institutions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
iii senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section /. The biennial fiscal term of this state
shall end on the thirticth day of September in the
year 1854, aud each even numbered year there
after, and the succeeding term snail begin on the
day following, and the reports of all state officers
and institutions shall be biennial, and cover the
period thus indicated except the report Of rail-
road commissioner which shall cover the period
OF two years ending June thirtieth, 1884, and the
term ending each even numbered year thereafter;
and the report OF the insurance commissioner
which shall cover period of two years, ending
March LIST, 1851, ana the term ending each even
numbered year thereafter; provided, that the
state treasurer and secretary Of state shall be re-
quircd, in addition TO their biennial reports, to
prepare q condensed statement OF the finances of
the state the close of the alternate fiscal years.
and cause the same to be published in the official
state paper and one other paper in this state of
different political party to be designated by the
secretary of state cost not to exceed the rate
for advertising now provided by law.
Section 2. The biennial reports Of the several
state departments and institutions shall be limited
in number of pages as hereinafter specified.
The report OF the secretary OF state, including
report OF commissioners Of public printing, not
exceeding three hundred pages; state treasurer,
one hundred pages; state superintendent, three
hundred pages; railroad commissioner, two hun
dred pages. commissioner OF insurance, one hum
dTea pages; state board Of supervision, three hun
two hundred pages; state board of health, one
hundred and hIty pages; commissioners of public
lands, nifty pages board OF regents OF university,
fifty pages; board of regents Of normal schools
fifty pages; commissioners of fisheries twenty-five
pages; industrial school for girls twenty-five
pages; state supervisor of Illuminating oils, tWen-
ty-fye pages; adjutant general, fifty pages; quar-
termaster general, twenty-five pages; board of
trustees OF soldiers orphans home, twenty five
pages.
Section 3. No report OF any institution, de-
rF hos |a-fcvY at,Hs sI,oll
the number of pages fixed in the preceding Sec
ton, unless the commissioners of public printing
and the governor shall for good cause certify to
the secretary OF state that the interests of the state
require that such report shall exceed the number
of pages so specified.
Section 4 Within ten days after the biennial
reports of the several state departments and state
institutions shall have been placed in the hands
of the commissioners Of printing, and by them re-
yised as provided by law. they shall, through the
secretary of state, deliver them to the state
printer, who shall Immediately proceed to print
three thousand copies of said reports, excepting
that OF the state superintendent, of which there
shall be printed eight thousand copies Twenty
five hundred copies of each of said reports to-
gether with the annual message of the governor to
the legislature first TO convene after the delivery
OF SAID reports, shall be bound according to the
provisions OF section $40, chapter 20 of the revised
statutes, and shall be delivered to the secretary Of
state within one month after the opening of the
session of the legislature, who shall deposit them
with the superintendent of public property, who
shall receipt to the secretary of state therefor The
volumes designated by this section shall be bound
i'll CLOTH and styled Governors Message and
Accompanying Documents"
Section s. Twenty-Five hundred volumes shall
be distributed as follows: One copy 10 each men,
ber OF the legislatures copy to each state officer
and emplOye IN the state departments, and one to
each state Office or state institution, to remain
therein; one copy to each member Of the several
state boards and one to each officer OF any state
institution who is required by law to make a re-
port one copy to each circuit judge and county
judge one copy to each county clerk one copy
to each newspaper in this state, one copy to each
college, university or normal school, TO belong TO
said institution: one copy to each public library
III this state five copies to the Wisconsin Humane
Society. fifty copies TO the State Historical Society,
for use in exchange; thirtytve copies to the state
library; a sufficient number of copies to the regis
ter of deeds OF each county to supply each town,
village or city with one copy, to remain in the
clerks Office of such town, city or village. The
remaining volumes shall be retained by the super
inendent OF public property for the use of future
legislatures, and 10 supply special orders.
Section 6. Two hundred copies of the report OF
the secretary of state state superintendent rail-
road commissioner, Insurance commissioner state
board of supervision and state board of charities
and reform, shall be bound singly in cloth, for
the use of these several departments. The remain
ing copies OF the foregoing reports shall be bound
singly in paper for the use of the several depart
ments and institutions making the came; provided,
however that the reports of the state Institutions
embraced in the report Of the state board of super
vision shall be bound separately in paper for the
use Of said institutions.
Section : There shall be printed annually by
the state printer and on the order of the commits.
sioueTs OF public printing, the following docu'
ments:
l. Twelve thousand copies of the transactions OF
of the Wisconsin state Agricultural Society, to-
gcther with abstracts of the reports Of the county
agricultural societies, ana such other matters per
aiming to the industry of the state as shall be
deemed important provided the number of pages
shall not exceed five hundred.
, Twelve thousand copies OF the transactions ol
the " sconSin State Horticultural Society, together
with such abstracts OF reports Of county and other
horticultural societies, and such other matters
pertaining 70 frult growing ana other horticultural
interests of the state as shall be deemed important
provided, the number Of pages shall not exceed
two hundred.
), Twelve thousand copies of the transactions Of
the state Dairymeu's Association, and such othes
matters pertaining to the dairy Interests of the
state a. shall be deemed most important; pro
vided, the number OF pages shall not exceed one
/ Twelve thousand copies of the report of the de-
parteut of agriculture Of the state university; pro
yded the number Of pages shall not exceed one hun
dred
Section s Eleven thousand fve hundred volumes Of
said report shall be bo1nd n cloth, uniform style
with volumes previously published each volume 70 con-
preceding section and shall be distributed follows
Thirty copies to member OF the leg gslstuIe; one
hundred copies 20 the state hstofica society twenty
hve copies to each county agc1tlral society and dis
counties and furnishes the state agricultural society
report of its proceedings: hundred copies % the
county horticultural society that snail report It's
IIatio with officers elect, and give abstract Of its
tary Of the state horticultural society. one hundred
eouses the state dairyneus orstIOu tfty cop
to the state nIversiy copies TO me Wisconsin
name society, CopIss to each public library Iu tn,
state and the remaining copies 20 the state agucui
tural so isty for Distribution by its secretary.
section Five hundred copies ~ the transactions oil
the state agricultural socet5 and nyg hundred copies
OF the TRANSACTIONS Of the state horticultural society
sbzn be bound sIngy, cloth; i've hundred copies O
the Transactions Of the state dArFmen's assoc ston
snd Ive hundred copies of the report OF the depart
mput Of agriculture of tbs tats university shall b'
bound paper for the OF these several soclstle
. aud depart meats Tor distribution or eTchange,
Sect 10. There stall also b printed annually b.
the state printer and bound cloth, two oussnd an
NV haufed eouses of the trans OF the nortn
err scoas!n agricultural and mechanical association
provided ne n5mber OF printed pages snail not eIcee
s1T sundred.