Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
CHAPTER 104-


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Subdivision a. of section 430, of
the revised statutes, is hereby amended by strik-
second line and inserting in lieu thereof the word
"six," so that said subdivision when so amended
shall read as follows: "a. To determine the
length of time school shall be taught in their
district the then ensuing year, which shall not be
less than six months; and whether such school
shall be taught by q male or female teacher. or
both, and whether the school money to which
the district is entitled from the school fund in
come, and from the town, shall be applied to the
support of the summer or winter school, or GER
tain portion to each, but IT such matters shall not
be determined at the annual meeting, the dis
trict board shall determine the same
Section 2. Section 437, of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the word
five when it occurs in the fourth line of said
section, and insert in lieu thereof the word six'
so that said section, when so amended will read
as follows: Section 437 If any district shall not
at its annual meeting, or at subsequent special
meeting, prior to the third Monday of November
following, vote. tax sufficient to maintain a
school in said district for the term of six months,
during the ensuing year, the district board shall
then on or before the Wednesday next following
said third Monday OF November, estimate and
determine the sum necessary to be raised to main
tain such school, and the district clerk shall
forthwith certify to the town clerk the amount SO
fixed, who shall assess the same other district
taxes are assessed and all school money received
from the school fund income shall be applied eX-
clusively to the payment of teachers wages.
Section 8. Section 554, of the revised statutes,
is hereby amended by striking out of said section
the words "five months whenever they occur
therein, and inserting in lieu thereof the words
six months" SO that said section when amended
will read as follows: Section 5b4 The school
fund income which shall have been received up
to and including the first day of June, shall be
apportioned by the state superintendent between
the tenth and fifteenth days of June, in each year.
Such appOrtionment shall be made among the
several counties and the several towns, specially
Incorporated villages and cities in each county,
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the age Offour and under the age of twenty years,
as shown by the reports made to the state super
portionment shall be made to any town, village
or city which shall have failed to raise by tax
during the preceding year for the support of COM
mon schools therein a sum equal to one-halt the
amount of its share from the school fund income
unless the town CT village board or common
council of such city so failing shall have trans
ferred, as they are hereby authorized to do, from
the general fund to the school fund of the town,
village or city for such purpose the amount OF def
lett IN such school tax, and the town, village or
city clerk shall have filed with the state superin
tendent his certificate showing such transfer to
the school fund. and his appOrtonment thereof
to the proper school districts, or transfer to the
board of education before the tenth day of June;
and no apportionment shall be made to any city,
village or town for any school district therein,
for any year during which such district shall
not have maintained common school, taught by
a qualified teacher, for six months unless the
state superintendent shall be satisfied that school
was so taught for three months, and the failure
Oned by some extraordinary cause and rot arising
from neglect or intent to avoid the legal obhga-
ton, nor to any town, village or city, nor for
any school district, reports of which required
by law shall not have been made and transmit
ted during the preceding year to the state super
intendent; nor to any city for any year, the re-
port for which shall not show that the number of
children, between the ages aforesaid residing
therein, has been ascertained by an actual census
taken under the direction of the board of educa-
ton, or other body having the government of
sch therein " clerk
sons of their appointment for that purpose.
whenever a certified statement of the county
clerk Of any county, made to the state super1n,
tendent shall not show that the amount required
by law to be raised for school purposes has been
directed to be raised during the year by the coun
tv board, the amount of the school fund income
otherwise objectionable to such county shall be
withheld and added to the capital Of the school
fund.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Goth, 1885.
CHAPTER 1O7
AN ACT to provide for annual reports by the
state board of health and for the distribution of
the same.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1406 of the revised statutes is
amended so as to read as follows Section l406
A member of the board shall be chosen president
thereof and his term Of office and duties shall be
prescribed by the bylaws. The board shall also
elect a secretary, either from their own number
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removal at discretion, by a vote of five mem bers
at regular meeting, and while in office he shall
be member of the board. The secretary shall
receive annual salary, to be fixed by the
board, and he and each other member shall be
reimbursed his travelling expenses actually aud
necessarily incurred in the performance of his
official duties. No other com pensation shall be
paid any member. Such salary and expenses
and all other expenses of the secretary and the
board, including stationery, postage sanitary in
Yestigation and all printing, except the cost OF
publishing reports as hereinafter provided, shall
be certified by the president and secretary, and
paid out of the state treasury, not exceeding in
all four thousand five hundred dollars in any
one year. There shall be printed annually by
the state printer and on the order of the commits
sioners OF public printing, eight thousand copies
of the report of the board; provided, that the
number OF pages shall not exceed three hundred
None of these reports shall hereafter be bound
with the governors message, but five hundred
copies shall be bound singly in cloth and fifteen
hundred copies in paper and distributed in the
manner described in section five of chapter $780,
of the laws of 1888, for the distribution of the
governors message and accompanying docu-
ments, and six thousand copies shall be deliv-
cred to the state board of health for distribution
by its secretary, anu five hundred copies thereof
ing copies in paper. The provisions of this sec.
ton shall apply to the first biennial report of
said board. The superintendent of public prop
erty, by the direction OF the governor, shall pro-
vide at Madison an Office for the secretary, and a
suitable place for the meetings of the board
Section 2. None of the reports of the board
umes styled governors message and accompany
ing documents as provided by section 4, of chap
ter 800, laws of 1878.
Section 8. Chapter 16, of the laws of 1879, is
hereby repealed.
Section 4. There is hereby annually appropri-
ated out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, a sufficient sum to carry out
the provisions of this act
Section 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions Of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 10, 1885.
CHAPTEk 1O2.
AN ACT relating to highways, AID amendqtory
OF section 1894, OF chapter ST. of the revised
statutes, entitled 'Of highways and BRIDGES
1he people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section 1894, of chapter 81, of the
revised statutes of 1878, is hereby amended by
adding to said section the following words stand
IN case any such laid out highway shall not have
been fully and sufficiently described or recorded
or ii such records have been lost DESTROYED the
presumptive evidence shall be that the same were
originally designed to be. of the width Of four
rods, so that said section when amended shall
read as follows: Section 1891. Every pubic high.
way already laid out, or which shall hereafter be
laid out, shall cease to be considered a public
highway at the expiration of four years from the
time when it was SO laid out, except such parts
thereof as shall have been opened, Travelled or
wors eG within such time, and all public highways