Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-12
be made by written ballots, and that the
first ballot be informal.
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be made by written ballots, and that the
first ballot be informal.
J. W. COCHRAN.
On motion the resolution was adopted
The chair appointed Jacob Searls and
C. A Ludewig. telers.
First Informal Ballot-Frank A. Cady
received Is votes; VIM. Hooper, 6;
E. P. Arpin, y; j. D. Arpln. l. Total,
80.
After the 18th ballot it was moved to
take a recess of 10 minutes. Motion
was lost
After the 18th hallot it was moved 10
take recess Il minute, Carried.
Thirty-First ot-l nix A. Cady
received Is " VIM Hooper, 2; J
w. Cochran, Ii; B. Ia. Vaughan, =;
Jacob Searls, l. Total, 81
ioritv of the votes was declared elected
chairman of the county board.
J. w. Cochran read and presented
the following Code of Rules:
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT oE THE BoAPD
OF SUPERVISORS OF WOOD COUNTY, WIS.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the following
rules be, and the same hereby are
adopted.
Rule l. The hour of meeting shall be
at . O'Clock in the forenoon and 2
o'clock in the afternoon, unless other
wise ordered.
Rule II. The chairman shall appoint
all committees unless otherwise ordered.
Rule III. The order of business each
day shall be as follows:
1st. Reading journal by county
clerk of previous meeting.
- 1,{t
tions, reno ons RANGES, communications
Sd. Resolutions.
4th. Reports Of standing and spe-
cial committees.
5th Miscellaneous business
Rule ". No standing rule shall be
rescInded, changed or suspended ex-
cept by q vote of two-thirds of the
members present.
Rule V. All bills before final allow
ance, shall be read at length by the
county clerk or his deputy.
Rule VI. The following standing
committees shall be appointed by the
chairman prior to the first day of
November next.
Committee on Finance, consisting
of five members.
Committee on Equalization, cons
sisting Of seven members.
Committee on Delinquent Taxes,
consisting of five members.
Committee on Printing and Sta
tionery, consisting of three members.
Committee on Public Property, con-
sisting of three members.
Committee on Roads. Bridges and
Agriculture, consisting of five members.
Committee on County Poor Farm
and County Poor Accounts, consisting
of three members.
Committee on General Claims, con-
sisting of three members.
Committee on Judiciary, consisting
of three members.
A committee to be known as the
Bureau of immigration and General
Industries, consisting. including the
chairman of the county board of super
visors, of five members, and such spe
cial committees as may from time to
time be ordered bv the board.
Rule VII. The committee on General
Claims and also the Judiciary committee
may meet at the court house in the CITY
of Grand Rapids, on the second Monday
preceding the annual meeting of the
county board in each year for the pur-
pose of acting upon such matters as
may be referred to said committees for
investigation and report.
Rule VIII. The chairman Of every
standing committee is authorized to call
a meeting of such committee, by giving
not less than three days written notice
to each member thereof, designating
the date and place of such meeting,
whenever extraordinary contingencies
arise, or the publicinterest may require,
not exceeding, however, two days in
any one year, but no such committee
meeting shall be called by the chairman
of any committee, unless directed so to
do by the chairman of the county board
of supervisors in wiring. The county
clerk shall provide suitable book at
the expense Of Wood county, and cause
to be recorded therein all proceedings
had at any such committee meeting.
The provisions of the foregoing rule
shall not be applicable to the committee
on public property, or the committee
known AS the Bureau of immigration
and General Industries, and said COM
mittees shall meet upon the call of the
chairman thereof.
DUTIES OF CoMMITTEEs