The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20
Published March 50, 1889.
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No. lG2, Al

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AN ACT TO amend section Go4a, statutes OF
1898. relating to trustees OF county
asvIums for the chronic insane.
TIE people of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate aud assembly, DO enact
Section l. Section COLA of the statutes OF
1895 is hereby amended by striking Out Of the
second prOYiSU thereof the words that the
county board of any county which supports
its poor under the county system ana elects
three SupCrint endeutS of the poor IN inc
manner prescribed in this section may by
resolution constitute such superintendent,
trustees of its asylum and by SubSillui-
ing for such words the following. iLat
in any county which maintains both a
poor-Louse and Il county asylum Tor the
chronic insane the trustees OF the latter
snail be eA-oincio SuptilntthlehtS OF ile
poor unless the county board shall AT an
annual meeting, order otherwise; but the
county board Of any such county may ap-
point "A superintendent or sup"rlulenuehIS
Of the poor solely to have charge OF SuCh
poor persons as need relief outside the
poor house, SO that said section when so
amended shall read as follows: Section
6pia. Each county asylum shall be gov
erlGd by board of three trustees 10 De
elected by the county board At its annual
meeting. At the first election the trustees
shall be elected for the terms of one, TWO
and three years respectively. and there
after one trustee shall be elected each year
for term OF three wears beginning on the
first Monday in January following his clec-
tiOn and continuing until his successor IS
elected ANA qualified. Vacancies occurring
mcut 10y the chairman Of the county board
until the next annual meeting of such
board and until the election and quallnru-
tiou Of the successor Of the appoiuJcc, the
county board at such meeting shall elect Il
trustee for the remainder of the term ana
until his successor is elected and qualified
Each such trustee shall take and subscribe
oath or affirmation TO support the con
Stitution Of the United States ana the con
stitutiuu Of the state of Wisconsin ana
faithfully to discharge his duties 10 the
best Of his ability. which oath or aiirma-
Jion shall bc MED in the office Of the county
compensation for their services as Is al
lowed mem -crS of the county board. pro
Nidcd, that no member OF any county board
shall be eligible TO election or appointment
as such trustee nor shall he serve in that
capacity; and provided further that in any
county which maintains both poor house
and county asylum for the chronic in
sane the trustees OF the latter shall be eX-
otiicio supprintcndcuts of the poor unless
the county board shall, at an annual meet
ing, order otherwise; but the county board
of any such county may appoint super
iutcndrnt or superintendent of the poor
solely to have charge OF such poor persons
need relief outside the poor house. The
treasurer of the county shall be the treas
urcr Of said asylum upon such conditions
as the county board may prescribe and
said board Of trustees shall report 10 the
county board as often as the latter may
require and also annually 10 the state
board of control full and detailed state
ment of all receipts and expenditures on
account thereof and all other facts con
corning the management and admiuiStra-
ton of said asylum
county aSylums and of superintendent Of
the poor heretofore held are hereby legal
lied.
Section 9. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March so, 1899