Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06
70. l38, Al TPub,ishad Nav 1901
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sluepaths, for licensing BICYCLES. for the
appointment of sidepath commissioners,
ti ~ provide for the construction and
mann lehance, regulation, preservation and
shading of sdeDaths
ne people OF the State of Wisconsin rep
aeSenIed III senate and assembly do enact
oectlon l. The county judge of any coun-
~ may, upon the petition of fifty residents
VI such county, appoint from the resident
cltlZenS thereof five or seven persons, the
i,, hll1qef 20 De determined by such judge, Civ
ing 10 each city and TO one or more towns
~ nGcn county representation on the
oodfu, as near as possible in proportion to
inc pfobaDle number of cyclists residing in
such localities, each of whom shall be cy
est, VINO shall constitute a board Of side
pain commissioners for such county. The
Terms Oh such commissioners, if the number
ee hVe, shall be one, two, three, four and
hNe years respectively, and If the number
appointed be seven the terms of such COM
mlSsloners shall be two to serve one year.
Two TO serve two years and one each to
serve three, four and FIVE years from and
including the first day of January of the
year IN which the appointment is made, to
pc determined by such commissioners by
lot, within one month after their appoint
ment. A commissioner thereafter appoint
ed for full term shall hold office for five
years from and including the first day of
January Of the year in which the appoint
ment is made. commissioner appointed
10 I'LL vacancy occurring otherwise than
by expiration of term shall be appointed
for the unexpired term of his predecessor in
once Whenever q vacancy Shall occur in
the once OF such commissioner, by expira-
ton OF term or otherwise, the chairman or
secretary of the board shall Immediately
NE hotce with the county judge, specify
ing the name of such commissioner, the
city or town, In which he resided, and the
term for which his successor shall be ap-
pointed. Upon the receipt of such notice
the county judge shall thereupon appoint a
person to fill such vacancy and file such ap-
pointment in the office Of the county clerk
The county clerk shall forthwith notify
such person Of his appointment and he
snail take office Immediately upon filing his
written acceptance thereof with the county
clerk and taking the constitutional oath of
office. If any person so appointed fails to
tile such acceptance with the county clerk
or take the constitutional oath of Office
within ten days after receiving notice of his
appointment, or if any member of the board
falls to attend, three consecutive regular
meetings without being excused by vote
Of the board, the board Of sidepath commits
sioners may declare the place vacant by
majority vote of the board. In case charges
against any such commissioner are made in
writing and filed with the county Judge
said county judge may notify such commits
Sioner to appear and make answer to such
charges. and may remove such commits
sioner from office if sufficient cause can be
shown. Such commissioners shall serve
without compensation, but shall be repaid
their actual necessary disbursements out Of
the SideDath fund.
Section 2. Such board of sidepath com
missionerJ is hereby authorized and en-
powered to construct and maintain side
paths along any public road or street or sec
ton thereof of the county, provided the said
board Of sidepath commissioners shall be re-
CURED to obtain the approval of each town
board In which said sidepath shall be built,
and file the same In the town clerks office
before constructing paths along any road
outside the limits of incorporated cities or
villages; and provided that they shall be re-
q the
board of an Incorporated village by reso-
luton at a meeting thereof, before con-
structing paths along any street Of such vii
lage; and provided, that they shall be re-
quired to secure the approval of the COM
mon council Of a city by resolution at
meeting thereof, before constructing paths
along any street or section thereof, in such
city. No Sdepath shall be constructed upon
any regularly constructed maintained
sidewalk. Such path shall be not less than
three or more than six feet wide, without
the consent of the owners of abuttlng lands,
and shall be constructed within the outside
lines and along and upon either side of such
public roads or streets and not within four
feet from the line of the abutting property
and such sidepath shall not be fenced. The
term "sidewalks," as used in this act,
means any sidewalk constructed or main
tanned as such by the public authorities or
the owner of the abutting lands, which is
reserved by custom for the use Of pedes
TRANS; but not including foot paths or por-
tons of the public road which are worn
only by travel. The term "sidepath' shaI
be construed to Include any path built or
acquired by a sidepath commission. NO
member or any number of members Of
sidepath commission shall begin or in any
way authorize the construction of a side
path, to be built from the sidepath fund,
until the record of the proceedings of the
board shows that it has voted to construct
such path. Boards of sidepath commission.
ers are authorized, upon unanimous vote of
the board, to acquire, by gift, purchase or
lease any lands outside of the regular high
ways necessary for the purpose of building
sidepathS, and to eXpend any of the funds
in their possession for this purpose.
Section s. Such board of Sdepath COM
misSioners shall, at their first meeting or
within a reasonable time thereafter. and in
each succeeding calendar year. adopt form
of license badge, emblem or device suitable
to be affixed to a bicycle and to be known
as a bicycle sdepath license. Any person,
upon the payment of fee, TO be deter
mined by such commissioners of not less
than fifty cents nor more than one dollar,
shall be entitled to receive such license,
which shall be good during the calendar
wear for which it is issued, and no longer.
Every such license, to be valid. must be is
sued by the commissioners of the county
wherein the bicyclist resides, except that
any bicyclis who resides In another state
is no sidepath commission, may secure IL
cense in any county where sidepath com
mission has been lawfully appointed, and
such license shall be valid for the use of
the person so purchasing. till q sidepath
commission is organized in the county
where such person resides, or for the calen-
dar year for which it is issued ana no
longer. No person shall ride bicycle
on any sidepath in any county of this
state where a sidepath commission has
been. or at any time hereafter may pc ap-
tached or affixed to the left side of the front
fork thereof, so that the license shall show
on the left side of such bicycle. No person
shall counterfeit any such license or make,
sell or give away, or have on his or her
bicycle q license purporting to be issued by
anv county in this state, unless regularly is
sued by the respective boards of sidepath
commissioners appointed pursuant to law.
No license shall be valid unless attached to
a bicycle as aforesaid. Such license shall be
plainly numbered and shall not be valid II
the number has been mutilated or changed
so as to deceive or be calculated to deceive.
No person shall have license issued for
a prior year or anything IN the slmllltude OF
such license attached to his or her bicycle
in the place aforesaid except valid license
for the calendar year in which it is so
use d.
Section l. The license fees collected by
the said boards of Sidepath commissioners
shall be deposited on or before the first day
of zach month with the county treasurer of
their respective counties. by whom they
shall be credited to special tund, 70 pc
called the sidepath fund" upon which the
boards or sdepath commissioners are au-
thorized to draw warrants signed by ma
ioritv of the board but no warrants shall
be drawn in excess of the amount actually
on deposit; nor shall any contract or pur--
chase be made exceeding the amount of
such funds al the time of making such con-
tract or purchase All bills shall be sworn
to. Each board of sidepath commissioners
shall report annually to the county judge
of their respective counties, giving de-
tailed financial statement and filing with
said report the vouchers of such expendi-
ture, which report and vouchers shall be de-
nestled in the county clerks office.
Section 5. The said boards of sidepath
commissioners shall devote the moneys, so
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