Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

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Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 472, AL Published May 6, 1901.
AN Acr CHAPTER 265 B., 4
uteS OF 1893 as amended by section of
chapter 131 of the laws Of 1899 relating TO
free libraries
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows
Section l. Section 934 of the statutes of
1888 as amended by section of chapter 131
Of the laws of 1899 is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the following:
The town supervisors, village trustees or
common council of any town, village or city
is hereby authorized to appropriate sum
Of money annually for the use and benefit
of a library organized under section 931
Of the statutes of 1898, not situated within
such town, village or city, the use of Which
shall be open, without charge, to the in
habitants of such town, village or city
making such appropriation. Whenever the
amount so appropriated by such superVls-
ors, trustees or common council shall be
equal to or exceed one-sixth of the net an
nual income of the library for the benefit
OF which such appropriation is made dur
ing the preceding year ending on the first
day OF April it shall be the duty Of the
chairman of the town, president of the vii
lage or mayor Of the city, within which
such library is situated, to appoint from
among the citizens Of the town, village or
Der of the board of directors of such IL
brary In addition to the members otherwise
provided by law, which appointment shall
be subject to the approval of the town su-
pervisors, village trustees or common coun-
ell of the town, village city making such
appropriation; such director shall hold his
office for the term of three years from the
first day of July succeeding such appoint
ment and until his successor is appointed;
provided that upon the failure of the
proper officers of such town, village or city
during alN succeeding year to make an ap-
proDriatiOn equal to the amount hereinbe-
fore mentioned the Office of the member of
tue board of directors appointed from
such town, village or city shall become va
cant from and after the first day Of July
next succeeding the failure to make such
appropriation" so that said section when
SO amended shall read as follows: Section
934 as amended by chapter 139 of the laws
Of 1899. Every library and reading room .es-
tabliShed under this chapter, shall be for
ever free for the use of the Inhabitants of
Inc city, town or village where located,
subject to such reasonable rules and regu-
latiOns as the library board may find neces-
sary to adopt and publish in order to rem
der the use of said library and reading
room of the greatest benefit to the greatest
from the use of said library and reading
room any and all persons who shall wilfully
violate sucu rules; provided, that the board
of directors of such library and reading
room may under such rules and regulations
as they may deem necessary and upon such
conditions as may be agreed upon, allow
in which the library or reading rooms are
situated to use the books therein and may
exchange such books with any other public
library, either permanently or temporarily,
and may send out travelling libraries In
their own and adjoining counties and any
such board may contract with the board
of supervisors of the county IN which the
library Is situated or with the board Of SUI
perViSors of any neighboring county or
with individuals or associations with the
board of supervisors, school board, village
trustees common pDunpl
boring town, school district, village or city
to loan the books of said library singly or
in travelling libraries to the residents or
said county, town, school district, village
or city upon the terms agreed upon in such
contract, and every such board of directors:
board Of county or town supervisors, school
district board village trustees or common
council is hereby empowered to make con-
tracts for such purpose and to pay the con-
of directors of such library and reading
room out of the county school district,
town, village or city treasury upon the rem
dering Of the proper accounts therefor.
The town supervisors, village trustees or
common council of any town, village or
city is hereby authorized to appropriate
sum of money annually for the use and
benefit of library, organized under section
931 of the statutes of 1898 not situated
within such town, village or city, the use
of which shall be open, without charge,
city making such appropriation. Whenever
the amount so appropriated by such super
VlSOFS, trustees or common council snail be
equal to or exceed one-sixth of the net an
nual income of the library for the benefit
of which such appropriation is made during
the preceding year ending on the first day
of April, 1t shall be the duty of the chair
man of the town, president of the village
or mayor Of the city within which such IL
brary Is situated, to appoint from among
the citizens of the town, village or city
making such appropriation, one member Of
the board of directors of such library in adj
dition to the members otherwise provided
which QDnOintmont shall SnhiPcf
to the approval Of the town supervisors,
village trustees or common council of the
town. village or city making such apprO-
priatiOn. Such director shall hold his office
for the term of three years from the first
day of July succeeding such appointment
and until his successor is appointed; pro-
vided, that upon the failure of the proper
officers of such town, village or city during
any succeeding year to make an appropria-
toned, the office of the member of the
board Of directors so appointed from such
town, village or city shall become vacant
from and after the first day Of July next
succeeding the failure to make such appro-
priatOn.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 2, 1901.
No. 469, Al published May 6, 1901.
CHAPTER 266.
AN ACT to amend section 2, chapter 36S,
laws of Wisconsin for 1895, entitled, IAN
act to provide for the manner of asking
and receiving bids for public work or i'm
provementS ordered by the common coun-
Gil Of any city of the first class in the
state of Wisconsin"
The people of the State Of Wisconsin reg
resented in senate and assembly do enaCl
as follows
Section /. Section of chapter 36S of the
laws Of Wisconsin for 1895 Is hereby amend
ed by inserting after the word money in
the fourth line Of said section the words
''or a duly certified bank check payable to
the order of such board Of public works."
and by Inserting after the word money"
in the ninth line Of said section the words,
''or such duly certified bank check" and
by inserting after the word money" in
cor duly certified bank check" and by in
sorting after the word money" In the
twenty-third line of said section the words,
''or such duly certified bank check" so that
said section when so amended shall read
such work shall be sealed and directed to
such board of public works and shall be
accompanied at the time of such bid or
certified bank check payable to the order
of such board of public works equal to at
least fifteen per centum of the amount of
the engineers estimate of the cost of such
such advertisement, may direct under an
agreement that such sum of money such
to such bidder in case the contract for the
work bid for Is not awarded to such bidder
or which sum Of money or duly certified
bank check shall also be returned to such
bidder In case such bidder will execute the
contract for such work pursuant to his bid,
and accompany such contract with good
and sufficient bond with satisfactory sure
ties in case the contract is awarded to such
bidder and also that in case the contract is
so awarded and he shall fail to execute a
bond with satisfactory sureties, to perform
the work specified for the price named in
his bid within reasonable time after such
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