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

pension according TO MS grade as set 1ortn
in the foregoing table. The said board upon
the recommendation of the chief engineer
shall have the power to assign any mem
Der. retired or drawing a pension to the
performance of light duties In such depart
ment when in their judgment it shall be
advisable. No person shall be entitled to
receive any benefit from any such fund
other than that prescribed by this act and
in no event shall any allowance be paid to
any widow after her remarriage or to any
minor child after its attains the age of
sixteen years.
Section 5. This act shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and pub
lcation.
Approved April 10, 1901.
No. 81, 81 Published April II, 1901.
CHAPTER 1853.
AN ACT to provide for the cataloging and
library distribution of public documents
by the Wisconsin free library commission,
and otherwise extending and defining the
duties of said commission, and making
an appropriation therefor and adding sec
lions 373c, 379d, 373e, 373f. S73g, 373h, and
3I5i, to the statutes of 1895
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows
Section 1. New sections are hereby added
to the statutes of 1898, to be known as sec
373i, which shall read as follows: Section
373c. The Wisconsin free library commits
sion is hereby authorized and directed to
make an explanatory check list of the sew
eral public documents of the state, includ-
ing all reports, circulars and bulletins issued
by the various state departments, boards
and commissions, and to publish this list,
and supplementary lists as they may be re-
qutred, in such form and with such notes
as to show the scope and purpose of such
publication; to assist state officers, mem
bers of the legislature, and other citizens
who are studying the growth and develop
ment of the affairs and institutions of this
state; also to assist the public libraries in
the state, in completing files of such pub
bp
of use to citizens of their several localities.
The said free library commission is also
directed to prepare and print catalog cards
of said public documents for the card cata-
logs of the said public libraries and for
the executive and administrative depart
ments of the state. Section 373d The state
printer is hereby directed promptly to de-
liver to the secretary of the commission,
as printed three copies of each message,
report, journal, legislative bill, bulletin,
circular, or set of bound public documents
Of whatever character, printed at the eX-
pense of the state. He shall also deliver
to the secretary of the commission sets of
the bound volumes of the public documents,
and copies of each message report, journal.
bulletin or circular printed by him at the
expense of the state, said delivery not to
exceed in quantity one for each state nor
mai school library or public library in the
state organized under SETON 931 of the stat
uteS of 1885, containing more than one thou
sand volumes, and one for each of the Ii
brarieS Of colleges, state institutions acad-
emies or associations, possessing over one
thousand volumes, as may be designated by
said commission as repositories of public
documents. Section 373e The said free IL
brary commission is hereby directed to de-
liver one copy of each state publication,
above specified, to the library of each state
normal school, and to such other public. col
legiate institutional or association libraries
possessing over one thousand volumes. as
NAV by said commission, after investga-
tions Of their capacity for properly caring
for the same, be designated as repositories
for public documents. Section 373f. The said
commission Is also authorized and directed
to maintain in the state capitol, for the use
and information of the legislature, the sew
eral state departments, and such other citi-
ZenS as may desire to consult the same
working library, as complete as may be, of
the several public documents of this and
other states; and to purchase for said IL
brary standard works of use and references
The said commission Is also hereby author
lied and directed to cooperate during ses-
SiOnS of the Legislature, with the secretary
and superintendent of the State Historical
society of Wisconsin, as trustee of the state
with view to d joint arrangement, by
which the needs of the legislature In the
matter of general books of reference may
be met to the fullest possible extent; and
said commission shall give such space with
in It's rooms to books brought to the capitol
by said society for such purpose, as may
be jointly agreed upon between them Sec
ton 373g. The printing of all necessary
cards for card cataogs check lists and sup
Elementary lists provided for in this act
shall be done by the state printer upon the
order of the commissioners of printing and
the necessary cards, shelving, travelling Ii
brary cases and other library supplies shall
be furnished by the superintendent of pub
lie property upon warrant from the Secre-
tary of commission. Section 373h The
said free library commission is also author
lied to add to it's working library books of
permanent value to students, and to loan
such books, singly or in travelling libraries
to public libraries, schools, women's clubs
debating societies, university extension cir
Giles, or students who are interested in In
yeStigating social. political and educational
problems, or studying literature, science or
art, and to furnish with such travelling IL
braries suitable outlines for study. 1t Is
the purpose of this provision to make pos
sible in small communities by temporary
supplies of good books such serious study
of worthy subjects is not ordinarily pos
sible to persons who have not access to
large libraries. and to promote the organ-
cation and welfare Of associations for seri-
GUS study. Section 373i For the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this act
there shall be and is hereby annually ap-
propriated to the Wisconsin free library
commission, from any money in the general
fund not otherwise appropriated, not in ad-
dition to such sums as have been hereto
fore appropriated, the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars, and any balance not ex-
pended in any one year may be added to
the expenditure for the next ensuing year
Section s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April 49, 1901.
No. 24O, 81 published April II, 1901.
CHAPTER 1859.
AN ACT to amend subsection 90 of section
1852, of sub-chapter of chapter 40a of
statutes of 1898, relating to powers of city
councils.
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows
Section l. Subsection 20 of section e25-
50 of sub-chapter of chapter 40a of stat
utes of 1898 Is hereby amended by adding
at the end thereof the following words
and may accept gifts or requests of per-
sonal property for like purposes: provided
however, that the common council of such
city may eXpend such part of the income
derived from such gift or legacy as they
may decide is necessary to carry out any
lawful purpose or condition that may have
been designated by such donor" so that
said section when amended will read as fol-
lows: Subsection 30 To locate, purchase
sites and let contracts for the erection and
construction of public buildings, acquired by
gift, grant, devise, donation, purchase or
condemnation, lands for parks and other
public purposes and sell, dispose of and
convey the same, and may accept gifts or
requests of personal property for like pur-
poses. provided, however. that the common
council of such city may expend such part
of the income derived from such gift or
legacy as they may decide is necessary to
carry out any lawful purpose or condition
that may have been designated by such
donor.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed
Section 3. This act shall take effect and