Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-03
LIMIT TO TIME OF
THE SUPERVISOR
COUNTY TAX OFFICERS TERM
PRESCRIBED.
T0RRENS SYSTEM FAVORED
Proposal for New Method of Record
ing Transfers of Land Titles Finds
Ample Votes TO Advance 1t in the
Assen1bIy-For Uniform School
Text Books.
Madison, April Is.

Madison, April IS.
The extent to which the assembly
should go in its endeavor to mai e,
more effective the work Of the county
supervisors Of assessment was the
question discussed on the bin offered
by the committee on assessment ana
collection of taxes yesterday, the pro-
visions of which divide the counties Of
the state into four classes according
to the valuation of property therein
and provide maximum and minimum
number of days which such supervisor
may be permitted to work by a two
thirds majority vote of the county
board
The original bill had previously
been amended upon recommendation
Of the committee so that the bill pro
vided that in counties in which the
valuation was under Sl0,000,000, the
supervisor could have between rs and
l25 days in which to complete his
work: in counties where the valuation
was between 100000 aud $4,000,
600, the working period was fixed al
between 125 and 175 days. between
$20,00000O and $50 100000, between
us and 225' days, and over $50, 100000
from POO to $50 days.
Assemblyman Cleary offered an
amendment to the effect that in coun-
ties where the valuation was less than
100000 00, the minimum number of
days which the county board could
authorize the supervisor TO work
should be twenty. Then followed a
long argument in which motions were
made and withdrawn, amendments OF,
.ered and permission asked 10 with
draw them, and such a mix-up on rules
Of parliamentary practice as has not
occurred in the house before this SEES
sion. Matters We're finally straight
eled ont. however, by another amend
meut offered by Assemblyman Cleary
changing the minimum number of days
which the supervisor can be restricted
to working b. the county board to so
il the counties OF less valuation than
$40 600 600, rs in the second c,ass coun
ties. 125 in the third class and $50
days in counties with an assessed valu-
alton Of $30000,Q00 and over. This
amen jment was carried by a vote of
90 o s.. The bill vast hen ordered to
sngrossmelt and third reading
Torrens Bill Advanced.
The Torrents land act, which was re
ported for indefinite postponement by
but Two members of the judiciary
c mmittee, was argued TO an engross
sent on the floor of the house by As
nblymen Ekerl and Dahl Mr. Led
VIVA was the leader of the members OF
he committee who were in favor OF
Killing the bill
The physical connection telephone
bill was up for discussion. but after
the adoption Of an amendment offered
by Assemblyman Ekerl, it went over
for further considerations BY the
amendment adopted, in a city where
two telephone companies have ex
/ changes. the one making appli alton
, for connection with the other shall al
! low 90 days to elapse before ii shall
go into effect. The expense OF the APP
( purtanances and fixtures required for
Z the carrying out of the provisions of
( the bill shall be borne by the company
which makes the demand for such con
nectiol. 1t further amended the bill
so as to go into effect after passage
and publication. the original bill was
/ Irawn to take effect January l, 1906
Kempf Bill Reported.
The committee on claims recon-
mended the passage OF the bill relating
/ TO the bond of the state treasurer, its
provisions requiring a bond of $780,
0O0 signed by six sureties to be APP
proved by the governor. The commit
tee on privileges and elections intro
duced a bill to provide that the salary
of clerks and inspectors at elections
should not be less than SO per day.
The bill creating school text boob
board was also recommended FOR pas
sage. ~ the provisions of this bill
board on text books for ungraded
schools shall DE created 10 consist of
seven members. the state superinten
dent Of schools the attorney general
and president OF the state normal
school to he appointed by he president
Of the board OF regents of normal
schools, two county superintendent TO
DE appointed by the governor. ami one
principal of graded schools or of a
county training school fHr teachers. TO
be appointed by the governor. The
duty of the text book board sha be O.
select three complete series of tex,
books 10 be used in the ungraded
schools of the state In making selec-
tons sealed bids must be submitted by
the book dealers, and when one kina
eff BOOKS has been selected for any
school district, it cannot be changed
for five years.