Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 151, Al Published July II, 1907
CHAPTER 493. LAWS OF 1907.


AN ACT to create sections 925-21b, OPS
BIB, 925-38b, 925-20a, 925-31c
925-121a, 925-90a, 925-171a of the
statutes relating to the organization and
government Of cities and OF common
councils.
The people of the State or Wisconsin. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section /. There are added to the stat
utes Of 1898 new sections to read Sec
ton 025-21b. All cities whether organ
lied under a general or special charter are
hereby continued as bodies corporate by the
name and style which they now bear, until
the same Is duly changed. The district or
territory now embraced within the limits
scribed, shall continue to be the boundaries
of such cities until changed by law any
city may direct a survey OF It's pfesent
boundaries to be made, and when properly
attested such survey may be filed In the
Office of the register of deeds In the county
or counties In which such city Is located
and when SO filed such survey and plat
shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
therein set FORTH and after the lapse OF one
year such survey and plat shall be CON
elusive evidence of such facts. ANY citizen
may by appropriate legal procedure, test
the correctness of said survey and plat.
The time such action Is pending shall be
excluded from the above limitation of time.
Subsequent extensions Of the boundaries or
such cities may be surveyed and such sur
veys filed in the manner above PROVIDED ana
may be tested II tho same manner and with
Section 925-31b. a vacancy In the Of
ace of mayor shall be allied BY ~ the COM COM
office until the first Tuesday In Aprli, sue,
ceeding, when the vacancy snail De 4lleo
by an election. The person SO elected 6y
the common council shall be elected In the
same manner as the president OF the COM
mon council.
Section 825--38b. The appointments to
public Office by the mayor OF all cities snail
Ia
council, unless otherwise provided by law
An appolntee to any once reIeefiedi 3y f foe
appointment to the same office for one
year thereafter.
Section 026-20a. To the person elected
to any Office the city clerk shall Issue q
pointed, a certificate that such person has
qualified for the position to which such
d person is appointed, which certi I'll ate
commission or board to which such per-
son has been appointed. Thereupon suc9
appointee shall be deemed to be quallneo
to act as q member Of such board or COM
Section 025-31c No officer or employe
receiving a salary from any city, Whether
shall receive for Service Of, any kind or
nature rendered such city, any compensa-
tlon therefor other than the salary hxed
apply to all officials now serving or here
Section 925-121a Whenever claim
against city of the first class shall be
settled by the common council, the reason
for such action must be stated In writing
and signed by the committee and entered
upon the minutes Of the proceedings or the
common council. Whenever such settlement
is made upon the recommendations or the
city attorney or his assistant, Or other
legal officer the reason therefor must De
stated in writing, signed and filed with the
city clerk, and published with the proceed
ings of the common council. m
Section e25-90a. In all such cities
wherein parties bidding on or submitting
proposals for doing public work, are re-
ouired by law or ordinance to deposit Ger.
tain amount of money as guaranty OF
good faith, a certified check for the amount
payable to the board of public works or
other proper city officer, may be accepted
BY said board in lieu Of money.
Section 025-171a The park commits
sioners of all cities shall under the direc-
tion of the common council have the same
jurisdiction and control for park purposes
over that part Of public streets, lying ana
being between the curb and the sidewalk
as such commission have over the pubic
parks and may cause trees to be planted
and cared for, and the proper surface TO
be sodded planted or otherwise cared Tor
In the same manner park lanos are careo
for.
kpuroyed July 1907