Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

No. 22o. 81 Published June 20, 1907.
CHAPTER 233, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 1 Of chapter
o. Of the laws of 1905 relating to the
appointment Of q board of trustees to
govern and manage the county hospital,
county farm, almshouse and department
Of outdoor relief and to have the care
ing a population Of 100000 or over, and
providing for an Increase Of compensa-
ton Of such trustees.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1 OF chapter "a Of
the laws OF 1908 is amended to read as
this state now having or which may here
after have, according to any census there
tofore taken, a population OF two hundred
and nifty thousand or more inhabitants,
has abolished all distinction between county
poor and town poor in such county and
has ADOPTED the county system for the
care ana support OF the poor, and wherein
there has been or hereafter may be estab-
iBhed and maintained at the expense of
guch county, hospital for the care of
destitute sick persons, not insane, a county
poor farm, almshouse and water works, and
department of outdoor relief, the county
board Of supervisors shall elect by ballot
nve persons to act as board of trustees
OF said county hospital, county poor farm,
almshouse and water works and department
oS outdoor relief, no more than three OF
whom shall be members of the same politi-
cal party. Such trustees shall be citizens
Of the United States, resident and electors
In the county and they shall hold no other
lucrative office or position In the county
government. Said county board of super
viBors shall before the first day of July,
1908, at a regular or adjourned meeting
elect by ballot said FIVE trustees as follows
One for term OF one year; one for
term OF two years one for term of three
years; one FOR a term of four years; and
one for term Of five years. Ali of said
terms to date from the first day of July,
1905. Thereafter, when the term of office
OF any trustee shall expire, his successor
shall be elected by said county board of
supervisors FOR the term of FIVE years and
any vacancy occurring shall be filled for
the unexpired term by said county board
In like manner. Each trustee shall, before
entering upon tho duties of his said office,
take and subscribe an oa tn or affirmation
to support the constitution OF the United
States and tne constitution of the state Of
Wiscons'a, and faithfully to discharge his
duties to the best of his ability, and shall
execute to the county his bond In a rea-
Sensible sum to be fixed by said county
board for the faithful performance of his
duties as such trustee, which oath or af-
frmation and bond shall be fled In the
once OF the county clerk. The compen-
sation for each such trustee shall be F" =
six hundred dollars per annum, and shall
be paid monthly from the county treasury
In the same manner and at the same time
the salaries OF other county officers and
employees are paid Any such trustee may
be removed from office for misconduct or
neglect Of duty, by Affirmative vote of
two-thirds Of the members OF said county
board Of supervisors. but before removal,
he shall have notice In writing of the
charges preferred against him and he given
an opportunity to be heard. Such trustees
shall be In no wise or in any manner
pecunlarily interested either directly or In
directly In any contract or agreement what
ever, verbal or written or otherwise with
said board Of trustees for the purchase of
any article or thing whatever required by
either of the above named departments of
poor In the county and all contracts and
agreements made by said board Of trustees
IN violation OF the foregoing prohibition
shall be void aud any such trustee who
shall be guilty Of such vio,G ton shall .npon
conviction thereof, in addition TO removal
from Office, be punished by n fine of not
less than five hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars or by imprison-
ment In the states prison not less than
one year nor more than five years. Such
trustees when elected and qualified shall
organize by the election of q president
vice president and secretary; the county
board shall provide said board OF trustees
with suitable quarters for the transaction
Of its business.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June Is, 1907.