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

No. 455, AL Published June 20 1907.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create sections 17S7o-1 to
section 17S7o-5, inclusive, statutes Of
1898, relating to organization of county
park commissions and to define the du-
ties Of such body.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. There are created and added
to the statutes of 1898, five new sections
to read Section 17S7o-1. Every county
in this state having a population Of $780,
GUS state or United States census may
have a non-partisan county park commits
sion consisting of seven members. The
chairman of the county board shall within
sixty days after this act shall take effect
appoint such commission. The commission
ers first appointed shall hold Office for the
term Of one, two, three, four, FIVE. six and
seven years respectively. Thereafter one
commissioner shall be appointed to hold for
the term of seven years. The appointment
shall be made in writing and fled In the
office Of the county clerk. Vacancies in
said board shall be filed in the same man.
ner that appointments are originally made
and for the unexpired term only. Before
entering upon the duties Of his office each
scribe the usual oath of Office or af1rma-
ton, which oath or affirmation shall be
fled In the office Of the county clerk.
When the said commissioners shall have
court house within thirty days after such
appointment and perfect an organization
and thereupon such park commission shall
have the usual powers of such bodies in
addition to those hereinafter enumerated,
shall use a common seal make bylaws
and choose annually from its members all
necessary officers. 1t may also appoint such
other officers and employees not members
Of the board as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes Of this act and may re-
move such officers at pleasure and make
all rules and regulations concerning the
work Of the commission. Every such
board shall have suitable offices which
shall be provided by the county where
It's maps, plans, documents and records
at all reasonable hours and under such
reasonable regulations as such board may
prescribe.
Section 1TS7o-2. Every such park COM
mission shall first make a thorough study
or the county In which 1t is appointed
with reference to making reservations OF
lands therein for public uses and laying
out ample open spaces, roads and bouIe-
wards the whole to present a comprehen-
sive scheme for a county park system The
commission shall make plans and maps of
the proposed park system and shall gather
such further information In relation there
ID as it may deem expedient; all of which
maps. plans and information shall be in
ciuded IN report which said park commits
sion shall make to the county board as
soon as may be, but not later than two
years from the date of the appointment
and qualification Of such commission The
county board may approve such report in
whole or in part, may call upon the park
commission for further information or diff
ferent plans. and shall then adopt such of
the recommendations as it deems expedi-
ent. Subject to the approval of the coun-
ty board the park commission shall pro-
coed in accordance with it's plans to ac-
quire, maintain and make available to
the people. as we'll as to care for lay out
and improve, reservations, parks parkways,
roads, aud all kinds of open spaces for
public resort and recreation.
Section 1TS1O--3. TO acquire land for
the purposes of carrying out the provisions
Of this act, every such park commission
shall have the power to acquire land In
the name of the county and subject to the
approval of the county board In fee or
otherwise. by gift, purchase, or lease with
the privilege of purchase.
Section 1850. Such park commission
may incur expenses with the consent of
the county board, not to exceed $4,000 for
ell purposes during the preliminary peri
cd of making the study of the county
and getting out the report or reports to be
made to the county board, as provided in
section 1882: although the county
hoard may upon request from such park
commission, authorize the expenditure OF
additional money. All authorized expenses
of such park commission, after bills there
for have been regularly audited by the