Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. s, Al Published May II, 1907.
CHAPTER 80. LAWS OF 1907.

No. s, Al Published May II, 1907.
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section All, statutes of
1898, as amended. relating to joint school
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. Section All. statutes of 1898
as amended by chapter 307, laws of 1903,
is amended to read Section All. 1.
The relative valuation of taxable property
in the several parts of any joint school
district shall not be equaliZed except as
herein provided At any time prior to the
tenth day of July of any year any three
free-holders resident in that part of any
town, city or village forming a part of any
Joint school district may file with the clerk
of such district petition praying for an
equalization of the relative valuation of
taxable property in the several parts Of
such district The clerk shall thereupOn
and prior to July Goth of such year notify
in writing the assessor Of every town, city
and village in part embraced in such dis
trict
?. The said assessors shall meet at the
district school house with their respective
assessment rolls at two clock In the after
noon of the last Saturday in July
thereafter for the purpose of comparing and
investigating the assessed valuation of the
taxable property in the several parts of
such district separated by town, city or
village lines and shall determine whether
the assessed valuation of such property on
the assessment rolls be Just not
8. If considered unjust, they shall de
termine the relative aggregate valuation Of
said property in the parts OF the district
in the several towns, cities or villages com
prising 1t and the proportion OF district
taxes re be levied upon the property IN
each of the several parts. If necessary,
the assessors may view and inspect the tax
able property in the different parts Of the
district and may examine the owners and
other persons under oath as to the value
thereof. The school district clerk shall
attend such meeting and keep record Of
the proceedings. a majority of such asses
EOrs shall constitute a quorum for the per-
Torrance of the duties prescribed in this
section.
4. If any assessor shall be absent from
such meeting in attendance upon q like
meeting in some other joint district, and
shall give information Of the fact to such
clerk, or II for other reasons there shall
be no quorum of assessors the meeting
shall be adjourned to such time as may be
necessary to enable all or a majority of
such assessors to be present. and in such
case the clerk shall give notice of such adj
tournment to each assessor not then present
IN time to enable him to attend such ad-
tOurned meeting. Further adjOurnmentS
may be taken if necessary, until the duties
imposed by this section shall have been per-
formed; and if for any reason there shall
be failure to perform such duties without
adjournment to a fixed time, the clerk shall
call another meeting at a time fixed by
him; provided, that final action by said
assessors under this section shall be taken
not later than the first day of November
In the same year. The town, city and village
clerks snail allow the assessors 10 take anu
use the assessment rolls in the discharge
of their duties under this section.
D. If the assessors cannot agree, they
shall call to their aid the chairman of the
town, the president of the village or mayor
of the city so in part embraced in the dis
trict, and If the last named officers with
the assessors cannot determine the valua.
ton of the property and the proportion of
taxes to be levied thereon, they shall call
TO their aid the chairman of an adjoining
town whose vote shall decide the contro-
Versy. The determination, when made shall
be certified in writing to the district clerk
g. If any assessor or other officer shall
refuse or neglect to perform the duties here
BY imposed, or to act when called upon as
herein provided, he shall forfeit not less
Dollars
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.
Approved May 10, 1907.