Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
Approved June 90, 1907.
No. $50. Al Published June 90, 1907.
CHAPTER 459, LAWS OF 1907.

No. $50. Al Published June 90, 1907.
CHAPTER 450, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT relating to school boards and COM
mon and high schools In cities Of the
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. The public schools in every
city of the first class, whether organized
under general or special charter, shall be
under the general management, control and
supervision Of a board OF school directors,
consisting of fifteen members from the city
Rt-large, selected as provided In this act.
No person holding any office in any political
organization, or any lucrative CITY, county
or state office other than a judicial Office
or that of notary public, shall be eligible
to be q member of such board Of schoOr
directors. The members of every such
board of school directors shall. before en-
tering upon the duties Of such Office take
and subscribe the oath Of office prescribed
in the constitution of this state, and shall
file the same, duly certified by the officer
administering the same, with the city clerk.
Section .. The board Of school directors
of cities Of the first class In Wisconsin shall
consist of fifteen members, who shall BE-
qualified voters Of such city. who shall be
elected as hereinafter provided at q school
election to be held bIennally on the first
under this act to be held on the first Tues
day In April 1909. The school election
shall be held at the same time and place
and under the charge Of the same election
officials as the election of judges or other
officers held on the same date; but unless
the voting is by voting machines, separate
ballot boxes shall be provided to receive
the ballots for members of the board or
school directors, which ballots shall be pre-
pared and supplied to the election officials
In the same way as other ballots are pro-
vided and supplied for other elections. at
such school elections the candidates receiV-
Ing the greatest number Of votes for the
several positions shall be declared elected
Section g. Within FIVE days after this
act shall become effective In any city, the
mayor, the city treasurer, the city comptrol-
Ter, the city attorney and the president of
the common council Of such city, acting as
a commission for such city, OF which com
mission the secretary of the board Of school
ers or Of such board Of education as such
city may have, shall act as secretary shall
meet and appoint fifteen members of the
board OF school directors.
Five of the directors SO appointed shall
be appointed to serve from the first Tues
day of the month next following their ap-
DOIntment until the first Tuesday of July
next following the first regular school cleo
ton to be held in any city to which this act
will apply; five of the directors so ap-
pointed shall be appointed to serve
next following their. appointment until
the first Tuesday Of July next follow
ing the second regular school election to be
held in any city to which this act will ap-
plv: and five from the first Tuesday of
the mouth next following their appointment
until the first Tuesday of July next follow
! held in any city TO which this act will ap-
ply and at the school elections to be held
on The first Tuesday in April preceding tie
expiration Of the terms Of those members
SO Amounted their successors shall be elect
ed By the qualified voters of such city to
serve for the term of six years or untiI
their successors are elected and qualified.
/. Within ninety days after such appoint
ees shall have entered upon the duties of
their office the common council of such city
NAV by resolution cOncurred In by a major
ity of the members-elect thereof provide for
citV to elect successors to such appointees
five of the directors so elected TO be nomi-
noted and elected to succeed the five direc-
TORS appointed for the term expiring on the
frst tuesday of July next following the
drst regular school election to be held In
such cifT five of the directors so nominated
ard elected to succeed the five directors ap-