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


OF their several departments together with
the recommendations made by such officers
Of improvements to be made and expendi,,
lures therefor. From the estimates and
recommendations so made and fled it shall
be the duty OF such board to make up and
submit to the common council in writing,
on or before the first day or January in
each year. proposed budget of taxes to be
levied expenditures to be made and bonds
20 pc issued during the coming nscal year;
Such estimates shall be made in detail and
the reasons for the recommendations made
shall be stated in writing
Section 925q--162. The common council
OF such cities of the first class shall, on or
before the first day of February in each
year, estimate and determine by resolution
what sums OF money will be required to
meet the expenses and disbursements of
the city for the current fiscal year, specify
ing in such resolution the sums required
for each of the several funds authorized or
created by law, and shall include in such
resolution sufficient sum to be levied for
taxes in such year as the council shall de-
term1ne as necessary for municipal pur-
poses, including sum for tax adjustment
fund to be used il paying and canceling on
the books of the treasurer the unpaid per-
sonal property taxes after the lapse Of six
years a street cleaning FUND; a street
sprlnkllng fund; street lighting fund:
harbor improvement fund; a street i'm
provement fund; in addition to the amounts
provided by law for all special funds and
such other funds as the council shall de-
termine upon. And at the same time, the
council shall in the same manner determine
what time municipal bonds are to be issued
during the then ensuing fiscal year. Upon
such determination being made, no liability
shall be created by said city or any de-
partment thereof in excess of the amounts
stated in the said resolution. Nor shall
any municipal bonds be issued during the
fed except In case Of great emergency,
when it is necessary so to do to supply the
funds to preserve the public health or
safety, and then only when authorized by
off iuQ of 1Pth h of a
members of the common council. No debt
or liability on the part of the city shall
be contracted or created by any officer,
board or department of said city, or by any
subordinate or employe in the service of
the city, in excess Of the amount so de-
termipped and approved by the common
council, on account of either or any of the
funds Of the said city, and every officer or
employe Of the city who shall participate
in a violation of this section shall be per
sonally liable to the city for all loss and
damages resulting from such violation.
Section 925Q-163. The common council
of such cities of the first class shall have
power to levy annually for the general
city fund, exclusive of the amount required
for the support of schools, and for the pay
ment of interest and principal on the
funded debt of the city, and other special
funds authorized by law, a sufficient sum
upon the total assessed valuation Of all
property, real and personal, in said city
subject to taxation; also a sufficient sum
for contingent fund; also for sewerage
fund in each sewerage district, sum not
exceeding one and one-half mills upon the
dollar of the total assessed valuation Of all
property, real and personal, in such sewer
age district subject to taxation also for
the special sewerage fund for said city,
sufficient sum upon the total assessed yalu-
alton Of property, real and personal, in
said city, subject to taxation also for
special funds herein provided for in lieu of
ward funds hereby abolished, further
sufficient sum; provided, that all expenses,
burdens and charges which are by law now
chargeable to any ward fund shall be pro,
vided for and paid out Of the general. fund
except in so far as the same may be pay
able out of any special funds herein pro-
vide for; and also for the support of all
the public schools in said city, for the
next fiscal year, a further sum not exceed
ing three and One-half mills upon the dollar
of the total assessed valuation Of all prop
erty, real and personal in said city subject
to taxation; provided further that the ag-
gregate amount of general taxes for all pur-
poses levied by the common council and col
lected upon the city tax roll for municipal
purposes under this section inclusive OF
taxes, for the support of the library and
public museum and for the payment OF
principal and interest of the funded debt
OF the city, but not inclusive OF the tax
for the support of schools, shall not, in the
whole, for any one year, exceed fourteen
(14) mills on the dollar of the total yalu-
alton of property, real and personal, in said
city subject to taxation; and also provided,
that it shall not be lawful for the county
| board of supervisors in determining the
amount to be raised by tax in the city for
the support Of common schools therein, for
any one year, to fix an amount greater than
the. amount apportioned to said city, IN the
last apportionment of the income Of the
Section 925q~164. Each city officer
shall keep an itemized and accurate &C
count of all moneys received by him In his
official capacity for fees, commissions and
otherwise and shall at the end Of each
month, during his term of office, pay into
the city treasury all such money remaining
In his hands and file duly verified copy
of his account with the city comptroller,
urer showing that such money has been
count and receipt is SO lied 1t shall not
be lawful for the common council or city
officer, to order, draw, countersign or de-
liver any warrant for the payment of the
salary or allowance of any such delinquent
Section 925q-165. Other cities may
and two (2) Of this act, in the same man
ner in which the general law is adopted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
and publication. except as to the provision
abolishing ward funds, which provision
shall take effect December 81, 1907.
Approved July 8, 1907.
No. CHATTER 400, LAWS OF OF 1907.
AN ACT to create sections 1494t-1 to
1494t--5, Inclusive, of the statutes, re-
lating to state park, board; and to
make an appropriation therefor.
The people Of the State Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, DO enact
as follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes five new sections to read Section
1494t-1. There shall be a state park
board consisting of three members to be
appointed by the governor. Immediately
after the passage Of this act the governor
shall appoint such members, one to serve
Until March LIST, 1909; one to serve until
March 1st, 1911; one to serve until March
LIST, 1913; each one to serve, however, until
his successor Is appointed and qualified.
During the month OF February immediate
~ preceding the expiration of the respective
terms as above set forth, the governor shall
appoint a successor to the member Of tho
board whose term expires upon the sue
ceeding first of March, such appointee to
hold for a term of six years.
Section 1494t-2. Such board shall re-
ceive no compensation except their actual
expenses to be audited by the secretary of
state and paid out Of the state treasury:
Not more than Eve hundred dollars shall
be allowed for such expenses In any year.
Section 1494t-3. The director of the
state geological survey and the state fotes-
ter shall meet with such state park board