River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15


Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
pu approved May 10. 1909.
No. 5s5, al Published May 20. 1909.
CHAPTER 164, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 4S6a OF the stat
utes relating to township libraries
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
Section /. Section 4s6a OF the statutes
is amended to read Section 4S6a. l. The
treasurer Of every county y this state shall
withhold annually from the apportionmen
received from the school fund, or other in
come for school districts. an amount equal
school age residing In towns, villages and
cities of the fourth class In the county. said
money to be expended for the purchase OF
! library books. as hereinafter provided.
2 In the certificate of appoFtionment Of
the common school fund made annually by
the state superintendent to the county clerk
and county treasurer of each county there
shall be included statement of the number
of persons Of school age In each town. vii
lage and city OF the fourth class in the
s. Between the first days OF April and
September OF each year the county, district
or city superintendent 81 schools shall pro
held BY the county treasurer for the pur
chase Of library books. said books to be se-
leeted from the list prepared by the state
superintendent and TO be distr buted among
the districts under his supervision the
school houses of which are located iD his
county OF superintendent district, In the
proportion 10 the amount OF money with
held from each In case a school district
Is located In more than one county or SUI
perintendent district, the superintendent of
the county or superintendent district In
which the school house Is l0cated shall pro-
vide for the expenditure OF the total sum
accordance with the provisions of this act
f. The superintendents of any two adjoin-
| Ing counties shall on OF before December
No s,t. II Inn mr. cor
spondence determine upon the balance OF
township library money which must be
transferred from the treasury OF one county,
to the treasury OF the other county in order
that the total amount OF township library
money over which each county superintend-
ent has control for the purposes OF this
Of which he Is superintendent. The said
county superintendent shall thereupon sign
and transmit to the county clerks of the
two counties concerned Joint written
statement of the balance which Is to be
paid over from one county to the other, to-
gether with a detailed statement OF how
clerk OF the county from which the balance,
as above determined is due, shall on or be-
fore March first draw an order upon the
county treasurer for the amount of said
balance and In favor of the county treas
urer OF the county to which the balance
With transmit said sum to the county
treasurer In whose favor the order Is drawn
and the latter shall credit It to the town
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be Is treasurer No order from the county
board of supervisors shall be deemed neces
sary to effect this transfer of township IL
brary funds as above provided.
S. In case a school district under the
Jurisdiction of city superintendent Is joint
between a city Of the fourth class and one
or more towns the city superintendent and
the county superintendent having jurisdic
ton over the territory adjacent to the city
shall on or before February first of each
year, In Joint statement. certify to tho
county clerk and county treasurer the num-
Der OF persons of school age in that part
Of the city district outside Of the city limits
fourth class shall provide for the expendi-
ture of the township library money based
age In the city district. including such per-
sons in al! parts OF the city district whether
resident within or without the city limits.
g. Between December first and February
hrst OF each year the teaches or principal
OF every school under the Jurisdiction of
county, district or city superintendent Of.
city Of the fourth class shall report to the
proper superintendent on blanks supplied
by said superintendent such information re
garding the condition and needs OF the
superintendent Such report shall include
an inventory Of all books which have been
added TO the school library under the pro
ceGing the date Of the report. Before re-
ceivlna from the district clerk an order for
the last months salary Of The school * yea.
shall report to the district clerk and the
county, district or city superintendent such
Information regardng the school d,rn Library as
Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the county or
district superintendent to keep
on Gle In his office list OF books
In the library of each school district and
to arrange such lists By districts and towns
In numerical and alphabetical order
Guided by such lists and other information
which may have heen obtained regarding
the school Libraries OF the school districts
under his supervision, the county or district
hall far
each school district under his supervision,
the school house OF which Is located In his
superir +endent district. the books to be
taken J I'M the lists prepared by the state
euperin ,endent It shall also be his duty to
furnish each town. clerk, village clerk and
clerk Of cities of the fourth class under his
mated for each district The county or die
trlct superintendent shall also certify to the
county clerk the names and numbers Of the
books selected for each town, village or
city Of the fourth class under his super.
vision the price fixed in the list issued by
the state superintendent to be attached In
each case and the total cost OF such books
to be correctly summarized and indicated.
City superintendents of cities of the fourth
county clerk the cost of the books selected
for the schools under their Jurisdiction. A
dupilcate copy snail oo Pe furnished ST t to the
partnnent or commissioned to furnish the
books periodicals. etc, for township H.
orse III The f 9To tS Or cGu shall upon re-
city superintendent I'll the order for each
town village or city Of the fourth class, as
directed said order when so filled to be
sent to the town, village or city clerk The
town. village or city clerk shall Immediately
upon the receipt of the books from the
company OF. Arm compare the order so died
with the list In bis possession and shall
Immediately report to the county,
district or city superintendent RI such re-
port Is satisfactory and d;scloSes no error
or irregularity In the number, kind or con-
ditioD OF the books received, the county
district or city superintendent
shall notify the county clerk to draw an or
of the books SO furnished to each town, viii
lage or city. If the report Is unsatisfacs
tory the proper superintendent shall forth
with report the fact and the cause thereof
to the company or firm supplying the town
ship library books. Such company or arm
shall forthwith take steps to rectify any
error or trregularity which may have been
made In the filing Of the order for the
books In question.
g. within three days OF the last day Of
each month the superintendent of each
county. district and of each city Of the
fourth class shall so Notify the county clerk.
including all orders for which satisfactory
reports have been made by the town village
and city clerks. 1t shall be the duty OF the
county clerk Immediately upon receipt Of
such notification from the county, district
or city superintendent to draw an order
unon the county treasurer for the amount
so certified The county treasurer shall
theFeupon Immediately issue 8
draft In favor OF the company or firm for
the amount so certified No order from the
county board shall be deemed necessary In
the payment of the amount due for books
purchased as above specified.
g.. The express charges and postage on