Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 5Sa. Al Published Max 20 1909
CHAPTER 164, LAWS OF 1909.

Approved May 10. 1909
No. 5Sa. Al Published May 20. 1909
CHAPTER 164, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO amend section 4S6a OF the stat
utes, relating 20 township libraries
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows
Section l. Section 4s6a Of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 4S6a !. The
treasurer OF every county IN this state shall
withhold annually from the apporttonment
received from the school fund, or other In
come for school districts. an amount equal
TO ten cents per capita for each person Of
school age residing In towns, villages and
cities OF the fourth class In the county, said
money 10 be expended f'r the purchase ~
library books. as heTeins er provided
=. In the certificate OF apportionment %
the common school fund made annually by
the state superintendent 10 the county clerk
and county treasurer CT each county there
shall be Included a statement OF the number
OF persons Of school age ~ each town. viii
iage and city VI the fourth ciass Ii the
county.
8. Between the first days of April and
September Of each year the county, district
or city superintendent Of schools shall pro
vide for the expenditure OF all moneys with
held by the county treasurer for the pur-
chase OF library books, said books TO be Sc
lected from the list prepared by the state
superintendent ana TO be distributed among
the districts under his supervision the
school houses Of which are located IN his
county or superintendent district, in the
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held from each, In case school district
is located in more than one county or su-
perintendent district the superintendent Of
the county or superintendent district In
which tie school house is located shall pro-
vide for the expenditure OF the total sum
withheld from such joint school district in
accordance with the provisions of this act
1. The supertntendents OF any two adi0in~
ing counties shall on or before December
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 superlntend-
ent has control for the purposes of this
act may be in the treasury of the county
of which he is superintendent. The said
county superlntendents 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 detailed statement of how
the balance was determined The county
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
is due. The county treasurer shall forth
treasurer In whose favor the order As drawn
and the latter shall credit 1t to the town
ship library fund OF the county of which
he Is treasurer No order from the county
| boaFo of supervisors shall be deemed neces-
| sary to effect this transfer OF township IL
| brary funds as above provided.
6. In case school district under the
| jurisdiction Of city superintendent is Joint
| between a city of the fourth class and one
1 or more towns the city superintendent and
| the county superintendent having jursdie-
| ton over the territory adjacent TO the city
| shall on or before February first OF each
| year, In joint statement. certify to the
| county clerk and Gently treasurer the num-
| Der OF persons of school age In that part
| OF the city district outside Of the city limits.
.4fA sFsafn 31raH ~ ats 90
/ fourth class shall provide for the expendi-
! tire Of the township library money based
/ OF the total number of persons of school
| age In the city district. Including such per-
sons in all parts of the city district whether
| resident within or without the city limits,
9. Between December first and February
| first of each year the teacher or principal
| Of every school under the jurisdiction OF
county. district or city superintendent OF
| proper superintendent on blanks supplied
| by said superin tendent such Information re-
| garding the condition and needs of the
school library as may be called for by such
! an inventory of all books which have been
| added to the school library under the pro-
| visions of this act since March first last pre-
| ceding the date Of the report. Before re-
| ceiving from the district clerk an order for
| the last months salary OF the school year
! the teacher or principal OF each school
| shall report to the district clerk and the
| county, district or city superintendent such
Information regarding the school library as
Z. II shall be the duty Of the county or
| district superintendent TO keep
| ON file in his office Il 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 been obtained regarding
| the school libraries of the school districts
! under his supervision, the county or district
apS seSn s s9 und se bs dor
| the school house OF which IN located in his
| superintendent district, the books TO be
| taken from the lists prepared by the state
| superintendent. II shall also be his duty TO
| furnish each town clerk. village clerk and
clerk Of cities of the fourth class under his
Jurisdiction with list OF the books desig-
| mated for each district. The county or dis
| trict 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
| class shall In like manner certify 10 the
| county clerk the cost u the books selected
| for the schools under their jurisdiction A
| duplicate copy shall be furnished 10 the
company or firm selected by the state de-
| partment or commissioned 70 furnish the
| books, periodicals. etc, for township H.
| braries, The company or firm shall upon
| ceipt of the list from the county, district or
| city superintendent MI the order for each
| town, village or city Of the fourth class, a.
| directed. said order when 30 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 or firm compare the order so filed
| with the list In his possession and shall
| Immediately report TO the county,
| district or city superintendent II such re-
| port Is satisfactory and dlscloses no error
| or irfeguiarity In the number. kind or con
| dltiOn of the books received, the county
district or city superintendent
| shall notify the county clerk TO draw an or.
| der upon the county treasurer for the cost
| Of the books so furnished to each town, viii
laRe or city. II the report ls unsatisfac-
| tory the proper superintendent shall forth
with report the fact and the ca, thereof
70 the company tlrm supplying ne town
ship library books Such compai,, or frm
shall forthwith take steps to rec fly any
error or irreguarity which may have been
made In the filling Of the order for the
books in question.
=. Within three days Of the last day OF
each mouth the superintendent Jf each
county district and Of each city Of the
| fourth class shall 50 notify the County clerk
| including all orders for which satisfactory
reports have been made by the town village
county clerk Immediately upon receipt Of
such notification from the county, district
or city superintendent 10 draw an order
upon the couY ty treasurer for the amount
50 certified. The county treasurer shall
thereupon Immediately Issue a
draft Ia favor Of the company or firm for
the amount 50 certified. No order frOr1 the
county board shall be deemed necessary In
the payment Of the amount due for books
purchased as above specified
8. The express charges and postage on
haOks uufrhHHAd under the fgFuylEtone ~ fhts