Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
NO. 162, s. Published June %, 1909
CHAPTER $50. LAWS oF 1909.

CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 524m-1,
324m-2, 524m-3, 524m--4 524m-5,
524m-6 and 524np-7 of the statutes,
providing for inspection of public school
buildings.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section L. There are added to the stat
utes seven new sections to read Section
024rn-1. The Inspector of rural schools,
the inspectors OF state graded schools, and
the inspector of high schools of the state,
in addition TO their other duties are hereby
made inspectors of public school buildings.
Said inspectors shall act under the direc-
ton of the state superintendent and under
such regulations as may be established by
him.
Section 524m-2. Whenever eny county
or district superintendent, city superintend-
ent, member of school hoard or board OF
education, or any voter OF school district,
or member of a board of health, shall
make Il complaint In writing to the state
superintendent that any building used for
or IN connection with any public school in
his county, district, city, village, or town,
as the case may be, is in an unsanitary
condition, or that the conditions are such as
TO endanger the life and health OF the chill
dren attending school, or that the school
house Is unfit for school purposes one Of
said inspectors designated by the state su-
perlntendent shall personally Investigate
and examine the premises and buildings
concerning which said complaint is made.
Section 524m-3. Upon such investtga-
ton and examination. said inspector shall,
IL conditions warrant 1t, make an order d.
recting the school board, the board OF edu-
cation. the town board Of school directors:
or other officer or officers having control OF
the school district or school corporation, to
. repair and improve such building or build
ings as may be necessary and to place said
buildings In a safe and sanitary condition
or If the said inspector shall deem the
schoolhouse unfit for school purposes and
not worth repairing he shall state said TACT
and recite the reason therefor.
Section 524m4. The said ms Qector
shall file said order in the state superiD-
tendent'S Office, and cause true copies there
of to be delivered by mail or otherwise, to
the cleck of the district board the secretary
of the town board of school directors, the
clerk of the board of education Of the dis
trict or school corporation where such
schoolhouse and premises are located. and
shall deliver as provided herein copies OF
city superintendent. and also. the clerk OF
the town, city. village IN which the
Schoohouse Is located.
Section 524m-5. The said order shall
state the time In which It shall be COM
nlied with. and shall take effect from its
date, and shall continue In force and full
effect until reversed. The decision Of the
inspector NAV be appealed from TO the state
Superintendent In the time and manner
now provided for taking appears to said
superintendent. and the decision appealed
from shall be stayed pending such appeal.
Section 524m-6. Whenever any school
district school corporation, school board,
board Of education, or town board of school
directors shall refuse TO comply with the
order of said Inspector within the time
therein specified. such school district or
school corporation shall forfeit absolutely
fits superintendent of the fund derived from
the seven-tenths mill tax, provided for sin
section 1072a of the statutes and amend
ments thereto, and shall continue to so for
f4rr.r 1oFf Of sr1nh fund
until there Is full compliance with the re-
quirements of said order.
Section 524m--7. Nothing in this act
shall be deemed to Interfere with the opera
ton Of the provisions of subsection Of sec
ton 461 of the statutes, relating to- the du-
Ties of county superintendents of schools. or
with the provisions of section i41Sb OF the
statutes relating to the inspection &nd reg
ulation OF the sanitary conditions OF school
houses by boards of health.
Section 9 This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June II, 1909.