Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
o. 1872 S. Published june -, L3o9'
C4APTER $50. LAWS OF 1909.

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CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 524m-1,
524m-2 524m-3, 524m-4, 524m-5,
524m-6 and 524m-T of the statutes.
providing for inspection of public school
The peoDIe of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
utes seven new sections to read: section
524m-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 d1rec-
lion of the state superintendent, and under
such regulations as may be established by
him.
Section 524m-2. whenever any county
or district superintendent, city supertntend-
emit, member Of @ school board or board of
education, or any voter of a school district,
or & member OF a board Of health, shall
make q complaint IN writing to the state
superintcudent that any building used for
or in connection with any pubic schooI 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 endauger 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-
perintendent SHAH personally investigate
and examine the premises ana Du1u1ugS
concerning which said complaint IS made.
Section 524m-3 Upon such tnveStiga-
ton and examination, said Inspector shall,
If conditions warrant 1t, make an order d.
recting the school board, the board of edu-
cntiou, 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
iHEs 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 fact
and recite the reason therefor.
Section 524m-4. The said Inspector
shall file said order in the state superin-
teudents 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
trct or school corporation where such
schoolhouse and premises are located, and
shall deliver as provided herein copies Of
said order to the proper county. district or
city superintendent and also the clerk of
the town, city, or village In which the
schoohouse is located.
Section 524m-5. The said order shall
state The time in which it shall be COM
piled with. and shall take effect from its
d0te. and shall continue in force and full
eject until reversed. The decision of the
inspector NAV be appealed from TO the state
superintendent in the time and manner
nov provided for taking appears to said
superintendent, and the decision appealed
from shan 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
oder OF said inspector within the time
therein specified, such school district or
school corporation shall forfeit absolutely
It's apportiCnment of the fund derived from
the Seven-tenths mill tax, provided for in
section lVI-a OF the statutes. and amend
ments thereto. and shall continue to so for
felt its regular apportionment Of such fund
until there IS fun compliance with the re-
guirements of said order
Section 524m-T. Nothing in this act
shah be deemed to interfere with the opera
ton Of the provisions of subsection of sec
ton 46l Of the statutes, relating to the du-
Ties Of county superintendents of schools. or
with the provisions of section 141Sb Of the
statutes relating to the inspection and reg
&Iaton OF the sanitary conditions of school
houses by boards of health
Section >. This act shall take effect and
be- In force from and after its passage and
publication
approved June II. 1909.