River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. $40, Al published June Ia. 1909.
CHAPTER 2b4. LAWS OF 1909.

No $40, Al published June Ia. 1909
CHAPTER 364, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to egalize proceedings taken or
to be taken under chapter 426 of the laws
of Wisconsin for 1905, regulating actions
by tax payers and cities Joined in the
erection Of buildings Hereunder, and
amending said chapter 400, laws of 1905,
relating to the erection and maintenance
of auditoriums and music halls for cities
of the frst class.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section j. After any city Of the first
class has Joined or may hereafter join,
under the provisions of chapter 426 of laws
Of Wisconsin Of 1905, In the erection of an
auditorium building, end has actually made
q payment towards the erection of such
institution. and which building contains one
or more auditortums and ts not designed
as q building for offices, class rooms, studios
gymnasiums, lodge rooms, or accommoda-
tions for any industrial, commercial, scien-
Ghc, educational fraternal or musical or
ganiEations or labor associations, any lack
OF authority on the part of said city. and
ure to comply with any Of the provisions OF
chapter 426 OF the laws OF Wisconsin OF
1905, or any other statute, shall be disre-
garded, and the exercise OF any such power
by such city Is hereby legaltzed and all
such proceedings are hereby validated, and
the uses and purposes Of any such insd-
triton are hereby declared to be public uses
Section 3. After any city Of the first
olRs6 has made q payment toward the erec-
az chapter AS Of the laws OF Wisconsin Of
1906. no injunction or other restraining or
Oar or judgment shall be granted, entered
payment by such city or to Interfere In any
way with the erection, maintenance or oper~
aiko1 OF said Institution, and no action FOR
thu recovery Of any payment made by any
EQCh clIy toward the erection Of any such
institution shall be maintained, whether
@nch ASTON be instituted or prosecuted by
@ny such city or BY any tax payer of such
city OF By any other person, unless 1t APP
pear that such action was commenced with
in six months affer the making OF the hrst
payment by such city toward the erection
In cABo the rref payment made by any such
city toward the erection OF any such insti-
tutaon shall have been made prior co the
enactment OF this statute. then. and in that
event such action may be coEameneed at
any time within six months after the enact
ment hereof
class shall have erected an institution I'M
der the provisions of chapter 426 of the
laws OF Wisconsin for 1905, such as Is de-
mon council OF such city shall have power
TO provide for and defray from its general
city fund one half OF the expense Of main
tensnce and repair OF such institution, one
half the payment OF salaries OF employees
thereof and one half all necessary expenses
incurred by said board In keeping up end
conducting such Institution provided, that
If the city shall acquire the rights to all
the stock of the joint corporation and be-
come the sole owner OF said institution,
the fund SO provided shall be sufficient TO
derray the entire expense or maintenance
and repair. salaries and other expenses OF
such institution after ell the income derived
from the use of the institution shall be hrst
applied for such purposes.
Section 4. Sections 6, 8 and Of chapter
426, laws Of 1905, are amended to read:
Section e. Within ten days after the mem
eers of said board shall have been elected
or appointed as aforesaid they shall hold
q meeting and shall elect a president,
vice-presldent, secretary and a treasurer
until the fourth Tuesday OF April Of the next
following even numbered year and said
officers shall thereafter be elected bienniaIly
on the fourth Tuesday IN April Of the even
numbered years, and shall hold for term
Of two years. The
treasurer shall, immediately upon bis cleo