Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No Gee al rPubiished June u. 1909
CHAPTER sos. IAWS or 1909.

CHAPTER SG9, LAWS or 1909.
AN ACT 20 amend section 16 Of chapter
s60. laws OF 1u01 relating to school
boards aud common and high schools In
cities Of the irs, class
The people a. the State Of Wisconsin. repre-
sentcd in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section IL OF chapter 45s.
Laws Of 1907, Is amended to read Section
l5 l. The Suid board shall report to the
common couoci OF each city under tais act.
al or before the ETst meeting of the council
in September in each year the amount Of
money required fer the lcNt hscal year Tor
the support OF all the pGDic schools ia said
city Including high schools. and L shall be
the duty of said common council to levy
ard collect q tax upon ell the property sub
iect 60 taxation IN said city. at the same
time and IN the same manner as other taxes
are levied and collected by law. Which. to-
gether with the other funds provided by
law. aud placed at the disposal OF said city
Ter the same purpose, snail be equal 10 tue
amount Of money SO required Icy the said
board Of school directors tor school pur-
poses. as prov ded "a this act the said
board shall also report TO the common eoun-
Cyl, al the same Time aa above, the amount
of money required for the next d9eal year
for the repair and keeping in order OF
school buildings UE}ures and the
repair 81 broken er worn out furniture,
the making of material betterments to
school property and The purchase OF the
necessary additions 70 school sites, in &C.
eordance with the provisions Of this act,
aud II shall be the duty of the said com
mon council to levy ami collect a tax upon
all the real and PERSONAL property 10
said city subject to taxation, at the same
time aud In the same manner as other taxes
are levied and collected by law. which shall
be equal 10 the amount OF money so re-
eutred by the said board OF school directors
for the said purpose as provided In this
act provided, that the tag 20 levied upon
each dollar Of the assessed valuation ef all
property real and personal In said city
subject to taxation shall not In any obs
year. prior TO July tst 1911. exceed
four mills nor Ia any one year thereafter
four and one half mills for the support Of
all schools, and one-half mill for the repair
aud keeping In order OF school buildings,
fixtures grounds and fences. the purchase
OF school furniture and the repair Of broken
and worn out furniture, the making OF ma.
terial betturments 20 school property and
the purchase of necessary additions to
school sites, and the said taxes for the pur-
pose named In this section shall be In add.
ticn TO the tax 70 be levied for the general
city purposes upon all the taxable property
Of said city, The said tax and the entire
school fund of the city shall not be used or
appropriated directly or Indirectly, for any
'er purpose than the payment OF the sala.
Of the superintendent OF schools and
his legally authorized assistants, we seete-
tRry OF the school board, and legally quail
fed teachers whose appointment Is confirms
ed BY said board and such employees as the
board may deem necessary, the necessary
and current expenses Of the schools incud-
ing the purchase OF school supplies, appara-
tus, fuel gas, electricity or electrical power
and such other school purchases
and purposes az may be required
for the proper maintenance and administra-
tlou Of the schools.
9 All moneys received by or raised 10
such city for school purposes shall be paid
over TO the clty treasurer, to be disbursed
by him on the orders Of the president and
secretary OF said board, Countersigned W
the e.ty Comptroller provided, o that rd tne
may certify upon the pay rolls, furnished
by the secretary to the comptroller 90 The
fact that the amounts therein are correct
as allowed by said board Provided, that
the board Of school directors may provide
by resolution for the payment OF all per-
sons employed by said board In the service
OF the city upon monthly pay rolls and the
name Ia which the same shall be certified,
audited and approved and payment made
thereon aud such pay rolls shall In all cases
be certified by the president and secretary
aud finance committee OF said board or
school dire tors and counterslgned By the
city comptroller OF such city.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from aud after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June 10. 1909.