Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 1872. 81 Published June %. 1909.
CHAPTER $50. LAWS OF 1909.


CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO create sections 524m-1,
524m-2, 524m-3, 524m-4, 524m--5,
524m--6 and 524m--7 of the statutes,
providing for inspection Of public school
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section / There are added to the stat
tes seven new sections TO read Section
o24m--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 H., state superintendent, and under
such regulation as may be established by
him
Section 523m---2. Whenever any county
or district superintendent, city superintend
ent member OF a school board or board or
education, or any voter Of a school district
a member OF a board of health, shall
make a complaint In writing to the state
superintendent that any building used for
or I'm connection with anv public school In
his county, district, c'ty, village, " town,
Gs the case may ,,e, Is Ia an unsanitary
condition, or that the conditions are such as
TO endanger the life and health Of the chill
dren attending school. that the school
house Is unfit for school purposes one Of
said Inspectors designated by the state SUI
pcrlntendent shall personally investigate
and examine the premises and buildings
concerning which said complaint is made
Section 524m-3. Upon such investiga-
tion and examination, said inspector shall,
II conditions warrant IT, make mn 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
iugs as may be necessary, and to place said
buildings In n safe and sanitary condition (;
or n the said inspector shall deem the
not worth repairing he shall state said fact
and reclte the reason therefor.
Section 524m-4, The said inspector
shall file said order In the state superln-
tendents 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 whore such
rchoolhouse 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 1t shall be com
Piled with, and shall take effect from Its
date and shall contln't" In force and full
effect until reversed lie decision of the
Inspector may be appealed from TO the state
superintendent In the time and manner
now provided for taking appears to said
from shall be stayed pending such appeal
Section 524m--6. Whenever any school
district school corporation, school board.
hoard 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 shah forfeit absolutely
It's superintendent OF the fund derived from
the scyen-tenths mill tax, provided for in
section taI2a of the statutes, and amend
mcntS thereto. and shall continue to SO for
felt Its regular apportionmeut of such 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 4Bi of the statutes, relating to the du-
ties OF county superintendent Of schools, or
with the provisions OF section l4lSh OF the
statutes relating TO the inspection and reg
ulatlon of the sanitary conditions OF school
houses by boards OF health
Section =. Tn.;s net SHAH take effect and
BE- In fos>r from and after its passage and
publicT ton.
ApI roved June II, 1909