Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
40. 466. A. Published Nav IL 1909,
CHAPTER lit, LAWS CT 1909. s.

No 46G. a. Published Nav IL 1909,
CHAPTER 1T, LAWS CT 1909. S.
AN ACT to establish a board Of art com
m.ssoners for cities OF the first class. -
The people of the state OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Sect en- /. An art commission is hereb,
established in cities of the first class 20 con.
sist of seven commissioners AL Of wh6nl
shall be citizens % such city 20 BIC.
appointed by the mayor. sad mayor Of
such city shall in the year nineteen hum
dred 2 me appoint two members from Il hSt
OF i've persons, selected by the society
Of artists of such cay, TO serve for 4
term OF five years, one member from q Est
OF three persons. selected by the board OF
park commissioners of such city, to serve
for term Of four years two from list Ct
five persons. selected by the arch .tectural
club, of such city. 10 serve for term Of
three years. one from list of three persons
selected by the hoard OF public works. OF
such city. to serve for term of two years
and one from list Cs three persons. Sc
lected by the trustees of the public library
of such city, 80 serve TO" term OF one year
The term OF each commissioner snail begin
on the first day o. May in sad year: ana
thereafter. whenever the term of a member
OF said board, appointed from such list. ex
pircs. the mayor sIa.l appoint his successor
from list selected by the body which made
the original selection as aforesaid, and the
members thus appointed shall serve for
term of Ave years. in case of vacancies
the same shall be filled in the manner as
originally selected ,4~
The members Of said board shall serve
without compensation Said board may APP.
point a secretary outside of its own menu
hership, who shall serve without compensa-
ton.
Section . Hereafter no work of art shall
become the property of said city by pur
chase, gift or otherwise unless such work
Of art, or the designs for the same, together
with Il statement Of the proposed location
Of the same shall first have been submitted
to and approved by said board acting by
majority Of all its members; nor shall any
work OF art, until SO approved be erected
or placed in. over or upon, or allowed to
extend in. over or upon any street, avenue,
square, place. common, park. municipal
building or other public place under the
officer thereof. No existing work of art In
possession of said city shall be removed re-
located or altered in any way without the
similar approval of said commission, and
any such work OF art shall be removed, re-
located or altered in any, way that may be
ordered by vote passed and approved IN
writing by all the members of said COM
mission, and also approved by the mayor.
Section 3 Said commission shall act IN
a similar capacity and with similar powers
in respect to the design OF any munlclpai
building, bridge, approach. lamp. ornamental
gate or fence, other structure erected, OF
to be erected upon land belonging TO the
city and in respect to any arch. bridge,
structure or approach which is the property
of any corporation or individual. and eX'
tends over or upon any street, avenue, nigh
way, park, or public place.
Section f. The term work Of art as
used in this bill shall apply to and include
all paintings, mural decorations, statutes,
bas-reliefs. sculptures monuments, foun'
tains arches Ornamental gateways, public
buildings and other structures of a perma'
nent character intended for ornament OF
commemoration. -
Section ). if said commission shall fair
TO report upon any matters submitted TO IT
within sixty days after such submission it's
decision shall be deemed unnecessary -.
Section g. THIS act shall take effect and
he in force from and after its passage and
publication 90
Approved May IL 1909.