Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 500, 81 Published June IS. 1909.
CHAPTER ass. I.AMS OF 1909.

CHAPTER ASS, LAWS OF 1908.
AN ACT to amend section 69S of the stat
utes, relating to the election Of county
officers and county or district sapertn-
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented In senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section l. Section sss of the statutes is
amended to read Section 6eS. AT the
general election in the year one thousand
nine hundred and four, and biennially
county for a regular term, the following
county officers, viz +: A county clerk, treas
urer sheriff, coroner, clerk Of circuit court,
district attorney, register Of deeds, and sur
veyor. The regular term OF office of ali
such officers shall commence on the first
Monday Of January next succeeding their
such officer, including those now in Office,
qualified
A superintendent OF schools shall be
chosen by the qualified electors of each su-
perlntendent district In the state Of Wtscon-
sin, at the election to be held on the first
nine hundred and five, and biennially there
after, AID said officer shall hold his ONCE
for the Term Of two years from the succeed
ing mr. nrss sI me1n4g M 5u sson s,ro,,n+a
emit district shall hold his Office until his
successor IS elected or appointed and quail
ned. In al cases where the superintendent
district COMPRISES the entire county the
county board Of supervisors of every county
at the annual meeting next preceding the
election Of such county school superintend-
ent shall fix the amo6nt of the
annual salary which shall be received By
the superintendent Of schools
and shall allow such actual
and necessary travelling expenses incurred
In the proper discharge of hts duties. within
and without the county, as may be reason
able and just, the same to be audited, al
lowed and paid in the same manner as Other
claims against the county are audited, al
lowed, and paid: Provided that If the SUI
pervisors fail or neglect to vote upon and
tx the salary of the superintendent as
above the salary last fixed shall continue
to be the salary paid.
In all cases where the county is divided
into two superintendent districts, only those
members Of the county board of supervisory
residing within the superintendent district
supervisors from cities under city superin-
tendentS to be excluded-shall have anc
above to the county board OF supervisors
In cases where the superintendent district
comprises the entire county.
In order to exercise such power and au-
thority the supervisors from each superin-
tendent district shall meet and organize
after the manner of organization provided
necessary in order to transact the business
before them, and when so organized, the
supervisors from one superintendent district
shall act independently and free from any
from the supervisors Of the other district,
All supervisors from cities included In
any part OF the county or superintendent
district or districts. the schools OF which
are under the direct and control Of
city superintendent, elected under the provl-
sions of Chap. 1888, laws Of 1905, are ex-
cluded from any participation IN the de-
liberations of the supervisors OF any super
intendent district had with reference to
the manner of directing the administration
of Its school afai-s.
In all cases where there are two SUPER
intendent districts in a county, the county
treasurer and county clerk shall keep all
accounts and all records of other matters
pertaining to the maintenance, control. and
tendent district free froiu the matters per-
tanning to the control, maintenance and
direction Of the school afeirs of the other.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June 15, 1909.