The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
o. 100 81 Published Iune %. 1903.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT TO create sections 52Im-l,
524m--2, 524m-3. 524m---4, 524m--o,
524m--6 and 524m--T Of the statutes.
providing for inspection Of public school
buildings
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes seven new sections to read Section
524m--1. The inspector or 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 the state superintendent. and under
such regulations as may be established by
him.
Section GAM. Whenever any county
or district superintendent, city superiDtend-
ent, member Of d school board or board or
education, or any voter OF school district,
or a member OF board Of health, shall
make IL complaint In writing TO the state
superintendent that any building used for
or in connection with any public school In
his county, district. city. village, or town.
az the case may be, Is In an unsaniary
condition. or that the conditions are such M
70 endangpr the life and health Of the chill
dren attending school, or that the school
house IL unfit for school purposes one OF
said Inspectors designated by the state gu
perintendent shaIl personally investigate
and examine the premises and buildings
concerning which said complaint Ia made
Section 524m--.3. Upon such investign-
lion and examina ton, said Inspector shall.
II conditions warrant II. make an 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
ings as may be necessary, and to place said
buildings In a safe and sanitary condition :;
or II the said inspector shall deem the
schoolhonse unit for school purposes and
not worth repairing he shall state said fact
and recite the reason therefor.
Section 524m--4. The said Inspector
shall file said order Ia the state supprin-
tendent's Office. and cause true copies there
OF 10 he 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
trict or school corporation whore such
schoolhouse and premises are located and
shall deliver as provided herein copies OF
said order 10 the proper county, district or
lily superintendent, and also the clerk OF
the town. city. or village In which the
schoolhousc Is located
Section 52im--5. The said order shall
state the time In which II 9hal be com
piled with, and shall take erect from its
date, and shnl continue in force and full
eject until reversed. The decision OF the
Inspector may be appealed from 10 the state
superintendent in the time and manner
now provided for taking appears to said
Superlnten1ent, ana the decision appen led
from shall be stayed pending such appeal.
Section 524m-8 Whenever any school
district school corporation. school board,
board OF education, or town board OF school
directors shall refuse 10 comnlv with the
order Of sald inspector within the time
therein specified, such school district or
school corporation shall forfeit absolutely
Its apport!Onrnent OF the fund derived from
the sevcn-tcnths mill tax, provided for In
section lo72a OF the statutes, and amend
mcnts thereto, and shall continue 10 so for
felt Its regular apportlonment OF such fund
until there Is fun compliance with the re-
Quirrments OF said order.
Section 524m---1. Nothing in this act
shall be deemed TO interfere with the opera
lion Of the provisions OF subsection 2 Of sec
ton SG) OF the statutes, relating TO tho du.
ties Of county superintendent OF schools or
with the provisions OF section l4lsb OF the
statutes, relating to the Inspection and req
llatlon Of the sanitary conditions of school
houses by boards OF health.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
b" In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June II, 1903.