Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
Approved May u. 1909,
No 46d A. Published NAV IL 1000
CHAPTER III, LAWS OF 1909.

Ot1fAI III LA w . VI lSU9.
AN ACT to establish a board of art com.
mssioners for cities Of the first class
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate aud Assembly do enact
as follows
section l. An art commission Is hereby
established In cites of the first class 10 con
slst OF seven commissioners all Of whom
shall be citizens of such city TO be
Appointed by the mayor said mayor OF
such city shall IN the year nineteen hun
drtd n.nr appoint two members from a list
OF I'VE rcrsons. selected BY the society
OF arts of such city to serve for
term Of 1--WE years, one member from list
of three persons. selected by the board Of
park commissioners of such city. TO serve
for term 0f four years. two from list of
i've persons, selected by the architectural
club, OF such city, TO serve for o term OF
three years, one from list OF three persons,
selected by the board of public works. OF
such city - serve for a term Of two years
and one rom list of three person. Sc
Iected - the trustees Of the public 'iorary.
= ouch city, to serve for term OF Jne year.
The term ~ each commissioner shall begin
on the hrst day of May In said year and
thereafter, whenever the term o. a member
of said board, appointed from such list. ex-
plrcs. the mayor shall appoint his successor
from Il list selected by tbs body which made
the original selection as aforesaid, and the
members thus appointed shall serve for
term OF five years. n case OF vacancies,
the same shall be hiltd In the manner as
wig naily selected,
without compensation Said board may APP
point y secretary outside of Its own msIn-
beiship. who shall serve without eompensa-
ton
Secrion . Hereafter nu work OF art shall
become the prol, - af said city by pur-
chase, gift or othcrwlse unless such work
of art. or the designs for the sane together
with statement OF the proposed location
Of the same shall first have been submitted
20 md approved by said board acting by a
majority of all Its members nor shall any
work Of art. until 50 approved, be erected
OF placed In, over or upon, or allowed to
extend In, over or upon any street, avenue,
building Hig or other public place under the
control OF said city or any department or
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 vi said commission. and
any such work of art shall be removed re
located or altered 10 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 g. Said commission shall act In
a similar capacity and with similar powers
In respect 10 the design OF any municipal
building. bridge, approach, lamp, ornamental
gate or fence or other structure erected. or
to be erected upon land belonging TO the
city, and in respect to any arch, bridge,
structure or approach which ls the property
Of any corporation or individual. and ex-
tends over or upon any street, avenue high
way park, or public place.
Section A. The term work OF art" as
rsed In this bill shall apply TO and include
all paintings mural decorations. statutes,
hns-reiiefa. sculptures monuments, foun-
talns arches ornamental gateways, public
buildings aud other structures Of perma-
nent character intended for ornament or
cUmmemoratl0n.
section = IL said commission shall fall
20 report upon any matters submitted to II
within sixty days after such submission. Its
decision shall be deemed unnecessary.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after is passage and
publication
Approved May ~. 1909