The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 1850, A. Trublished May 10 1869.
CHAPTER III, LAWS OF 1907

No. 4G6, \. tpublished May ID. 1899.
CHAPTER lit, LAWS OF 1909,t-
AN ACT to establish board of art com.
m.ssioners tor cities of the frs cass,t,,
The people o. the State OF Wisconsin, rep.
resented il Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Sect on t. IN art commission is hereby
established in cities of the first class to CON.
sist OF seven commissioners al of whom
Shall be citizsns or such city to be
such city shall IN the year nineteen hun.
dred n.rc appoint two members from II list
of five. persons selected by the society
term of~tive years, one member from a list
of tArce persons. selected by, the board of
park commissioners of such city, to serve
for tern Of four years two from list of
five persons. selected by the architectural
club. o. such city. 10 serve for term OF
three !ea s. o:-e from list Of three persons,
selected by the board of public works, of
sucht city. to serve FOR q term of two years,
aHd one from list OF three persons. Sc
etted by the trustees of the public library.
OF such city. to serve for a term OF one year.
The term of cacn commissioner, shall begin
on the first day OF Iiay in saEd year; and
thereafter, whenever the term OF a member
pires the mayor shall appoint his successor
from list selected by the body which made
the original selection as aforesaid, and the
members thus appointed shall serve for a
term of five years. In case of vacancies.
the same shall be filled in the manner las
orig uaily selected. G'.,
without compensation. Said board niey. APP
point q secretary outside of its own menl-
Ucrship, who shall serve without compensG-
ton. LAT
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 a statement of the proposed location
OF the same shall first have been submitted
to and approved by said board acting by
majority of all it's members; nor shall any
.r.ply fr+ 0Fynd nnf0
or placed in, over or upon, or allowed to
extend in, over or upon any street, avenue
square,s place common. park park, MUNICIPAL 4Sd
control of said city or any department. or
officer thereof No existing work Of art in
possession of said city shall be removed, re
similar approval of said commission, sahd
any such work of art shall be removed ne
located or altered in any. way that may be
BY 6e passGSb of 5pad
mission, and also approved by the Mayor
Section g. Said commission shall act in
a similar capacity and with similar powers
in respect to 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 is the property
of any corporation or individual. and ex-
tends over or upon any street, avenue, high
way, park, or public place. Emm
Section 4. 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 perma-
nent character intended for ornament or
commemoration.
Section s. If said commission shall fail
to report upon any matters submitted 10 1t
within sixty days after such submission, It's
decision shall be deemed unnecessary. ~ a..
Section 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication. ~, s67
Approved May IL, 1900 tsFfS