The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. $50, ST. Published June 18. 1909.
CHAPTER 433. LAWS OF 1909.

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AN ACT to amend section 69S OF the stat
utes, relating to the election OF county
officers and county or district superin-
tendents of schools.
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section sos of the statutes is
general election in the year one thousand
nine hundred and four, and biennlaily
thereafter, there shall be elected In each
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 all
such officers shall commence on the first
Monday of January next succeeding their
election and continue two years; but each
such officer, including those now in office,
shall hold his Office until his successor is
qualified.
A superintendent of schools shall be
chosen by the qualified electors Of each su-
sin, at the election to be held on the first
Tuesday in April in the year one thousand
nine hundred and five, and biennially there
after, and said officer shall hold his once
for the term Of two years from the succeed
ing first Monday of July.
The superintendent of each superintend-
ent district shall hold his office until his
successor is elected or appointed and quail
fed. In all 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 amount Of the
annual salary which shall be reeeiyed by
and shall allow such actual
and necessary travelling expenses incurred
in the proper discharge Of his 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
lowed. and paid Provided that If the su-
pervisors fail or neglect to vote upon and
fix 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 supervisors
residing within the superin tendent district
supervisors from cities under city superln-
tendents to be excluded-shall have and
exercise the power and authority granted
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
for county boards of supervisors SO far as
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 direction and control OF a
city superintendent elected under the provi-
sions of Chap. 3S8, laws of 1905, are ex-
Guided from any participation in the de-
liDerations of the supervisors Of any super
intendent district had with reference to
the manner of directing the administration
of it's school affairs.
In ali 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
direction of school affairs in one superin-
tendent district free from the matters per-
tanning to the control, maintenance, and
direction Of the school affairs of the other.
Section q This act shall take effect and
publication.
Approved June Is, 1909.