Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. $50, Al Published May 20 1909
CHAPTER 164. LAWS Or 1909.

approved May 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 1e4, LAWS o. 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 4S6a Of the stat
utes, relating to township libraries.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section /. Section 486a of the statutes
is amended to read Section 4S6a. !. the
treasurer of every county IN this state snail
withhold annually from the apport1onmenC
received from the school fund. or other IL,
come for school districts, an amount equal
to ten cents per capita for each person OF
school age residing in towns, villages ana
cites of the fourth class in the county, said
money to be expended for the purchase OF
library books, as hereinafter provided.
=. In the certificate OF appoftiOnment or
the common school fund made annually by
the state superintendent to the county clerk
and county treasurer of each county there
shall be included statement OF the NUMBER
of persons Of school age in each town. vii
lage and city OF the fourth class in the
county.
September of each year the county, district
or city superintendent of schools shall pro-
vide for the expenditure of all moneys With
held by the county treasurer for the pur-
chase Of library books said books to be Sc
lected from the list prepared by the state
superintendent and to be distr -buted among
the districts under his supervision the
school houses of which are located in bis
county or superintendent district, in the
proportion to the amount of money with
held from each. In case a school district
is located In more than one county or su-
perintenGent district, the superintendent OF
the county or super lntendent district in
which the school house is iocated shall pro-
vide for the expenditure of the total sum
withheld from such joint school district, In
accordance with the provisions of tbs act.
A. The .superintendents OF any two adjoin-
ing counties shall on or before December
first of each year by conference or CORE
spondence determine upon the balance of
township library. money which must be
transferred from the treasury Of one county
to the treasury of the other county In order
that the total amount of township library
money over which each county superintend-
eDt has control for the purposes of this
act may be in the treasury of the county
of which he is superintendent. The said
county superintendent shall thereupon sign
and transmit to the county clerks or the
two counties concerned a JOINT written
statement of the balance which is to be
paid over from one county to the other, to-
gether with detailed statement of how
the balance was determined, The county
clerk of the county from which the balance,
IS above determined, is due, shall on or be-
fore March first draw an order upon the
county treasurer for the amount of said
balance and in favor Of The county treas
urer of the county to which the balance
is due. The county treasurer shall forth
with transmit said sum to the county
treasurer in whose favor the order is drawn
and the latter shall credit it to the town
ship library fund of the county of which
ne is treasurer No order from the county
board Of supervisors shall be deemed neces
sary to effect this transfer of township Ii
brary funds as above provided
S. Ia case a school district under the
jurisdiction of a city superintendent Is joint
between city OF the fourth class and one
or more towns the city superintendent and
tion over the territory adjacent to the city
shall on or before February first of each
year, in joint statement. certify to the
county clerk and county treasurer the num-
Der Of persons of school age in that part
of the city district outside of the city limits
The city superintendent of city Of the
ture of the township library money based
on the total number of persons of school
age in the city district. including such per-
sons in all parts of the city district whether
resident within or without the city limits
g. Between December first and February
first of each year the teacher or principal
Of every school under the jurisdiction OF a
county, district or city superintendent of a
city of the fourth class shall report to the
proper superintendent on blanks supplied
by said superintendent such information re-
garding the condition and needs of the
school library as may be called for by such
superintendent. Such report shall include
an inventory of all books which have been
added to the school library under the pro-
visions of this act since March first last pre-
ceding the date of the report. Before re-
ceiving from the district clerk an order for
the last months salary of the school year
the teacher or principal of each school
shall report to the district clerk and the
county, district or city superintendent such
information regarding the school library as
the proper super intendent may direct.
T. 1t shall be the duty of the county or
district superintendent to keep
on file ia his Office list Of books
in che library of each school district and
to arrange such lists by districts and towns
in numerical and alphabetical order. .
Guided by such lists and other information
which NAY have been obtained regarding
the school libraries of the school districts
| under his supervision, the county or district
superintendent shall make q selection for
each school district under his supervision,
the school house of which is located in his
superintendent district, the books to be
taken from the lists prepared by the state
superintendent. 1t shall also be his duty to
furnish each town clerk, village clerk and
clerk of cities of the fourth class under his
jurisdiction with list of the books desig-
mated for each district. The county or dis
trict superintendent shall also certify to the
county clerk the names and numbers of the
books selected for each town, village or
vision. the price fixed in the list issued by
the state superintendent to be attached in
each case and che total cost of such books
to be correctly summarized and Indicated
City superintendent of cities of the fourth
class shall in like manner certify to the
county clerk the cost of the books selected
for the schools under their jurisdiction. A
duplicate copy shall be furnished to the
company or Arm selected by the state de-
partment or commissioned to furnish the
books, periodicals etc, for township IL
.
ceipt OF the list from the county, district or
city superintendent fill the order for each
town village or city of the fourth class, as
directed, said order when so filled to be
sent to the town, village or city clerk. The
town, village or city clerk shall Immediately
! upon the receipt of the books from the
company or firIn compare the order so filled
with the list in his possession and shall
| Immediately report to the county,
| district or city superintendent. IL such re-
port is satisfactory and d:ScloSeS no error
or irregularity in the number, kind or con-
| dition of the books received, the county
district or city superintendent
| shall notify the county clerk to draw an or
| der upon the county treasurer for the cost
| of the books so furnished to each town. viii
! lage or city. If the report is unsatisfac-
| tory the proper superintendent shall forth
| with report the fact3and the cause thereof
! to the company or firm supplying the town
| shall forthwith take steps to rectify any
! error or irregularity which may have been
| made in the filling Of the order for the
| books in question.
| g. Within three days of the last day OF
| each month the superintendent of each
| fourth class snail SO notify the county clerk,
| including ali orders for which satisfactory
| reports have been made by the town, village
! and city clerks. 1t shall be the duty of the
/ county clerk Immediately upon receipt of
| such notification from the county, district
| or city superintendent TO draw an order
| upon the county treasurer for the amount
| thereupon Immediately issue a
! draft in favor of the company or firm for
| the amount so certified. No order from the
/ county board shall be deemed necessary in
| the payment of the amount due for books
/ purchased as above specified.
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