The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 576, ST. Published June %, 1909.
CHAPTER 546, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 576 ST. Published June %, 1909.
CHAPTER SAG, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections I16 and lit Of
the statutes, relating to the revision Of
the statutes, and making an appropria-
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
section i. There are added to the
statutes two new sections to read: Section
116. /. Upon the passage of this act,
and thereafter on or after the third
Wednesday in January of each year In
session, the trustees Of the state library
shall appoint a revisor of the statute to
be known as "revisor" The provisions Of
subsection 8 OF section 9gO-14 shall extend
to the trustees Of the state' library.
2. The revisor and his assistants shall
be subject to removal at any time by the
trustees, for any cause deemed sufficient by
them, and upon any such removal they may
appoint successor to such reyisor or
assistant.
8. Such reyisor shall hold Office for the
term of two years and until his successor
shall have been appointed and qualified.
4. He shall be paid such salary as may
from time to time be determined by the
trustees of the state library, not exceeding
Ave thousand dollars a year.
5. Subject to the approval OF the trus-
tees Of the state library he shall appoint
such assistants, clerks and stenographers as
may be necessary and fix their compensa-
ton, provided that the salary of such re-
visor and such compensation shall not ex-
coed the sum of ten thousand dollars an
nually, which sum Is hereby appropriated
from the general fund for that purpose.
8. The revisor shall be provided by the
superintendent Of public property with suit
able room or rooms convenient to the state
library, necessary Office furniture, supplies,
and in the use Of the state Library he shall
be subject to the general control Of the
trustees and the librarian.
Section lit. 1t shall be the duty Of such
revisor:
(a) To keep and maintain at all times
in the state library, In duplicate, loose
leaf set of statutes, including all sections
in force, arranged numerically, and In con-
nection with each section, subsection, or
paragraph Of a subsection, to designate the
titles and subtitles under the same is
indexed, and to keep an alphabetical card
index Of all such titles and subtitles re.
ferriDg to such section, subsection, or para
(bJ To keep and maintain In the state
law library, In duplicate, loose leaf
ledger Of notes of court decisions and other
matter referring to any section, subsection
or paragraph Of the statutes, arranged
numerically.
(c) Subject to the approval Of the
trustees Of the state library, to supervise
binding of complete compilation OF the
statutes and index, or of the statutes, inder
and notes, whenever ordered by the legis-
lature.
(d) To supervise and attend to the
preparation, printing and binding of such
compilations of particular sections por-
lions of the statutes as may be ordered by
the head of any department of the state.
(e) To prepare, keep, and maintain in
the state law library, in loose leaf form, In
duplicate, arranged numerically, all sec
lions Of the statutes heretofore in force
which have been repealed, amended, or
superseded by subsequent enactments, with
notes of court decisions and other matter
relating to each section, subsection or para
graph, and reference to numbering In pre-
vious revisions, compilations, or printed
volumes, and to keep card indexes thereof.
(f) To formulate and prepare definite
plan for the order, classification, arrange
ment, printing and binding of the statutes
and session laws, and between and during
sessions of the legislature to prepare and at
the beginning of each session Of the legis-
lature to present to the committee on re
vision of each house in such bill or bills
as may be thought best such consolidation,
revision and other matter relating to the
statutes or any portion thereof as can be
completed from time to time.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June IT, 1909.