Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 800, $. Published June -, 1909.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS o. 1909.
No. S33, Al published june u, 1909.
CHAPTERS 351, LAWS or 1909.

CHAPTERS 351, LAWS or 1909.
AN ACT to create section 43Ou-l, Of tine
statutes, providing for holding elections
for school officers In districts coutainluS
IN Incorporated village or city OF the
fourth class.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented ia Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
SECTION J. There is added to the statutes
new section TO read Section 43Ua--l,
IL Whenever a petition requesting lh@t
an election of school district officers shHil
be conducted after the manner OF voting for
village or city officers, signed by not less
than twelve qualified voters OF any school
district In which the school officers are
elected by the people, and which contains
wholly or partly within its limits an llcCI-
porated village or city Of the fourth class,
is presented to the clerk Of sucn district he
shall at least six days before the time liked
by law for the annual school district meet
ing post OF cause to be posted in at least
six OF the most public places IN the district
notices giving the manner or holdln. anu
conducting such election.
t2) The election OF school district officers
shall be held IA some convenient room In
the district school building and III there are
two or more school buildings In such dis
trict, the notice shall specify In which
building the election shall be held, ana X
the notice does not SO specify II small be un"
derstOod that the building III which the last
annual school meeting was held shall be
the building designated
80 The election Of officers shall be by
ballot, and suitable ballot boxes shall DO
provided therefor The polls SHAH be opened
ut three O'Clock in the afternoon Of the Gay
fixed by law for holding the annual school
district meeting and shall be closed at
seven O'Clock OF the same day. The time OK
opening and closing the polls, as well az the
place Of holding the election, shall be speci-
fed in the notice of such meeting, but
failure 10 50 specify the time of opening
and closing the polls and designating the
place shall not Vltiate such election
a. The mayor OF the city or the presl'
dent Of the village or board Of trustees, AZ
the case may be- shall appoint not more
than ave persons who shall act as inspec-
tors and clerks Of this election and VINO
shall make and keep list OF ell the cleo
tors men and women, voting at such cleo
tion.
- Immediately after the polls are
closed and the ballots counted, the result
shall be declared, and all ballots as soon as
counted shall be sealed In the ballot box
and be kept in the custody OF the village
clerk or the city clerk, as the case may De-
for sixty DAYS. As soon as the result OF tne
election Is announced, the electors snhIl OF,
ganize ana conduct the regular ana USUAL
business other than the election or omcefb'
authorized to De done u annual 5~AA""' 80
16) The privilege Of challenging any per
son as to his or her right 70 vote Ut sucu
election shall not be prohibited or TsstFicteu;
~ The amount Of compehsatlon paIu
N the insDectors and clerks OF TINS ERECTION
shall be one dollar for each such lhspsctotF
ord clark engaged and acting In CONDUCT
tng this election, said compensation 70 be
naId from any funds Ia the treasury q tne
gcl,oaI dIstrict not otherwise appropriated.
cantfon D This act shall take effect and
he In force from and after It's passage and
pu Approved June 10, 1909