River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 4G6, Al Published May 10. 1909
CHAPTER III, LAWS OF 1909

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CHAPTER III, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to establish board Of art com,
m.ssiOners Tor cities OF the nrSl ttAss 2&
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
section ! An art commission is hereby
established in cities Of the FIRST class TO cost.
sist Of seven commissioners all OF whom
shall be citizens of such city 10 be
appointed by the mayor. Said mayor OF
such city snail in the year nineteen huu-s
or five persons, selected by the SoctrN
"a artists OF such city, 60 serNe tor
term OF five years one member from list
OF three persons selected ny the heard efs'
park commissioners of such city, to serve
Tor term OF four years, two from list OF =
Eve persons, selected by the arch .tectuialt
club, Of such c.tg, to serve for a term 6fi
three years, one from list of three persons,
selected By the board Of public works, OF
such city to serve for q term of two years,
and one from list Of three persons. se-
lectpd by tho trustees of the public libraryN(
Of such city, Ia serve for a term OF one year..
The term or each commissioner shall begin
On the first day of May In said years ami !
thereafter, whenever the term of member
Of said hoard apuuinted from such list ex-
pircs, the mayer shan appoint his successor
from list selected by the body which made
the original selection as aforesaid, and the
members thus appointed shall serve for u
term Of five years. In case OF vacancies,
the same shall be filled In the manner as
orig nally selected. t3t
The members of said board shall serve
without compensation. Said boJrd may ap.
point a secretary outside OF its own mem.
berShip, who shall serve without compensa%t
ton MRf
Section . Hereafter no work of art shall.
become the property of said city by pur-g,
chase, gift or otherwise unless such work
OF art or the designs for the same. together
with a statement OF the proposed location
be the same shall first have been submitted.
to and approved by said board acting by u,
majority of all it's members nor shall any
work of art, until SO approved, be erected !,
or placed in, over or upon, or allowed To,
extend In, over or upon any street, avenues
square. place, common, park, munlclpfi, !.
building or other public place under the
control of said city or any department ot
officer thereof. NO existing work OF art ia
possession OF said city shall be removed. re-
located or altered in any way without the
similar approval of said commission, ard.
any such work OF art shall be removed. re-
located or altered In any. way that may be-
ordered by q vote passed and approved Ia
writing, by all the members OF said corn
mission, and also. approved by the mayor.
Section g. Said commission shall act ln
81 similar capacity and with similar powers
in respect to the design OF any municipal
building, bridge approach, lamp, ornamentai
gate or fence, 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 properly
OF any corporation or individual, and ex-m
tends over or upon any street, avenue, high-
way. park, or public place. n,, !, $500. ~
used In this bill shall apply to and include
all paintings mural decorations, statutes
basrelicfs. sculptures. monuments Iouin-s
tains arches, ornamental gateweys' pupIei
BUILDINGS and other structures OF permu5i
nent character intended for ornament OF
commenora tion. 4H
Section g. II said commission shall faily
to report upon any matters submitted TO us
within sixty days offer such submission, It's
decision shall be deemed unnecessary. ~
Section 6. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved May u, 1909.