Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. 26S, A. Published May 20. 1909.
CHAPTER TT. LAWS OF 1909.

925-113; and to create sections 925-
ism. 925-113n, and 925--119m, of the
pointment of boards of education in
cities, and the changing of school systems
and school district boundaries
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section 3 There is added to the statutes
new section to read: Section 925-113
class which has adopted the general charter
law, or which shall hereafter become in
corporated under the provisions OF section
925g, of the statutes, or which has adopted
or which shall hereafter adopt sub-chapter
XIV of chapter 40a, of the statutes, there
shall be at the time of such adoption or in
corporation a board Of education or school
board elected by the people. or the ordinary
school district system is in force, the plan
of school organization and management
shall continue until changed by majority
vote Of the electors of such school district
or districts; neither shall the adoption OF
the general charter or the act OF lncorpora-
ton under the provisions OF section 920g
operate to change or in any way AFFECT the
boundaries of any school district.
2. If the district system is in force, the
vote shall be taken at a special election
duly called noticed and held as provided
by law and if any city shall contain more
than one school district, then the special
election shall be held in each school district
any part of which lies within the city lin
it's upon the same day and at the same
hour. and the existing system shall not be
Changed unless a majority of the electors
voting in each district at such special cleo
ton shall vote in favor of such change.
g. If a majority of the electors voting
in each such district at such Specla! cleo
ton shall vote in favor Of such change.
then such change of school system shall go
into effect and be such as is provided for in
said sub-chapter NV and the school district
boundaries shall, without further action be
changed so as to create one school district
which shall include all the territory en-
braced within the limits of such city and
each and all Of those parts or portions Of
each. such former district or districts lying
outside of the limits of such city shall be
attached to and connected with such city
for school purposes: such change OF the
school system and school district boundaries
shall go into effect on the first day of March
following such special election and not
earlier. and the school district boards and
district officers existing at the time OF hold
ing such election shall continue in office
and shall have exclusive control OF their
respective schools and school properties I'M
Til such schange of school system and school
district boundaries shall go into effect as
hereinbefore provided and to the end Of the
then current school year. and on the first
Monday of July following the date when
such change of school system goes into
feet each of said school boards shall settle
their accounts with the board of education
and shall deliver all property, papers and
ecords OF each of their respective districts
to said board of education.
4 Immediately after the holding of such
special election in each such district. each
school district board shall certify and re-
of each city and town within which any
part of either of such district is located and
If such change of school system is voted
upon fayorably in each such district, the
clerk of each such municipality shall make
a record in his Office showing the change of
such system and boundaries and the date
when the same will go into effect
D. If the existing system of school or
ganization is directed and controlled by a
board of education or a school board either
appointed or elected under the provisions of
a special charter, such system can be
changed by vote Of the electors taken at
special election called and held pursuant
90 the provisions of such special charter
governing special elections.
6. If the existing system of school or
ganizati0n Is directed and controlled by
board of education appointed by the mayor
under the provisions of the general charter
law, such system can be changed by vote
of the electors taken at special election
duly called and held pursuant to law.
Z. In all cases where the existing system
or plan of school organization shall be
changed under the provisions of this act
such change shall not go into effect until
the close of the then current school year.
s. In all cities governed by this sub
chapter the school shall be under the con-
troll of a board of education. which board
except as. provided in section 923-113n
shall consist of one commissioner from each
ward and three from the city at large, to
be appointed by the mayor and confirmed
by the common council, or elected by the
common council. if so determined by ordi-
nance. The mayor in appointing or council
in eecting the first board shall divide the
as may be one of the commissioners at large
being in each class. and shall appoint those
Of one class for one year, those OF another
class for two years, and those of the re-
naming class for three years. Each com
missioner shall hold his office for the term
designated in such classification and until
his successor shall have qualified thereaf-
ter all commissioners shall be appointed or
elected and hold their offices for three years
and until their successors shall have quail
fed.
Section 3. There is added to the stat
utes. three new sections to read: Section
925-113m. At the special election men
submitted to a vote of the electors of the
several school districts the question, Shall
the board of education be elected in accord
ance with section 925-113n?" If major
ity of all the votes cast upon that question
at such election shall be. in the affirmative;
then the board of education shall be elected
in accordance with the provisions of said
section 925-113n at the spring election
such change of school system and school
district boundaries shall go into effect.
Section 925-113n. l. Where the cleo
tors have decided in the affirmative under
the preceding section, the board of educa
ton shall consist of seven commissioners
elected at large from the territory of sucf
city. The members of such board shall bt
divided as nearly equal as may be into three
classes One class of three members shall
be elected for one year, one class of two
members for two years and those or The
remaining class for three years. Such com
missioners shall be elected at the annua
of the candidates for the Office of schoo
commissioner shall be printed upon sep
arate ballot under the title school com
miSsioners.'
At the annual spring election mex
after the time when the change of schoo
system and school district boundaries shall
90 into effect, there shall be elected sever
commissioners to constitute the board o
education for such school district All quail
flied electors within such city snail be en-
titled to vote for such commissioners a
such election.
g At the first election held for the ofic
of school commissioner the two person
receiving the highest number of votes shall
be elected for three years, the two receivin:
the next highest number of votes shall b
elected for two years, and the three receiv
ing the next highest number of votes shall
at such first election shall be entitled Z
vote for seven candidates. Thereafter suc
electors shall elect at each spring election
commissioners for the term of three years
Each elector shall be entitled to vote for a
MANY candidates as there are commissioner
To he elected and the ones receiving tn
highest number of votes shall be elected.
4 The votes cast at such election Shal
he canvassed and return thereof certife
to the common council The common cour
Gil shall canvass the returns of such elet
ton and shall declare the result thereof a
for city officers.
: The persons elected in accordance here
with shalt constitute the board of educatio
of such school district. The term of office @
each such commissioner shall commence o
the first day of May following such electio
and each commissioner shall hold Office I'LL
tiI his successor is elected and Quailhet
Vacancies in such board of education sha
be filed by appointment by the mayor 9
council Notices of election under this stat
,,+a shall no given as in other elections /