River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
Nc. 5T6, 81 Published June 20, 1909.
CHAPTER $40, LAWS OF 1908.

Nc. 576. 81 Published June 20, 1909.
CTIAPTER b46, LAWS OF 1908.
AN ACT TO create sections 116 and lit of
the statutes, relating to the revision or
the statntea, and making an apprepria-
The people Of ths State Of Wisconsin, rep-
resented in Senate and Assembly, 20 enact
Section i. There ara added 70 tho
statutes two new sections to read; Sect IA
lie. /. Upon the passage Of tkis act,
and thereafter on or after the third
Wednesday In January OF each year In
session, the trustees OF the stats library
shall appoint revisor Of the statute 70
be known as ''revisor.'' The provisions Of
subsection 8 of section 9D0--14 shall extend
TO the trustees OF the state library.
2. The rovtsor ind his assistants shall
bc subject TO removal at any time by the
trustees, for any cause deemed sufficient by
them, and upon any such removal they may
appoint a guccessOT to Rucb revtscr or
assistant.
8. such revisor shall hold ONCE for the
term of two years and until bis successor
shall have been appointed and qualified.
4. He shall be paid such salary a. may
from time to time be determined by the
trustees Of the state library, not exceeding
Ave thousand dollars q year.
S. Subject to the approval of the trus-
tees Of the state library he shall appoint
such assistants, clerks and stenogrRphsrs as
may be necessary and FIX their compensa-
visor end 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.
9. The revisor ghall be provided by tho
superintendent Of public property with suit
able room or rooms convenient to the state
library, necessary Office furniture, supplies,
stationery, books, periodicals and postage,
and in the use Of the state library he shall
be subject TO the general control II the
trustees and the Librarian
Section III. 1t shall be the duty Of such
revsor:
(aJ 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, subsecticA, or
paragraph of a subsection, to designate the
titles and subtitles under ths same is
indexed, and to keep sn alphabetical card
index Of all such titles and gubdtlsa re-
ferring to such ssction, gubsecttsn, 81 para
(b1 TO keep and maintain Ia the state
law library, In duplicate, a loose leaf
ledger of notes OF court decisions and other
matter referring to any section, subsection
or paragraph Of the statutes, arranged
numerically.
trustees Of the state library, to supervise
and attend to the preparation, printing and
binding of a complete compilation OK the
statutes and index, Or OF the staenteas indsr
and notes, whenever ordered By the icgis-
Iature.
(d) To supervise and attend to ths
preparation, printing and binding Of guch
compilations OF particular sections or p9r-
lions of the statutes as may be ordered b.
the head Of any department Of the stata-
(e) To prepare, keep, and maintLtn La
the state law library, In loose leaf form, In
duplicate, arranged numerically, e0 Poe
lions OF the statutes heretofore N force
which have been repealed, sarnsnded, or
superseded by subsequent enactnents, 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
10 TO formulate and prepare s 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 Ia such bill or bills
as may be thought best such consolidation,
revision and other matter relating 10 the
statutes or any portion thereof 80 can be
completed from time to time.
Section 2. This act shall take eject and
be In force from and after its paSsage and
publication.
Approved June IT. 1900.