Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

FIVE hundred mayor $500, councilmen
81 200.
>, Under thirty-fve hundred and over
twenty-five hundred mayer $1,000. council
men $1,000.
10. Under twenty-five hundred mayor
$1,000. cOunciimen 500.
IL. The above classification as to pOpu-
latlon shall be determined BY the st
United States Census next preceding the re-
organization Of any city.
ton.
Section 925m-3I1. The council shall
have power from time to time to create
and ill Offices and fix the tern Of service
and salaries other than those described in
tine preceding section and to discontinue
any office according to tlhir Judgment Of
the needs Of the city.
Section 92Jm-3l2 l. The council shall
provide by ordinance for the time of hold
Ing regular meetings, aud special meetings
may be called by the mayor or by the two
cOunclmen.
.. The meetings of the council or of any
committee thereof, whether regular or spe-
clal. to which any person not a city officer
Is admitted shall be open 10 the public.
Section 925m--3l3. l. No officer or em-
ployee elected or appointed in any such city
shall be Interested, directly or indirectly
In any contract or job for work or mate
rails or the purchase thereof or service to
be furnished or performed for such city, or
any contract or job for work, materials, or
service to be furnished or performed by any
person, firm, or corporation. street railways
gas works, water works electric light or
power plants, heating plants, telegraphs
telephones, OF. other public utilities within
the property limits of such city.
2 No such officer or employee shall &C
cept or receive from any person, firm, or
corporation, operating under public fran
chise or G license any frank, free pass,
free ticket free service. or accept, direct
Iy or indirectly, from any such person, firm,
or corporation, any service upon terms more
favorable than those granted to the public
talned shall be construed as prohibiting
policemen or firemen from accepting free
transportation when on duty in uniform.
Section 925m--314. l. The city comp
troller shall each month prepare and pre-.
sent to the council a summary statement Of
the revenues and expenses OF the CITY to-
the preceding month, detailed IS 70 appr0-
priatlons and funds. and arranged In stand
ard form. together with a balance sheet
statement Of the current assets and current
Utilities Of such city at the close of such
month. These summaries shall be accom-
panied by such detailed schedules as the
council may by ordinance require All such
schedules together with a summary Of the
acts and proceedings Of the council for
such month shall be published in pamphlet
form by the council who shall furnish copies
thereof 70 all the newspapers of the city
and to all persons who shall apply therefor.
2. At the end Of each year the council
shall cause full and complete examination
of all of the books and accounts of the city
10 be made By competent public account
the council. Copies of s1cn reports shall be
furnished by the council 70 all newspapers
OF the city and to all ve:s6h who shall APP
Section 925m-315. II, at the beginning
Of the term Of office Of the first council
elected under these sections, the appropTia-
tiOn for the expenditures Of the city govern
ment for the current fiscal year have been
made, the council shall have power by
ordinance to revise, repeal, or change such
appropriations and to make additional APP
Section 925m--31G. l. No ordinance
passed by the council Of any such reOrgan-
lied city, except an ordinance for the I'M
mediate preservation of public peace, health,
or safety which contains a statement Of Its
urgency, and Is passed by an affirmative
vote Of the council, shall 90 into effect with
In ten days from the time OF Its final
passage and II during such ten days petit
tion Is signed by the voters OF such city
equal In number to at least twenty per cent.
Of the entire vote cast for all candidates for
mayor at the last preceding general election,
protesting against the passage of such ordl-
nance. b presented to the council such ordi-
nance shall thereupon be suspended and 1t
shall be the duty Of the council 10 recon
slider such ordinance, and If tho same is not
entirely repealed the council shall submit
the ordinance to the voters Of the city either
at general election or at special election
to be called for that purpose and such
ordinance shall not go into effect or become
operative unless a majority Of the qualified
voters who vote on the same shall vote la
thNuf thereof.
g This section shall not be construed to
change the existing laws as TO the granting
OF franchises for public utilities or as to
the issuing Of municipal bonds.
Section 925m--3iT. The board of educa-
ton shall continue to be elected or APP
pointed as provided by law, and any city
work done under the direction Of commits
sions appointed 10y the state shall continue
to be done 10 the manner prescribed by law
prior TO the passage of these Sections.
Section 925m--3iS Amy city which
shall have operated for six or more years
under the provisions of these sections may
abandon such reorganization and adopt tho
provisions Of the general law of the state
then applicable to cities Of it's class by
proceeding In the manner prescribed for
effecting reorganization under the provisions
OF these sections. and such change shall in
no way affect the property right, or llabil-
tiles of any nature Of such city but shall
merely extend to such change in its form
of government.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage aud
publication.