The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 1913, Al tI'ublished June IL, 1862.
CEAEpEE 81. LAWS o. 1909


CHAPTER 351, Law OF 1909
AN All 10 create section 43Va--l, of rnS
statutes, providing Tor holding eleel1o4,a
for school officers Ill districts c0ntailA4-s
all Incorporated village or city 0I 'NA
fourth class.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin. repre
sented In Senate and Assembly, DO eLa@c
as follows:
a new section TO read Section 430a--I.
IL Whenever a pet. ton requesting That
an election OF school district officers Shall
be conducted after the manner of voting ior
village or city officers, signed by not less
than twelve qualified voters Of any school
district Ia which the school officers are
elected by the people, and which contains
wholly or partly within It's limits en- meor-
porated village or city OF the fourth class
is presented to the clerk Of such district ne
shall at least six days before the time fixed
by law for the annual school district meet
ing, post or cause TO be posted IN at least
six OF the most public places In the district
notices giving the manner Of holding and
conducting such election.
(2) The election of school district officers
shall be held in some convenient room In
the district school building, and Ii there are
two or more school buildings IN such dis
trict, the notice shall specify In which
building the election shall be held, and II
the notice does not SO specify it shall be un-
derstood that the building In which the last
annual school meeting was held shall be
the building designated.
ballot, and suitable ballot boxes shall be
provided therefor The polls shall be opened
at three o'clock in the afternoon Of the day
fixed BY law for holding the annual school
district meeting, and shall be closed at
seven o'clock OF the same day. The time OF
opening and closing the polls, as well as the
place OF holding the election, shall be speci-
fed In the notice Of such meeting, but
failure to so specify the time OF opening
and closing the polls and designating the
place shall not vitiate such election.
"a The mayor OF the city or the presi
dent Of the village or board of trustees, as
the case may be, shall appoint not more
than five persons who shall act as tnspec-
tors and clerks of this election and who
shall make and keep list Of ali the cleo
tors, men and women, voting at sueh cleo
ton,
closed and the ballots counted, the result
shall be declared and all ballots as soon as
counted shall be sealed In the ballot box
aud be kept IN the custody Of the village
clerk or the city clerk, as the case may be,
for sixty days AS soon as the result OF the
election Is announced, the electors shall or
eanize and conduct the regular and usual
business other than the election OF officers,
authorized to be done at annual school dis
trict meetings.
(6) The privilege Of challenging any per-
son as to his or her right to vote at such
election shall not be prohibited or restricted.
(7l The amount of compensation paid
to the inspectors and clerks OF this election
shall be one dollar for each such Inspector
and clerk engaged and acting IN conduct
ing this election. said compensation to be
paid from any funds in the treasury Of the
school district not otherwise appropriated.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June 10, 1909.