Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 1913, a. Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 351. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 351, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO create section Aqua, OF the
statutes, providing for holding electio1s
for school officers In districts containing
an Incorporated village or city OK tie
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do exact
as follows
Section i. There Is added to the statutes
new section to read Section 43Ua--t.
~ Whenever a petition requesting THAI
an election Of school district officers slail
be conducted after the manner OF voting nor
village or city officers, signed by not itss
than twelve qualified voters OF any school
district In which the school officers are
elected by the peop4e, and which contaIIs
wholly or partly within US limits an incor-
porated village city Of the fourth class,
Is presented TO the clerk or such district he
snail at least SIX days before the time hzed
by law for the annual schoo. district fneei-
ing, post or cause to be posted in ct least
sax OF the most public PAGES In the district
notices giving the manner OF holding ard
conducting such election.
t2J The election OF school district officers
shall be held In some convenient room In
the district school building, and If there ARE
two or more school buildings in such dis
trict, the notice shall specify In which
building the election shali be held. and IL
the noIfce does net so specify it snail be I'M
derstood that the building In which the last
annual school meeting was held shall be
the building designated.
go The election OF officers shall be by
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 Tne time of
opening and closing the polls, as well as the
place of holding the election, shall be spec
ned in the notice of sucn meeting, but
failure TO so specify the time of opening
ard 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 inspec-
tors and clerks of this election and who
shall make and keep list OF all the cleo
tors. men and women, voting at such cleo
ton.
(5J Immediately after the polls are
closed and the ballots counted, the result
shall be declared, and all ballots as soon az
counted shall be sealed in the ballot box
and 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
ganize and conduct the regular and usual
business other than the election of officers,
authorized to be done at annual school dis
trict meetings.
(G) The privilege Of challenging any Per-
son as to his or her right. to vote at such
election shall not be prohibited or restricted.
90 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
section g This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved June 10, 1909.