Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

No. 11Q, 81 Published March s, 1911.
CHAPTER 10, LAWS OBJ 1911.
AN ACF-To amend section 94s of the
statutes, relating to elections to fill
vacancies in judicial offices.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1.-Section Gas of the stat
utes is amended to read:
Section Gas. 1. In all cases of vacan-
cy in the office of circuit judge or
county Judge, the election to fill such
vacancy shall be held on the first Tues
day Of April next after the vacancy
happens, in case such vacancy happen
y . forty days or more before such
day; but if the vacancy happen
within forty days before such first
Tuesday, then the election shall be
held on the first Tuesday Of April
= of the next ensuing year. In all
cases of vacancy in the ofhce of JUS
tice of the supreme court, the person
appointed to fill such vacancy shall
continue to hold his office until an cleo
ton can be had in some year in which
no other justice is elected and until his
successor is elected and qualified: Pro-
vided that no election to fill vacancy
for the Justice of the supreme court,
circuit Judge, or county judge shall
be held at the time of holding the reg
uIar election for such office.
2. At least twenty days notice of
every election to fill a vacancy in the
office Of county judge or municipal
judge shall be given by the county
clerk of the county in which the va
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved March 8, 1911. Copy Law.
No. SO, Al Published March II, 1911.
CHAPTER II, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT-To amend sections 875 and
SIS of the statutes, and to create
section S75m, relating to the cleo
ton and term Of office Of village Of
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section AL acts and parts of acts
conflicting with any provisions of this
act are repealed in so far as they are in
consistent Herewith.
Section 2-Section 875 of the stat
uteS is amended to read: Section 875.
At the annual charter election in each
village there shall be chosen the fol-
lowing officers, viz: president
& clerk, a treasurer, an assessor and
a constable; also two justices of the
peace and a police justice, If required
to DE elected in such year, unless such
last-named office shall have been dis
continued and a supervisor, except in
counties having population of at
least two hundred and fifty thous-
and. All other officers except trustees,
Of villages organized under the provf-
sions of this chapter or any general
law shall be appointed by the village
board at their first meeting after the
annual election unless such board
shall otherwise provide; and such Of
ficers shall be removable by such board
on a vote of a majority of all the
trustees. No person not a resident
eIector in such village shall be eligible
to any office therein. The village
clerk may appoint a deputy clerk for
whom he shall be responsible, and
who shall take and file the oath of Of
flee, and in case of the absence, sick
ness or other disability Of the clerk
may perform his duties and receive
the same compensation unless the viii
lage board shall appoint a person to
act as such clerk.
Section 3.-Section SIS Of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 87S
The term of office of all village Of
ficers, except trustees, justice Of the
peace and police justice, shall be one
year and until their respective sue
qualified and all vacancies including
president and trustees therein, except
police justice and justice of the peace
shall be filled for the residue of the
uneXpired term only. Every such va
cancy except police justice shall be
filed by the village board, and If any
capacitated from any cause the board
may appoint some person to discharge,
in the meantime, his duties. The
board may accept the resignation OF
Section 4.-There is added to the
statutes a new section to read Sec
tion ST5m. Villages shall have pres
ident and six trustees unless ITS cnar-
ter shall otherwise provide and shall
elect them as follows: The president
shall be elected annually. On the nrSt
Tuesday in April following the taking
eject Of this act, one-half of the. trust
ees shall be elected for term of one
wear and one-half of the trustees shall
he elected for term of two years and
sach wear thereafter one-half Of the
trustees shall be elected for a term Of
two years; provided, that IN villages
village board shall by ordinance de-
ternine the number to be elected at
such election held on the first
Tuesday in April following the taking
effect OF this act for a term of one
year, and the number to be elected for
8 term of two years, which number
shall be one-half the number of said
body as near as may be. provided. that