Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

Approved july D, ash. NOpy Law
No. $50, Al Published July T. 1911.
| CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create state board of public;
| inspection of public bodies, to carry on
certain Investigations, and to make
| estimates and recommendations relative
| to public expenditures and other mat
tiers, and making an appropriation
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in. Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
| would be inconsistent with the manifest
| intent Of the legislature, the following
| terms, as used in this act, shall be con-
d The phrase public body shall
mean and include every incumbent of
any office or position under tho constitu-
| ton or laws Of this state; every depart
ment commission or board in which any
such incumbent is employed as such; and
! every officer, office, department. COM
mission board or institution, the conduct
or operation Of which involves the receipt,
| expenditure or handling OF any state
| funds or property.
~ The term "acco~nts" shall mean all
accounts. records and reports relating to
the jurisdiction Of any p t,o o o6a1
and include all duties, liabilities, author"
ity, powers or privileges imposed or con-
ferred by law upon any public body.
| SGCClOn 4. Inc Spf0IIIp1 VI bliC Etc"|N
the secretary of state, the chairman OF
the finance committee Of the assembly.
| the chairman of the finance committee OF
! the senate, and three other persons,
! none of whom shall be a member of the
faculty of the university of wisconsin,
| appointed by the governor and approved
| by the senate, are constituted board OF
| public affairs.
Section 8. The present chairman Of
the finance committee of the senate and
assembly, respectively, shall take their
places upon such board, and shah con
tinue to be upon such board, during the
present session of the legislature and
after it's adjournment, until the selection
of their successors as such, chairmen'
Such succeeding chairman shan there
after be members Of this board.
Section 4. l. Immediately after, the
passage of this act the governor shall, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
senate, appoint the remoeers " SuGn
board, other than the ex officio members
| thereof by such membecs so appol"ted
shall not be qualified to act until SO
confirmed. The board as herein p n9o
| for shall cease to exist June 80, 1918.
.. vacancy in the position filed by
the appointed member shall be filled by
appointment by the governor for the IN
expired term, subject to confirmation or, py
! tho senate, but any sucl appointment
shall be in full force until acted upon by
8. The governor may at any time re-
move the apF9ln1ted me na1ert OF Of S1
or nalfeasanco in office, in the same
manner as Is provided in paragraph o.
Of section 1911, of the statutes.
| Section g. No member Of such board
| shall be compensated for his. services,
but each member shall be paid his neces-
sary travelling expenses incurred IN 49, a.
| tending meetings, or IN performing othcl
duties incidental to his membership upon
such board, and other necessary expenses
| incurred bv him, incidental to the per-
| formanco Of such duties. ,.s nc
Section 6. All expenses incurred as
provided herein by such board, its gee, zee,
! rotary. experts or employees shall when
! certified as necessary and correct ny me
governor, be audited and paid as are tn9
| expenses Of other state officers ana
Section 7. The governor shall be chair
man of the board and the board shal at
its first meeting elect a. Vlce sI1ior ~
Section 8. /. Such board may appoinlt
and employ a secretary and such experts
and other employees as may pe loI't ~
necessary in carrying cut the purposes OF
the board, and In performing the duties
| incumbent upon such board. and shall
| fix the compensation to be received py
| each. 4 80
emnloves. In addition to the compensatory
ne ssa y' travelling expenses and other
| EXPENSES necessarily incurred IN inc PEI
Torrance Of their duties.
3. The secretary and experts employeu
under the provisions hereof sha no no,
be subject to the operation OF o cmapt ed
363 of the laws Of Wisconsin OF 19oo an"
acts amendatory thereof. - ,,
Section 9 The snpeFn toh nta of P W
sni+ah1a rooms. necessary office furniture
Supplies stationery books, periodicals
maps and other furnishings and EQUIP ot
ment necessary to the performance OF
Section 10. The board shall have the
power to adopt and publish rules to g4 f,o
ern the proceedings, and to regulate Ine
mode and manner of all investigations
made by 1t and under its direction and
Of all hearings held before it. =.
Section II. Each of the members o. o.
this this act act shall have power to administer
oaths, certify to .off1cial acts, issue SUB 81,
nesses and the production Of papers
books, accounts, documents and testi-
money In case Of disobedience on tne
part Of any person or persons to comply
with any order OF the board or any mem