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

be held in any city Z For i the purpose e Of
framing new charter for the city, or
to frame alterations or amendments to
the existing charter, In the manner
herein provided. The convention shall
be composed of fifteen delegates elect
ed from the city at large. Any. quail
resided therein not less than five years
prior to his election, shall be eligible to
act as delegate at such convention.
The nomination and election Of dele
gates to such convention shall not be
under any party designation. but shall
vention."
Section $685.. If the common
council shall. by resolution passed by
q majority vote, with the approval of
the mayor, or by resolution passed by
a tWo-th1rds vote without the approval
OF the mayor, propose that charter con-
Vention be held, or If petition, signed
by qualified electors OF the city equal
to not less than five per cent of the
NUMBER OF electors voting at the last
filed with the city clerk asking for the
holding of such convention. the Ques-
ton whether or not such convention
shall be held shall be submitted to a
pal, school board or judicial election,
occurring not less than thirty days
after such resolution Is passed or petit
ton filed, and if a majority of the peo-
3
holding such convention. 1t shall be
held as herein provided,
Section 959s-10. Delegates to the
charter convention shall be nominated
at a primary election to be held two
weeks prior to the election at which
such delegates are to be elected. Ex-
cept where inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act, the law relating to
the nomination of candidates at city
primary elections, shall apply to and
govern said primary election; provided,
however, that the. Tuesday next pre-
cedlng such election shall not be a
registration day, unless otherwise re-
CURED by law. Amy person who shall
be eligible to act as a delegate at such
convention, on whose behalf petition
shall be presented to the city clerk, not
less than ten days before the date of
such primary election, signed by not
less than three hundred qualified elect
ors OF the city, shall be entitled to have
his name placed upon the ballot. The
names Of all persons on whose behalf
petitions shall have been thus filed
shall be placed upon the ballot in the
order determined by lot by the city
persons shall be notified by the city
clerk to be present. The thirty persons
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be the nominees at the ensuing
election But If petitions are filed for
only thirty persons, or less it shall not
be necessary to hold such primary
election, and the persons on whose be-
half such petitions have been fled.
shall be the nominees at the ensuing
election.
Section 959s-11. Delegates for Il
charter convention shall be elected at
the municipal, judicial or school board
election, next following the determine
ton to hold charter convention. The
fifteen persons receiving the highest
number Of votes at such election shall
be declared elected delegates to such
Section e59s-12: The convention
shall meet four weeks after the date of
election of delegates, in some ,conve-
city clerk and at his call; and shall or
ganize by electing q president and SEQ
rotary, and such other officers as may
Section 559s-1s. Such convention
shall have power, subject however, to
the ratification by vote Of the qualified
electors Of the city, to alter or amend
the city charter or to frame a new
listing charter. Upon completion of the
charter so framed, or of the altera lions
or amendments so made, the delegates
to the convention, or 9 majority of
to the city clerk. who snail publish the
same in full with his official certifca-
ton, in such manner as the convention
shall provide, not less than thirty days
prior to the election provided for In
S9s section n0s s5gsE14. The charter or al
terations or amendments framed by the
convention shall be submitted to vote
Of the qualified electors Of the city at
the municipal judicial or school board
election, next after the publication pro-
vided for in section 959s-13. The bal
lots therefor shall read "for charter"
the entire work Of the convention,
whether 1t be a complete new chart r
or alterations or amendments to the
existing charters, crowded. however,
that not to exceed five sections Of the
proposed charter, or alterations or
amendments to not exceeding five SEQ
lions of the existing charter, may be
submitted separately or in the alterna-
tive.
Section 959s--15. If the proposed
shall be approved by a majority. of
those v,otfng, thereon. the same shall be
from the date Of such election.
Section 959s-16. If the. charter, al
terations or amendments framed by a
ed, another such convention shall not
be held in such city within five years
from the date Of the adjournment Of
the convention.
may employ such clerical help and
counsel as may. be necessary In the
performance of it's duties.
Section s59s-18. The various de-
pdTlnleLlS Oh the CITY are OIueI0u ana
directed to supply to such convention
such information and assistance as 1t
Section 959S-19. The city clerk of
each city, or other person or persons
designated by said convention, shall
prepare such blank forms as may be
necessary or useful in carrying out the
provisions Of this act
Section 959s-2O. The common coun-
Gil may provide a compensation for the
delegates to the charter convention.
All necessary expenses of the conyen-
ton, including the compensation of the
d;elegates, if any, shall be paid by the the
convention is held. out of any city
funds not otherwise appropriated. A.
counts of expenditures made by the
convention, and per diem of the dele
gates, shall be approved by the presi-
dent and secretary of the convention
and audited, as may be provided by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June %, 1911. Copy Law.
No. sS3. Al tPgblish 4s, lyme 80, 1911
AN ACT to create subsection 5. of SEQ
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