Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04
No. 85, ST. Published July 7, 1911.
CHAPTER ga. LAWS OF 1911.

CHiAPTER 574, LAWS or 1911.
AN ACT To provide for the cOnStruC-
ton, equipment, and furnishing of a
northwest bOOkStaCk wing to the
state historyical library building, and
making an appropriation therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate ana Assembly
do enact as follows:
Section /. For the, purpose Of com
pleting the state historical library
building, according. to the original
ed snace for the growth of the state
historical library and such other state
supported libraries, and collections as
within said building, the state histori-
cal society of Wisconsin, in it's capacity
OF trustees of the state, is hereby au-
thorized and required to construct and
adequately equip and furnish a north
west bOok-stack wing to said building,
corresponding as near as may be in
style and quality to the present south
west book-stack wing.
Section 2. For the purpose Of car
rying on this work, the executive COM
mittee of said society shall select from
their own membership a special build
ing committee of five persons, to serve
without compensation further than
recompense for necessary travelling eX-
penses incurred in the prosecution or
ject to the approval of the governor,
who may, if he so choose, act as one OF
the members Of said building commit
tee Said building committee shall
procure detailed plans, drawings, and
specifications, and upon the approval or
the same by the governor may adVcr-
tise for and receive bids for the con-
struction, equipment, and furnishing OF
said wing or parts thereof in such form
and manner as to them shall seem
proper; and they may make such con-
tract or contracts therefor, subject to
the approval of the governor, as to
them shall seem desirable, provided
that the aggregate therefor, together
with all other necessary expenditures,
does not exceed the appropriation here
in made. Said building committee are
hereby authorized to choose from their
own number the usual officers for the
execution of contracts and obligations
make such rules and regulations to
govern their actions as may seem
proper. They shall appoint a secretary
not of their number, who shall among
other things keep a record of their pro-
ceedings and OF the contracts made by
them, and upon the completion and
posit such record with the secretary
Of state. Upon presentation to the
secretary Of state a certified statement
of materials and labor performed, the
same duly authorized by resolution of
said building committee, signed by
their acting chairman, and counter
signed by their secretary, the secre-
tary of state shall from time to time
draw his warrant on the state treas
urer for the payment thereof of any
moneys applicable thereto under the
appropriation by this act made and
provided for. The building committee
herein provided for shall cease to exist
on fling a final report in the office OF
the secretary of state, and the formal
turning over Of said northwest wing
for occupancy by said state historical
library.
Section g. For the purpose of carry
ing out the provisions of this act there
is hereby appropriated out Of any
moneys in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum Of one hun.
dred and SiXtytWO thousand dollars, of
which not more than fifty-four thou
sand dollars shall be drawn from the
state treasury by said building com
mittee in any one year, commencing
1911. Any unexpended balance re-
naming after the completion of said
northwest wing, and the filing Of the
sba reRRert to he State tor ra
Section 4. To enable the building
committee aforesaid to expedite the
construction and equipment of said
northwest wing, they are hereby given
authority to borrow such sums Of
money as may from time to time be
required as the work progresses, not
dred and sixty-two thousand dollars,
at a rate of interest not exceeding five
per centum per annum; and to issue
be executed by the chairman and sec
rotary or said committee, moneys so
borrowed, with interest thereon, to be
repaid from the three annual appro-
priations made by section of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved July 5, 1911. Copy Law.
No. 595, 81 Published July 7, 1911.
CHAPTER 575, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create section 959-35a Of tho