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

t laws of 1909, is amended to read: Sec
ton 49, /. The said board shall re-
port to the common council of each city
mean this df ae oone n 5hf
each year, the amount of money required
for the next fiscal year for the support
of all public schools in said city includ-
ing high schools, and it shall be the duty
of said common council to levy and col
lect tax upon all the property subject
to taxation in said city, at the same time
and in the same manner as other taxes
are levied and collected by law which,
together with the other funds provided
by law, and placed at the disposal of
said city for the same purpose, shall be
equal to the amount of money SO re-
quired by the said board of school di-
rectors for school purposes as provided
report to the common council, at the
same time as above, the amount of
for the repair and keeping in order of
school buildings, fixtures and the repair
of broken or worn out furniture the
making of material betterments to school
property and the purchase of the neces-
sary additions to school sites, in &C
cordance with the provisions of this act,
and it shall be the duty of the said
common council to levy and collect d
tax upon all the real and personal prop
erty in said city, subject to taxation, at
the same time and in the same M manner amer
by law, which shall be equal to the
amount of money 50 required by the said
| board OF SCnOOl directors Tor the Sdid
purpose, as provided in this act; pro-
vided that the tax so Ievied upon each
dollar of the assessed valuation of all
property, real and personal, in said city,
subject to taxation, shall not in any one
year, exceed two and
seven tenths (2.O mills, upon
the dollar of the total assessed valua-
ton of all property, real and personal, in
such city, subject to taxation, for the
support of all schools, and
three tenths of a mill upon the dollar of
tIn tnto al so1 wall of q
real and personal, in such city, subject
to taxation, for the repair and keeping in
order Of school buildings, fixtures.
grounds and fences, the purchase of
school furniture and the repair of broken
and worn out furniture, the making of
material betterments to school property
to school sites. and the said taxes for
the purpose named in this section shall
be in addition to the ten Q0) mill tax
provided for by law for other
city purposes s.. The said tax
and the entire school fund of the city shall
not be used or appropriated directly, or
the payment Of the salaries of the super
intendent of schools and his legally au-
thOrized assistants, the secretary of the
school board, and legally qualified teach
ers, whose appointment is confirmed by
said board, and such employees as the
board may deem necessary, the necessary
and current expenses of the schools, m
GLIDING the purchase of school supplies,
apparatus, fuel, gas, electricity or cleo
trical power, and such other school pur-
chases and purposes as may be required
for the proper maintenance and admin
istration of the schools
2. All moneys received by or raised
in such city for school purposes shall be
paid over to the city treasurer, to be dis
bursed by him on the orders Of the pres
ident and secretary of said board, coun-
tersigned by the city comptroller; pro-
Vided that the president, instead OF
signing each order, may certify upon the
pay rolls furnished by the secretary to
the comptroller to the fact that the
amounts therein are correct as allowed
by said board. Provided, that the board
of school directors may provide by reso-
luton for the payment of all persons
employed by said board in the service
of the city, upon monthly pay rolls, and
the manner in which the same shall be
certified, audited and approved, and pay
ment made thereon, and such pay rolls
shall in all cases be certified by the pres
ident and secretary and finance commit
tee of said board of school directors, and
countersisned by the city comptroller Of
Section t' ion >. All acts or parts Of acts
contravening any of the provisions Of
this act are ReFeby re Gs@i foa affac+
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved May 8, 1911. Copy Law.
No. 42S Al Published May 9, 1911
CHAPTER 90. LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend sec 1d04 l. Of cnap I!
act to authorize and direct the com
mon councils of cities Of the first class,
whether organized under a special
charter or under the general laws of
this state, for the incorporation of
cities, to levy and collect d special tax
for the Improvement, maintenance and
control Of public parks and bOuleVarQS;
and for extending the authority of
boards Of park commissioners over pub
lie places"
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,
n ASSEMBLY
90 enact as follows:
Section t. Section 7, Of chapter 249.
Of the laws Of 1907, is amended to read;
Section l, The common councils of all
cities of the first class are hereby au
thorized and directed to include in the
tax ley Of each year. upon al l., taxable Sa
time and in the same manner as other
city taxes are levied and collected by
law, = tax not exceeding
ffty-one one hundredths C51)
Of @ mill ur0n each dollar Of the assessed
value Of said taxable property, the
amount of which tax shah be deternined
by the board of park commissioners of
such city. and certified to the common
: council and the city comptroller at the
time Of making their annual report to
amount Of such 4 tax shall be
collected, paid into and held in the city
treasury as separate and dlstinct fund
to be known as the park and boulevard
fund and shall not be used or apprOpri-
ated directly or indirectly for any other
purpose than for the Improvement, mann
: tenance and control of the public parks
! and bouleva~ds of such city and for the
payment Of the salaries of the employees
and other proper expenses Of such board
, of park commissioners provided, that Of
the said x tax levied and collect
ed in any such city. One-tenth of a mill
. upon each dollar of the assessed value Of
its taxable property shall be used each
year by it's board of park commissioners
solely for the purpose of filing in and
! improving as a public park or boulevard
any strip of submerged land granted or
} which may be granted to said city to
: be managed, controlled and improved by
its board Of park commissioners.
f Section .. All acts or parts Of acts
= contravening any of the provisions Of
this act are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
= sage ana publication.
Approved May 8, 1911. Copy Law.
5 -''' 'CHiAPTER %, LAWS OF i9ii.
: AN ACT to amend section s, of chapter
= 426, of the laws of 1905, relating to the
? erection and maintenance of auditor
l iums and music halls for cities of the
7 first class, as amended by chapter 1854,
Of the laws of 1909, by an act entitled,
/ can act to legalize proceedings taken,
r. %n fob l1n nfn Of