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


cause notice Of the filling OF sueh
charges with a copy thereof to be ser
we'd upon the accused as herein pro-
vided and to set g date as herein pro-
vided for the trial and Investigation
of such charges and the same proce-
dure shall be followed d as here J pn a
jority vote whether the charges are
sustained II sustained the BOARD
shall Immediately determine Wnethhett
the good of the service requires that
the accused shall be removed, sus-
pended from office without. pay for q
period not exceeding sixty days or re-
duced in rank. If not sustained the &C
cused shall be Immediately reinstated
without prejudice. The secretary of
the board shall make the decision
20 Any officer or member Of either
department discharged, suspended, or
reduced, may within ten days after
the decision and findings hereinbefore
provided for are filed with the secre-
tary of said board, bring an action IN IN
the circuit court Of the county n n o WdlG
said action shall be begun by the ser
wing of a notice on the secretary OF
said board making such order a ana t the
may be in the following or similar
form:
p Circuit e6 c0qrt Of Fire and Police
Commissioners.
To ........... City Attorney:
Please take notice that | hereby de-
County review the order made by
tho Board of Fire and Police Comm1s-
sioners on the. day OF 80 49,, !, a.
D.............dis charging, cor sus-
pending) ....... from the''''''
department.
q 1rnon the seyT S1g9eo Of said demand
the board upon whom said service was
made shall within five days thereafter
certify to the clerk of the circuit court
Of said county all charges, testimony,
and everything relative to the trial
and discharge, suspension, or reduo-
ton in rank Of said member; Upon
the filing of said return with the clerk
of said court said actions for. review
shall be deemed at issue and snail
have precedence over any other cause
Of a different nature pending in SAID
court and said court shall be consider
cd always open for the trial thereof,
and upon the application Of the dis
charged member or the board the coutt
shall fix a date for trial Thereon,
which shall not be later than fifteen
days from and after the date OF such
application except upon agreement be-
tween the board and such discharged
or suspended member. Such action shall
and shall be tried upon the return MADE
question Of fact presented, the court
shall be limited ID the review thereof
to the question: Under the evidence
was the decision of the board reason
able?" The court shall have the right
to require futher and additional re-
turn to be mado by the board OF IRE
and police commissioners, ana may als9
require such board to take further ana
additional testimony and make return
a. No costs shall be allowed in said
action to either party and the clerks
fees shall be paid by the city In Whtch
said department is located. If the de-
cision Of such board is reversed, the
discharged or suspended member shall
forthwith be reinstated in his former
position In the said department. and
Shall be entitled to his pay the same
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suspended. If the decision of the board
IL sustained the order Of discharge,
suspension, or reduction shall be final
Sn % '0T The chlef engi i of the fire
department and the chief of police Of
said cities, shall be the head Of their
respective departments and shall nave
power to regulate said departments
prescribe rules for the government of
Its members. The chief of police shall
cause the PUBLIC. peace to be preserved
and see that all laws and ordinances
Of the city are enforced. He shall
DO responsible for the efficiency and
general good conduct OF the depart,
ment under his control. Each OF said
chiefs shall have the custody and con-
troll OF al public property pertaining
% said deP9rtment5 ana e he191 {aing
thereto They sail have the custody
and control Of all books, records, ma
tus Of every kind whatsoever necessary
for use in each Of said departments.
"a But all apparatus and all me-
ohanical appliances requiring the use
or telegraph or telephone wire or other
wire for signaling purposes, with the
consequent use Of the public Highways,
together with such wire and all ap-
purtenances to such apparatus and the
CONSTITUTIONAL work thereof, may be
placed under the mana gment and con-
troll OF q separate department. Such
department shall be established and
the compensation of the superinten-
dent and ell employees Of such depart
ment shall be fixed by ordinance OF
the common council. The superintend-
ent Of the department shall be appoint
ed by the board of fire and police com
missioners, and all other employees OF
the department shall be appointed in
the same manner and shall be subject
TO removal upon the same conditions
as the members of the fire and police
departments, and wherever, applicable
this act shall apply to said depart
ment the same as to the fire and police
departments.
appoint an officer to be called chief
examiner, The board shall prescribe
his duties and his compensation, which
shall he paid by the city on the cert
flcate Of the board. He shall be sub
ject to removal at any time by ma
1ority Of the board and they shall have
the power to change his duties and his
eombensat ton at any time as they may
deem proper. The board shall have
power TO fix and alter at will q com
pensation for any other examiners ap-
pointed by the board and such compen-
sation shall be paid by the city or
certifcated of the board.
26. Nothing contained IN this act
shall be constructed so as to affect the
term Of office of any existing member
Of any police or fire commission in any
city Of the first class nor so as tc
affect the term Of office of any mem
Der appointed to fill out the uneXpire(
term of any present member of sucf
commission.
II. It Shall be the duty Of the
mayors of all cities Of the first class
whether acting Under a general oil
special charter to APPOINT a sufficient
number of memoirs for the police ant
fire commissions Of such cities so tha'
the said commissions shall conform
with the provisions of this act, and
such additional members and their sue
cessors shall be appointed for tern
OF five years.
Section q All acts and parts of act:
conflicting with any Of the provision!
of this act are repealed insofar a:
they are Inconsistent Herewith.
Section 8. This act shall take effec
and pe in force from and after July
Approved July 8. 1911. Copy Law
No. "a, 81 Published July s, 1911
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