Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
~. az cSHiAPrER 84a. I.AWs OF OF 1914 .-0.

No. 4ss Al A1ru,, pu1lish he'd May Ma q 1919
AN ACT-To amend section 925-46a Of
notices in newspapers In cities Of the
second and third classes.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
e s. shas. Is 1 seotlon s254sa Of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
925-46a- l. The council Of cities of the
second and third classes. and Of all cities
incorporated under a special charter and
having a population in excess Of ten
thousand and less than fifty thousand
shall, on or before the second Tuesday Of
April in each year. direct the clerk Of
said city to advertise in the official news
paper or newspapers, II there be such.
and II not In any newspaper published In
such city, for proposals to do the adver-
language for the next ensuing year
thereafter and for the publication Of all
ordinances, notices and for all the city
advertising required by law or any. reso-
also for proposals to publish the proceed
ings Of the council in the English
| language as may be ordered thereby.
q. Such advertisement shall invite sep
arate bids. for the advertising required
and for publishing such proceedings. and
invite such bids from all daily news
papers published regularly in said city
lOT DIT least TWO CONSECUTIVE years uoAI
prior to the date of the bids. If two or
more such papers are published therein;
and If there be no two such papers. then
from all newspapers published regularly
at least once a week in said city for not
less than two consecutive years next
prior to the date of the bids; provided.
that where only one such daily news
paper is published and has been pub
iShed regularly in any such city for at
least two consecutive years next prior
to the date Of the bids, and one or more
weekly newspapers have been published
regularly at least once week In any
such city for not less than two consecu-
tive years next prior to the date of the
bids, bids for such printing shall be
invited and considered from both such
daily newspaper and such weekly news
ing and publications shall be awarded to
the lowest bidder, and If two or more
bids be received for the same price,
then such advertising OF publication or
both shall be let to such lowest bidding
newspaper or newspapers as the council
may elect, not, however, for any bid ex-
ceeding the legal rate for like work, and
shall require the delivery of such pro-
posals in writing, duly sealed and direct
ed to said clerk, on or before the first
Tuesday of May of the then current year.
No bids for either kind of work shall be
considered by said clerk except from a
newspaper which has been so published
Such bond or deposit shall be required
with each bid as the council may direct.
g. Said clerk shall, on the first Tues
day oe Of May in each aSh year at twelve
mayor or an alderman, open all such
bids or proposals. and thereupon, in such
presence, enter upon record to be kept
by him for that purpose all said pro-
posals for either kind Of work with the
respective prices for which such news
paper or newspaper shall offer to DO
either the advertising or the publication
of such proceedings And thereupon
sol ojnY chon foor 1-t,,it oil
posals to the council at the next meet
ing held after the opening thereof and
a statement of all such proposals, desig-
mating therein the newspaper or news
papers which shall have offered respec-
lively to do such advertising or such
| publication of proceedings, or both, at
the lowest prices for the year ensuing.
| The council shall thereupon at said
award such advertising and such pub
lication to the newspaper or neWspa-
pers published in said city which shall
respectively offer to do such advertising
either thereof. at the lowest price for
the year then ensuing. And if two or
more bids shall be received for either
such advertising or publication for the
same price, then such advertising or pub
lication or both shall be let to such
lowest bidding newspaper Or newspapers
as the council may elect.
! 4. And whenever the successful bid
| der for the advertising or for the pub
! lication of proceedings as aforesaid. or
| for both, shall have executed the con-
tract, he or they shall execute and file
with the city clerk such bond for the
| faithful performance Of such contract as
! the council may require, and after such
! contract and bond shall have been duly
| approved as aforesaid such newspaper or
! newspapers shall thereupon publish all
such ordinances, notices, council pro-
ceedings and other proceedings as are
required by the charter, by resolution or
| ordinance of the council to be published
/ in newspaper, and which such news
paper shall have contracted to publish
| for the compensation specified in their
! proposals and contract and no lower or
| higher, and shall receive no other COM
/ pensation therefor: provided, however,
! that said council shall reject all bids
exceeding legal rates for like work, and
in case of the rejection Of all bids for
ceedings for such cause it shall there
upon be the duty Of the said council to
direct said clerk to readvertise for pro-
posals for such advertising or publica-
ton, as the case may be, in the man
ner hereinbefore provided. and said
clerk shall thereafter transmit to said
council the proposals so received by him
In the manner aforesaid. The said coun-
Gil shall designate the newspaper or
| newspapers receiving the contract for
such advertising as the proper official
newspaper or newspapers Of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
| Approved May 81 1913. Copy Law.
No. 48o, Al Published May 81. 1913.
CHAPTER $40, LAWS OF 1918
AN ACT-To amend section 4o75 Of the
statutes, relating to the disclosing OF
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