Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
making an appropriation therefor.
The people of the State Of wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,


/ do enact as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
| utes eight new sections and three new
| subsections to read: Section 553q-1. For
| the purpose of aiding in the agricultural
| development Of the several counties in the
state, any county, excepting those In
which county schools of agriculture are
maintained, Is hereby authorized, through
| it's county board, to establish and main
| tain an agricultural representative in ac-
| cordance with the provisions Of this act.
| Section $780,. 1t shall be the duty Of
such agricultural representative to- adj
| wise and consult with individuals in ref
| erence to farming methods; to aid in the
development and Improvement of agricui-
ture and country life conditions; to offer
courses OF instruction to young people and
adults; to aid in the formation of CO.
| operative enterprises; to promote better
/ business methods among farmers; to give
Such assistance possible in the devel-
opment of agricultural teaching in the
| schools Of the county, and any other work
| designed to promote the agriculture or
| rural development Of the county. 1t shall
| be his duty to keep in touch with all
agencies in the state and elsewhere that
! will enable him to utilize the most i'm
proved knowledge in the furtherance Of
| his work.
Section $685. For the partial main
| tenance of agricultural development OF
| such county under the supervision OF
such agricultural representative, author
| ity is hereby given the county board to
| DDS Of not less than two years each,
such moneys as may be deemed sufficient
| to cover the share Of the county in such
work; provided, however, that in no case
| shall the amount appropriated by the
| county for this work be less than one
thousand dollars annually; and provided
| further, that such moneys shall be dis
| bursed by the county treasurer only upon
| orders of the county clerk which shall
| have been approved by the county agri-
| cultural representative.
| Section 553q-4. To supplement the
funds provided by the county for the ag-
| ricultural development, state aid, in the
sum of one thousand dollars annually.
| shall be given to each county in which
the county board has made the required
| appropriation, and in which county
| agricultural representative has been es-
| tablished Such state aid shall be ex-
| pended under the direction Of the board
of regents of the university of Wisconsin.
| Section $685.. For the calendar year
! 1914 this work shall be organized in not
| to exceed ten counties for the state and
| for the calendar year 1915 in not to ex-
coed sixteen counties of the state.
Section $685.. Immediately after the
| county board has voted to establish the
| position Of county agricultural represen-
tative and has provided the necessary
| money for the share Of the county there
| for the county clerk shall send the APP
| the college Of agriculture for the APP
| pointment and establishment of such
! county agricultural representative. All
| applications from the several counties
| shall be so made prior to December 10 of
each year, or as soon thereafter as pos
| sible. In case the applications do not ex-
| coed the maximum limit of counties that
| can be provided for in this act, the board
Of regents shall select as soon as posi-
! BILE a properly qualified person to serve in
| each county in the capacity Of county
| agricultural representative. If, however,
more applications are received than can
ia n
| visions of this act, the dean of the COL
| lege of agriculture shall recommend to
| the board of regents a list Of counties
| not in excess of the maximum number
authorized by this act, taking into con-
sideration in making such selection the
| best interests Of the agricultural welfare
| of the state.
! Section $500. Authority is hereby
! given the county training school board Of
! any county in which an agricultural rep
resentative is established to enter into
| cooperation with the regents Of the uni
| versity with reference to the use of the
county agricultural representative In
| connection with the agricultural instruc-
| ton given in said county training school,
| subject to such rules and conditions as
! may be mutually agreed upon between
said county training school board and the
| regents of the university.
| Section $685.. In counties where the
work of the county agricultural represen-
| tative is not connected with the county
| training school, the county superintendent
| of schools in such county shall cooper
ate with the county agricultural repre-
| sentative in such way as best designed to
| further the interests of this work in that
| county
(Section 172-53) o. There is annually
appropriated on January l, beginning
| January, 1914, to the regents of the uni
versity, ten thousand dollars, payable
| from any moneys in the general fund not
| otherwise appropriated, for carrying out
the provisions of sections 553q-1 to $3.50
(section 172-58) 28. There is annual
ly appropriated on January l, beginning
January, 1915, to the regents of the uni
versity, sixteen thousand dollars, pay
able from any moneys in the general
/ fund not otherwise appropriated, for car
| rying out the provisions of sections $3.50
| 1 to $685., inclusive.
| (Section 172-53) "a. There is annually
| appropriated on January /, beginning
January, 1916, to the regents of the uni
versity, payable from any moneys in the
general fund not otherwise appropriated,
! a sum sufficient to carry out the pro-
| visions of sections 553q-1 to 553q-S, in
| elusive.
| Section g. This act shall take effect
| and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved July 10, 1913. Copy Law.
| No 1862 A GPubIished Julv II 1919