Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No. 1856 Al IPubished June 49, 1913.
cHAPTER 1oA Avs nE 1913

Approved june IS. 1913.
No 1856. Al fPublished June IL. 1918.
CHAPTER 494. LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT. TO create. sections 926-II7o and 926-ll1p
Of the statutes. relating to The election Of boards
Of education in cities Of the second. thlrd ana
fourth classes under special charter.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. represented ~
Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows;
Section l. There added to the statutes two
new sections to read: Section 926-l17o /. In any
city Of the second third or fourth class organized
and operating under special charter upon preseil-
tation to the city clerk. of petition signed by
electors thereof, qualified to vote school matters.
equal in number thirty per of the votes cast
in such city for all candidates for state slperin-
endent Of public instruction at the last preceding
election Of such officer requesting hat the board q
education of such city shall be elected pursuant 20
section 926-1l7p of the statutes ii shall be the duty
Of the city council to submit such question 10 the
electors Of such city at special election duly called
noticed and held pursuant to the provisions Of law
governing special elections in such city.
2. If majority of all the votes cast upon such
question at such election be in the Affirmative the
the board of education shall be elected in accordance
with the provisions Of said section 926-11Tp.
cided In The afarmatiys un5sr section 926-l17o the
board Of education shall consist of seven members
elected at large from the territory of such city the
members Of such board shall be divided as nearly
equal be into three classes One class Of three
members shall be elected for year, one class OF
two members for two years. and those Of the remain
ing class for 4hree years. Such members shah De
elected at the apaal spring election held in such
city. The names M the candidates for such office
title members Of the board Of education "
2. At the next annual spring election there SHAH
be elected members to constitute the board OF
education for such school district All qualified cleo
within such city shall be entitled to vote for such
members Of the board of education at such election
g. At the first election held for the office OF MEM
Der Of the board Of education, the two persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes shall be elected
for three years the two receiving the next highest
number OF votes shall be elected for two years. and
the three receiving the next highest number OF votes
shall be to vote for year. Each elector voting
at such first election shall be entitled TO vote for
candidates Thereafter such electors shall elect
at each spring election members Of the board OF
education for the term Of three years Each elector
shall be entitled to vote for candidates as
there members to be elected and the ones receiv
ing the highest number Of votes shall be elected
f. The votes cast at such election shall be can
Vassed and return thereof certified to the common
council The common council shall canvass the re-
turns Of such election and shall declare the result
thereof as for city officers
s. The persons elected In accordance herewith
shall constitute the board Of education Of such school
district. The term of Office of each such member
shall commence the first day of May following
such election and each member shall hold Office until
his successor is elected and qualified. Vacancies In
such board OF education shall be filed by appoint
ment by the mayor Of such city subject to the ap-
prevail of the council Notices Of election under this
statute shall be given in other elections in said
city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved June 10. 1918.