Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

the statutes and all testimony shall
| be taken down by the stenographer
appointed by the board.
Section 990-53 Every public body
shall give free access to its accounts
| to the board, and to its employees when
acting under the authority of the board
written request from such board OF
any member thereof, furnish such facts
and information as shall be within
| the knowledge Of such public body or
any employe therein, or contained In
any accounts or Investigations in the
office or under the control Of such pub
| lie body.
Section 990-54 /. Every public body
snail employ economical, efficient and
accurate methods in the conduct of it's
affairs and accounts, and such as shall
result in reasonable harmony with
all other such public bodies; shall keep
such accounts as shall adequately disclose
its affairs; shall make such reports
at such times as shall be reasonably
necessary, and in such form as shall
adequately disclose the facts relating
! to the exercise of its Jurisdiction.
2. At least one hundred days before
| the assembling of the Legislature eacn
public body, the conduct or operation
of which involves the receipt expendi-
ture handling of any state funds,
or pl ~ty, shall submit to the board
an es :. ate of it's revenues and ex-
penditu 5 for each fiscal year Of the
ensuing biennial period.
|
have such supervision of every public
! body as shall be necessary to secure
uniformity and accuracy of accounts
as herein provided; it may inquire into
! the methods Of conducting affairs; it
| may prescribe and direct the use of
| such forms of accounts as may be ne
ceSSary to carry out the purposes of
sections 5000 to 5000, inclusive.
| of the statutes; it may prescribe and
direct the use of standards and records
| of efficiency of employees; 1t shall in
augurate, supervise and conduct ade-
quate systems of examination and in
| SpectiOn of accounts of every such pub
| lie body; 1t may cause to be prepared
| suitable blanks, books and records for
! carrying out the purposes of sections
5000 to 5000, inclusive, of the
furnish such blanks and records to
any such public body; provided, that
when the expense of such blanks,
| books or records has been charged
of public affairs the secretary of state
| shall charge the cost of supplies SO
| furnished against the general appro-
! priation account of the public body re-
| ceiving the same and shall credit the
appropriation of the board of public
| affairs with a like amount
| 2. The board shall devise for all
public bodies uniform systems of ac-
| counts and uniform accounting pro-
cedures adequate to record in detail
| all transactions affecting the acquis1-
| ton, custOdianship and disposition of
| values, including cash receipts and dis
| bursements, and every such public body
| shall keep its accounts and maintain
| it's accounting procedure accurately
| and faithfully as prescribed and direct
| ed by the board.
3. The board shall Immediately after
the close of the fiscal year 1914 pre-
| pare a financial budget showing the
| actual revenues and expenditures Of
| all public bodies for at least the two
I y1pi<Ny 6r(,n oh
responding detail the estimated reven-
ues and expenditures of all public bod
les for each fiscal year of the biennial
period, subsequent to each succeeding
| Legislature. Such budget shall be
printed in such form and in such num-
Der of copies as the board may deter
mine; copy of such budget shall be
| mailed to each member-ele of the
legislature prior to January first, 1915.
The disposition of additional copies of
the biennial budget shall be determined
by the board.
4. The board shall investigate the
feasibility of establishing a central
department of purchase, for all public
bodies. Such investigation shall in
clude the matter Of the standardization of
materials and supplies, uniformity of
in the form of a printed bill or bills
to the elected members of the 1egis-
lature not later than December first,
1914, with specific printed recommend
therefore.
Section e90-56. l. In the fiscal peri
DDS ending July 1, 1914 and July l. 1915,
it shall also investigate duplication
of work of public bodies, the efficiency
Of the organization and administration
of such public bodies and shall formu-
late plans for the greater co-ordina
ton of such public bodies and the i'm
provement of state administration in
general.
g. 1t shall investigate the feasibility
of central board of control for all
public educational institutions.
g. The efficiency of the teaching
and educational methods used in the
high schools, the normal schools, the
training schools for teachers, and the
university.
A. The efficiency and cost of state
printing.
8. 1t may complete Investigations
not yet completed or in the judgment
Of the board investigate other matters
greater efficiency and economy in
every public body, advancing the econ
omic betterment of the state, and Of
promoting public welfare.
6. Out of the moneys appropriated
by section 1871 there shall not be
expended for the purpose of this Sec
ton a greater sum than twenty thou
sand dollars annually
T. The Investigations of the matters
here specifically mentioned shall be
completed by September l, 1914, and
the board shall report in the form of
a printed bill or bills to the elected
members of the Legislature not later
than December /, 1914, with specific
printed recommendations giving in de-
tail the reasons therefor.
Section 990-57. 1t shall be the duty
of one of the members of said board
to be designated by said board, to ap-
pear in person before a joint session
of the legislature held on the first
Tuesday in February, 1914, at twelve
o'clock noon, and at noon of each Leg |
islative day thereafter until such joint !
session, shall, by vote, be adjourned |
sine die, and then and there to answer |
orally any question submitted in writ |
ing, not less than three days before
by any member of the Legislature re-
garding the board of public affairs and |
it's work.
Section 990-58. The jurisdiction of |
the governor and attorney general i'm !
posed and conferred by section 159 of |
the statutes, and the jurisdiction i'm
posed and conferred upon the governor |
by section 1893 of the statutes are i'm !
posed and conferred upon the board |
of public affairs.
Section 5000. The jurisdiction of
any public body relating to the en- !
ployment of accountants in the exam
ination of accounts is hereby imposed |
farra6 the hoard of pJIb1ic |