Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
No 324, Al Published June II, 1913.
CHAPTER AT. LAWS OF 1913

No, 324, Al Published June II. 1913.
CHAPTER ATT, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To provide for the repre-
sentation of the state of Wisconsin
exposition at San Francisco, Calfor-
MIA, celebrating the opening and
commercial use Of the Panama Canal,
and making an appropriation there
for.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows
Section /. There is created a COM
mission to be composed of three MEM
bers and to be known as the Panama
Pacific exposition commission, to repre-
sent the state of Wisconsin at the
Panama-Pacific international exposi-
ton, to be held in San Francisco, Cali
fornia, in nineteen hundred and fifteen,
and there celebrate the completion and
commercial use of the Panama Canal.
The members of said comission shall
be appointed by the governor No
member of the 1913 Legislature shall
be eligible to appointment on said
commission.
Section g Said commission shall en-
courage and promote a full and COM
plete exhibit of the commercial, in
dustrial, agricultural. live stock. and
dairy interests of the state and it's citi-
zens at such exposition and celebra-
ton, and shall provide, furnish and
maintain during the exposition a build
ing or buildings for state exhibit and
for the official headquarters of the
state, and for the comfort and con-
venience Of it's citizens and exhibitors.
Said commission shall within thirty
days after it's appointment and upon
notification by the secretary of state
convene in the city of Madison, at the
state capitol, and elect a chairman and
vice chairman, and perfect it's organ
ization for the transaction Of the
duties devolving upon it by reason of
this act.
Section 8. The members of the COM
mission shall receive no compensation
for their services, but shall be entitled
Cured while in discharge of duties
imposed upon them by the commission.
Such commission may appoint a secre
tary and fix his compensation for all
services to be performed in carrying
out the provisions of this act, and the
commission may also provide for such
other clerical assistance and office
facilities in this state or in San Fran
cisco as it deems necessary but no
salaries or expenses shall be incurred
for a longer period than ninety days
after the close of the exposition.
Section 4. The sum of seventy-fve
thousand dollars or SO much thereof as
may be necessary for the accomplish
ment of the above specified purposes,
is appropriated out of any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appro--
one-third shall be available in nine
teen hundred and thirteen; one-third
shall be available in nineteen hundred
and fourteen and the balance thereof
available in nineteen hundred and
fifteen. Such money shall be paid by
the state treasurer on the warrant Of
the secretary of state issued upon a
requisition signed by the chairman and
vice chairman Of the commission, ac-
companied by an estimate of the eX-
penses for the payment Of which the
money so drawn is to be applied.
Within ninety days after the close
of the exposition, such commission
shall make a verified report to the
governor of the disbursements made
by it, and shall return to the state
treasury the unexpended balance of
money drawn in pursuance of this act
No Indebtedness or obligation shall be
incurred under this act in excess of the
appropriation herein made.
Section 5. The commission shall
render to the governor such reports
as he may from time to time demand.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June IA 1918 Copy Law.