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

No. 1858, Al L ublished June 9, 1913
CHAPTER 454, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To reminder and amend sec
tons 1787o-1 and 1787o-2, to renum-
Der, consolidate and revise sections
l787o-3, 1787o-3a and 17S7o-3b, to
create section 697-73, and to repeal
statutes, relating to county park
commission in counties of at least one
hundred and fifty thousand population.
and providing tax therefor.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Sections 17S7o-1 and
1852 of the statutes are remembered
and amended to read: Section 697-6S. l..
In every county in this state having a
fifty thousand the chairman of
the county board shall appoint
county park commission con-
sisting of seven members. The commits
sjoners first appointed shall hold office
for the term of one, two, three four,
five, six and seven years respectively
Thereafter one commissioner shall be ap-
pointed annually to hold for q
term of seven years and until the ap-
p0intment and qualification of a success
or. Such appointments shall be
made in writing and filed in the office Of
the county clerk. All appointments
heretofore made are legalzed.
q = Any vacancy In said = +
In iao ninety days by appointment for the
man Of the county board but if not filed
within said time, the remaining mem
bers OF the commission may fill such va
Cancy.
3. Before entering upon the duties Of
his office each of said commissioners
Oh shall fa take and subscribe the usual oath h
be filed in the office of the county clerk
Section 697--69. 1. Within
thirty days after their appointment and
qualification the said mmissioners
shall convene at the courthouse
and perfect an organizati on;
shall have the usual powers of such bod
les in addition to those hereinafter
enumerated, shall use a common seal,
make bylaws and choose annually from
Its members all necessary officers.
2, 1t may also appoint such other
agents and employees =
rs may be necessary to carry out it's
functions, and may remove
them at pleasure and make all rules and
regulations concerning its work
8. It shall maintain
suitable Offices, where it's maps
plans, documents and records shall be
kept subject to public inspection at all
reasonable hours and under such reason
Eblo regulations as it may pre-
scribe.
OSCIlOn OJl-tU. Inc commits
sion shall make thorough
study of the county with refer
ence to making reservations of lands
therein for public uses and laying out
ample open spaces, parks. roads and
boulevards make plans and
maps of a comprehensive coun-
ty park system; gather such
further information in relation thereto as
1t may deem expedient; and re-
port the same to the county board
within two years from the date
Of y y it's organization. 1t shall
make such other reports from time tic
time, as may be requested by the county
board.
Section @ Sections 17S7o-3, 17S7o-3a
md 17S7o--3b of the statutes are renum-
bered, consolidated and revised to read
Section 697-71. The said commission
shall have charge and supervision of al
county parks, and all lands heretofore OIL
hereafter acquired by the county for park
Or reservation purposes; and shall have
power:
"a To lay out. improve, maintain an6
govern all such parks and open spaces
to lay out, grade, construct, improve anG
maintain roads, parkways, boulevards
and bridges therein or connecting the
same with any other parks or open spaces