Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-24

/ ilshcd. as many are unfamiliar with
i4s' provisions The News-Budget has
heretofore published this law in full.
bat it gladly gives space to the inform
ing and vital features of the bill here
with
The Commission Form
Section I. \ new section is added
TO the statutes to read: (59.96) az
Amy county in this state may reorgan-
lie under section 1896 by proceeding
as provided in said section.
CD Upon petition therefor by elect
Ors equal in number to ten per cent of
the votes east by all parties in the coun-
ty for governor 1T the last preceding
election at which Il governor was elect
ed, and fled in the office of the county
clerk at least forty days prior to the
first Tuesday in April in any year. the
county clerk shall call q special elec
ton TO be held on the first Tuesday i'll
April following receipt Of said petition
for the. purpose of submitting to the
electors the question Of rcOrganiZing
said county under section 1896 of the
statutes. Said petition shall he signed
by qualified electors in at least five
towns cities or villages of said county.
90 Such election shall be held at
the usual places Of holding elections i'll
the county. and shall be conducted by
the officers who are required TO conduct
the regular town, village or city eiec-
lions. and said officers shall furnish
separate ballot boxes for all ballots cast
on the question Of reorganization. The
polls shall be open between the hours
as are designated respectively for such
elections: and the result of such ciec
1ion shall be determined by such officers
and returned to the county clerk. who
shall record the same in full
Surplant Beard of Supervisors
(7) The affairs of any county reor
ganizing under the provisions of section
1896 shall be conducted by county
| board of commissioners. which. when
elected. qualified and organized, shall
supplant and supersede the county
| board of supervisors. The number Of
commissioners in each county shall be
as follows:
(a) In counties having Il pOpula-
ton of twenty-five thousand or less
| three commissioners.
go If the ma jority Of votes cast on
/, such question are in favor Of re0rgan-
| iZation, the county clerk shall immedi-
ately certify such fact to the chairman
of the county board of supervisors, and
said chairman shall place the matter
before the county board. The county
board Of supervisors shall prior to the
thirtieth day Of June next succeeding
| such special election. divide the cOun-
ty into as many compact and c0ntig-
,lolS commissioner districts as the
county is entitled to commissioners I'M
der subsection % and in such manner
as to equalize as nearly as possible the
populatiOn in each of said districts, and
shall number said districts consecu-
lively. Each district shall be bounded
by towns or ward Times. II the coun-
" board shall fail. refuse or neglect to
; so divide the county within such time
then and in that event the county clerk
district attorney and county treasurer
as a committee for said purpose. shall
within forty-five days thereafter. divide
the county as provided in this section
The division so arranged shall be pub
liShed, commencing on the first Monday
. in September next following. for three
successive weeks in at least one news
paper published in the county.
90 No city shall comprise or bt
included in majority of the districts
Term of Office Four Years
III At the election held as prOvid
ed by law. on the first Tuesday III Apri
next succeeding the election to re0rgan
ize under section 500 in any county
there shall be elected in such county {
commissioner for each even-numDefef
district for a term of two years anf
commissioner for each odd-nllmbere(
district for term of four years. ant
thereaf ter, and at the expiration O
their respective terms successors shal
he elected each for a term of foul
years.
(13) Candidates for the office o
county commissioner shall be nominal
ed and elected as are candidates for the
Office of county clerk. except that tht
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