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

of office which shall be filed with the
county clerk.
~ Each commissioner Shall re
Give from the county an annual Sd L
AIRY to he fixed by the county board OF
commissioners rs follows:
(a) III counties whose assessed val
uation does not exceed fifteen million
dollars, not to exceed the sum Of two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Salary $3.50
Dbl In counties whose assessed val
uation is more than fifteen million dol
lars and does not exceed thirty million
dollars. not to exceed three hundred
and fifty dollars.
f) IN addition to his annual sal
airy. each commissioner shall receive
four dollars per day for committee work
when the board is not III session. but
the total compensation received by all
the commissioners in any year for such
committee work shall not exceed the to-
tai amount received by such commits
SionerS rs salaries.
(g) Except as otherwise provided,
commissioners shall also receive six
cents per mile for every mile necessar-
l.. tIdheItu tdCf WHY III tIIe'
meetings of the board. and six cents per
mile for every mile necessarily Travelled
in the performance Of committee work
or in the discharge of official duty un-
der the direction of the board but no
commissioner shall receive mileage for
attending more than twelve meetings
of the board III any official year.
f10 Any county commissioner may
he removed from office by the governor
for INCOMPETENCE, neglect OF duty or
malfeasance in office im the same man
ner as other county officers are re-
moved.
Monthly Meetings
40 The board shall meet at the
county seat for the transaction Of bus
mess on the first Monday in each
month and shall hold such special
meetings as it deems necessary for the
interests of the county. At the first
meeting in each year. the board shall
organize by electing Il chairman and
q vice-chairman. y majority Of the
members shall constitute a quorum and
no business shall be done unless voted
for by a ajOrity of the whole board,
but less than "a majority may adjourn.
The county clerk shall be the clerk OF
such board. and shall call special meet
n@S when directed so to do by Il ma or-
fy Of the board. and the clerk shall
give at least ten days notice thereof
10 each of the commissioners. No SEES
sion shall continue longer than six
days.
(24) When the commissioners shall
have been elected and shall have quail
Ted and organized as provided i'll sec
ton 1896, all duties, liabilities, auth
GRITTY. powers and privileges heretofore
imposed or conferred by law upon the
county board of supervisors shall apply
10 and shall be imposed and conferred
upon the county board provided for in
said section 1896. and any such auth
GRITTY. powers or privileges may DE eXer-
sised by the county board by Il major
ity vote of the commissioners. and all
laws relating to the county board OF
supervisors in force at the time of the
taking effect of said section 1896 or
Hereafter enacted, shall apply and be
deemed to relate and refer to the corln-
ty board of commissioners.
(27) Any county which shall have
been reOrganized under section 1896
and shall have operated Hereunder for
at least three years. may upon petl-
tion as provided in subsection CD OF
section $500 hold an election to deter
mine whether or not such county shall
return to and operate under the corln-
ment.