No. 71, A.] [Published March 30, 1899. CHAPTER 71. AN ACT authorizing the commissioners of public lands to sell certain lands belonging to the state of Wisconsin. Whereas chapter 375 of the general laws of 1895 authorized and directed one Colwert K. Pier to sell and dispose of certain state lands and whereas said Colwert K. Pier died without carrying out the provisions of said chapter 375 laws of 1895, and said lands being still unsold; now, therefore: The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: sioners to sell lands as disposed. SECTION 1. The commissioners of public commislands are hereby authorized, instructed and di- appraise and rected to sell the lands mentioned in chapter other public 375 general laws of 1895, and to carry out all lands are the provisions of said chapter 375 laws of 1895 in all respects as though said commissioners of public lands had been originally named therein; providing said commissioners shall appraise and sell said lands pursuant to the statutes regulating the disposal of other public lands. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 30, 1899. 7 No. 261, A.] [Published March 30, 1899. $1 C 72 '99 §1 C 386 '03 §1 C 72 '99 Si C 401 '01 Ch. 72 1901, c 404 Common resolution to fix time of opening and closing polls. resolution Ch. 72 § 1 required. 1903 c 386 Ch. 2 & 1 See 05 c 424 CHAPTER 72. AN ACT to amend section 49 of the Wisconsin statutes for 1898, relating to elections. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 49 of the Wisconsin statutes for 1898, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "sunrise" where it appears in the Publication of fourteenth line the words "cities of less than five thousand inhabitants may, by said resolution, open the polls not earlier than six o'clock in the morning and shall remain open not later than seven o'clock in the evening;" so that said seetion when so amended shall read as follows: Section 49. The polls at every election, in every city of five thousand inhabitants or over, shall be opened at six o'clock in the morning and be closed at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day. The polls of the election held in other cities, and in towns and villages, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in November, shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as may be, and closed at sundown, provided that the common council of any city, containing less than five thousand inhabitants, the town board of any town or board of trustees of any village, may by resolution adopted and published in some newspaper in such city, town or village, or in case there be no newspaper published therein, then in some newspaper published in the county in which such city, town or village is located, at least ten days before the election, fix an earlier hour for the opening of the polls in such city, town or village, not earlier than sunrise; cities of less than five thousand inhabitants may, by said resolution, open the polls not earlier than six o'clock in the morning and shall remain open not later than seven o'clock in the evening. Inspectors of election shall cause public proclamation to be made at the opening and closing of the polls. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 30, 1899. No. 162, A.] [Published March 30, 1899. CHAPTER 73. AN ACT to amend section 604a, statutes of 1898, relating to trustees of county asylums for the chronic insane. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: certain the counties, to be ex-officio the superinten- dents of the otherwise SECTION 1. Section 604a of the statutes of Trustees in 1898 is hereby amended by striking out of second proviso thereof the words "that county board of any county which supports poor under the county system and elects three superintendents of the poor in the manner prescribed in this section may by resolution constitute such superintendents, trustees of its asy-lum," and by substituting for such words the following: "that in any county which maintains both a poor-house and a county asylum for the chronic insane the trustees of the latter shall be ex-officio superintendents of the poor unless the county board shall at an annual meeting, order otherwise; but the county board of any such county may appoint a superintendent or superintendents of the poor solely to have Ch. 73 See 05 c Election and terms of trustees. Duties and of. charge of such poor persons as need relief outside the poor-house," so that said section, when so amended shall read as follows: Section 604a. Each county asylum shall be governed by a board of three trustees to be elected by the county board at its annual meeting. At the first election the trustees shall be elected for the compensation terms of one, two and three years respectively, and thereafter one trustee shall be elected each year for a term of three years beginning on the first Monday in January following his election and continuing until his successor is elected and qualified. Vacancies occurring from any cause shall be filled by appointment by the chairman of the county board until the next annual meeting of such board and until the election and qualification of the successor of the appointee; the county board at such meeting shall elect a trustee for the remainder of the term and until his successor is elected and qualified. Each such trustee shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin and faithfully to discharge his duties to the best of his ability, which oath or af firmation shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Such trustees shall receive the same compensation for their services as is allowed members of the county board; provided, that no member of any county board shall be eligible to election or appointment as such trustee nor shall he serve in that capacity; and provided further that in any county which maintains both a poor-house and a county asylum for the chronic insane the trustees of the latter shall be exofficio superintendents of the poor unless the county board shall, at an annual meeting, order otherwise; but the county board of any such county may appoint a superintendent or superintendents of the poor solely to have charge of such poor persons as need relief outside the poor-house. The treasurer of the county shall be the treasurer of said asylum upon such con ditions as the county board may prescribe; and said board of trustees shall report to the county board as often as the latter may require and also annually to the state board of control a full and detailed statement of all receipts and expenditures on account thereof and all other facts concerning the management and administration of said asylum. trustees SECTION 2. All elections of trustees of Election of County asylums and of superintendents of the legalized. poor heretofore held are hereby legalized. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its passage and publication. Approved March 30, 1899. No. 199, S.] [Published March 31, 1899. CHAPTER 74.* AN ACT to amend section 393 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898 relating to the establishment and organization of the board of regents of normal schools. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: ap Ch. 74 See 1899, c260 1901, c 166 Ch. 74 consist of ten one ex-officio Terms, See 05 c 393 vacancies, how filled. SECTION 1. Amend section 393, of the Wis- Board to consin statutes of 1898, by striking out all after members and the word "the" in the fifth line thereof and sub- member. stituting the following, to-wit: "the state superintendent, as ex-officio regent, and of ten ap pointed regents. The term of office of the pointed regents, commencing with the first Monday of February in the year in which appointed, shall be five years and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors; and they are now and shall continue divided in *See chapter 260, laws of 1899. |