SECTION 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 17, 1891. No. 421, A.] [Published April 20, 1891. CHAPTER 269. AN ACT relating to the election of officers of villages, and amendatory of section 875, of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter 16, laws of 1889. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: statutes 1878. SECTION 1. Section 875, of the revised statutes, Amends secas amended by chapter 16, of the laws of 1889, is tion 875, revised hereby amended by inserting after the word "provided," where the same occurs in the tenth line of section 1, of chapter 16, laws of 1889, the following: "Provided, that in every village in this Village officers. state which shall embrace parts of two or more towns, whether such village shall be incorporated under general or special law, or both, the president and trustees may, by resolution to be adopted and published at least fifteen days before the annual charter election in any year, fix the term of office of the trustees at two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and may therein provide, that there shall be chosen, at the first annual charter election thereafter, three trustees to serve for a term of one year, and three trustees to serve for a term of two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Upon the adoption and publication of such resolution, the election of trustees, at the annual charter election thence next ensuing in such village, shall be had in accordance with such resolution, and thereafter, at each annual charter election there shall be chosen three trustees, who shall hold their office for the term of two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified," so that said section when amended shall read as follows: Section 875, of the revised statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 875. At the annual charter election in each village there shall be chosen the following officers, viz.: A president, six trustees, a clerk, a treasurer, a supervisor, a marshal, and a constable, also two justices of the peace and a police justice, if required to be elected in such year, unless any such office shall have been discontinued as hereinafter provided. Provided, that in every village in this state which shall embrace parts of two or more towns, whether such village shall be incorporated under gen eral or special law, or both, the president and trustees may, by resolution to be adopted and published at least fifteen days before the annual charter election in any year, fix the term of office of the trustees at two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and may therein provide, that, there shall be chosen, at the first annual charter election thereafter, three trustees to serve for a term of one year and three trustees to serve for a term of two years. and until their successors are elected and qualified. Upon the adoption and publication of such resolution, the election of trustees, at the an nual charter election thence next ensuing in such village, shall be had in accordance with such resolu tion, and thereafter, at each annual charter election, there shall be chosen three trustees, who shall hold their office for the term of two years, and until their successors are elected and quali fied. All other officers shall be appointed by the village board, and at their first meeting, unless they shall otherwise provide after the annual election, and such officers shall be removable by the village board, on a vote of a majority of all the trustees. No person not a resident elector in such village, shall be eligible to any office therein. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 17, 1891. AN ACT to amend chapter 238 of the laws of 1882, entitled, "An act to incorporate the city of Monroe." (See Vol. 2.) No. 99, A.] [Published April 24, 1891. CHAPTER 272. AN ACT to amend chapter 124, of the private and local laws of 1871, entitled "An act to incorporate the trustees of the Milwaukee county orphan's board.' The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Amends sec. 4, private and lo chapter 124, cal laws of 1871. SECTION 1. Section 4, of chapter 124, of the pri vate and local laws of 1871, entitled "An act to incorporate the trustees of the Milwaukee county orphans' board," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. The moneys received by the said corporation shall be invested be invested. in bonds, secured by mortgage on unincum bered real estate in the county of Milwaukee, or Moneys, how to Amends sec. 6, of chapter 124, Meetings of board, where in bonds of the United States, or of this state, or of any municipality in this state. The mortgaged property to secure such investment of cap. ital shall in every case be worth, in cash, twice the amount loaned thereon, and no investment shall be made except by the unanimous vote of such trustees. SECTION 2. Section 6, of said chapter 124, of private and lo' the private and local laws of 1871, is hereby cal laws of 1871. amended by striking out the following words at the end of said section, to wit: "No business shall be transacted by said board at any meeting unless all the members thereof are present," and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "A majority of all the members of said board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of such board, and be capable of transacting any business thereof, except as otherwise provided in this chapter," so that said section 6 when so amended shall read as follows: Section 6. The meetings of said board shall be held in the office of and when held. the county judge of Milwaukee county, and a record of the proceedings and transactions of said board shall be kept in said office, and be open to the inspection of the public. On the first Monday of April, A. D. 1871, the said board of trustees shall meet and elect a president and secretary. The secretary shall be ex officio treasurer of said board of trustees. The annual meeting for the election of officers shall take place on the second Monday of January of each year. If any vacancy shall occur, by death or otherwise, the said board shall fill such vacancy by an election for the unexpired term. A meeting of the said board of trustees may be called at any time by the president or secretary of said board. A majority of all the members of said board shall constitute a qnorum at any meeting of such board, and be capable of transacting any business thereof, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Approved April 17, 1891. No. 60, A.] [Published May 4, 1891. CHAPTER 273. AN ACT to provide for state depositories and regulate the deposit of public moneys therein, and amendatory of sections 157 and 159 of the revised statutes of 1878. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: its shall ap SECTION 1. Any national or state banking cor- Board of depos poration which shall be approved by a board to be prove state deknown as the "Board of Deposits," consisting of pository. the commissioners of public lands and the governor, may, upon filing bond as hereinafter provided, and upon compliance with all other requirements of law, become a state depository. The members of the board of deposits shall receive no additional compensation by reason of the performance of their duties upon such board. The records of the proceedings of said board shall be kept by the secretary of state, and a duly certified copy there. of, or of any part thereof, shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding in the courts of this state. file bond with same. SECTION 2. Every such state depository, before Depository to it shall be entitled to receive any public moneys, state treasurer, shall file with the state treasurer a good and conditions of sufficient bond, conditioned for the payment upon demand, to the state treasurer or to his order free of exchange, at any place in this state designated by him, of all moneys deposited with it, and of interest thereon, at the rate fixed by said board of deposits, with not less than five sureties, residents and freeholders of this state, who shall together be worth, in property within this state not exempt from execution, over and above. their debts and liabilities, double the amount of the penalty of said bond, and each of whom shall be worth not less than ten thousand dollars, and who shall justify such responsibility by their several affidavits; which said bond and sureties. shall, before such filing, have been approved by the board of deposits. |