Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 81, ST. Published July IS, 1907.
CHAPTER 665, LAWS OF 1907.

No. so, ST. Published July IS, 1907.
CHAPTER 665, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section IL, chapter 419
Of the laws Of 1905, making the same
create sections 1379-22l, 1379-22m
and 1379-22n of the statutes, relating
to drainage districts.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section /. Section ~ of chapter 419,
laws of 1905, is amended and made sec
tion of the statutes to read: Section
1379-22 "a At the time Of confirma-
ton Of such assessments, IL shall be COM
petent for the court to order the assess
ment for construction of new work to be
paid in not more than fifteen installments
of such amounts and at such times as will
be convenient for the accomplishment Of
the proposed work, or for the payment Of
the principal and interest Of such notes or
bonds of said district as the court shall
grant authority to issue, for the construc-
ton of new work. The court may also by
such order fix a date on which the first
installment of the assessments for con-
struction shall become due, not more than
five years after the date of the order, and
each of said installments shall draw in
terest from the date of said order.
~ Unless otherwise provided by said
order such assessment shall be payable at
once; and from the time Of the entry Of
said order, and the filing of notice thereof
with the register of deeds, assessments for
assessments and interest thereon shall be a
lien upon the lands assessed until paid.
Amy owner Of land, or any corporation
assessed for construction, may at any time
before the commissioners have en-
tered into a contract to borrow money for
said drainage district and issue security
therefor based upon said assessment, pay
into court the amount of the assessment
against his land or any tract thereof or
against any such corporation. Said pay
ment shall relieve said lands from the lien
of said assessment and said corporation
from all liability on said assessment
Section 2. There are added to the stat
utes three new sections to read: Section
1379-22l. Whenever the commissioners
bonds to be paid during series Of years
or after a period exceeding three years,
they shall by public advertisement first
invite proposals to furnish the money ce-
sired at the most favorable rate of interest,
or, If bonds or notes shall be issued at six
per centum, proposals to take the same at
the best premium; and until such adver-
tisement be made without success they shall
not negotiate privately such notes or bonds
as aforesaid.
Section 1379-22m. On or before the If
teenth day Of January, April, July and DC
tober in each year from the time of their
appointment until their final discharge, the
commissioners shall make and file with the
clerk of the circuit court true and par
ticular account OF their receipts and ex-
penditures during the quarter-year ending
with the last day Of the preceding month,
in which shall be set down the dates,
sources and amounts Of receipts, the dates,
purposes and amounts of expenditures, all
as actually having occurred; and the
vouchers of such expenditures shall be
filed with such account. Such account shall
be verified by the oath of one or more of
the commissioners, and, together with the
vouchers, be carefully preserved by the
clerk as part of the papers In the proceed
ing The first account filed after this act
shall begin with the first transaction Of
commissioners after their original appoint
ment.
Section l379-22n. At any time within
thirty days after the. filing of such an ac-
count any taxpayer may file exceptions
thereto, specifying the items objected to
and the grounds Of objection, and give no.
tice in writing to the commissioners there
Of Thereupon the exceptions shall stand
for trial before the court, and an Issue in
form of an action may be ordered for
jury trial, and judgment shall be rendered
for or against the district, with right OF
appeal as In other cases. Costs may be
adjudged to the commissioners against the
party filing exceptions If they are not sus-
tanned and, In the discretion Of the court,
if but partly sustained. If the items ex-
cepted to be wholly disallowed, and in all
other cases when the commissioners shall
exceed their authority, the taxable costs OF
proceedings shall be adjudged against the
commissioners and not against the district.
ADproyed July II, 1907.