Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 41O, ST. Published July II, 1907
CHAPTER 662, LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend sections 177Sa and
1880 Of the statutes, relating to the pro-
ceedings Of the commission on condemn"
ing lands by telegraph, telephone, power,
heat and light companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented IN Senate and Assembly, do
Section i. Section 177sa of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1778a. l.
Condemnation proceedings may be insti-
mentioned in section 1878 of rights, ease
ments, interests or ownership in
any lands or over bridges and streams, and
in land +. on or yithln public highways
over, upon or beneath, which the line or
system is or is to be constructed or located,
either by the corporation or any person
menced by petition to the circuit court or
a circuit judge of the county in which
the land lies.
g The petition may be signed and veri
the circuit court, and shall contain the
ably described, highway, road, street or
alley. along, underneath or over which
the line or system is to be or has been
constructed by running wires and cables
upon poles overhead, or by wires, cables or
ways, or otherwise; the terminus of the
line or system on such property, If any,
and on which side or part Of the lands or
highway the line or system is or will be
it intends in good faith to use such real
estate, and it is required for it's use; if
made by another, that it is used or is de-
signed by the corporation to pc used, 4vr
telegraph, telephone purposes or for the
transmission of power, heat or electric
light for public purposes.
Section 2. Section l178d of the statutes
is amended to read section 1778d. l.
The commissioners shall take an oath that
they will support the constitution of the
United States and of the state of Wiscon-
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commissioners to the best of their ability
Upon request of the corporation or any per-
son interested in the property described
in the petition, and not otherwise, they
shall proceed with the performance Of their
duties, and may adjourn the proceedings
but not more than twice nor more than
sixty days in all IS to any one case
2. They shall cause notice Of the time
and place of their meeting to consider the
compensation to which the owner is en-.
titled to be served personally on the owner
or other person interested, or his agent,
attorney or guardian ad Item, or by Ieav
ing the same at his residence, with a per-
son of suitable age ana discretion, at least
ten days before such meeting. If such
party be a nonresident, or his residence
Is unknown, and have no agent or attorney
in the state known to the commissioners,
the notice shall be served by publication,
in such manner as the court or judge shall
direct Proof of the service of such
notice and the appearance of the parties,
shall be filed in the clerks office. No serv-
ice of notice or any subsequent meeting,
held pursuant to adjournment, shall be
necessary.
8. The commissioner or commissioners
shall view such of the premises described
in the petition as are described in such
written request, and hear the allegations
of the parties and appraise, ascertain and
determine the value Of the lands and rights
to be taken, and Of each separate estate
therein, and the damages sustained by the
owner by reason of the taking thereof, and
fix the amount Of such compensation to be
made to each of such owners therefor; and
in fixing the amount Of such compensation
said commissioner or commissioners shall
include all damages for the erection, con-
struction and maintenance of a telegraph,
telephone electric light, power or heat
transmission line or system for public pur-
poses over and along or beneath such lands,
public highways, roads, streets or alleys.
or over such bridges or streams or overhead
or underground, including such additional
wires pipes or condutts as may from time
to time be placed on said line or system
and of replacing the poles, pipes, conduits
or tunnels from time to time, as may be
necessary.
A. The commissioners may, in case of
dispute, determine the places along said
line in which the poles shall be set or pipes
or conduits laid.
s. In no case, except where the owner
consents thereto, shall poles be set In front
of or upon any residence property, or in
front of building occupied for business
purposes, unless the commissioners shall
find that the same Is necessary.
e After the condemnation proceedings