The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15

within drainage district proposed to DO
organized under said chapter 41a of the
his or her next of kin DO not reside in Wis
consin any person interested in the organi-
cation Of said proposed drainage district
may file petition In the court having iurls-
dictiOn OF the appointment of a general
guardian of such minor or incompetent per-
son asking for the appointment of such
general guardian, and said court may In Its
discretion appoint such general guardian.
3. All lands and interest in lands in said
proposed district owned by such minor or
incompetent persons. whose guardian or
next OF kin signs said petition under the
authority herein granted. shall be counted
in determining whether sufficient land own
ers have signed said petition, the same as
If such minors or incompetent persons had
Section 1379-15. l. Before entering
upon their duties such commissioners shall
constitution Of the United states a and the
faithfully and impartially discharge their
duties as such comm ssoners and to render
n trse account Of tneir dongs to the court
by which they are appointed whenever re-
CURED by law or the order Of the court
and shall execute a bond running to the
clerk OF said court and his successors In
office rs obigces, to be filed with said clerk
for the benefit of the parties interested in
siding Judge. and with sureties to be APP
proved by the court or presiding judge. con-
ditioned for the faithful discharge OF their
full accounting for and applica Ion OF all
moneys which shall come into their hands
as ouch commissioners. A majority shall
constitute quorum and concurrence Of
q majority In any matter Within their
duties shall be sufficient to in determina-
ton.
2: The commissioners first appointed shall
hold their Office until the arst Tuesday in
the second succeeding July following the
date Of the order organizing such district
and until their respective successors are
after the nrst board. excepting those ap-
pointed to al vacsnc!es. shall hold their
respective Offices Tor the term Of two years.
and until their respective snrr"ss"r" arc
Appointments to ill expired terms in
the Office Of drainage commissioner shall be
e @ess 81 s ss oun S. qas t
the drainage district ct The court house
therein Cd the Hrst Tuesday Of July in
each succeeding year or - coon thereafter
4 Vacancies in the board may be Oiled
by such Judge at any time the CONF ission-
or. appointed to hS,d for the residue OF the
missioner from the county or counties IN
which lands Of such district are sitnsted
shall render his Office vacant:
8 The comm iss oners shall keep an ac-
curate record Of all moneys collected on &c
count of the work under their charge and
Of all payments made by them and
shall take vouchers tor such payments and
shall keep full. accurate and true minutes
Of all their proceedings.
@. On the first Tuesday Of July each year
they shall aie n the Office OF the clerk OF
the court having jurisdiction Of the matter
an itemized statement Of all their receipts
and Disbursements and leave sGid report
In such Office for examination by parties
interested at all times.
Z. They shall receive for their services
three dollars and ffty cents per day and
their actual reasonable expenses.
s. They shall al all times be under the
O.
sid,ug judge, aud shall obey its or his 81.
rectlons; for failure so to do they shall
forfeit their compensa tion and be dealt with
sumarlly as for contempt.
8. Suit may also be brought upon their
bonds, In the name of the clerk of the court,
and the amount recovered shall be applied
TO the construction of the work or To the
party injured, as justice may require
10. II the petition provided for IN section
l379-l1 contains detailed description OF
the proposed work, and a detailed descrip
ton Of the extent Of the prposed district
and Is accompanied - exhibits showing
profles ana maps and the estimated cost
prsys that the commissioners appointed be
ordered by the court to omit the prelimi-
nary report In section l3I9--16 provided,
and TO proceed directly with the preparation
of the report In section l3T9--ls provided
and II the court is convinced by evidences
at hand that the omission OF said preli MI.
nary report Is unsuitable, said court shall
so order The court shall allow the egti-
mate expenses incurred In the preparation
of the report.
Section 137e-16, ]. Within ten days
after said commissioners shall be appointed
and qualified they shall meet and organ re
by eIecting one Of their number secretary
and as soon as may be thereafter, except as
here!nbefore provided they shall personally
examine the lands IN said district aud make
a preliminary report to che court which re-
port shall state:
ccssary or would he OF utility IN carrying
out the purposes OF the petition
t2) Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
go Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare.
"a Whether the total benefits from said
together with the damages resulting there.
from and IN arriving at this they shall In
clude all benefits and ali damages resulting
therefrom both within and without said
% Said commissioners shall, in said re-
port, TX MS near rs may bn and report to
The court. the bounda les of said proposed
not be go changed from those In the peti
tiou described as to deprive the court Of
Jurisdiction by reason of not having on
the petition the required number Of gners
owning land within said changed bonnda-
rles.
2. Any adult persons owning land within
the district proposed by the original petit
tlon. or within the district az changed or
enlarged by either the first or the second
report Of the commissioners, may, at ,nny
l'Ae. NE IN court u request TO pe JoiHen aS
petitioners, and the court may. by order,
permit such persoua to be Joined as petit
TONERS with like force and effect Ms II they
had signed the original petition and there
after such owners, so brought In shall be
counted az original petitioners for all pur.
poses The original petition and any other
petition filed may be signed by the owner
or by any agent authorized IN writing to
sign said owners name
g. II said proposed work, as In the petit
ton described, Ii not best suited to carry
out the purposes OF the petition, the COM
IA .ss!oners shall consider and base their re-
port upon the one best suited TO carry out
those purposes and propose to the court tho
one by them considered
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June Is, 1900.