Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08


organized under said chapter 419 Of the
laws OF 1905, has no general guardian, and
his or her next of kin do not reside IN Wis
consin any person Interested in the organi-
Zation Of said proposed drainage district
may file a petition IN the court having turis-
dietion 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 It's
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 OF
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 1875. 1. Before entering
upon their duties such commissioners shall
take and subscribe an oath 10 support the
constitution Of the United States and the
constitution Of the state OF Wisconsin. 70
faithfully and impaFtially discharge their
duties as such commissioners and TO render
q true account OF their dOings 10 the court
by which they are appointed whenever re-
quired by law the order OF the court,
and shall execute bond running to the
clerk Of said court and his successors IN
Office as o5gees to be hled with SAID cief tx
for the benefit OF the parties interested IN
an amount to be fixed By the court or pre-
siding judge. and with suretles 10 be APP
proved by the court or presiding judge, con
6itioned for the faithful digcharge Of their
duties az such commissioners and the faltn-
full accounting for and application of all
as such commissioners. majority snail
constitute q quorum and concurrence OF
q majority In any matter within their
dudes shall be sufficient TO its astermIna-
ton.
2. The commissioners first appointed shall
hold their ONCE until the first tuesday IN
the second succeeding July following the
dato of the order organizing spch district
and until their respective successors are
qualified. All commissioners appointed
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respective Offices for the term OF two years
and until thsir respective successors are
8 Appointments 10 fill expired terms in
the Office OF drainage commissioner shall 4e
made by the presiding Judge OF ne 81 circuit
the drainage district at the court house
therein on the first Tuesday OF July Ia
zach succeeding year or as soon thereafter
E Vacancies In the board may be ALLIED
by such judge at any time, TIE commission
era appointed 30 hold for tn@ Fesidue OF tne
unexpiEed term. The removal Of aay con-
missioner from the county or counties N
which lands Of such district arc Sisnstes
slGu render his Office vacant.
& The commissioners shall keep an &C
curate record of all moneys collected on ac-
count Of the work under their charge ana
shall take Vouchers for such payments and
shall keep full accurate and true minutes
of all their proceedings. -
8. On the first Tuesday OF July each year
they shall file in the Office Of the clerk OF
the court having jurisdiction Of the matter
an itemized statement Of al their receipts
and disbursements, and leave said report
IN such Office for examination by parties
interested at oil times
7. They shall receive for their services
three dollars and fifty cents per day and
their actual reasonable expenses
+ s. They shall at all times be under the
control and direction Of the court or pre-
siding Judge and shall obey It's or his d.
rections for failure so to do they shall
forfeit their compensation and be dealt with
sumarily as for contempt
.. Suit may also be brought upon tnetr
bonds, In the name of the clerk Of the court
and the amount recovered snail De appted
party injured as justice may require.
10. If the petition provided for In section
1379-11 contains detailed description or
the proposed work, aud a detailed descrip-
ton Of the extent of the prpoSed district,
and Is accompanied by exhibits showing
profIes and maps and the estimated cost
and benefits of the proposed WORK, and
prays that the commissioners appointed be
ordered by the court 10 omit the pFelinlI-
nary report in section l379-l6 provided,
and to proceed directly with the preparation
Of the report in section 1379-1S provided,
and II the court is cOnYin by evidences
at hand that the omission Of said prelIm1,
mary report is justinablel Bald court sha4
so order. The court shall allow the !egltl-
mate expenses incurred in the preparation
section 1879-1G l. Within ten days
after said commissioners shall DC appointed
and qualified they snail meet and organize
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and as soon as may be thereafter, except IS
hereinbefore provided, they shall personally
examine the lands In said district and make
a preliminary report to the court. which re-
a. Whether said proposed work IL ne
cessary, or would be or utility In Carrying
out the purposes of the petition.
o. Whether the proposed work would
promote the PUBLIC health.
80 Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare
a. Whether the total benefits from sa- I
proposed work viii exceed the cost thereof
together with the damages resulting there
from and IN arriving at this they shall In
clude all benefits and all damages resulting
therefrom, both within and without said
district
Is Said commissioners shall, in said re-
port fix as near as may be end report TO
the court, the boundaries Of said proposed
drainage district, Said boundaries Ia ts shall oti
ton described as to deprive the court of
jurisdiction By reason Of not having on
the petition the required number OF Bigners
owning Land within said changed b0unda-
3. ANY adult persons owning land within
the district proposed by the original petit
ton or within the district as changed or
enlarged by either the first or tho second
report of the commissioners, may, at any
time file in court a request TO be Joined as
petitioners, and the court may, by order,
permit such persons to be Joined as petit
TONERS with Ike force and effect as II they
had signed the original petition and there
after such owners, brought IN, shall be
counted as original petitioners for all Rur-
poses. The original petition and any other
petition died may be signed by the owner
or by any agent authorized in writing to
sign said owners name.
8. If said proposed work, as In the psti-
ton described is not best suited 20 carry
out the purposes of the petition, the com
nissioners shall consider and base their re-
port upon the one best suited TO carry cur
those purposes, and propose 20 the court the
one by them considered
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
md oft tia M
pnbllca ton.
Approved June ID, 1909.