Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
No. $50. Al Published April =, 1893
CHApTER "a LAWS OF 1909.

No $50. Al Published April -, 1913
CHAPTER "A, LAWS OF 1903.
Az ACT 70 amend section e71 u the
statutes, relating to division Of towns.
The people OF the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 81 OF the statutes
is amended 20 read: section GIL. When
thirty or more freeh0iders. residents Of
any town aud az least one-third Of the
legal voters thereof shall petition the
&. sRty board for a division Of such town,
such petitioners shall. at least twenty
days before the next annual town meet
ing. dle a copy Of such petition with the
clerk Of such town, who shall, at least
ten days before such town meeting, give
notice that the question Of the division or
such town viii be voted upon at such
meeting By posting notices thereof. show
ing the manner IN which II Is proposed
t. divide such town, 10 four public places
in each proposed subdivision thereof. rhe
vote shall BE- by ballot. and those voting
IN favor Of the division shall vote q bal
lot containing the words for division,
and those voting against the division a
ballot containing tae words against d.
vision" The voters residing IN each Of
the proposed subdivisions shall vote sep
arately. and II a majority OF the votes
cast IN either subdivision shall be IN Ia
yor Of division the town clerk shall Ger
ufy the act to the county clerk, ana
thereupon the county board shall have
power to divide such town accordingly.
But no Town shall be divided 50 as to
constitute or leave any town OF less than
thirty-six sections. according 70 United
htates survey. unless each such town, az
ter division, shall have real estate valued
at the last preceding assessment ut
one hundred thousand dollars OF
more, and . atty qualified voters
resident therein at the time Of division;
and no town shall be divided or have
any part detached therefrom, so as to
make its area less than thirty six sec
tons. as aforesaid. except when a ma
Jority OF the votes cast in one or both
such subdivisions as aforesaid shall be In
favor OF such division. Every town shall
be considered and held to be and to have
been duly organized which has exercised
or shall hereafter exercise the powers,
functions and franchises OF a town for a
period OF = one year
The validity Of any order, ordinance, OF
proceeding. purporting to organize or set
OF any new town. or TO change the boun-
daries Of am existing town or towns, may
be tested by certiOrari, or any other prop
er proceeding brought directly for tic
purpose Of v~acating u order. ordinance
or proceeding, by the proper officer, or by
any person owning taxable property IN
any town purporting to be so organized,
tine within : ; one wear : :
after the date OF such order, ordinance
or proceeding. No such order, ordinance
or proceeding shall Ia any wise be called
ia question in any action or pSeseeding.
pose wirhin the time herein limited, IN
less such order. ordinance or proceeding
shall have been vacated by a court Of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 2 This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved April %, 1909.