Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 81. Al Published May 6, 1909
CHAPTER -38. LAMS OF 1909.

No. =. Al Published May 6, 1909
CHAPTER 80, LAWS OF 1909.
AZ ACT u amend sections 7I5a 7I0b:
TIJc, 775d and 775e, Of the statutes and
TO create section T15f Of the statutes. re-
lat!ng TO the organization Of new towns.
Tie people Of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, DO
enact as follows:
Section :. Sections 775a. rob, 7T5c
TOD ana 775e Of the statutes are amended
to read Section lisa. any
government township situated within a
county ana beng part OF r a9y TON %a9 OF OF
least fifty resident electors, at least twenty
five Of whom are frcehOIders or homestead
Crs and assessed valuation OF at least
one hundred thousand dollars according to
the last preceding asSeSsnen t, may be Or
gained into a town upon compliance with
the following three sections. NO person
shall be deemed a resident elector within
the meaning Of this act unless he shall
have resided within such territory for at
least one year prior to the date Of the YER
IL alton Of the petition prescribed by sec
Section 775b. 4 petition signed by a
majority Of the resident electors and q ma
jority OF the resident frceholder5 and home
steaders Of the territory proposed to be 50
organized shall he presented to the circuit
court, or q Judge thereof Of the county in
which such territory is located such petit
ton Bha accurately describe such terri
tory, naming the town or towns OF which 1t
Is q part shall contain til" names or the
resident electors the assessed valuation or
such territory, and the proposed name or
the new town, that the remaining territory
In such town Is not less than thirty-siE
square miles in extent, and has not less
than fifty resident electors and an assessed
valuation of not less than one hundred
thousand dollars according to the last pre-
Ceding assessment, and shall be verified by
at least three signer5 The court or such
iTdra sE9T thereupon make au
order liking the time and place Tor tho
hearing OF said petition, before the circuit
court OF such county and dlrcc-
ting that copy Of sven pe6itti66n anG or IT
the Town or towns Of which such territory
is q part at least fifteen days before the
hearing ard that notice Of such
hearing be published once a week for three
weeks In q newspaper designated as most
likely to give notice to the people OF the
territory proposed to be 50 organized.
Section 71Jc. ANY eIector or tax payer
Of such territory or any town OF which
such territory ia a part may appear at the
hearing of such petition and the matter
shah be tried as an issue Of fact by the
court. No formal answer to the petition
need be filed. The court may adjourn the
hearing from time to time and refer any
question Of fact; such reference snail be
deemed n compulsory reference and the fees
and expenses of the referee shall be fixed
and paid in the manner provided in h2ction
1880 OF the statutes by the town board Of
the new town and the town board Of the old
town.
ingB Of fact at the close Of such hearing
aad IL It shalt appear that the I"
allegations OF the petition are true and I'll
the requirements Of this chap
ter have been substantially complied with
RIaN enter an order creating
suru territory into q town, Civ
Ing 1t the name proposed in the petition
and providing for the place Of holding the
first annual meeting; provided that the
remaining territory In any existing town
shall not be Less than 4" thirty-slI
square miles In extent and shall have not
less than hfty resident electors an an as
sesscd valuation of not less than one hun
dred thousand dollars according to the last
preceding assessment,
Section 775e The credits and indebted
ness as between the towns SO created and
the town or towns of which 1t was formerly
a part shall be apportioned according TO the
provisions Of section 5T2
Section ?. There is added to the stat
utes new section to read: Section 7T5f.
Whenever the remaining territory Of any
town out Of which a now town ia organized
shall be divided into two detached parts
by the organization of the new town, that
part thereof with the least number of resi-
dent electors shall be attached to and be
come n part Of the new town.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 3. 1909