Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13

within a drainage district proposed to be
organized under said chapter 4l9 or inc
his or her next OF kin do not reside III Wis
consin any person interested IN the organl-
cation OF said proposed drainage district
may@hle petition in the court having lurls,
diction of the appointment of general
guardian Of such minor or incompetent per-
son asking for the appointment OF such
general guardian, and said court may III It's
discretion appoint such general guardian
5. All lands and interest in lands in said
proposed district owned by such minor or
incompetent persons. whose guardian o. or
next of kin signs said petition under the
authority herein granted. shall be counted
IN determining whether saacieaf ian Inc owns a.
been adult and competent u,
Section 1379-15. l. Before entering
upon their duties such commissioners snail
take sand subscribe an oath TO support (ne
constitution Of the United States and the
constitution of the state OF Wisconsin. 70
faithfully and impartialiy discharge tnelr
duties as such commissioners and to render
true account Of their doings to the court
quired by law or the order of the court,
and shall execute bond running to the
oce as IS o lss sDo to BE- d wh snd
i for the benefit of the parties interested In
an amount to be fixed by the court or pre-
siding dg snd With ssEsfss 6 to be
ditioned for the faithful discharge of their
duties as such commissioners and the faith,
moneys which shall come into their hands
as such commissioners. = majority SHAH
constitute quorum and q concurrence OF
q majority in any matter within their
duties shall be sufficient to its determine
ton.
2. The commissioners first appointed shall
hold tS their Office Until the first tb e
date of the order organizing such district
and until their respective successors are ar;
after the hrst board, excepting those ap-
pointed to fiji vacancies, shall hold their
respective offices for the term Of two years
and until their respective successors are
qualified
8. Appointments to fill expired terms in
the Office Of drainage commissioner shall be
court court Of the County having Jurisdiction Of
the drainage district at the court mouse
therein On the nrsr TUESDAY Or sng f+a an
as possible.
4. Vacancies in the board may be filled
By s sppoa f at h aaS Rf the the Fedus IS the
uneKpired term. The removal of any, com
missioner from, the county. or counties In
which lands of such district are situated
shall render his Office vacant.
5. The commissioners shall keep an &C
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 for such payments and
shall keep full, accurate and true minutes
they shall dle in the Office OF the clerk of
the court having jurisdiction Of the matter
an itemized statement of all their receipts
and disbursements, and leave said report
in such office for examination by parties
interested at all times.
T. They shall receive for their services
three dollars and fifty cents per day and
their ACTUAL reasonable expenses
control and direction of the court or pre-
siding judge, and shall obey Its or his di,
rrections for failure so to do they shall AL
forfeit their compensation and be dealt with
sumaTily as for contempt.
s.. Suit may also be brought upon their
bonds, In the name Of the clerk of the court:
and the amount recovered shall be applied
p 10 II the = petition provided for II section
the proposed work, and detailed descrip-
ton of the extent Of the prposed district,
and is accompanied by exhibits showing
profiles and maps and the estimated cost
and benefits Of the proposed work, and
prays that the commissioners appointed be
ordered by the court to omit the prelimi-
and to proceed directly with the preparation
of the report, in section 13Z9--1S provided,
and if the court is convinced by evidences
at hand that the omission Of said preImii;
nary report is justidable, said court shall
SO order The court shall allow the leglti-
mate expenses incurred in the preparation
Section 1S7e--16. /. Within ten days
after said commissioners shall be appointed
by electing one Of their, number secretary,
and as soon as may be thereafter, except as
hereinbefore ProXded thsy sna Pe ag
a preliminary report to the court, which re-
port shall state:
f (1) Whether said proposed work is ne
cessary, or would be of utility In carrying
out the purposes of the petition.
(2) Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
(3) Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare.
a. Whether the total benefits from said
proposed work will exceed the cosf Thereon
together with the damages resulting there
from: and in arriving at this they sha!l In
clude all benefits and all damages resulting
therefrom, both within and without said
Is Said commissioners shall, in said re-
port, fix as near as may be ana report 70
drainage district Said boundaries shall
not be so changed from those IN the peti.
ton described as to deprive the court Of
the petition the required number Of slgners
owning land within said changed bounda-
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 the 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,
P Foners WITH WITH Ike force and effect as If they
had signed the original petition and there
after such owners SO brought in, snail pc
counted as 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.
3. If said proposed work, as In the petit
ton described, Is not best suited to carry
ont the purposes Of the petition, the com
missioners shall consider and base their re-
port upon the one. best suited to carry out
those purposes, and propose TO the court the
one by them considered.
Section q This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication. $50
Approved June Is. 1909.
No. 1913, S. Published June ~ I9o3
CHAPTER 435, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection 2 Of section
44-S, subsection IL of section 81, and
saffi0n Ah4HQ of