The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. 625, A, Published June IS 1909.
CHAPTER 43I, LAWS OF 1909.

NO. o SI 4s oi LAWS ' IF ii 1908 5'0'
AN ACT to amend sections 13I9-l1
l370-l5 and 137o--l6 of the statutes,
relating to drainage district proceedings
The people of the State of Wisconsin. repre-
scented in Senate aud Assembly. do enact
Section /. Sections 137o-11. 1879 -l5
and 1870 OF the statntes. are amended
10 read Section 1911. l. Whenever
. majority of the adult owners Of lands
within any district OF land, who shall rep.
resent one third in area OF the lands with
In sad district to be reclaimed or benefited
or whenever the adult owners OF more than
one half of the lands within such district
desire to construct one more drains,
bitches. levees, or other works across the
lands OF others, for the promotion OF the
public healtn or welfare, and the drainage
OF said lands, or desire to maintain and
keep IN repair any such dram, ditch, or
levee heretofore constructed under any law
Of this state, such owners may ole In the
lands, or any. part Of them, shall lie, petit
'ion sc.t.s. forth tn ,,onoso, NOM. =, ..,,
"a = The necessity OF the pro-
posed work, describing the necessity
(3) general or a detailed do
roues and ter "s q the proposs
bitches and levees.
lU -. A general or g detailed do
scrption of the lands proposed to 10 In
cluded In said district
90 - . The names Of the owners
Of all lands In said district when known.
90 n the purpose Of said petit
TONERS is the enlargement. repair and main
tenance Of a ditch, levee or other work
heretofore constructed under any law Of
this state: said petition shall give general
description OF the same. With such par
ticulars as may be deemed Important
~ - Sad petition shall pray for
the organization OF dra nag, district by
the mime and with the boundaries proposed,
hp % m IA n ere
for the execution Of such proposed work,
according to the provisions of this and the
following sections.
?. No petition having as many signers as
nre required by this section shall be de-
clared void, but tine court niay at any
time permit the petition to be amended in
form aad substance to conform 70 the facts,
II the facts Justify the organization Of a
drainage district. Several similar petitions
Tor the organlzat'on Of the same district
may be circulated and ybep fled shall to-
gcther be regarded as one petition having
as many sirners as there are separate adult
slgners on the several petitions aled who
trict Al petitions for the organization Of
said district fled prior to the hearing on
said petition shal! De cons id.red by the
ct the sane 5s 4 ura Tsh the FIRST
thereon contained shall be counted In de-
terminiug whether Sufficient landowner
have signed said petition
3. Said territory need not be contiguous
provided that II be 80 Bltnated that the pub
lie health or welfare will be promoted BY
such drainage of each part thereof and the
benefits If the proposed work in each part
will exceed the damages from aud costs Of
said proposed work In each part sud pro
vided further thft the court shall be salts
fed that said proposed work can be more
chenpIy done II in q single district than
otherwise.
4 II any minor or Incompetent persons
have any interest In any lands Included
within drainage district proposed 10 be
organized under chapter 40 OF the laws of
1905 OF Wisconsin. the general guardian or
next OF kin OF snch minor or Incompetent
person may. for and on behalf OF said minor
or Incompetent person, Joint Ia the petI.
ton for the organize ton and establishment
OF such district II any minor or incom-
p<tAnt person having an interest In lands