The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 500. ST. Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 2l8. LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to create section 1379-31gm, ana
to amend sections 1379-16 and 1879
31m of the statutes, permitting new
parties to be added in drainage proceed
ings and giving the court power to per-
nit amendments to petitions ana re-
ports.
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. There is added to the statutes
a new section to read Section 1879
31gm. Any person owning land contiguous
to the boundaries of any drainage district
may at any time make application to the
court TO have said land included in the said
drainage district, and the court may, after
due notice of said application, make an
order adding said land to the said district
with like force and ,effect. as If the same
had been added by the original petition or
any report Of the commissioners;
Section 2. Sections 1379-16 and
1a79-31m OF the statutes are amended to
read Section 1379-16 /. Within ten
Gays after said commissioners shall be ap-
pointed and qualified they shall meet and
organize by electing one of their number
they shall personally examine the lands in
said district and make a preliminary report
TO the court, which report shall state:
"a Whether said proposed work is neceS-
sary, 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 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
90 Said commissioners shall in said re-
port fix as near as may be and report to
the court the boundaries of said proposed
be so changed from those in the petition
described as to deprive the court of juris-
dlctfon by reason of not having on the
petition the required number of signers own
ing land within said changed boundaries.
=. Any adult person owning land within
the district proposed by the original petit
enlarged by either the first or the second
report OF the commissioners, may, at any
petitioners, and the court may, by order,
permit such persons to be Joined as petit
TONERS with like force and effect as II
they had signed the original petition; and
be counted original petitioners for all
purposes The original petition and any
other petition filed may be signed by the
owner or by any agent authorized In writ
ing to sign said owners name.
3. If said proposed work as in the petl-
ton described, is not best suited to carry
out 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 ty them considered.
Section 1379-31m. /. The court shall
at all times have supervision of said COM
missioners, and may at any time require
them to make a report on any matter or
matters connected with their duties as COM
missioners, and after due hearing may re-
move from Office any Or all of said COM
missioners for neglect of duty or maifeas-
ance in office or for other good cause. The
court or presiding judge may at any time
require the commissioners to give new
bonds to the clerk of the court and may
fix the amount thereof and said bonds shall
be submitted to the court the presiding
judge thereof for approval.
2. The court shall at all times haFe su-
pervision all matters pertaining to
drainage districts and may make such or
ders with respect to all matters pertaining
to the carrying on Of the work OF said
district shall be for the best interest
of the said district, and for that purpose
may at any time permit or require, the
circumstances may demand, the bringing In
of new parties upon such terms as shall
be just. with like force and effect as If they
original parties to the said proceed
ings and the court shall have an equitable
supervision over all matters pertaining to
drainage district proceedings with like
force and effect as If the said proceeding
were case in equity.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved May g. 1909.