The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 81, AL Published May 6, 1909.
CHAPTER SO, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 775a, 775b,
775e. 1850 and 775e OF the statutes tae. and no
iating to the organization Of new towns.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
s saafton as foil9 sest,ons 775a 77nb 775c
77sd, and 775e Of the statutes are amended
to read: Section 775a. Any
government township situated within a
f fo%ny @ and ah has at
least fifty resident electors, at least twenty
five Of whom are freeholders or homestead
one hundred thousand dollars according to
the last preceding assessment, may be or
ganiZed into a town upon compliance with
shall be deemed resident elector within
the meaning Of this act unless he shall
have resided within such territory for at
ification Of the petition prescribed by sec
ton 775b. -.t.
Section 775b. A petition signed by a
majority Of the resident electors and ana q ma
steaders. of the territory proposed to be SO
organized shall be presented to the circuit
court or Judge thereof of the s eoTnt yyet r.
ton shall accurately describe such terri.
tory, naming the town or towns OF when IL
is q part; shall contain the names Of the
resident electors the assessed valuation OF
such territory, and the proposed name OF
the new town, that the remaining territory
IN such town is not less than thirty-s1x
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 cor to the Last pre- re-
at least three Inc court or sus en-
hearing Of said petition before the circuit
ting that copy Of spch petit ion s and or y;
the the town to nor or towns Of which such territory
is part, at least fifteen days before the
hearing and that notice of such
hearing be published once g week for three
likely to give notice to the people or the
territory proposed to be SO organized.
Section 775c. Any elector or tax payer
such. territory Is part may appear at the
hearing Of such petition and the matter
shall be tried as an issue Of fact by the
need be filed. The court may adjourn the
hearing from time to time and refer any
question Of fact; such reference shall be
and expenses of the referee shall be fixed
and paid In the manner provided In section
2030 of the statutes BY the town board OF
the new town and the town board OF the OLD
Section 775d. The court shall file find
ings of fact at the close OF such hearing
II of the petition are true and all
the requirements of this, chap
ter have been substantially complied with
- shall enter an order creating
such territory into town, - Civ
ing it the name proposed In the s petition lon
first annual meeting; provided that the
remaining territory In any existing town
shall not be less than thlrty-six
square miles in extent and shall have not
less than fifty resident electors and an as
sessed 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 pert shall be apportioned according to the
- provisions Of section 672.
Section 2. There Is added TO the stat
uses a new section to read: Section 775 Isl:
town cut of which a new town is 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 a part of the new town.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after It's passage and
Approved May 8, 1909.