Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
No. 526, s. ] Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 2IB. LAWS or 1909.

no 526, S. Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 218, LAWS OF 1909.
Az ACT to create section 1878 GIN; ana
% amend sections 1379-16 and l"t9-
DIM of the statutes. permitting new
parties to be added in drainage pfoceCu
ings and giving the court power to per-
mt amendments to petitions ana re-
ports.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
senled in Senate and Assembly, do enact
section 1. There is added to the statutes
a new section to read Section l"i"-
@lSm ANY person owning land contiguous
10 the boundaries of any drainage district
may at any time make application to t4e
court to have 81 d land included in TIA" sald
4fainage district, and the court may, after
tlg houCe OF said application, MAKE ''ll
order aiding said land TO the said district
with like force and effect as if the same
had been added by the original petition or
Sestiou > Sections 1870 and
I~t9-3lm of the statutes are amended 10
read: Section 131a-1O /. Within ten
CIys after said commissioners shall be ap,
pointed and qualified they shall meet ana
organize by clCctlng one of their uuInp'f
secretary and soon may be thereafter,
they shall personally examine the lands in
said district and make a preliminary report
TO the court. which report shall state:
o. Whether said proposed woFh Is ne'eS-
sary, or would be of utility in carrying out
the purposes Of the petition.
(2l Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
80 Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare.
"a Whether Jhc total benefits from snid
proposed work will exceed the cost thereof
together with the damages resulting there
from; and in arriving at this they shaiI IN
Clude ali benefits and all damages resulting
theretrom, both within aud without salu
district.
90 Said commissioners shall in said re-
port fix as near as may be ana report TO
the court the boundaries of said proposed
drainage district. Said boundaries Shall not
be SO changed from those in the petition
described rs to deprive the court Of juriS-
dlcti0n 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 peu-
ttou. or within the district as changed or
enlarged by either the first or the second
report OF the commissioners, may, at any
time, file 10 court request TO be Joiheu as
petitioners, and the court may. by ORDER,
permit such persons to be Joined as petl-
TONERS with Ike force and effect as If
they had signed the original petition; and
thereafter such owners, so brought In shall
be counted rs original petitioners for all
purposes in" original petition and any
other petition hIed 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 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 I51g-%lm. !. The court shall
Mt all times have supervision of said com
missioDers. and may at any time require
them to make report on any matter or
matters connected wish their duties as COM
missi0nors. and after due hearing may re
move from office any or all of said com
missiOncrs for neglect of duty or malfcas-
ance In Office or for other good cause. me
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
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