Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
10. 526 81 Published May 81, 1909.
CHA PIER 218- LAWS or 1909

CHAPTER 218, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create section 1379-31gm, and
to amend sections 1876 ana 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 and re-
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There is added to the statutes
new section to read Section 1879
B1gm. ANY person owning land contiguous
20 the DouhdafIes OF any drainage dlstflct
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 Z. Sections l373-16 and
1379-31m Of the statutes are amended to
read Section 1379-1G. J. Within ten
days after said commissioners shall DE aI-
pointed and qualified they shall meet and
organize by electinE one Of their number
secretary. and as soon rs may be thereafter,
they shall personally examine the lands IN
SAID district and make preliminary report
10 the court, which report shall state
~ whether said proposed work Is ncccs-
Bary, or would be Of utility in carrying out
the purposes Of the petition.
~ Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
~ whether the proposed work would
promote the pLrblic welfare
~ Whether the total benefits from said
proposed work viii 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
theretrom, both within and without said
district.
~ Said commissioners shall In said re-
port fix as near IS may be and report TO
the court the boundaries Of said proposed
drainage district. Said boundaries shall not
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described as 10 deprive the court Of juris-
dlctlon by reason Of not having on the
petition the required number Of signers own
ing lana within said changed boundaries.
2 ANY adult person owning land within
the district proposed by the orig nj petit
ton, or Within the district as changed
report Or the commissioners, may, at any
time, file In court a request to be Joined as
petitioners, and the court may. by order,
permit such persons to be Joined petit
TONERS with Ike force and effect as II
they had signed tn" original petition and
thereafter such owa rs 80 brought in shall
other petition fled may be signed by the
owner or by any agent authorized In writ
Ing 70 Sign said owners name.
.. If said proposed work, as IN the petit
ton described, is not best suited to carry
out the purposes Of the petition, the com
m'ssloners 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 1373-3lm. !. The court shall
mt all times have supervision Of said
mi5sionerS, and may at any time require
them 10 make report on any matter or
matters connected with their duties as com
msEiOncTs, and after due hearing may re-
move from Office any or all Of said COM
LuiSsiOneTs for neglect of duty or mQlfeas-
anCe In Office or for other good cause Tho
court or presiding judge may at any time
require the commissioners to give new
bonds 10 the clerk OF the court and may
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