Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

organized under said chapter 4I9 OF the
laws OF 1905, has no general guardian. and
ms OF her next OF kin do not reside In Wis
co2siu any person interested in the organi-
zatton OF said proposed drsinagp district
may lie a petition In the court having juris-
dictloa Of the appointment OF a general
guardian of such minor or incompetent per
spn asking for the appointment OF such
general guardian, and said court may in its
discretion appoint such general guardian
5. All lands and interest in lands In said
proposed district owned by such minor or
incompetent persons whose guardian or
next of kin signs said petition under the
authority herein granted, shall be counted
In determining whether sufficient land own-
ers have signed said petition, the same as
II such minors or Incompetent persons had
been adult and competent
Section 1915. /. Before entering
upon Their duties such commissioners shall
take and subscribe an oath to support the
constitution OF the United States an6 the
constitution Of the state Of Wisconsin. 10
faithfully and impartial!y discharge their
duties as such commissioners and TO render
true account of their doings TO the. court
by which shey are appointed whenever re-
CURED by law or the order Of the court,
and shall execute bond running to the
clerk OF said eourt and his SUCCESSORS In
Office as obigees, 10 be filed with said clerk
for the benefit of the parties int rested in
siding judge, and with suretles 20 De APP
proved by the court or presiding judge, con-
dttioned for the faithful discharge Of their
duties as such commissioners and the faith
ful accounting for and application of all
moneys which shall come Into their hands
as such commissioners majority shall
a majority in any matter within their
duties shall be sufficient to Its determine
ton
2. The commissioners first appointed shall
hold their office until the arst Tuesday in
the second succeeding July following the
Gate OF the order organizing such district
and nStl TIER respective successors are
after the first board. excepting those APP
pointed TO al vacancies, shall hold their
respective Offices for the term Of two years
qualified
5, Appointments to ill expired terms in
the office Of drainage commissioner shall be
court 81 the County having JGrisdic don Of
the drainage, district at the court house
therein on the first Tuesday of July in
each succeeding year or AZ soon Thereafter
T. Vacancies in the board may be hlled
by such judge at any time, the commission
unexpfred term. The removal of any CON-
missioner from the county or counties In
which lands Of such district are situated
shall render his Office vacant
5. The commissioners shall keep an &C.
curate record of all moneys collected on &C
count of the work under their charge and
shall take vouchers for such payments and
shall keep full accurate and true minutes
of all their proceedings.
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they shall file in the Office Of the clerk OF
the court having Jurisdiction OF the matter
an itemtzed statement Of all their receipts
and disbursements, and leave said report
in such office for examination by parties
interested at all times.
Z. They shall receive for their services
three dollars and fifty cents per day and
their actual reasonable expenses
8. They shall at all times be under the
control and direction of the court or pre-
siding judge, and shall obey Its or his d.:
1.Sss fr.w EoA1 20 10 hANT hall
forfeit their compensation and ha dealt with
sumarily as for contempt.
8. Suit may also be brought upon their
and the amount recovered shall be applied
to the construction of the work or to the
party injured. as justice may require.
137e--11 contains a detailed description Of
the proposed work, and detailed descrip-
ton of the extent of the prposed district,
and Is accompanied By exhibits showing
profles and maps and the estimated cost
and benefits of the proposed work, and
prays that the commissioners appointed be
ordered by the court to omit the preliml-
nary report in section 1379--16 provided,
and to proceed directly with the preparation
of the report, in section 131S--1S provided,
and IL the court is convinced by evidences
at hand that the omission of said prellml-
nary report is justihable, said court shall
so order. The court shall allow the legiti-
21ate expenses incurred Ia the preparation
section 137e-1e. /. Within ten days
after said com missioners shall be appointed
s1d o, ne, her nsmbeP
and as soon es may be thereafter except as
hereinb efore provided, they shall personally
examine the lands in said district and make
a pre- lmlnafs report to the court. which re-
port shall state
d Whether said proposed work is ne
cesse ~, or would be OF utility in carrying
out he purposes of the petition.
(2D Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
50 Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare.
"a Whether the total benefits from said
proposed work Will exceed the c1st thereof
together With the damages resulting there re-
clude all benefits ana all damages resulting
therefrom, both Within and without said
f51 said commissioners shall. in said re-
port, fix as near as may be and report to
the court, the boundaries Of said proposed
drainage district. Said boundaries shall
not be so changed from those In the petit
tion described as to deprive the court Of
Jurisdiction by reason OF not having on
the petition the required number Of sgners
owning land within said changed beunda-
2 ANY adult persons 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
time. file In court a request TO be Joined as
permit such persons to be Joined as petit
TONERS with like force and effect as If they
had signed the original petition and there
after such owners, SO brought in, shall be
counted as original petitioners for ell pur-
poses. The original petition and any other
petition fled may be signed by the owner
or by any agent authorized In writing TO
sign said owners name.
3. If said proposed work, as in the petit
ton described, is not best suited to carry
out the purposes of ,,4e 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 q This act shall tsae encct and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication
Approved June Is, 1909.
No. 1913, ST. Published June I 8 1909
CHAPTER ABS, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend subsection 2 Of section