Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
10. 81 Al Published May 6. 1909
CHAPTER 50. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections TT5a T75b
II5e, I15d and 1I5e, of the statutes. and
iating 10 the organization of new towns.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
section i Sections 775a. 775b 775c.
lt0d. and II5e OF the statutes are amended
to read Section 7T5a. ANY
county and being part OF any town or
towns. which township has at
least fifty resident electors, at least twenty
i've OF whom are freeholders or homestead
ers, and an assessed valuation of at least
one hundred thousand dollars according to
the last preceding assessment, may be Or
ganiZed into a town upon compliance with
the following three sections. No person
shall be deemed resident elector within
have resided within such territory for at
least one year prior to the date of the YER
itcation Of the petition prescribed by sec
ton 775b
Section 775b petition signed by a
majority of the resident electors and ma
1ority of the resident freeholders and home
steaders of the territory proposed to be 50
organized shall be presented 10 the circuit
court, or q judge thereof of the county in
which such territory Is located such petl-
tion shall accurately describe such terri
tory, naming the town or towns OF which 1t
is a 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-siX
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 TO the last pre-
ceding assessment and shall be verified by
a. east three .h me court or sue en-
order fixing the time and place for the
hearing OF said petition, before the circuit
court OF such county and diree-
dnr he ens seryed G0P q seH mon the tlepk Of
the town OF towns Of which such territory
hearing and that notice OF such
hearing be published once a week for three
weeks in newspaper designated as most
likely to give notice to the people Of the
territory proposed to be so organized.
Section 7T5e Any elector or tax payer
Of such territory or any town of which
hearing Of such petition and the matter
shall be tried as an Issue OF fact by the
court. No formal answer to the petition
need be filed. The court may adjourn the
question of fact; such reference shall be
deemed compulsory reference and the fees
and expenses of the referee shall be fixed
and paid In the manner provided In section
2930 Of the statutes by the town board of
the new town and the town board &c the old
town.
Section 7T5d The court shall nile find
ings OF fact at the close Of such hearing
and IT, it. shall appear that the
ailf CATIONS 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 a town, Civ
ing ii the name proposed In the petition
and providing for the place of holding the
first annual meeting; provided that the
remaining territory In any existing town
shall not be less than thirty-six
square miles In extent and shall have rot
less than fifty resident electors arr an as
sessed valuation of not less thar one hun
dred thousand dollars according to the last
preceding assessment
Section 775e. The credits and indebted
ness as between the towns 50 created and
the town or towns Of which IL was formerly
a part shall be apportioned according to the
provisions of section 672.
Section Q There is added TO the stat
utes n new section to read Section 775f.
Whenever the remaining territory of any
town out of which 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 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication,
Approved May 5, 1909.