Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No 500 81 Published May 81. 1909
CHAPTER 2Is. LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT TO create section l3t9--dl GIN. and
to amend sections 1915 and 1873
Sim Of the statutes. permitting new
parties 20 be added in drainage proceed
ings ard giving tf- court power 20 Pc
nit Amendments TO petition ana re
ports
TIE people Of the state Of Wisconsin. repre-
senled in senate and Assembly, do enact
IS follows:
Section l. There is added 10 the statutes
4 new section 20 read Section 1871
31gm. Any person owning land contiguous
10 the boundaries OF any drainage district
may at any time make application 10 the
court 70 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 Ike force ana effect as II the same
had been added by the original petition or
any report of the commissioners.
Section Sections 13Ts-1G ana
13Tlt--31m Of the statutes are amended to
read Sectlr- 1370--1G. l. Within ten
days after said commissioners shall be ap.
pointed and qualified they shall meet aili
organize By electing one OF their numher
secretary and as soon as may De- thereafter,
they shall personally examine the lands In
said district and make a preliminary report
70 the court. which report shall state
% Whether said proposed work Is ncces-
gary, or would be Of utility Ia carryi4g 0ut
the purposes Of the petition.
~ Whether tie proposed work would
promote the public health.
t3) Whether the proposed work would
promote Kue punlf welfare.
"a 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
therefrom, both within and without said
district
80 said commissioners shall IN said TO
port fix as near as may be and report to
The court the boundaries OF said proposed
drainage district Said boundaries shall not
pc 20 changed from those In the petition
described as 10 deprive the court of juris-
dietion by reason Of not having on the
petition the required nuipber o. sguers own
Ing land within said changed boundaries
Ans adult person owning land within
the district proposed by the original petit
ton. or within the district as changed or
enlarged by either the first or the second
report 81 the commissioners, may. AZ any
time, Ole Ia court a request 10 be Joined ne
petitioners, and the court may. by order,
permit such persons 10 be Joined as reti-
ti0ners with like force and effect us A.
they had signed the original petition and
thereafter such owners, 80 brought In shatl
be counted as original petitioners Tor all
purposes The original petition aAd any
other petition fled may he signed by the
owner or by any agent authorized IN writ.
Ing 10 sign said owners name
" said proposed work. az in the petit
ton described, Is not best suited 70 carry
Out the purposes Of The petition, the com
missioners shall consider and base their re-
port upon the oae seHf suited 10 carry out
those purposes and propose 90 the court
Abf one by Lhem fdnsAutFfil
Section 13Tt--3iiu The court shali
Of all times have supervision Of said com
mtssioncrs. and may AT any tire require
them 20 make a report on any matter or
matters connected with their dutles % com
missioners. and after due hearing may 70
move from Office any or all Of said com
snissioners for neglect Of duty or malfcas
anee IN Office or for other good eanaF. Tho
court or presiding judge may at any time
require thf commissioners to give new
bonds 10 the clerk of the court and may
fix the amount thereof. and said bends shall
be- submitted 70 the court or the presiding
judge thereof for approval
The court shall az OIL times have su.
pervison over all matters pertaining to
drainage districts and may make such Of
Gers with respect 90 all matters pertaining
~ the carrying on ~ the work ~ said
district as shall DO for the best interest
Of the said district aud for that purpose
may at any time permit or require. AZ the
circumstances may demand the bringing IN
Of new parties upop such terms az shalt
be lust with Hike force and effect ~ n they
were original parties 30 the said proceed
tnEB and the court shall have an equitable
supervision over all matters pertaining 70
drainage district proceedings with ikc
force and effect as II the said proceeding
were n case 10 equity
Section 8. THIS net shall take effect md
be IN force from aud after its passage and
publication
Approved Mar IS 1900