River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 81. Al Published May 6, 1909.
CHAPTER So. LAWS or 1909.


AN ACT to amend sections 775a, 77Jb,
775c, 775d and 175e, Of the statutes, and
TO create section 775f of the. statutes. re-
lating to the organization of new towns.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
section a / Sections 775a. 775b 775c;
1850, and 775e Of the statutes are amended
to read Section 7T5a, Any
county and being part Of any town or OF
least fifty resident electors, at least twenty
five OF whom are freeholders or homestead
ers and an assessed valuation OF at least
one hundred thousand dollars according 70
the last preceding assessment, may be or
the following three sections. NO person
shall be deemed a resident elector within
the meaning OF this act unless he snail
have resided within such territory for at
least one year prior to the date Of the ver-
ification Of the petition prescribed by sec
Section 775b. A petition signed by a
majority of the resident electors and a ma
jorfty of the resident freeholders and home
organized shall be presented to the circuit
court or q Judge thereof Of the county in
which such territory is located such petit
ton shall accurately describe such terri
tory, naming the town or towns Of which 1t
is part; shall contain the names Of the
resident electors the assessed valuation OF
the new town. that the remaining territory
in such town is not less than thirty-slx
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
~ least G9gfe make l an
order fixing the time and place for the
hearing Of e sad petition before the e dTar
ting that a copy Of such petition and or.
der be served = upon the clerk OF
the town or towns of which such territory
ia n mart at IpaEt fifteen dayg before the
hearing and that notice of - SUCH.
hearing be published onceea week Tor three
weeks in a newspaper designated as most
likely to give notice to. the people OF the
territory proposed to be SO organized
Section 775c. Any elector or tax payer
such territory is part may appear at the
nearing OF such petition end 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
hearing from time to time and refer any
question Of fact such reference , shall ma, BE pc
and expenses of the referee shall be fixed
and paid in the manner provided in section
2eS0 of the statutes by the. town board Of
town ~
Section 775d. The court shall file and
lngs OF fact ct the close Of such hearing
and If it shall appear that the =
allegation.s Of the petition are tr ts,s anS al
ter have been substantially complied with
:" shall enter an order creating
such territory into town, CIV
ing it the name proposed in the petition
and providing for the place Of holding the
rst annual meeting provided, that +o the
ehoI not be lesg than th1rty-six
square miles in extent and shall have not
less than Atty resident electors and an as
sessed valuation Of not less than one hun
dred thousand dollars according 90 the last
preceding assessment # het1Ht ISL
Section Use. The credits and indebted
ness as between the towna SO created and
the town or towns of wh'"h Ii was formerly
part shall be- apportioned according TO the
provisions OF section 672.T
Section q There Is added. TO the stat
utes new section to read = Section 1851.
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 part OF the new TOWN. -
Section 3. This act shallstak effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication sr.a >.a