Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. sos, Az Published June IS, 1909,
CHAPTER 4S4. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 13TQ-11,
relating to drainage district proceedings.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin. repre-
senred in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section i. Sections 187e-1i, ls7e-i5
and 1379--16 Of the statutes. are amended
TO read Section 13i9-11. 1. Whenever
n majority Of the al'ulr owners OF lands
within any distritr OF land, who. shall rep
resent one third in area Of the finds with.
in said district to be reclaimed or benefited
or whenever the adult owners OF more than
one half of the lands Within such district
bitches, levees, or other works across the
lands Of others, pr the promotion Of the
public health or Welfare, and the drainage
OF said lands, or desire to maintain and
keep in repair any such drain, ditch, or
levee heretofore constructed under any law
of this state, such owners may nle In the
lands. or any. part Of them, shall lie. petit
% The proposed name of said
t21 The necessity Of the pro-
posed work. describing the necessity.
49, general or detailed de-
routss and termIni q the proposal 6fss
l4@ 50 general or detailed de-
seription OF the lands proposed TO be In
(S) So The flames OF the owners
of all lands b said district when known.
(6) II the purpose Of said petit
tenance of ditch. levee or other work
heretofore constructed under any law Of
this state said petition shall give a general
description of the same, With such par
tieulars as may be deemed important.
% Said petition shall prST for
the organization of a drainage district BY
the name and with the boundaries proposed,
and for the appointment Of commissioners
for the exc ution of such proposed work,
according to the provisions Of this and the
Z. No petition having as many signers az
are required by this section shall be de-
clared void, but the court may at any
time permit the petition to be amended In
form and substance to conform TO the facts,
II the facts justify the organization OF a
drainage district. Several similar petitions
for the organization Of the same district
gethsr be regarded as one petition having
as many signers as there are separate adult
sigrers on the several petitions fled, who
trict. All petitions for fhe organization Of
said district nled prior TO the hearing on
said petition shalt be considered BY the
court, the same as 4 MEG With VII the nrst
thereon con talned shall be counted In de-
terminIng whether sufficient landowners
have signed said petition
8. Said territory need not be contiguous,
provided that Il be 80 situated that the pub
lie health or welfare Will be promoted By
such drainage Of each part thereof and the
Si exceed 81 the damages from and eoss q
said propesd work IN each part and pro
vided further that the court shall be satls~
fed that said proposed WORK can be more
eheaply done II in single district than
otherwise
4 II any minor or incompetent persons
have any interest IA any iarcs Included
orga nlzed under chapter 41e OF the laws Of
1905 Of Wisconsin, the general guardian or
next OF kin Of such minor or Incompetent
person may. for and on behalf OF said minor
or incompetent person. joint IN the petit
ton for the organization and establishment
Of Euch district. II any minor or incom-
potent person, having an interest n lands