The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
So Soe 81 GFablshed May 81. 1909.
pTER olR LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT To create section 1921 sm. and
TO amend sections 1875 ana l5te-
Sim OF the statutes permitting new
parties to be added in drainage proceed
ings ard giving the court power 10 per
nit amendments to petitions and re-
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly DO enact
as follows: -
Section l. There is added to the statutes
q new section to read Section l5'o-
31gr Any person owning land contiguous
TO the boundaries of any drainage district
may at any time make Application 10 tae
court to have sad land included IN the salu
drainage district, aud the court may, AFTER
due notice of said application. MAKE an
order adding said land to the said district
with like force and effect as II the same
had been added by the original petition or
any report Of the commissioning 90
Section Q Sections 1875 and
1379-31m Of the statutes are amended 10
read Section 1379--16. l. Within ten
DAYS after said commissioners Shall be APP
pointed and qualified they shall meet ana
organize by eecting one of their number
secretary, and as soon as may be thereafter
they shall personally examine the lands ID
said district and make preliminary report
TO the court. which report shall state;
~ Whether said proposed work Is nceeS-
sary or would be Of utility In carrying out
the purposes OF the petition.
t2) Whether the proposed work would
promote the public health.
49, Whether the proposed work would
promote the public welfare
(4l Whether the total benefits from said
proposed work will 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
(5l 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 petition
described as TO deprive the court OF JuTls
diction by reason Of not having on the
petition the required number OF Stgners own
Ing land within said changed boundaries
2. Any 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 Of the commissioners. may, at any
time file In court q request TO be Joined as
petitioners, and the court may by order
permit such persons 70 be joined as petit
TONERS with like force and effect as if
they had signed the original petition and
thereafter such owners, so brought In shaH
be counted as original petitioners for all
purposes The original petition and any
other petition filed may be- signed by the
owner or by any agent authorized in writ
ing TO sign said owners name
3. II said proposed work, as In the petit
ton described Is not best suited 10 carry
out the purposes OF the petition. the com
uissioners shall consider and base their re-
port upon the one best suited TO carry ont
those purposes ana propose 70 the court
the one by them considered.
Section l379--3im !. The court shall
at all times have supervision OF said com
missioners, and may ut any time require
them TO make a report on any matter or
matters connected with their duties as com
mssioners. and after due hearing may re-
move from office any or all Of sa 4 com
mlssioners for neglect of duty or malfeas-
ance In Office or for other good cause The
court or presiding Judge may at any time
require the commissioners to give new
bonds to the clerk % the court aud may
fix the amount thereof. and said bonds shall
he submitted to the court or the presiding
judge thereof for approval
.. The court shall at all times have SUI
perviSiOn over all matters pertaining TO
drainage districts and may make such or
ders with respect to all matters pertaining
TO the carrying on OF the work Of said
district a. shall be for the best interest
OF the said district and for that purpose
may at any time permit OF require, as the
circumstances may demand, the bringing IN
OF new parties upon such terms as shall
be just. with like force ana eject as If they
were original parties % the said proceed
ingS; and the court shall have an equitable
supervision over all matters pertaining 70
drainage district proceedings with Ike
force and effect as II the said proceeding
were a case In equity.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved May 2s. 1909.