Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
0. 81. A. Published May. 6. 1909.
CHAPTER SO. LAWS OE' 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 775a, 775b,
175c. 775d and 772e of the statutes, and
lating to the organization of new towns.
The people of the State of Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
section / Sections 775a. 775b, 775c,
TOD, and 7I5e of the statutes are amended
to read: Section, 775a, ANY
county and being part OF any town or
towns which township has at
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 to
the last preceding assessment. may be Or
the following three sections. No person
shall be deemed resident electo" within
the meaning of this act unless he. shall
have resided within such territory for at
least one year prior to the date of the YER
ifcation OF the petition prescribed by Sec
ton 775b.
Section rob. A petition signed by
majority of the resident electors and. a ma
jority of the resident freeholders and home
steaders of the territory proposed to be SO
organized shall be presented to the circuit
court, OF judge thereof of the county in
which such territory is located; such petit
ton shall accurately describe such terri
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 ,thrty-six
square miles III 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-
ccding assessment, and shall be verified by
at least three signers The court or sue en-
order fixing the time and place for the
hearing of said petition. before the circuit
court of such county and dlrec-
ting n ehae copy sch tSe clerk e Of
the town or towns of which such territory
is part. at least fifteen days before the
hearing and that notice of such
hearing be published once week for three
weeks in q newspaper designated as most
likely to give notice to the people OF the
territory proposed to be so organized. r-
Section 775c Any elector or tax payer
of such territory or any town Of which
such territory is part may appear at the
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 fled. The court may adjourn the
question of fact; such reference shall be
deemed a 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 OF the old
town.
ings of fact at the close of such hearing
and if it shall appear that the
ALLEGATIONS Of the petition are true s,a and d all
ter have been substantially complied with
e = shall enter an order creating
such territory into town, CIV
ing il 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 not
less than fifty resident electors and an as
sessed valuation of not less than one hun
dred thousand dollars according to the last
preceding assessment.
Section 775e. The credits and indebted
ness as between the towns so created and
the town or towns of which it Yves formerly
a part shall be apportioned according to the
80 provisions of section 672.
Section 9. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section 775f.
Whenever the remaining territory of any
town out of which a 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 g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 5, 1909.