Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
No. 81. Al Published May 6. 1909.
CHAPTER 3a. LAWS OF 1908.


AN e to amend sections 7T5a, 775b.
4f5c, 1T5d and TT5e. OF the statutes, and
to create section T7N Of The statutes. re-
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin.
represented IN senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
TS5d ami Use Of the statutes are amended
to read Section TT5a- Any .
government township situated within a
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least fifty resident electors, at least twenty
i've OF whom are f~reeholders or homestead
ers, and an assessed valuation Of Ut least
one hundred thousand dollars according TO
the last preceding assessment. may be or
ganized into a town upon compliance with
the following three sections. No person
the meaning OF this act unless he shall
have resided within sue territory FOR at
least one year prior to the date OF the YER
i~ncation OK the petition prescribed BY sec
ton T75b.
Section rob. A petition signed BY q
majority Of the resident electors and q ma
iority OF the resident ~freeholders and home-
steaders OF the territory proposed to be 50
organized shall be presented 10 the circuit
court, or q judge thereof. Of the county In
which such territory Is located such petit
tion shall accurately describe such terri
tory, naming the town or towns OF which it
Is Q part snail 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 thirty-six
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
az least three signers. The court or such
judge shall thereupon make an
order nxing the time and place for the
hearing Of said petition. before the circuit
court OF such county aud dlrec-
ting that a copy Of such petition and or
der be served upon the clerk OF
the tow or towns Of which such territory
- a part. at least fifteen days before the
hearing and hat notice OF such
hearing be published once q week for three
weeks IN a newspaper designated as most
likely TO give notice to the people Of the
territory proposed to be so organized.
Section 7T5c. Any elect0r or tax payer
Of such territory or any own Of which
such territory IS a part may appear at the
hearing Of such petition and the matter
shall be tried rs an Issue Of fact by the
court. No formal answer to the petition
hearing from time to time and refer any
question Of fact such reference shall be
deemed a compulsory reference and the fees
and expenses Of the referee hall be fixed
and paid IN the ElRnner provided In section
za30 Of the statutes by the town board Of
the new town and the town board Of the old
town.
Section 775d. The court shall die ind
ings Of fact at the close OF such hearing
and II II shall appear that the
allegations Of the petition are true and all
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ter have been SUBSTANTIALLY complied with
shall enter an order creating
such territory into a town, Civ
Ing it the name proposed In the petition
and providing Tor 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 10 the last
preceding assessment.
Section T75e. The credits and Indebted
ness as between the towns SO created and
the town or towns Of which Il was formerly
a part shall be apportioned according 70 the
provisions OF section 672,
Section 2. There IS added to the stat
utes a new section 10 read Section TT5f.
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 8. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
pubiico ton.
Approved May 8, 1909.