Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
CHAPTER 43A. LAWS OF 1908.

AN ACI 10 amend sections 1319-11,
relating 10 drainage district proceedings.
TIL people Of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented 10 Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section / Sections 1sTe-ll, 1s7e--15
and 1ST9-16 Of the statutes. are amended
10 read Section 1STs-i1. /. Whenever
within any district Of land. who shall rep
resent one third in area Of the lands 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
desire 10 construct one or more drains.
bitches, leyees, or other works across tho
lands OF others. for the promotion OF the
public health or welfare, and The drainage
Of said lands. or desire 70 maintain and
keep In repair any such drain. diteh,. or
OF this state, such owners may file IL the
circuit court OF any county In which the
lands, or any part OF them, shall lie. a yeti
"a The proposed nsms Of said
rs -. The necessity Of the pro
(Sl So. A general or a detailed de-
scription Of the proposed starting points.
routes and termini OF the proposed drains,
ca -. A general or a detailed de-
cluded IN said district
t5) -. The names Of the owners
Of ali lands 10 said district when known.
f6) II the purpose OF said petit
TONERS Is the enlargement, repair and main
~tenaDce OF a ditch. ieyee or other work
heretofore constructed under any law Of
this state. said petition shall give q general
description OF the same, with such par
az $50 said petition shall .gaf for
the organization OF q drainage dist BY
the name and with the boundaries proposed,
and for the appointment OF commissioners
for the execution Of such proposed work,
according 10 the provisions OF this and the
following sections
2 No petition having az many slgners a.
are required by this section shall b. de-
ciared void, but the court may at any
time permit the petition 70 be smsuded IN
form and substance 70 conform 70 tie facts.
n the facts Justify the organization Of q
drainage district. Several similar petitions
for the organization Of the same district
may be circulated. and when filed shall to
gether be regarded - one petition having
as many signers as I ere are separate adult
signers on the sever al petitlens filed. who
own land within said proposed drainage dis.
tTict. All petitions for the Organization Of
So q district Lied prior 20 the bearing on
said petition shall be considered By the
petitions placed on fle. and the signatures
thereon contained shall he counted In de-
termining whether sufficient landowners
have signed said petition.
2 Said territory need not be contiguous,
provided that u y - situated that tae pub
Hr health or welfare viii Be promoted by
bere1ts ~ the proposed work IN each part
WI exceed the damages from and costa Of
sac propesd work u each part and pro
fiotl Inrfhnf tnet the court shall be salts
FED that said proposed work can be more
eheaQiE done Il 10 q single clstriet than
otherwise
a II any miner or Incompetent persons
have any Interest In any fands llcloded
within a dra-laEe district proposed 10 ~
oFEahi1c1 under chapter 80 ~ the laws u
l9e9 Q WISCONSIN. the general guardian or
nerr q Kin Of a1ch niurr o. inaampet4nf
person RAY. Tor and on behalf o. sad minor
Or iuc1mtetenr perfon. lOint 70 tie Deff-
tior Tor the orraniza ton and esfahiightsens
% such district. II any lniaor or ircsrr-
petsnt psrsca hevf1g an interest "a isnds