AB748,11,12 7(2) Upon receipt of an application under sub. (1), the common council or board
8of trustees shall appoint 3 commissioners on the part of such the affected city or
9village, who. The commissioners shall be duly sworn to faithfully discharge their
10duties as such commissioners before entering on the same. Such upon those duties.
11The
commissioners and town supervisors shall then give notice and proceed in all
12respects as provided in s. 80.11; and such.
AB748,11,20 13(3) The city or village shall be in like manner as a town responsible for that part
14of such the affected highway determined to that, under s. 80.11 (3 (a) shall be made
15and kept in repair by the same city or village and for the share of damages assigned
16to the same city or village under s. 80.11 (3) (a). The cost of repairs, improvement and
17maintenance of any highway laid out on a line between a city and a town or village
18or located on one or the other side of the line may be at the expense of such the
19adjoining municipalities and the apportionment may be made as provided in s. 80.11
20(3) to (6).
AB748,12,4 21(4) The town board, and village board and or city council may cause any such
22highway or any part of such a highway subject to the provisions of this section, which
23is
not less than 16 rods 264 feet in length, to be graded, paved, macadamized or
24otherwise improved, including the establishment of the grade and the, construction
25of the curbs and gutters, and installation of water and sewer mains and service pipes,

1or either, and
. The town board and village board or city council may levy special
2assessments for the whole or any part of the cost thereof of the improvements as a
3tax upon such the property as that they shall determine as is especially benefited
4thereby by the improvements, in the manner provided in s. 66.60.
AB748,12,7 5(5) All proceedings and orders required to be filed and recorded shall be filed
6and recorded in the office of the clerk of the affected city or, village clerk as well as
7in the office of the
or town clerk.
Note: Subdivides provision, replaces "rods" with a more common unit of
measurement and replaces other language for greater readability and conformity with
current style.
AB748, s. 18 8Section 18. 80.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,12,159 80.13 (1) When any person shall present to presents the supervisors of any
10town board with an affidavit satisfying them that that person is the that meets the
11requirements under sub. (1m), the town board shall set a time and place to conduct
12a hearing regarding the laying out or widening of a highway. The hearing shall be
13held after 10 days and within 30 days of the receipt of the affidavit by the town board.
14Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served as required by s. 80.05 and
15published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985.
AB748,12,19 16(1m) The affidavit required under sub. (1) shall be executed by the owner or
17lessee of real estate (describing the same) located within said the town, shall contain
18a description of the affected real estate
and that the same shall contain facts that
19satisfy the supervisors that any of the following circumstances exists:
AB748,13,4 20(a) The real estate described in the affidavit is shut out from all public
21highways, other than a waterway, by being surrounded on all sides by real estate
22belonging to owned by other persons, or by such real estate owned by other persons
23and by water, or that that person is the owner or lessee of real estate (describing the

1same)
and that the owner or lessee is unable to purchase a right-of-way to a public
2highway from the owners of the adjoining real estate or that such a right-of-way
3cannot be purchased except at an exorbitant price, which price shall be stated in the
4affidavit.
AB748,13,9 5(b) 1. The the owner or lessee is the owner of a private way or road leading,
6whose width shall be stated in the affidavit, that leads
from said the described real
7estate to a public highway but that such the way or road or way is too narrow, giving
8its width,
to afford that person the owner or lessee reasonable access to and from said
9the described real estate to said the public highway, that that person; and
AB748,13,18 102. The owner or lessee is unable to purchase from any of said persons the a
11right-of-way over or through the same from the described real estate to a public
12highway, or that that person is unable to purchase from the owner or owners of land
13on either or both sides of that person's the owner's or lessee's way or road land to
14make such the way or road of sufficient width, or that it the right-of-way or
15additional land
cannot be purchased except at an exorbitant price, stating the lowest
16which price for which the same the can be purchased, the said supervisors shall
17appoint a time and place for hearing said matter, which hearing
shall be after ten
18days and within thirty days of the receipt of said
stated in the affidavit.
AB748, s. 19 19Section 19. 80.13 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The text of sub. (2) is made a part of sub. (1). See the previous section of this
bill.
AB748, s. 20 20Section 20. 80.13 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 80.13 (3) (a) and amended
21to read:
AB748,14,622 80.13 (3) (a) The supervisors town board shall meet at the appointed time and
23place stated in the notice given under sub. (1) and shall then in their discretion

1proceed to lay out such a highway of not more than three nor less than two rods 33
2feet nor more than 49.5 feet
in width from the public highway to such the real estate ,
3described in the affidavit under sub. (1) (a) or (b) by either laying out a new highway
4across the surrounding land
or shall add by adding enough land to its the width of
5the existing way or road described in the affidavit under sub. (1) (b)
to make it not
6less than two 33 feet nor more than three rods 49.5 feet in width, and .
AB748,14,10 7(b) The town board shall assess the damages to the owner or owners of the real
8estate over or through which the same highway shall be laid or from whom land shall
9be taken and the advantages to the applicant. The town board may not assess
10damages in any amount exceeding the price stated in the affidavit of the applicant.
Note: Moves sentence regarding the award of damages from sub. (4) to sub. (3) for
more appropriate placement. Reorders text, replaces "rods" with a more common unit of
measurement and replaces other language for greater readability and conformity with
current style.
AB748, s. 21 11Section 21. 80.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,14,1912 80.13 (4) But the damages assessed by the supervisors shall in no case exceed
13the price stated in the affidavit of the applicant; upon
Upon laying out such a
14highway, or in adding to the width of a former private way or road, they under sub.
15(3), the town board
shall make and sign an order describing the same laid out
16highway
and file the same order with the town clerk together with their its award
17of damages, which. The order shall be recorded by said the clerk; provided, that the
18amount assessed as advantages to the applicant shall be under sub. (3) is paid to the
19town treasurer before the order laying out such highway shall be filed.
Note: Moves sentence regarding the award of damages from sub. (4) to sub. (3) for
more appropriate placement. Divides provision into multiple sentences and replaces
language for greater readability and conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 22 20Section 22. 80.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,15,15
180.13 (5) Whenever a parcel of land in any town which is accessible, or provided
2with a right-of-way to a public highway, is subdivided and the owner thereof sells
3and
transfers a any part thereof or sells a of the subdivided parcel of said land by
4metes and bounds, which part or parcel that would otherwise be landlocked and shut
5out from all public highways other than a waterway, by reason of being surrounded
6on all sides by real estate belonging to other persons or by such real estate belonging
7to other persons
and by water without an adequate right-of-way to a public highway,
8the seller shall in so subdividing said land or a part thereof or in selling a parcel of
9said land by metes and bounds
provide a cleared right-of-way at least 50 feet in
10width which that shall be continuous from the highway to each the part , parcel, lot
11or
of the subdivision sold. In case the seller fails to do so provide the required
12right-of-way,
the town board may, pursuant to proceedings under this section, lay
13out a road from such the inaccessible land to the public highway over the remaining
14lands of the seller without assessment to the latter of damages or compensation
15therefor to the seller.
Note: Deletes redundant language and inserts specific references.
AB748, s. 23 16Section 23. 80.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,16,3 1780.23 Removal of fences from highway; notice. (1) Whenever pursuant
18to this chapter, any highway is laid out, widened or altered through inclosed
19enclosed, cultivated or improved lands and the determination has not been appealed
20from, the highway authorities shall give the owner or occupant of such the lands
21written notice in writing to remove the fences located thereon on the highway within
22such a time as they shall deem determined by the highway authorities to be
23reasonable, but not less than 30 days after giving such the notice; and if. If the owner
24or occupant does not remove the fences within the time required in such by the notice,

1the highway authorities shall cause remove the fences to be removed and shall direct
2the highway to be opened; but if. If the determination has been appealed from, the
3notice shall be given after the final decision of the appeal.
AB748,16,7 4(2) This section does not authorize the opening of a highway through such
5enclosed, cultivated or improved lands or the removal of fences between May 15 and
6September 15, except in cases of emergency to be determined by the highway
7authorities.
Note: Divides long sentence and replaces language for greater readability and
conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 24 8Section 24. 80.24 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB748,16,129 80.24 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), an owner of lands through which a
10highway is laid out, widened, altered or discontinued who is not satisfied with the
11award of damages under s. 80.09 may, within 30 days after the filing of the award,
12appeal to the circuit judge court of the county for a jury to assess the damages.
AB748,16,18 13(2) An owner of lands through which a highway is laid out, widened, altered
14or discontinued who has appealed under s. 80.17 from the order laying out, widening,
15altering or discontinuing the highway and who is not satisfied with the award of
16damages under s. 80.09 may, within 30 days after the entry of a final order on the
17appeal affirming the order, appeal to the circuit judge court of the county for a jury
18to assess the damages.
AB748, s. 25 19Section 25. 80.24 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
20renumbered 80.24 (5) and amended to read:
AB748,17,521 80.24 (5) The At least 6 days before making an appeal under this section, the
22appellant shall serve written notice on 2 of the supervisors of the town in which the
23highway is situated, or upon 2 or more of the supervisors or commissioners of the

1town, city or village who have been assigned the duty of responsible for paying the
2damages for the land, at least 6 days before making the appeal, a. The notice in
3writing, specifying the following: (a) The
shall state the name of the judge to whom
4the appeal will be made and the date, time and place at which the appeal will be
5heard
.
AB748, s. 26 6Section 26. 80.24 (5) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.
AB748, s. 27 7Section 27. 80.25 of the statutes is renumbered 80.25 (1) and amended to read:
AB748,17,148 80.25 (1) Any taxpayer of a town or other municipality in which a highway is
9laid out, altered or discontinued or any part thereof is situated, and which is required
10to pay damages resulting therefrom from the laying out, alteration or
11discontinuation
, may appeal, within 30 days after the award or agreement
12determining the damages has been filed with the town, city or village municipal
13clerk, appeal to the circuit judge court of the county for a jury to assess the damages
14sustained by the persons to whom damages were awarded or are to be paid.
AB748,17,22 15(2) The appeal under this section shall be in writing, describing the premises
16and naming the persons to whom damages are to be paid, and the amount awarded
17to each, and, unless appealing from all of the awards, shall specify the particular
18award from which the taxpayer appeals in case he or she does not appeal from all.
19The appellant shall serve written notice of the appeal upon 2 of the supervisors of the
20town or upon 2 of the commissioners of the city or village to which has been assigned
21the duty of
that is responsible for paying the damages and upon the persons whose
22awards are appealed from,.
AB748,18,2 23(3) The notice under sub. (2) shall be served at least 6 days before making the
24appellant makes the
application, a notice in writing specifying therein for the jury
25to assess damages. The notice shall state
the name of the judge to whom and who

1will hear the application and
the time and place appellant will apply for the selection
2of the jury hearing.
Note: Subdivides provision, reorders and replaces language for greater readability
and conformity with current style and consistency with s. 80.24. See the previous section
of this bill.
AB748, s. 28 3Section 28. 80.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,18,12 480.26 Appeal bond. The appellant under s. 80.24 or 80.25 shall execute to the
5proper town, city or village and file with the judge circuit court a bond with one or
6more sureties to be approved by such judge the circuit court. In case the appeal is
7by a landowner, the bond shall be conditioned to pay all costs arising from such the
8appeal if the jury shall does not award the appellant an increase of damages. In case
9of an appeal by a taxpayer as such under s. 80.25, the bond shall be conditioned that
10the appellant shall pay all costs arising from such the appeal if the amount of
11damages in the aggregate of the items appealed from shall is not be diminished upon
12as a result of the appeal.
Note: Inserts cross-references and replaces language for greater clarity and
conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 29 13Section 29. 80.27 of the statutes is renumbered 80.27 (1) (intro.) and amended
14to read:
AB748,18,1715 80.27 (1) (intro.) Upon the filing of the bond required under s. 80.26 and notice
16of the appeal with proof of service thereof of the notice, the jury shall be selected and
17summoned in the following manner:
AB748,18,19 18(a) The judge shall make out a list of 15 disinterested resident freeholders of
19the county, not of kin to the owner or occupant of the lands.
AB748,18,22 20(b) Each party in turn shall strike 5 persons from such the list, and if none of
21the proper supervisors or commissioners or other appellee is present, the judge shall
22strike off the 5 names for them, and the any missing party.
AB748,19,4
1(c) The judge shall thereupon issue an order to the sheriff or some a constable
2of the county to summon the 5 persons named in such list and whose names were not
3stricken off to under par. (b) to meet at a time and place to be specified in such the
4order to appraise the damages, the award of which has been appealed from.
AB748,19,7 5(2) In case any juror fails to appear at the time and place fixed for their the
6meeting under sub. (1) (c), the judge shall summon another juror shall be summoned
7in the missing juror's place.
AB748,19,12 8(3) Any juror may be excused for good cause, and if any. Any juror duly who
9is
summoned and under sub. (1) (c), is not excused and fails to serve that juror shall
10forfeit not to exceed $10, and shall be liable to the party having the costs of the appeal
11to pay for additional costs made in consequence of such resulting from the juror's
12failure to serve.
Note: Subdivides provision, inserts cross-references and replaces language for
greater clarity and conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 30 13Section 30. 80.28 of the statutes renumbered 80.28 (1) and is amended to read:
AB748,19,1914 80.28 (1) The jury selected under s. 80.27 shall be sworn by the judge to justly
15and impartially to make such appraisal, and appraise the damages, the award of
16which is appealed from. The jury
shall proceed to view such the highway, subject to
17the appealed order,
and hear the statements and proofs of the parties, and such. The
18jury may increase or diminish decrease the amount awarded, and they shall make
19sign and return of their the jury's appraisal to the judge signed by them; and in.
AB748,20,2 20(2) (a) In case of appeal by a landowner if the jury shall increase the award
21under s. 80.24, the costs and expenses of the proceedings shall be paid by the proper
22town, city or village; but if the jury shall not increase the award the costs and

1expenses shall be paid by the appellant, and in
if the jury increases the amount
2awarded or by the appellant if the jury does not increase the amount awarded.
AB748,20,6 3(b) In case of an appeal by a taxpayer if the award appealed from is diminished,
4the costs and expenses of the proceedings shall be paid by the town, city or village,
5otherwise
if the jury decreases the amount awarded or by the appellant if the jury
6does not decrease the amount awarded
.
AB748,20,8 7(c) In case of cross-appeals if the damages involved therein are unchanged,
8each appellant shall pay half 50% of said the costs and expenses of the proceedings.
AB748,20,13 9(3) If the jury shall fail fails to agree and be is discharged by the judge for that
10reason, the judge shall immediately proceed to make select another list of such
11freeholders,
jury under this section and s. 80.27 (1) and further proceedings shall be
12had thereon on the appeal under s. 80.27 and this section in all respects as in the case
13of a first jury.
AB748,20,17 14(4) (a) When the jury shall have made a return of their has returned its
15appraisal to the judge, the judge shall adjust the costs and expenses of such the
16proceedings, and within 10 days thereafter return such the appraisal to the town
17clerk, together with all the other following, which shall be filed by the clerk:
AB748,20,18 181. All papers relating to such the appeal, a.
AB748,20,19 192. A statement of the proceedings had before the judge, and.
AB748,20,22 203. A detailed statement of the cost and expenses in detail, duly of the
21proceedings
certified by the judge, which shall be forthwith filed by the clerk; and if
22two
.
AB748,20,25 23(b) If 2 towns or a town and a city or village be are interested , the judge shall
24make and file a certified copy of the appraisal papers and statements with the clerk
25of such other each interested town, city or village.

Note: Subdivides provision, inserts cross-references, replaces word form of
number with digits and replaces language for greater clarity and conformity with current
style.
AB748, s. 31 1Section 31. 80.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748,21,6 280.29 Appeal costs; jurors' fees. Each juror who serves under s. 80.28 shall
3receive $3 for services and 10 cents a mile for actual and necessary travel in going
4to and returning from the place of meeting,. Costs under this section are payable in
5advance by the party appealing, and to be are a charge against the party finally liable
6for the costs of the proceeding.
Note: Inserts cross-reference for greater clarity.
AB748, s. 32 7Section 32. 80.32 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 80.32 (4) (a) (intro.) and
8amended to read:
AB748,21,159 80.32 (4) (a) (intro.) Whenever any public highway or public ground has been
10vacated or discontinued the, any easements and rights incidental thereto acquired
11by or belonging to any county, school district, town, village or city or to any utility or
12person in and relating to any underground or overground structures, improvements
13or services and all rights of entrance, maintenance, construction and repair of the
14same structures, improvements or services shall continue, unless one of the following
15applies:
AB748,21,20 161. The owner of the easements and incidental rights gives written consent to
17the discontinuance of such the easements and rights by the owner thereof is as a part
18of the vacation or discontinuance proceedings and reference thereto is made in the
19vacation or discontinuance resolution, ordinance or order, or discontinued by failure
20refers to the owner's written consent.
AB748,22,2 212. The owner of the easements and incidental rights fails to use the same
22easements and rights for a period of 4 years from the time that the public highway

1or public ground was vacated or discontinued. Upon the failure of the interested
2parties to reach an agreement permitting discontinuance of such
AB748,22,7 3(b) (intro.) The easements and incidental rights or upon refusal of the owner
4of such easements and rights to give written consent to the discontinuance thereof,
5such easements and rights
described in par. (a) may be discontinued in the vacation
6or discontinuance proceedings in any case where benefits or damages are to be
7assessed as herein provided. in par. (c), if one of the following applies:
AB748,22,19 8(c) Damages for the discontinuance of such the easements and rights, in the
9described in par. (a) shall be assessed against the land benefited in the proceedings
10for assessment of damages or benefits upon the vacation or discontinuance of the
11public highway or public ground. The
amount of the damages shall be the present
12value of the property to be removed or abandoned, plus the cost of removal, less the
13salvage thereon value of the removed or abandoned property, or in such any other
14amount as that may be agreed upon between the interested parties, shall be assessed
15against the land benefited in the proceedings for assessment of damages or benefits
16upon the vacation or discontinuance of the public highway or public ground
. The
17owner of such the easements and incidental rights, upon application to the treasurer
18and upon furnishing satisfactory proof shall be entitled to any payments of or upon
19such the assessment of damages.
AB748,22,23 20(d) Any person aggrieved by such the assessment of damages under this
21subsection
may appeal therefrom the assessment in the same time and manner as
22is provided for appeals from assessments of damages or benefits in vacation or
23discontinuance proceedings in the town, village or city.
Note: Subdivides provision, repositions text and deletes redundant and outdated
language for greater readability and conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 33
1Section 33. 80.32 (4) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB748,23,32 80.32 (4) (b) 1. The interested parties fail to reach an agreement permitting
3discontinuance of the easements and incidental rights.
AB748,23,54 2. The owner of the easements and incidental rights refuses to give written
5consent to their discontinuance.
Note: Recreates language to reposition text in s. 80.32 (4). See the previous section
of this bill.
AB748, s. 34 6Section 34. 80.37 of the statutes is renumbered 80.37 (1) and amended to read:
AB748,23,187 80.37 (1) Whenever the record of the laying out of any highway has been or
8shall be
is lost or destroyed, the supervisors of the town in which such the highway
9is situated located, upon notice being served on all interested parties in accordance
10with s. 80.05,
may make a new record thereof by a written order, which shall be
11entered on the town records. Whenever the supervisors shall contemplate making
12such new record they shall make a
of the highway. The notice and shall fix therein
13a
the time when and place at which they where the supervisors will meet and decide
14upon the same, which making the new record. The notice shall specify as near as may
15be the highway as to for which they propose to make such the proposed record. Such
16notice shall be served as provided by s. 80.05; but notice
will be made. Notice need
17not be given to such persons as who waive the same notice or consent to the making
18of the order either before or after it is entered.
AB748,24,8 19(2) The supervisors shall meet pursuant to the notice given under sub. (1) and
20hear any arguments or evidence that may be offered for or against the proposed new
21record, and thereupon decide make a new record as they deem consider proper. They
22The supervisors may adjourn from time to time, and an entry of each adjournment
23shall be made in the record by the town clerk. If they the supervisors find that the

1highway is a legal one highway the record whereof of which is lost or destroyed, they
2shall make an a written order determining such stating those facts and specifying
3the course, width and other pertinent description of the highway, and such. The
4order shall be filed and recorded in the office of the town clerk, who shall note the time
5of recording it the order in the record. Any number of highways may be included in
6one such notice or order, and a under this section. A failure or refusal to make a new
7record for any highway shall does not preclude a subsequent proceeding for that
8purpose.
AB748,24,18 9(3) Any person through whose land such a highway shall pass described in an
10order entered under sub. (2) passes
may appeal from such the order on the ground
11that the highway described therein in the order was not theretofore a legal highway
12in fact. The appeal shall be made in the time and manner provided for appealing from
13orders laying out highways, and like proceedings, as near as may be, shall be had
14thereon on the appeal as in case of appeals from such orders. The laying out
15highways. No person may call into question the
regularity of such proceedings shall
16not be called in question by any person
under this section except owners of land on
17whom such notice should have been served but on whom it was not in fact served, was
18not
and persons claiming under such those owners.
Note: Subdivides provision, repositions text, inserts specific references and
cross-references and deletes redundant and outdated language for greater readability
and conformity with current style.
AB748, s. 35 19Section 35. 80.48 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 80.48 (3) (a) and amended
20to read:
AB748,25,721 80.48 (3) (a) At the time and place specified in the notice given under sub. (2),
22the circuit judge of the county, the president of the village or the chairperson of the
23town in which the land sought to be taken lies shall issue a precept directed to the

1sheriff of the county or to any constable, naming the sheriff or constable, which. The
2precept shall direct the officer to write sheriff or constable to make a written list
3containing
the names of 36 freeholders of the county who are qualified to serve as
4jurors in the circuit court and to return the list. After being sworn to perform the
5duties required to the best of his or her ability, without partiality, the officer sheriff
6or constable
shall immediately write the names make and deliver the list thereof to
7the officer who issued the precept; and from.
AB748,25,18 8(b) From the list made under par. (a), each party, in person or by an agent or
9attorney, commencing with the petitioner, shall in turn strike out alternately, a name
10from the list until each has stricken
12 names, and if. If either party is absent or
11refuses to strike out the names, the officer who issued the precept shall appoint some
12person to strike 12 names for the absent or nonparticipating person. The officer shall
13then summon the 12 persons whose names remain on the list in the manner
14prescribed under s. 756.05 to appear at the time and place mentioned in the
15summons for the purpose of determining the necessity of taking for the public use the
16land described in the petition; if. If any of the persons summoned fail to attend others
17may be selected in the same mode manner to fill the vacancy, and for that purpose
18the proceedings may be adjourned from time to time.
AB748,25,22 19(c) When 12 persons are thus have been secured in accordance with par. (b),
20they shall be sworn by the officer who issued the precept to faithfully and impartially
21discharge the duties imposed upon them, which. The oath shall be filed with the city,
22village or town clerk.
AB748,25,24 23(d) The number of persons listed and summoned shall be proportionately
24reduced if the jury is to consist of a number less than 12.

Note: Subdivides provision, shortens sentences, reorders text, inserts
cross-references, and replaces language for greater readability and conformity with
current style.
AB748, s. 36 1Section 36. 80.48 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 80.48 (4) (a) and amended
2to read:
AB748,26,133 80.48 (4) (a) After the jurors selected under sub. (3) are sworn, the circuit or
4municipal judge, president or chairperson shall issue his or her precept directed to
5them and requiring that within 10 days they shall view the land specified therein and
6make return to him or her under their hands
in the precept and issue a decision,
7signed by each juror,
as to whether it is necessary to take it the land for public use
8as described in the petition; the. The jurors shall, at a time to be fixed by them, view
9the premises; the. The parties interested shall have notice of the time of, and may
10offer to the jury any evidence pertinent to, the inquiry; after. After viewing the
11premises and hearing the evidence the jury shall determine whether a necessity
12exists for taking the land and shall return their its verdict to the officer who issued
13the precept.
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