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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
May 18, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Hahn, M. Lehman and
Powers, by request of Town of Rome. Referred to Committee on Urban and
Local Affairs.
AB412,1,2
1An Act to amend 60.71 (2) (b) of the statutes;
relating to: petition requirements
2for the creation of a town sanitary district.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the owners of land within a town may petition the town
board to establish a town sanitary district. The petition must be signed by at least
51% of the persons owning land or the owners of at least 51% of the land within the
limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a town sanitary district. The
petition must contain certain information, such as a legal description of the
boundaries of the proposed sanitary district, a statement of the necessity for the
proposed work, and a statement that the public health, safety, convenience, or
welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the proposed sanitary district and
that the property to be included will be benefitted by the proposed district.
Also under current law, one or more of the petitioners is required to verify that
the petition was signed personally by the persons whose signatures appear on the
petition, and current law states that the petition is presumed to have been signed by
the persons whose signatures appear on the petition. Under this bill, as an
alternative to the requirement that one or more of the petitioners verify that the
petition was signed personally by a signatory, a person who signs a petition may have
his or her signature notarized.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB412, s. 1
1Section
1. 60.71 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB412,2,92
60.71
(2) (b) One or more of the petitioners shall verify that the petition was
3signed personally by the persons whose signatures appear on the petition
, or a
4person who signs a petition may have his or her signature notarized. The petition
5is presumed to have been signed by the persons whose signatures appear on the
6petition. No petition with the requisite number of valid signatures may be declared
7void because of alleged defects in the information required to be included in the
8petition. The town board at any time may permit a petition to be amended to conform
9to the facts.
