Wisconsin Statutes 88.04 – General rules relating to signatures on petitions
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 88.04
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Minor: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Any person entitled to sign a petition to the court or the drainage board under this chapter may sign through an agent. The authority of the agent shall be in writing and shall be filed with the drainage board but need not be acknowledged, sealed or witnessed.
(2) If any minor or individual adjudicated incompetent owns land in a drainage district or proposed drainage district or proposed annex to a drainage district, the guardian or next of kin of the minor or individual may sign petitions under this chapter for and on behalf of the minor or incompetent.