State ex rel. Williams v. Sawyer County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Sawyer-county: John K. PaRish, Circuit Judge. This was a certiorari proceeding brought to review the action of the county board of Sawyer county in rescinding a former resolution passed by it adopting the provisions of" ch. 651, Laws of 1907. By a single resolution adopted by the county board at a meeting held on March 4th the provisions of ch. 651, Laws of 1907, were adopted and a special municipal court for said county was…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Sawyer-county: John K. PaRish, Circuit Judge. This was a certiorari proceeding brought to review the action of the county board of Sawyer county in rescinding a former resolution passed by it adopting the provisions of" ch. 651, Laws of 1907. By a single resolution adopted by the county board at a meeting held on March 4th the provisions of ch. 651, Laws of 1907, were adopted and a special municipal court for said county was created. The resolution fixed the place at which the judge of such court should hold', his office, and provided for court…
1Opinion of the CourtBaRItes, J.
“In matters purely local and municipal, the legislature may enact conditional laws, and refer it to the people or proper municipal authorities to decide whether such laws shall or shall not have force and effect in their respective municipalities.” Slinger v. Henneman, 38 Wis. 510. Such a law must he a complete enactment in itself. It must contain an entire and perfect declaration of the legislative will, and it must require nothing to perfect it as a law. The only thing that may be left to the people to determine is whether they will avail themselves of its provisions. State ex rel. Att’y…
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