Town of Oak Grove v. Village of Juneau
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: The- complaint alleges, in effect, that between May 10, 1885, and May 23, 1885, inclusive, the village had granted and issued licenses to five certain keepers of saloons named, for the price of $200 each, for the sale of strong, spirituous, malt, ardent, or intoxicating liquors within said village; and did at the time mentioned and has received for said…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: The- complaint alleges, in effect, that between May 10, 1885, and May 23, 1885, inclusive, the village had granted and issued licenses to five certain keepers of saloons named, for the price of $200 each, for the sale of strong, spirituous, malt, ardent, or intoxicating liquors within said village; and did at the time mentioned and has received for said licenses, and paid to said village treasurer, before the commencement of this action, the sum of $1,000 “ to and for the.…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
It is conceded that tbe village was organized April 12, 1819, under ch. 40, R. S., and other laws amendatory thereof; that it was situated in the plaintiff town in the county of Dodge; that the county system of supporting the poor was never adopted in that county; that as the law stood prior to April 1, 1885, the town was entitled to all license moneys collected in the village, as the village had not then provided for the support of the poor therein within the meaning of sec. 1562, R. S., as amended by sec. 1, ch. 156, Laws of 1883. Green Co. v. Monroe, 55 Wis. 179, 180; Fox Lake v. Fox Lake,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Town of Fox Lake v. President of Fox LakeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Green County v. Village of MonroeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
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- Town of Plainfield v. Village of PlainfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Town of Winneconne v. Village of WinneconneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904