Forest County v. Langlade County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Langlade County. The following statement of the case-was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as a part of the opinion: This appeal involves the constitutionality of the legislation in regard to the division of Langlade county and the creation of Forest county.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Langlade County. The following statement of the case-was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as a part of the opinion: This appeal involves the constitutionality of the legislation in regard to the division of Langlade county and the creation of Forest county. In 1885, by ch. 436 of the Laws of that year, Langlade county was divided and the county of Forest was created; and sec. 10 of that chapter is the only part of the chapter material to this matter. Sec. 10 reads as follows: “ The county board of Forest county, and the county board of Langlade county, shall…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
On this appeal the learned counsel for the appellant county contend (1) that ch. 537, Laws of 1887, is *609void under see. 23, art. IY, Const., relating to town and county government; (2) that the act is void because it attempts to establish a judicial tribunal not known to the constitution, and so is a violation of sec. 2, art. YII, Const.; (3) that the commissioners had no jurisdiction, because Forest county has not complied with the provision of secs. m, m, R. S.
The learned counsel for the appellant has made a very exhaustive and able argument upon the first two objections to the law. Ve…
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