State ex rel. Town of Holland v. Lammers
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Sheboygan county: Michael KiewaN, Circuit Judge. Action to determine tbe validity of tbe incorporation of tbe village of Cedar' Grove, Sheboygan county, Wisconsin.
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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Sheboygan county: Michael KiewaN, Circuit Judge. Action to determine tbe validity of tbe incorporation of tbe village of Cedar' Grove, Sheboygan county, Wisconsin. Tbe proceedings for incorporation were taken under secs. 854-866, Stats. 1898, having been instituted in November, 1899. Tbe territory attempted to be incorporated comprised a portion of the town of Holland, about two square miles, is situated entirely within Sheboygan county, and has a population numbering 317. Tbe grounds upon which tbe action is based are that tbe petition for…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinions were filed June 20, 1901:
BaRdeeh, J.
Two reasons are urged why the order appealed from should he reversed: (1) The territory sought to he incorporated does not contain the requisite population; (2) it does not appear that a majority of the ballots given at the meeting of the electors to determine the question of incorporation had thereon the word “Tes,” as required by sec. 865, Stats. 1898.
1. A determination of the first proposition calls for a construction of sec. 854, which reads as follows:
“Any part of any town or towns, not less than one half square mile in area and…
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