City of Milwaukee v. Reiff
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: A. H. Reid, Judge. This is an action for money had and received commenced by the city of Milwaukee against the defendants to recover moneys disbursed by the defendant Peter F. Leuch as city-clerk, and received by J ohn F. Reiff, for alleged services rendered by Reiff in the preparation of the tax roll of the city of Milwaukee for the year 1912. The money was paid under a resolution passed by the common council…
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: A. H. Reid, Judge. This is an action for money had and received commenced by the city of Milwaukee against the defendants to recover moneys disbursed by the defendant Peter F. Leuch as city-clerk, and received by J ohn F. Reiff, for alleged services rendered by Reiff in the preparation of the tax roll of the city of Milwaukee for the year 1912. The money was paid under a resolution passed by the common council of the city of Mil-luaulcee on July 22, 1912, pursuant to ch. 376, Laws of 1897. The complaint alleges and the answer…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckee, J.
Oh. 376, Laws of 1897, is entitled “An act to fix the salary of the city clerk in all cities in this state having a population of one hundred and fifty thousand or more, and to require all city officers to file sworn pay rolls for the disbursements of all moneys appropriated for clerk hire or other service.” Sec. 1 of the act fixes the salary of the clerk of such cities at $2,500 annually; and sec. 2 provides that such salary shall be in full compensation for the services rendered by him in discharge of his official duties. By sec. 3 it is enacted:
“The city clerk shall make the tax roll of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Frederick v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Johnson v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Adams v. City of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
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