Land, Log & Lumber Co. v. Brown
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oneida County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. contended, inter alia, that ch. 292, Laws of 1883, is in violation of sec. 3, art. XI, Const., which provides that “it shall be the duty of the legislature, and they are empowered, to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages,” etc. If a community is in need of corporate functions,, it is the duty of the legislature to incorporate it.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oneida County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. contended, inter alia, that ch. 292, Laws of 1883, is in violation of sec. 3, art. XI, Const., which provides that “it shall be the duty of the legislature, and they are empowered, to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages,” etc. If a community is in need of corporate functions,, it is the duty of the legislature to incorporate it. It cannot grant corporate powers without corporation. The act is also in violation of the constitutional principle which prohibits unequal and…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This action was commenced by the said Land, Log c& Lumber Company against the appellants to restrain said appellants, the board of supervisors of the town of Pelican, from allowing any bills or claims, either for the construction, maintenance, or operation of waterworks in the village of Rhinelander, or in said town, and from allowing or auditing any bills for the payment of salaries or wages of any firemen, fire engineers, or other persons engaged in or about the operation of water-works in said village of Rhinelander; or from paying salaries or wages of any policeman or night-watch in said…
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