Legal Opinion
Maier v. Racine County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1957PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWingert, J.
County boards have only such legislative powers as are conferred upon them by statute, expressly or by clear implication. Spaulding v. Wood County, 218 Wis. 224, 228, 260 N. W. 473; Dodge County v. Kaiser, 243 Wis. 551, 557, 11 N. W. (2d) 348.
The appellant county would have us find sufficient authorization to adopt the ordinance under review, in the following provisions of sec. 59.07, Stats.:
“The board of each county may exercise the following powers, which shall be broadly and liberally construed and limited only by express language: . . .
“(64) Peace and order. Enact ordinances to preserve…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fox v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
- Hack v. City of Mineral PointWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Spaulding v. Wood CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- Dodge County v. KaiserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- State v. Old National Bank of Beaver DamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1955
3Cited by58 opinions
- Farmers Mutual Automobile Insurance v. GastWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Raisanen v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Kramer v. City of HaywardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Teunas v. County of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Martineau v. State Conservation CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
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