State ex rel. Brown v. Appleby
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Bock county: George Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to oust the defendant from the office of city marshal of the city of Janesville, and resulted in a judgment in defendant’s favor. The city of Janesville was incorporated under ch. 221, Laws of 1882. Sec. 2 of ch. II of that act provided that one of the' officers of said city should be a city marshal.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Bock county: George Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to oust the defendant from the office of city marshal of the city of Janesville, and resulted in a judgment in defendant’s favor. The city of Janesville was incorporated under ch. 221, Laws of 1882. Sec. 2 of ch. II of that act provided that one of the' officers of said city should be a city marshal. Sec. 18 of ch. Ill conferred on such marshal all the powers conferred on constables under the general laws of the state, and in addition thereto it was made his duty to cause…
1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.
Sec. 18 of ch. Ill of the special charter of
the city of Janesville (ch. 221, Laws of 1882) confers on the city marshal all the powers, of a constable under the laws of this state. It also provides that t
■“it shall be his special duty to cause all laws, ordinances, orders, resolutions and by-laws in force in this city to be kept, observed and performed, and to do and perform such acts and duties as said council shall from timé to time direct and prescribe.”
It is apparent from the law quoted that the city marshal is essentially a police officer, being required to perform the •duties and…
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