State ex rel. Rosander v. Lippels
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Price county: Jorra K. Pakisji, Circuit Judge. At tbe annual meeting of tbe county board of Price county beginning on November 13, 1906, tbat body received certain petitions in favor of and against changing tbe boundaries of certain towns in tbe county.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Price county: Jorra K. Pakisji, Circuit Judge. At tbe annual meeting of tbe county board of Price county beginning on November 13, 1906, tbat body received certain petitions in favor of and against changing tbe boundaries of certain towns in tbe county. On November 19, 1906, tbe county board passed two ordinances making tbe following changes in tbe territory of the towns named therein: Ordinance No. 385 was adopted by a vote of twelve for to seven against. It detached certain territory from tbe town of Ogema and attached this territory to tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecicer, J.
The proceedings of the county board disclosed by the facts stated above were manifestly taken under sec. 670, Stats. (1898), irrespective of the requirements •of secs. 671 and 671a.. The proceedings are assailed upon the ground that the county board had no power under the statutes to change the boundaries of any town, unless the resident freeholders and electors of the town affected by 1 -such change shall first declare themselves, in the manner provided by these sections, to be in favor of the proposed change. By sec. 670, Stats. (1898), the county boards of this state are given power to set…
2Cited by1 opinion
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