Mueller v. Town of Cavour
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Forest county; JohN Goodland, Circuit Judge. This is an action upon 176 town orders. The facts were stipulated, and were, in substance, as follows: On the 7th of April, 1896, and for some years' prior thereto, the town of Pelican Lake, Forest county, was a duly organized town, containing less than 500 inhabitants, and having a territory of more than two congressional townships.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Forest county; JohN Goodland, Circuit Judge. This is an action upon 176 town orders. The facts were stipulated, and were, in substance, as follows: On the 7th of April, 1896, and for some years' prior thereto, the town of Pelican Lake, Forest county, was a duly organized town, containing less than 500 inhabitants, and having a territory of more than two congressional townships. At the annual town meeting of said town held April 7, 1890, the electors voted a highway tax of $1,000, and in form voted to authorize the town board of supervisors to…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
The amount which the town of Pelican Lake could legally spend for highway purposes during the year was limited to the amount which it could legally raise for that purpose by taxation. Webster v. Douglas Co. 102 Wis. 181; sec. 823, S. & B. Ann. Stats. So the question upon which the case must turn is whether the town was authorized to levy more than $1,000 tax for highway purposes in the year 1896. The claim of appellant is that because the town contained less than 500 inhabitants it could only raise a highway tax of $1,000, while the respondent’s contention is that because the town contained a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Webster v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Bigelow v. Town of WashburnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Sage v. Town of FifieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Alexander v. Oneida CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
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