Town of Marinette v. Board of Supervisors of Oconto County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oconto County. The defendant board appealed fi-om a judgment in favor of the plaintiff town. The case wrill sufficiently appear from the opinion. They contended, 1. That the statute (Tay. Stats., 421, § 109) required the town treasurer to retain in his hands “ the amount specified in his warrant to be paid into the town treasury,” after paying the state tax in full; that the warrant in this case, following the statute (Tay.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oconto County. The defendant board appealed fi-om a judgment in favor of the plaintiff town. The case wrill sufficiently appear from the opinion. They contended, 1. That the statute (Tay. Stats., 421, § 109) required the town treasurer to retain in his hands “ the amount specified in his warrant to be paid into the town treasury,” after paying the state tax in full; that the warrant in this case, following the statute (Tay. Stats., 410-11, § 67), commanded the town treasurer, first, to pay to the county treasurer the whole amount levied for state tax;…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylok, J.
This action was brought by the town of Mari-nette, respondent, to recover of the county of Oconto the value of certain county orders which were received by the treasurer of the town of Marinette in payment of taxes, and which were by him paid over to the county treasurer of said county, on,his settlement with such treasurer, for the taxes collected by him in his town. The claim of the plaintiff is, that the treasurer of said town did not collect enough taxes. *219exclusive of such, county orders, to pay the state tax and the whole of the town taxes, and that it' was the duty of the town…
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