Trempealeau County v. State

The clerk in collecting the fees was the agent of the state and in no sense acting for the county in the collection and handling of the fees. That appears clearly from the provisions of'pertinent statutes. There is nothing in the statutes to indicate that it was intended that the counties should participate in any of the transactions involving the issuance of the licenses or the collection and remittance of the fees collected therefor. Sec. 29.09 (2), Stats. 1947, authorizes the county clerks to issue the licenses and sub. (7) provides that,

“Of the fees paid for such licenses the county clerk…