Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 69-76, (1976)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided September 22, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DR. BARBARA THOMPSON, State Superintendent, Department of PublicInstruction
You request my opinion whether a town, city or village which does not maintain a public library, but which makes contribution to a nearby public library, may be exempted from the county-wide tax for library purposes authorized by sec. 43.64 (2), Stats.
It is my opinion that it cannot, assuming that the municipality involved does not itself maintain a public library located within its boundaries and does not jointly with one or more other municipalities maintain a public library within or without its boundaries. Joint…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Milwaukee v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965