Grubb v. Town of Menomonee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dunn County. The complaint, after alleging proceedings in pursuance of law in calling a special town meeting in the defendant town, “ for the purpose of voting upon the question of raising by tax $6000, to pay a bounty of $200 each to volunteers who should thereafter enlist under the call of the president of the United States, of December 19, 1864:, and should be credited to said town under such call, and to persons who should procure…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dunn County. The complaint, after alleging proceedings in pursuance of law in calling a special town meeting in the defendant town, “ for the purpose of voting upon the question of raising by tax $6000, to pay a bounty of $200 each to volunteers who should thereafter enlist under the call of the president of the United States, of December 19, 1864:, and should be credited to said town under such call, and to persons who should procure substitutes for themselves before being drafted, and should have them credited to said town upon its quota,” further avers…
1Opinion of the CourtDowner, J.
One of the principal questions for our consideration, on this appeal, is whether, under the provisions of chap. 14, Laws of 1865, commonly called the bounty act, the qualified electors of each town, at their -meeting, had authority to fix-the amount of bounty to be paid to each volunteer, not ex ceeding two hundred dollars. The first section of the act pro vides that the qualified electors of each town shall have power, at any annual or special meeting thereof, to raise by tax such sum or sums of money as they may deem necessary, to pay bounties to volunteers, and to persons who shall procure…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Dockstader v. BrownWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
3Cited by1 opinion
- Marsh v. Supervisors of St. Croix CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877