Legal status; general powers
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 386 Wis. 2d 632 - Town of Rib Mountain v. Marathon County (2019)
Most recently applied in 386 Wis. 2d 632 - Town of Rib Mountain v. Marathon County (May 2019)
1983 a. 532.
(1) A town is a body corporate and politic, with those powers granted by law. A town shall be designated in all actions and proceedings by its name, as “Town of ....”.
(2) A town may:
(a) Sue and be sued.
(b) Acquire and hold real and personal property for public use and convey and dispose of the property.
(c) Enter into contracts necessary for the exercise of its corporate powers.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.