Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin, Volume 6

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Wisconsin Attorney General's Office., 1918 - Attorneys general's opinions
 

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Page 202 - All city, town and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Page 297 - If the contract to sell requires the seller to deliver the goods to the buyer, or at a particular place, or to pay the freight or cost of transportation to the buyer, or to a particular place, the property does not pass until the goods have been delivered to the buyer or have reached the place agreed upon.
Page 140 - conveyance," as used in this Chapter, shall be construed to embrace every instrument in writing, by which any estate, or interest in real estate is created, aliened, mortgaged or assigned ; or by which the title to any real estate, may be affected in law or equity...
Page 231 - The militia of the United States shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied males who have or shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who shall be more than eighteen years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than forty-five years of age, and said militia shall be divided into three classes, the National Guard, the Naval Militia, and the Unorganized Militia.
Page 95 - Indian descent, not members of any tribe; provided, that the legislature may at any time extend by law the right of suffrage to persons not herein enumeraled ; but no such law shall be in force until the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the people at a general election, and approved by a majority of all the votes cast at such election...
Page 23 - The people of the State, In their right of sovereignty, are declared to possess the ultimate property, in and to all lands within the jurisdiction of the State...
Page 50 - That the shipment or transportation, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind...
Page 712 - ... a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings; 16. Words and phrases must be construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, must be construed according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning; 17.
Page 56 - State, ehall be let by contract to the lowest bidder, but the Legislature may establish a maximum price, no member of the Legislature or other State Officer, shall be Interested, either directly or indirectly, in any such contract.
Page 850 - ... read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language...

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