Wis. Stat. § 4.003
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 4.003, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Description of boundaries.
Official statutory text
Wherever in this chapter territory is described by geographic boundaries, the following conventions are used:
(1) Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.
(2) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center line of the street extended.
(3) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the railroad right-of-way.
(4) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel of such river or stream.
(5) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.
History: 1983 a. 29 ; 2001 a. 104 .
(1) Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.
(2) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center line of the street extended.
(3) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the railroad right-of-way.
(4) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel of such river or stream.
(5) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.
History: 1983 a. 29 ; 2001 a. 104 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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