Wis. Stat. § 45.85
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 45.85, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Care of graves.
Official statutory text
(1) Every town board, village board, or common council of every city shall at all times see that the graves and tombstones of all veterans, including women’s auxiliary organizations created by act of Congress, who shall at any time have served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and of the spouses or surviving spouses of all those veterans, receive proper and decent care, and may employ all necessary assistance to carry out this section. The expense of the care of the graves and tombstones shall be borne by the county where the graves are located, except where suitable care is otherwise provided. The amount of expense charged the county for the care may not exceed the charge made for the care of other graves in the same cemetery.
(2) The governing body specified in sub. (1) shall report to the county clerk of its county, on or before September 1 of each year, the locations of the graves cared for by the governing body under sub. (1) , together with the names of the deceased and the amount claimed for care of the graves for the fiscal year from the previous July 1 to June 30.
(3) The chairperson of the county board and the county clerk, upon receipt of the report under sub. (2) , shall draw an order on the county treasurer for the amount of the expenses incurred in caring for the graves, payable to the person or persons designated in the report as being entitled to the payment.
History: 2005 a. 22 ; 2025 a. 138 .
(2) The governing body specified in sub. (1) shall report to the county clerk of its county, on or before September 1 of each year, the locations of the graves cared for by the governing body under sub. (1) , together with the names of the deceased and the amount claimed for care of the graves for the fiscal year from the previous July 1 to June 30.
(3) The chairperson of the county board and the county clerk, upon receipt of the report under sub. (2) , shall draw an order on the county treasurer for the amount of the expenses incurred in caring for the graves, payable to the person or persons designated in the report as being entitled to the payment.
History: 2005 a. 22 ; 2025 a. 138 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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