Wis. Stat. § 59.06
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 59.06, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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County property.
Official statutory text
(1) How held. County property shall be held by the clerk in the name of the county. All property, real or personal, conveyed to the county or to its inhabitants or to any person for the use of the county or its inhabitants is county property. Such conveyances have the same effect as if made directly to the county by name.
(2) Effect of transfer. All deeds, contracts and agreements made on behalf of the county under the directions of the board under s. 59.52 (6) , or by a county executive acting under s. 59.17 (2) (b) 3. , when signed and acknowledged by the clerk and the county seal is attached, are valid and binding on the county to the extent of the terms of the instrument and the right, title and interest which the county has in the property.
History: 1995 a. 201 s. 402 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.06; 2013 a. 14 .
(2) Effect of transfer. All deeds, contracts and agreements made on behalf of the county under the directions of the board under s. 59.52 (6) , or by a county executive acting under s. 59.17 (2) (b) 3. , when signed and acknowledged by the clerk and the county seal is attached, are valid and binding on the county to the extent of the terms of the instrument and the right, title and interest which the county has in the property.
History: 1995 a. 201 s. 402 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.06; 2013 a. 14 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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