Wis. Stat. § 60.01
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 60.01, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Legal status; general powers.
Official statutory text
(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.
History: 1983 a. 532 .
(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.
History: 1983 a. 532 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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