1033 OOUNTIES 59.001 TITLE VIII. Functions and Government of Municipalities. CHAPTER 59. COUNTIES. 59.001 Definitions. 59.41 Certify records as clerk of county 59.01 Body corporate. court. 59.02 Po,vers, ho,v exercised; quorum. 59.42 Clerk of court; fees. 69.03 Boards; composition; election; terms; 59.43 Payment of filing fee. substitutes; compensation; compat­ 59.44 District attorney pro tempore; assist­ ibility. ants in criminal and civil cases. 59.031 County executive in populous coun- 59.45 Assistants in other than special coun­ ties. ties. 59.033 County administrator. 59.455 Corporation counsel in special coun­ 59.04 Meetings' adjournment; absentees. ties. 59.05 Chairnla~; vice chairlnen; po'v~rs and 59.456 Corporation counsel and district at- duties. torney in special counties; duties. 59.06 Committees; appointment; compensa- 59.46 Assistants in special counties. tion. 59.47 District attorney; duties. 59.07 General powers of board. 59.475 Shawano County district attorney for 59 071 Industrial development agenCles. Menominee County. 59:08 Public worl<, how done; public emer- 59.48 When not to be city attorney. gencies. 59.485 May be town or village attorney. 50.083 lVIilwaukee county, consolidation of 59.49 Restrictions on district attorney. municipal services, home rule, met­ 59.50 Register of deeds; deputies. ropolitan district. 59.51 Register of deeds; duties. 59.09 Publication of ordinances and pro- 59.513 Including name of person drafting ceedings. instrument. 59.10 Neglect of duty. 59.514 Including tax key number. 59.11 County seat; change. 59.515 Effect of certain omissions in regis­ 59.12 Coun ty officers; terms. ters' records. 59.13 Official oaths and bonds. 59.516 Required signature and seal on sur­ 59.14 Offices, where kept; when open. vey document for filing or record­ 59.15 Compensation, fees, salaries and ing. traveling expenses of officials and 59.52 General index; electronic data pro- employes. cessing. ' 59.16 County clerk; deputies; salaries; va- 59.53 Index of records. cancies. 59.54 Record of attachments, lis pendens. 59.17 County clerk; duties. etc. 59.175 Clerks of counties containing state 59.55 Tract index system; power to' alter. institutions to make claims in cer- 59.56 Special counties; record of chan ges tain caseS. in streets, alleys, etc. 59.18 County treasurer; eligibility. 59.57 Register of deeds; fees. 59.19 Deputies; oath; salary; temporary 59.575 Certifica tions and filings for veterans; vacancy. no charge. 59.20 County treasurer; duties. 59.58 County abstractor; appointment; du- 59.21 Sheriff; undersheriff; deputies. ties; fees. 59.22 Liability for appointees' acts; bonds. 59.59 Surveyor; deputies. 59.225 Arming sheriffs. 59.60 Surveyor; duties. 59.23 Sheriff; duties. 59.61 How bearings expressed in surveys. 59.24 Peace maintenance; pow,ers and du­ 59.62 Subdividing sections. ties of peace officers. 59.63 Relocation and perpetuation of sec- 59.25 Transportation' of criminals through tion corners and division lines. other counties; rewards for their 69.635 Perpetuation of landmarks. apprehension. 59.64 Certificates and records as evidence. 59.26 Not to act as attorney. 59.65 Surveyor; fees. 59.27 Service on sherlrt; how made. 59.66 Penalty for nonfeasance. 59.28 Sheriff; fees. 59.67 County property. 59.29 Compensation for apprehensions in 59.68 Courthouse and jail; restrictions. other states; conditions. 59.685 Annual inspection. 59.30 Fees, how col1ected. 59.69 Fairgrounds and fairs. 59.31 Fees, how paid. 59.70 Isolation hospitals. 59.32 Excessive fees. 69.71 Records where kept; public examina­ 59.33 Powers after term. tion; rebinding; transcribing. 59.34 Coroner; medical examiner; duties. 59.715 Destruction of obsolete county rec- 59.35 Special counties; deputies and assist- ords. ants; powers. 59.716 Transfer of obsolete county records. 59.36 Service ,vhen no coroner. 59.717 Destruction of county records, when. Deputy coroner. 69.72 County auditors; powers; duties. 59.365 59.73 Receipts and deposits of money; ac- 59.37 Coroner; fees, counts. 59.375 Coroner as funeral director, limita- 59.74 Depositories; designation. tion. 59.75 Funds to be placed in depositories; 59.38 Clerk of court; deputies; chief dep- reports; cash balance. uty; division chief deputies; calen- 59.76 Claims against counties; actions on; dar deputy clerk in certain counties. disallowance. 59.39 Clerk of court; to keep court papers, 69.77 Claims, how made; procedure. books and records. 59. 78 Special counties; classification ot 59.395 Clerk of court; duties. claims. 59.40 Not to act as attorney. 59.79 Action on claims by board. 59.001 COUNTIES 1034 59.80 Salaries and automobile allowance: 59.88 District attorney, appropriation for when payable. criminal trials and investigations. 59.81 County orders and scrip. 59.89 Disposition of unclaimed funds by 59.82 Magistrates' dockets, audit and re­ court clerles. port. 59.90 Unclaimed funds in public treasury. 59.83 Publication of financial report. 59.903 Disposition of unclaimed personal 59.84 Budget procedure in populous coun­ property other than money or se­ ties. curities held by: county institu­ 59.85 Aid to immigration societies. tions, coroner, sheriff. 59.87 Co-operative extension service in 59.91 Viaducts and bridges, populous coun- agriculture and home economics. ties: bonds. 59.871 ,Worms, insects, weeds, animal dis­ 59.94 Registration of farms. eases, appropriation. 59.96 Metropolitan sewerage commission. 59.872 Funds appropriated to soil and water 59.965 Expressways in populous counties. conservation district. 59.97 Zoning po,ver. 59.873 Lime to farmers. 59.99 County zoning, adjustment board. 59.874 Land clearing and weed control. 59.997 Consolidation of counties: procedure; 59.875 Testing milk and soil. referendum. 59.876 Immigration board. 59.001 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary: (1) "Board'" means the county board of supervisors. (2) "Clerk" means the county clerk. (3) "Municipality" includes cities, villages and towns. (4) "Treasurer" means the county treasurer. 59.01 Body corporate. (1) STATUS. Each county in this state is a body coi'­ porate, empoivered to sue 'and be sued,to acquire and hold, lease or rent real and personal estate for public uses 01' purposes, including lands sold for taxes, to sell, lease and convey the same, including the authority to enter into leases 01' contracts with the state for a period of years for the uses and purposes specified in s. 23.09 (7) (d), to make such con­ tracts and to do such other acts as are necessary and propel' to the exercise, of the powers and privileges granted and the performance of the legal duties chlll'ged upon it. Cross Reference: See 75.35 and 75.69 for restrictions on the sale of tax deeded land. 59.02 Powers, how exercised; quorum. (1) The powers of a county as a body corporate can only be exercised by the board thereof, or in pursuance of a resolution or ordinance adopted by it. (2) Ordinances and resolutions may be adopted by a majority vote of a quorum .01' by such larger vote as may be required by law. Ordinances shall commence as follows: "The county board of supervisors of the county of .... do ordain as follows." (3) A majority of the supervisors entitled to a seat on the board shall constitute a quorum. All questions shall be determined by a majority of the supervisors present unless otherwise provided. 'Resolutions adopted by the county board mentary procedure were not followed. 52 pursuant to powers gr:),nted by 59.02 are Atty. Gen. 57. valid even though its own rules ",f parlia- 59.03 Boards; composition; election; terms; substitutes; compensation; compati­ bility. The boards of the several counties shall be classified and shall be composed of representatives from within the county elected and compensated as ,follows: (1) MILWAUKEE COUNTY. In each county having a population of at least 500,000: (a) Composition. A supervisor from each assembly district therein elected by the electors of said district. (b) Election j tenn. Supervisors shall be elected for terms of 4 years at the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April next preceding' the expiration of their respective terms., ' ( c) Compensation. Each supervisor shall be paid by the county an annual salary which shall be set by the county board. The board may provide additional compensation for ,the chairman. The salaries of supervisors in effect on June 21, 1961, shall reniain the annual salary until changed by action of the board. Sectioll 66.196 also applies to this paragraph. (2) OTHER COUNTIES. (a) Class'ificationj maxi1nml1 nmnber of supervisors. Coun­ ties having a population of less than 500,000 and more than one town /1,re classified and entitled to a maximum number of county board supervisors as follows: 1. Counties having a population of less than 500,000 but at least 100,000 shall have no more than 47 s}lpervisors. ' , 2. Counties having a population of less than 100,000 but at least 50,000 shall have no more than 39 supervisors. 3. Counties having a population of less than 50,000 but at least 25,000 shall have no more than 31 supervisors. 1035 COUNTIES 59.03 4. Counties having a population of less than 25,000 and containing more than one town shall have no more than 21 supervisors. 5. If the population of any county is within 2% of the minimum population for the next most populous grouping under this paragraph, the county board thereof, in establishing supervisory districts, may employ the maximum number for such districts set for such next most populous grouping. (b) CI'eation of supervisory distl'icts.