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STATE EX REL. POOLE v. MENOMONEE FALLS

No. 25.

55 Wis.2d 555 (1972)

200 N.W.2d 580

STATE EX REL. POOLE, Respondent, v. VILLAGE OF MENOMONEE FALLS and others, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Puls & Puls, attorneys, and Norman J. Baker of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by C. Morse Puls.

For the respondent there was a brief by Niebler & Niebler, attorneys, and Chester J. Niebler of counsel, all of Menomonee Falls, and oral argument by Chester J. Niebler.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The decisive issue presented is whether the provisions of sec. 9.20, Stats., providing for "direct legislation" relate only to cities.

We find no language in the statute to reflect any legislative intent to make the provisions of sec. 9.20, Stats., applicable to villages. In fact, the language of the statute dictates the conclusion that it does not apply to villages. Throughout the statute we find the words "city," "city clerk," "common...

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