AB329, s. 290
25Section
290. 79.10 (7m) (cm) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,125,7
179.10
(7m) (cm) 2. c. The treasurer of the municipality shall settle for the
2amounts distributed under par. (b) 1. on the 4th Monday in March with each taxing
3jurisdiction within the taxation district not later than April 15. Failure to settle
4timely under this subdivision subjects the treasurer of the municipality to the
5penalties under s. 74.31. On or before August 20, the county treasurer
or the county
6comptroller under s. 59.255 shall settle with each taxing jurisdiction, including
7towns, villages, and cities, except 1st class cities, in the county.
AB329, s. 291
8Section
291. 79.10 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,125,239
79.10
(10) (a) Beginning with property taxes levied in 1999, the owner of a
10principal dwelling may claim the credit under sub. (9) (bm) by applying for the credit
11on a form prescribed by the department of revenue. A claimant shall attest that, as
12of the certification date, the claimant is an owner of property and that such property
13is used by the owner in the manner specified under sub. (1) (dm). The certification
14date is January 1 of the year in which the property taxes are levied. The claimant
15shall file the application for the lottery and gaming credit with the treasurer of the
16county
, or the comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the property is
17located or, if the property is located in a city that collects taxes under s. 74.87, with
18the treasurer of the city in which the property is located. Subject to review by the
19department of revenue, a treasurer who receives a completed application shall direct
20that the property described in the application be identified on the next tax roll as
21property for which the owner is entitled to receive a lottery and gaming credit. A
22claim that is made under this paragraph is valid for as long as the property is eligible
23for the credit under sub. (9) (bm).
AB329, s. 292
24Section
292. 79.10 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,126,7
179.10
(10) (b) A person who becomes eligible for a credit under sub. (9) (bm) may
2claim the credit by filing an application, on a form prescribed by the department of
3revenue, with the treasurer of the county
, or the comptroller of the county under s.
459.255, in which the property is located or, if the property is located in a city that
5collects taxes under s. 74.87, with the treasurer of the city in which the property is
6located. Claims made under this paragraph are valid for as long as the property is
7eligible for the credit under sub. (9) (bm).
AB329, s. 293
8Section
293. 79.10 (10) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,126,209
79.10
(10) (bm) 2. A person who may apply for a credit under subd. 1. but who
10does not timely apply for the credit under subd. 1. may apply to the department of
11revenue no later than October 1 following the issuance of the person's property tax
12bill. Subject to review by the department, the department shall compute the amount
13of the credit; issue a check to the person in the amount of the credit; and notify the
14treasurer of the county
, or the comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the
15person's property is located or the treasurer of the taxation district in which the
16person's property is located, if the taxation district collects taxes under s. 74.87. The
17treasurer
or comptroller shall enter the person's property on the next tax roll as
18property that qualifies for a lottery and gaming credit. Claims made under this
19subdivision are valid for as long as the property is eligible for the credit under sub.
20(9) (bm).
AB329, s. 294
21Section
294. 79.10 (10) (bn) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,127,722
79.10
(10) (bn) 1. If a person who owns and uses property as specified under
23sub. (1) (dm), as of the certification date under par. (a), transfers the property after
24the certification date, the transferee may apply to the treasurer of the county
, or the
25comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the property is located or, if the
1property is located in a city that collects taxes under s. 74.87, to the treasurer of the
2city in which the property is located for the credit under sub. (9) (bm) on a form
3prescribed by the department of revenue. The transferee shall attest that, to the
4transferee's knowledge, the transferor used the property in the manner specified
5under sub. (1) (dm) as of the certification date under par. (a). A claim that is made
6under this subdivision is valid for as long as the property is eligible for the credit
7under sub. (9) (bm).
AB329, s. 295
8Section
295. 79.10 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,127,149
79.10
(10) (c) If a person who is certified under par. (a) to claim the credit under
10sub. (9) (bm) becomes ineligible for the credit under sub. (9) (bm), that person shall,
11within 30 days of becoming ineligible, notify the treasurer of the county
, or the
12comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the property is located or, if the
13property is located in a city that collects taxes under s. 74.87, the treasurer of the city
14in which the property is located.
AB329, s. 296
15Section
296. 83.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,128,216
83.04
(4) Upon contract construction final payment shall not be made until the
17work has been accepted as complete by the county highway commissioner. In case
18of noncontract work payment shall be made monthly upon verified, detailed,
19statements and payrolls prepared by the county highway commissioner and
20approved and allowed by the county highway committee, and all payments shall be
21made by orders on the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 in
22the ordinary form signed by the chairperson of the county board and the county clerk,
23unless the county has adopted some different method of making disbursements, in
24which event it shall be according to such method and all orders shall be drawn upon
1and paid out of the fund provided for such construction. Said statements and
2payrolls shall be filed with the county clerk.
AB329, s. 297
3Section
297. 83.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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83.04
(5) When final payment has been made upon any highway improvement,
5any funds remaining in the county treasurer's hands
, or the county comptroller's
6hands under s. 59.255, which were provided by any subdivision of the county for that
7particular improvement, shall be placed together with the county's balance available
8for that job to the credit of such subdivision of the county, and shall be used to
9increase the funds available for the next construction job in said subdivision, and any
10such balance in the bridge fund may be transferred to the road fund or vice versa by
11the town or village board with the approval of the county highway committee.
AB329, s. 298
12Section
298. 83.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,128,2413
83.14
(1) Any town meeting or village board may vote a tax of not less than $500
14to improve a designated portion of a county aid highway and may accept cash
15donations for such purposes, and when accepted subsequent proceedings shall be the
16same as if a tax of like amount had been voted. Highways in villages shall not be
17eligible to improvement under this section wherever the buildings fronting the
18highways average more than one to each 60 lineal feet of highway. The tax shall not
19exceed 2 mills on the dollar on the taxable property but every town and village may
20vote $500, and such tax shall be paid to the county treasurer
or the county
21comptroller under s. 59.255 when the county taxes are paid. If the total cost of the
22improvement approved by the town meeting or village board exceeds the amount
23which it is permitted by this subsection to raise by taxation in the current year, it may
24vote a tax of not to exceed the same amount for the succeeding year or years.
AB329, s. 299
25Section
299. 86.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,129,11
186.34
(3) Aid allotted under sub. (2) shall be held to the credit of the county,
2town, city or village for not more than 2 years or for such other period as the
3department may grant, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be
4paid to the treasurer thereof
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 upon
5presentation to and approval by the department of certified statements setting forth
6the cost of the construction, reconstruction, repair or improvement of the facilities
7determined by the department to be eligible for aid. The certified statement shall
8set forth separately the amount expended on each such facility. The aid to be paid
9shall be the summation of the amounts determined or revised under sub. (2), as
10adjusted by the certified statements approved by the department. This subsection
11does not apply to aid awarded under sub. (2m).
AB329, s. 300
12Section
300. 88.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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88.01
(5) "County treasurer" means the treasurer of the county in which the
14drainage board having jurisdiction of the drainage district is located
, except that in
15a county to which s. 59.255 applies, "county treasurer" also means a county
16comptroller elected under s. 59.20 (2) (am).
AB329, s. 301
17Section
301. 90.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,130,518
90.11
(2) (b) The amount paid by the town treasurer under par. (a) together
19with interest at the rate of 1% per month shall be included by the town clerk in the
20next tax roll as a special charge against the lands charged with the expense and fees.
21The special charge shall be collected by the town treasurer with the other taxes in
22the town. Any special charge under this paragraph remaining unpaid shall be added
23to the list of delinquent taxes returned to the county treasurer. The county treasurer
24or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall collect the delinquent special charge
25or sell the land as for delinquent taxes. All proceedings in relation to the sale of land
1for a delinquent special charge shall be the same in all respects as in the case of land
2sold for other delinquent taxes. Every county treasurer
or county comptroller under
3s. 59.255 who shall collect or receive any moneys on account of delinquent charges
4under this subsection shall pay the moneys received to the treasurer of the proper
5town.
AB329, s. 302
6Section
302. 93.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,130,147
93.50
(1) (c) "Creditor" means any person who has a claim against agricultural
8property or against a farmer affecting the farmer's agricultural property, whether
9the claim is matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
10unsecured, fixed or contingent. "Creditor" includes the county treasurer of a county
,
11or the comptroller of a county under s. 59.255, in which agricultural property is
12located if property taxes, special assessments that have been settled in full by the
13county under s. 74.29, special charges or special taxes levied or assessed against the
14agricultural property are subject to a tax certificate issued under s. 74.57.
AB329, s. 303
15Section
303. 100.261 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,130,2116
100.261
(3) (a) The clerk of court shall collect and transmit the consumer
17protection surcharges imposed under ch. 814 to the county treasurer
, or the county
18comptroller under s. 59.255, under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then
19make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
or the county
20comptroller under s. 59.255 shall make payment to the secretary of administration
21under s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2.
AB329, s. 304
22Section
304. 102.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,131,9
23102.21 Payment of awards by municipalities. Whenever an award is made
24by the department under this chapter or s. 66.191, 1981 stats., against any
25municipality, the person in whose favor it is made shall file a certified copy thereof
1with the municipal clerk. Within 20 days thereafter, unless an appeal is taken, such
2clerk shall draw an order on the municipal treasurer
or the county comptroller under
3s. 59.255 for the payment of the award. If upon appeal such award is affirmed in
4whole or in part the order for payment shall be drawn within 10 days after a certified
5copy of such judgment is filed with the proper clerk. If more than one payment is
6provided for in the award or judgment, orders shall be drawn as the payments
7become due. No statute relating to the filing of claims against, and the auditing,
8allowing and payment of claims by municipalities shall apply to the payment of an
9award or judgment under this section.
AB329, s. 305
10Section
305. 102.85 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,131,1811
102.85
(4) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
12treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 the uninsured employer
13surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
14shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25
15(3) (f) 2.
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall make payment to the
16secretary of administration under s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration
17shall deposit the amount of the uninsured employer surcharge, together with any
18interest thereon, in the uninsured employers fund as provided in s. 102.80 (1).
AB329, s. 306
19Section
306. 102.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,132,220
102.87
(9) A department deputy or an officer who collects a forfeiture and costs,
21fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 under this section shall pay the money
22to the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 within 20 days after
23its receipt. If the department deputy or officer fails to make timely payment, the
24county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 may collect the payment
25from the department deputy or officer by an action in the treasurer's
or comptroller's
1name of office and upon the official bond of the department deputy or officer, with
2interest at the rate of 12% per year from the time when it should have been paid.
AB329, s. 307
3Section
307. 114.14 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,132,114
114.14
(2) (f) All moneys appropriated for the construction, improvement,
5equipment, maintenance or operation of an airport, managed as provided by this
6subsection, or earned by the airport or made available for its construction,
7improvement, equipment, maintenance or operation in any manner whatsoever,
8shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, village, town or county
, or with the
9county comptroller under s. 59.255, where it shall be kept in a special fund and paid
10out only on order of the airport commission, drawn and signed by the secretary and
11countersigned by the chairperson.
AB329, s. 308
12Section
308. 115.817 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,132,1513
115.817
(3) (b) The board annually shall select one member as chairperson and
14one as secretary. The county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 15shall serve as board treasurer but shall not be a member of the board.
AB329, s. 309
16Section
309. 115.817 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,132,1817
115.817
(10) (c) All state aid shall be paid to the county treasurer
or the county
18comptroller under s. 59.255 and credited to the fund of the board.
AB329, s. 310
19Section
310. 138.052 (5m) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,133,420
138.052
(5m) (b) 6. If the borrower sends the check received under subd. 3. a.
21to the town, city or village treasurer after the county has assumed responsibility for
22collecting property taxes, the town, city or village treasurer shall accept the check
23and pay over to the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 the
24amount of the check. If the amount of the check sent by the borrower to the town,
25city or village treasurer exceeds the amount of property taxes owed by the borrower,
1the town, city or village treasurer shall refund the excess amount to the borrower
2and, if the county has assumed responsibility for collecting property taxes, pay over
3to the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 the remaining
4amount of the check.
AB329, s. 311
5Section
311. 138.052 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,133,196
138.052
(5m) (e) Paragraphs (b) to (d) do not apply to an escrow required in
7connection with a loan to assure the payment of property taxes, whether the loan is
8originated before, on or after May 3, 1988, if it is the practice of the escrow agent to,
9by December 20, pay to the borrower the amount held in escrow for the payment of
10property taxes or to send the borrower a check in the amount of the funds held in
11escrow for the payment of property taxes, made payable to the borrower and the
12treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 authorized to collect the tax. If
13the escrow agent in any year chooses not to make the payment by December 20 for
14any reason other than because the borrower is not current in his or her loan
15payments, the escrow agent shall send, by October 15 of that year, written notice to
16the borrower clearly stating that the borrower may require the escrow agent to make
17payments in any manner specified in par. (b) 3. from the amount escrowed to pay
18property taxes and the responsibilities of the borrower and escrow agent as provided
19in par. (b) 4. and 5.
AB329, s. 312
20Section
312. 157.11 (9g) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,133,2321
157.11
(9g) (a) 1. b. Deposited with the treasurer of the county or city
, or the
22comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the cemetery is located if the
23governing body of the county or city accepts such deposits.
AB329, s. 313
24Section
313. 157.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,134,16
1157.125
(1) If a trust is created for the care of a burial place or grave but no
2trustee is named in the will to administer the trust, the circuit court having
3jurisdiction may name the county treasurer of the county
, or the comptroller of the
4county under s. 59.255, in which the burial place or grave is situated as trustee,
5except as provided in sub. (2). If not contrary to the terms of the trust, the county
6treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 may contract with the person in
7charge of the burial place or grave for its care and pay to that person the income from
8the trust property or the part of the income that may be necessary for that purpose,
9and if there is no person in charge of the burial place or grave then the income shall
10be paid to the city, village or town, in which the burial place or grave is situated, and
11for the purposes of this subsection the governing body of that municipality has the
12duty of caring for the burial place or grave to the extent of money received for that
13purpose. The county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall
14annually render an account to the circuit court as provided in ch. 701 and the person
15or municipality receiving money for such care shall also render an annual accounting
16to the circuit court and the department as provided in s. 157.62 (2) (b) 3. to 7.
AB329, s. 314
17Section
314. 157.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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157.125
(2) If the burial place or grave is located in a cemetery owned and
19operated by a religious society organized under ch. 187, the court shall name the
20religious society as the trustee unless the religious society petitions the court to name
21the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 as the trustee.
AB329, s. 315
22Section
315. 165.755 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,135,323
165.755
(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), after the court determines the
24amount due under sub. (1) (a), the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the
25amount to the county treasurer
, or the county comptroller under s. 59.255, under s.
159.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of
2administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall
3make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2.
AB329, s. 316
4Section
316. 165.755 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,135,95
165.755
(4) If a municipal court imposes a forfeiture, after determining the
6amount due under sub. (1) (a) the court shall collect and transmit such amount to the
7treasurer of the county, city, town, or village,
or the county comptroller under s.
859.255, and that treasurer
or comptroller shall make payment to the secretary of
9administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).
AB329, s. 317
10Section
317. 167.31 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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167.31
(5) (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall collect and transmit to the
12county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 the weapons surcharge
13as required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then pay the secretary
14of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
or the county comptroller under s.
1559.255 shall make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.255 (3) (f)
162. The secretary of administration shall deposit all amounts received under this
17paragraph in the conservation fund to be appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
AB329, s. 318
18Section
318. 169.46 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,135,2519
169.46
(1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
20treasurer
, or the county comptroller under s. 59.255, the natural resources surcharge
21and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then
22make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
or
23the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall make payment to the secretary of
24administration under s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration shall deposit
25the amount of the natural resources surcharge in the conservation fund.
AB329, s. 319
1Section
319. 169.46 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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169.46
(2) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
3treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 the natural resources restitution
4surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
5shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25
6(3) (f) 2.
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall make payment to the
7secretary of administration under s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration
8shall deposit the amount of the natural resources restitution surcharge in the
9conservation fund.
AB329, s. 320
10Section
320. 171.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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171.04
(3) From the proceeds of such sale, the judge or supplemental court
12commissioner shall pay all legal charges that have been incurred in relation to the
13property, or a ratable proportion of each charge if the proceeds of the sale are not
14sufficient to pay all the charges; and the balance, if any, the judge or supplemental
15court commissioner shall immediately pay over to the treasurer
or the county
16comptroller under s. 59.255 of the judge's or commissioner's county, with a copy of all
17the proceedings in the matter. The county treasurer
or the county comptroller under
18s. 59.255 shall file the copy in his or her office.
AB329, s. 321
19Section
321. 171.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,137,23
20171.05 Perishable property, held otherwise, how disposed of. If any
21property is perishable or subject to decay by keeping, the person in whose custody
22the property is, the person's agent or attorney, may make an affidavit of this fact and
23present the affidavit to a circuit judge or supplemental court commissioner for the
24county in which the property is located, and the judge or supplemental court
25commissioner shall immediately make an order requiring the sheriff or any
1constable of the county to immediately inspect the property, and if it is found to be
2perishable or subject to decay by keeping, to make and return an affidavit of this fact.
3Upon the return of this affidavit, the judge or supplemental court commissioner
4making the order shall immediately issue an order requiring the sheriff or constable
5to sell the property at public auction, giving notice of the time and place of the sale
6by publication of a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and serving upon the consignor, the
7consignee and the custodian of the property, if they are known, a copy of the notice
8by mail. The sheriff or constable shall, at the time and place fixed by the notice,
9unless the property has been otherwise lawfully disposed of, sell the property at
10public auction, and shall make full return of his or her execution of the order, and
11return the same with an inventory of the property and the proceeds of the sale, after
12deducting his or her fees, to the judge or supplemental court commissioner making
13the order. From the proceeds of the sale, the judge or supplemental court
14commissioner shall pay all legal charges that have been incurred in relation to the
15property, or a ratable proportion of each charge, if the proceeds of the sale are not
16sufficient to pay all the charges; and the balance, if any, the judge or supplemental
17court commissioner shall immediately pay over to the treasurer of the county,
or the
18comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, with a copy of all the proceedings in the
19matter. The county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall file the
20copy in his or her office. The person in whose custody the property is when the
21proceedings for the sale were commenced shall immediately notify the consignor and
22consignee of the sale, in writing which shall be served by leaving a copy with the
23consignor and consignee personally or by mail.
AB329, s. 322
24Section
322. 171.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB329,139,5
1171.06 Unclaimed property, how disposed of. When any property is not
2perishable or subject to decay and is not claimed and taken away within one year
3after it was received, it may be sold as follows: The person in whose custody the
4property is, or the person's agent or attorney, may make an affidavit of the facts and
5present the same to a judge or supplemental court commissioner of the county in
6which the property is located and such judge or supplemental court commissioner
7shall immediately issue an order requiring the sheriff or any constable of the county
8to sell the property at public auction, giving 60 days' notice of the time and place of
9the sale to the consignor, the consignee and the custodian of the property. This notice
10shall be in writing and served personally or by mail upon the persons whose names
11and residences are known. If the name or residence of any of the persons is unknown
12and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, the sheriff or constable shall
13make an affidavit of this fact and shall publish a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the
14county. At the time and place of the sale the sheriff or constable shall sell the property
15at public auction and shall make a full return of the sheriff's or constable's
16proceedings under the order to the judge or supplemental court commissioner
17issuing the order, together with proof of service or publication of the notice of the sale,
18and an inventory of the property sold and the proceeds of the sale after deducting the
19sheriff's or constable's fees. From the proceeds of the sale the judge or supplemental
20court commissioner shall pay all legal charges that have been incurred in relation
21to the property, including the charges of the person in whose custody the property
22was when the proceedings were begun, or a ratable proportion of each charge if the
23proceeds of the sale are not sufficient to pay all of the charges. The judge or
24supplemental court commissioner shall immediately pay any balance remaining
25over to the treasurer
, or the county comptroller under s. 59.255, of his or her county,
1with a copy of all proceedings in the matter. The county treasurer
or the county
2comptroller under s. 59.255 shall file the copy in his or her office. The person in whose
3custody the property is when any proceeding for the sale is commenced shall
4immediately notify the consignor and consignee of the sale, in writing, and served
5by leaving a copy thereof with the consignor and consignee, personally or by mail.
AB329, s. 323
6Section
323. 171.065 of the statutes is amended to read:
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7171.065 Disposition of proceeds. If the owner of property sold under this
8chapter or the owner's legal representatives, at any time within 5 years after
9proceeds from the sale have been deposited in the county treasury, furnishes
10satisfactory evidence to the treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 of the
11ownership of the property, the owner or the owner's legal representatives shall be
12entitled to receive the amount of the proceeds deposited with the treasurer
or the
13county comptroller under s. 59.255. If the owner or the owner's legal representatives
14do not claim the sale proceeds within the 5-year period, the proceeds shall belong to
15the county.
AB329, s. 324
16Section
324. 172.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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172.08
(3) The owner of a ram taken up under this section may, within 6 days
18after the filing and posting of the notices under sub. (2), pay or tender to the town
19clerk the forfeiture under sub. (1) and 50 cents for the town clerk's fees. Upon
20payment of the forfeiture and fees, the ram shall be restored to the owner and the
21clerk shall immediately pay one-half of the forfeiture to the person who took the ram
22up and the other half to the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s.
2359.255. If the ram's owner fails to pay the forfeiture and fees in the 6-day period
24under this subsection, the ram shall become the property of the person who took up
25the ram.
AB329, s. 325
1Section
325. 173.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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173.24
(3) If the person alleged to have violated ch. 951 is found guilty of the
3violation, the person shall be assessed the expenses under subs. (1) and (2). If the
4person is not found guilty, the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s.
559.255 shall pay the expenses from the general fund of the county.
AB329, s. 326
6Section
326. 174.08 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
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7174.08 (title)
License fees paid to county treasurer or comptroller. (1) 8Except as provided in sub. (2), every collecting official shall pay all dog license taxes
9to the town, village, or city treasurer or other tax collecting officer who shall deduct
10any additional tax that may have been levied by the municipal governing body and
11pay the remainder to the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 12at the time settlement is made with the county treasurer
or the county comptroller
13under s. 59.255 for collections of personal property taxes, and shall at the same time
14report in writing to the county clerk the licenses issued. The report shall be in the
15form prescribed by the department, and the forms shall be furnished by the county
16clerks.
AB329, s. 327
17Section
327. 174.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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174.09
(1) Except as provided in sub. (3), the dog license taxes so paid to the
19county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall be kept in a separate
20account and shall be known as the "dog license fund" and shall be appropriated and
21disbursed for the purposes and in the manner following: Within 30 days after receipt
22of the same, the county treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall pay
23into the state treasury 5% of the minimum tax as provided for under s. 174.05 (2) of
24all dog license taxes which shall have been received by the county treasurer
or the
25county comptroller under s. 59.255.
AB329, s. 328
1Section
328. 174.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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174.09
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), expenses necessarily incurred by the
3county in purchasing and providing books, forms, and other supplies required in
4administering the dog license law, expenses incurred by the county under s. 95.21 (4)
5(b) and (8) and expenses incurred by the county pound or by a humane society or other
6organization designated to provide a pound for collecting, caring for, and disposing
7of dogs may be paid out of the dog license fund. The amount remaining in the fund
8after deducting these expenses shall be available for and may be used as far as
9necessary for paying claims allowed by the county to the owners of domestic animals
10because of damages done by dogs during the license year for which the taxes were
11paid. Any surplus in excess of $1,000 which may remain from the dog license taxes
12of any license year shall on March 1 of the succeeding year be paid by the county
13treasurer
or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 to the county humane society or
14other organization designated by the county board to provide a pound. If there is no
15humane society or other organization designated to provide a pound, these funds
16shall be paid to the towns, villages, and cities of the county for their use in the
17proportion in which the towns, villages, and cities contributed to the fund out of
18which the surplus arises.
AB329, s. 329
19Section
329. 195.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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195.29
(5) Elimination of grade crossings, costs. Upon petition of the
21department, or of the common council or board of any city, village, town, or county,
22alleging that one or more of them have undertaken or propose to undertake to
23relocate or improve an existing highway or to construct a new highway in such
24manner as to eliminate a highway grade crossing with any railroad or so as to
25permanently divert a material portion of the highway traffic from a highway grade
1crossing with any railroad, the office shall issue notice of investigation and hearing,
2as provided in s. 195.04. If upon such hearing the office finds that the public safety
3will be promoted by the highway relocation, improvement, or new construction, the
4office shall order the old crossings closed and new crossings opened as are deemed
5necessary for public safety. The order shall require the railroad company or
6companies to pay to the interested municipality or municipalities such sum as the
7office finds to be an equitable portion of the cost of the highway relocation,
8improvement, or new construction, if the work is performed by the municipalities;
9or to the secretary of administration if the work is performed by the state; or to the
10proper county treasurer
or county comptroller under s. 59.255 if the work is
11performed by the county. The sum shall be added to the joint fund available for the
12improvement and may be expended in like manner as the other portions of the fund.
AB329, s. 330
13Section
330. 236.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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236.21
(3) Certificate of taxes paid. A certificate of the clerk or treasurer of
15the municipality or town in which the subdivision lies and a certificate of the
16treasurer of the county
, or comptroller of the county under s. 59.255, in which the
17subdivision lies stating that there are no unpaid taxes or unpaid special assessments
18on any of the lands included in the plat.
AB329, s. 331
19Section
331. 251.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
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20251.13 City-county health department and multiple county health
21department, joint funds. For each multiple county or city-county health
22department, a joint health department fund shall be created either in the treasurer's
23or comptroller's, under s. 59.255, office where the principal office of the health
24department is located or in the office of the city treasurer of a city within the health
25department's jurisdiction, as determined by the local board of health. The treasurer
1of each county and city
, or county comptroller under s. 59.255 of a county, 2participating in the health department shall annually pay or cause to be paid into
3the fund the share of the county or city. This fund shall be expended by the treasurer
4or comptroller in whose office the fund is kept in the manner prescribed by the local
5board of health pursuant to properly authenticated vouchers of the health
6department signed by the local health officer.
AB329, s. 332
7Section
332. 253.06 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(4) (c) 2. If a fine or forfeiture is imposed by a court of record, after a
9determination by the court of the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect and
10transmit such amount to the county treasurer
, or county comptroller under s. 59.255, 11as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the
12secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
or the county comptroller
13under s. 59.255 shall make payment to the secretary of administration under s.
1459.255 (3) (f) 2.
AB329, s. 333
15Section
333. 281.43 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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281.43
(2) (a) 3. If the service rendered does not come under the provisions of
17subd. 1. or 2., the charges for the service shall be placed upon the tax roll of the
18member governmental unit as a special tax upon each parcel of real estate benefited;
19and when collected it shall be paid to the treasurer of the member governmental unit
20or county comptroller under s. 59.255 of the county rendering the service. Where the
21charges are to be extended on the tax roll under the provisions of this subdivision,
22the clerk of the member governmental unit furnishing the service shall itemize the
23statement showing separately the amount charged to each parcel of real estate
24benefited.
AB329, s. 334
25Section
334. 299.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: