Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 192.55

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (5)    Any corporation or person operating a railroad that shall fail to erect the telltales required by s. 192.31 for the space of 60 days after notice from the office requiring such erection shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100, and each 20 days’ delay thereafter in erecting such telltales shall be a separate offense.
   (6)   Any person violating s. 192.32 shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $200.
   (7)   Any railroad which violates s. 192.15 shall forfeit to the state $100 for each violation and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.