Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 66.0625

  • 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.
  • Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    In this section:
      (a)    “Political subdivision” means a county, city, village or town.
      (b)    “Public transit body” means any transit or transportation commission or authority and public corporation established by law or by interstate compact to provide mass transportation services and facilities.
   (2)   In addition to the provisions of any other statutes specifically authorizing cooperation between political subdivisions or public transit bodies, unless those statutes specifically exclude action under this section, any political subdivision or public transit body may, for mass transit purposes, issue bonds or, with any other political subdivision or public transit body, jointly issue bonds.