Wisconsin Statutes 85.01 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 85.01
- 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.
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Property: includes real and personal property. 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) “Department” means the department of transportation.
(2) “Division of hearings and appeals” means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
(2m) “Operator” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (41).
(3) “Rail property” means all fixed property, real or personal, used in operating a railroad.
(4) “Rail property improvements” means rails, ties, switches, spurs, buildings, signals, trestles, bridges and other property, exclusive of land, that may be used in operating a railroad.
(5) “Railroad” means a railroad as defined in s. 195.02 (1) and any company, association, corporation or person managing, maintaining, operating or in possession of a railroad in whole or in part within this state whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee or receiver.
(7) “Railway” means a corporation described in s. 193.01, 1983 stats.
(8) “Secretary” means the secretary of transportation.