§ 188.01 Election of trustees
§ 188.02 Powers of trustees
§ 188.03 In whom property to vest
§ 188.04 Election, term and removal of trustees
§ 188.05 Council of granges
§ 188.06 Powers of trustees
§ 188.08 Corporate powers of American Legion
§ 188.085 Changing names and dissolving units of the American Legion
§ 188.09 Corporate powers of the Disabled American Veterans and affiliates
§ 188.095 Changing names and dissolving units of the Disabled American Veterans
§ 188.10 Corporate powers of the Wisconsin Veterans Council
§ 188.11 Corporate powers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and affiliates
§ 188.115 Changing names and dissolving units of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and affiliates
§ 188.12 Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts
§ 188.13 Corporate powers of 32nd Division Red Arrow Clubs
§ 188.14 Corporate powers of the Military Order of the World Wars
§ 188.15 Corporate powers of Marine Corps League and affiliates
§ 188.16 Corporate powers of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
§ 188.17 Corporate powers of Navy Club
§ 188.18 Corporate powers of Reserve Officers Association
§ 188.19 Corporate powers of American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS)
§ 188.20 Changing names and dissolving units
§ 188.21 Corporate powers of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc
§ 188.22 Corporate powers of the Jewish War Veterans
§ 188.23 Corporate powers of the Polish Legion of American Veterans
§ 188.235 Corporate powers of the Army and Navy Union of the U.S.A
§ 188.24 Corporate powers of the Catholic War Veterans
§ 188.25 Annual reports of veterans’ organizations
§ 188.26 Veterans; corporations

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 188

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • chief of a fire department: includes the chief of a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
  • Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Minor: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: includes cities and villages; it may be construed to include towns. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • seal: includes the word "seal" the letters "L S" and a scroll or other device intended to represent a seal, if any is affixed in the proper place for a seal, as well as an impression of a seal on the instrument. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01