Wisconsin § 229.16 - Donations and miscellaneous receipts.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 229.16 — Donations and miscellaneous receipts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 229.16. Donations and miscellaneous receipts.
229.16(1) (1) All moneys, books, specimens and other property received by devise, bequest or gift for the purposes of the public museum shall, unless otherwise directed by the donor, be under the management and control of the board of trustees of the public museum. 229.16(2) (2) All moneys derived from penalties for violations of the regulations of the public museum, or from any other source in the course of the administration thereof, including all moneys paid to the city upon any policy of insurance or other obligation or liability for or on account of loss or damage to property pertaining to the public museum, shall be credited to public museum funds and may be expended in the manner prescribed in s. 229.15 (2) , in addition to the annual tax. 229.16 History History: 1971 c. 152 ss. 27 , 38 ; Stats. 1971 s. 229.16; 1985 a. 177 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 229.16 cover?
Section 229.16 ("Donations and miscellaneous receipts.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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