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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 05:00:11+00:00

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Wisconsin statutes. All references to "Wisconsin Statutes" or "Wis. Stats." mean the Wisconsin Statutes as of the adoption of this Code and as they may be amended from time to time.
Gender, singular and plural. Every word in this Code imparting the masculine gender may extend and be applied to females as well as males, and every word imparting the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing, provided these rules of construction shall not be applied to any provision which contains any express language excluding such construction or when the subject matter or context of such provision may be repugnant thereto.
Verbs. The use of any verb in the present tense shall not preclude the interpretation of the verb in the future tense, where appropriate.
Shall and may. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is discretionary.
Second offense. Any person found guilty of violating any ordinance or part of an ordinance of this Code who has previously been convicted of a violation of the same ordinance within one year shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each such offense, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding six months.
Execution against defendant's property. Whenever any person fails to pay any forfeiture and costs of prosecution upon the order of any court for violation of any ordinance of the Village, the court may, in lieu of ordering imprisonment of the defendant or after the defendant has been released from custody, issue an execution against the property of the defendant for such forfeiture and costs.
Statutory authorization. Pursuant to § 66.0113, Wis. Stats., the Village elects to use the citation method of enforcement of ordinances, including those for which a statutory counterpart exists, and § 66.0113 is hereby incorporated and made a part of this section.
Time and date when the violator may appear in court.
A cash deposit based on the established schedule may be delivered or mailed to the Clerk of Circuit Court prior to the time of the scheduled court appearance.
If a deposit is made, no appearance in court is necessary unless he is subsequently summoned.
If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does not appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats., not to exceed the amount of the deposit or will be summoned into court to answer the complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest.
If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and does not appear in court at the time specified, the court may issue a summons or a warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment under § 66.0113(3)(d), Wis. Stats., or the Village may commence an action against the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats.
Deposits shall be made in cash or by money order or certified check to the Clerk of Circuit Court, who shall provide a receipt therefor.
Issuance of citations. The Chief of Police and all police officers employed by the Village may issue citations authorized under this section. The Building Inspector may issue citations for violations of those provisions of this Code and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder for which he has enforcement responsibility.
Pursuant to § 66.0103, Wis. Stats., the ordinances of the Village of Balsam Lake of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Balsam Lake, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code Publishers Corp., and consisting of Chapters 1 through 300, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Village of Balsam Lake," hereinafter referred to as the "Code."
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer and shall remain there for use and examination by the public for at least two weeks, in accordance with § 66.0103, Wis. Stats., and until final action is taken on this ordinance, and if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of said Village Clerk-Treasurer to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Village Board to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Village of Balsam Lake" shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code as amendments and supplements thereto.
The Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Balsam Lake, pursuant to law, shall cause to be published, in the manner required by law, a copy of this Adoption Ordinance. Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer for inspection by the public at all times during regular office hours. The enactment and publication of this ordinance, coupled with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Village of Balsam Lake to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $500, in the discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to May 3, 2004.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing a specific fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained from the Village.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing rates or charges for sewer or water service.
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for publication as the Code of the Village of Balsam Lake, no changes in the meaning or intent of such ordinances have been made, except as provided for in Subsections B and C hereof. In addition, certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one or more of said pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Village Board that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances had been previously formally amended to read as such.
References to the "Department of Health and Social Services" and "State Health Department" are amended to read "Department of Health and Family Services."
References to the "Clerk" and "Treasurer" are amended to read "Clerk-Treasurer," except in § 43-7.
Specific fees are removed and replaced with wording indicating that fees are set by the Village Board.
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-19C, the chapters, parts or sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout this Code by a footnote referring to Chapter. 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2.” Schedule A contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Village offices.

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