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WI Stat § 192.52 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.52 - Terminals and shops, removal.

192.52  Terminals and shops, removal. (1) (a) The term “shops" shall mean and embrace plants and locations where railroads engage in the general work of repairing, painting, overhauling or constructing locomotives, cars, coaches and other rolling stock and appurtenances thereto.(b) The word “terminal" as employed in this section shall mean where trains are customarily and normally made up, or where train and engine crews on through trains are normally and customarily changed on the main line of any railroad operating in this state. (3) No railroad company operating in this state shall remove its shops from the place where the same are now located to any other point within or without this state or permanently close any shops in this state without first having secured the consent and permission of the office for such removal, after due notice and public hearing, and in all other respects as provided for hearings in ch. 195. The office shall render its decision within 30 days after such hearing. (4) No railroad company operating in this state shall remove or transfer its terminals or permanently close any terminals in this state without the permission or consent of the office after due hearing had on the matter, in compliance with ch. 195. (5) Before any railroad company operating in this state shall make any removal or transfer of shops or terminals or abandons the same, it shall file notice of intention so to do with the office, and the office shall have the power to investigate whether such proposed removal, transfer or abandonment, as the case may be, is in the public interest and is not unreasonable or unfair as to the employees of such railroad company. No such removal or transfer shall be made during such investigation, or thereafter, if the office finds such removal, transfer or abandonment is not in the public interest or is unreasonable or unfair as to the employees of such railroad.History:  1971 c. 164 s. 88; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (e); 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1983 a. 189; 1993 a. 16, 123; 2005 a. 179.
WI Stat § 192.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.54 - General penalty for this chapter.

192.54  General penalty for this chapter. If any railroad corporation, its officers, agents or servants violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter the corporation shall, for every violation or failure, unless some other penalty is specifically provided, forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000, and be liable to the person injured for all damages sustained thereby.History:  1981 c. 390; 1995 a. 225.
WI Stat § 192.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.55 - Special penalties for this chapter.

192.55  Special penalties for this chapter. (5) Any corporation or person operating a railroad that shall fail to erect the telltales required by s. 192.31 for the space of 60 days after notice from the office requiring such erection shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100, and each 20 days' delay thereafter in erecting such telltales shall be a separate offense. (6) Any person violating s. 192.32 shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $200.  (7) Any railroad which violates s. 192.15 shall forfeit to the state $100 for each violation and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. History:  1971 c. 306; 1973 c. 154; 1977 c. 155; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1983 a. 501; 1993 a. 16, 123; 2005 a. 179.
WI Stat § 192.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.56 - Abandoning of railroad stations.

192.56  Abandoning of railroad stations. (1) It is unlawful for any railroad company owning or operating any railroad in whole or in part in this state, to abandon any station in any town, village or city on its line of railroad, within this state, or to remove the depot therefrom, or to withdraw agency service therefrom, without first obtaining from the office an order authorizing such action. (2) At a station where agency service is provided the application to the office for such authorizing order shall set forth the facts showing the necessity for such action by the railroad company, and if the office finds that the application is sufficient presumptively to justify the order prayed for, it shall enter an order fixing the time and place of hearing on the application, which time shall not be less than 20 days after the posting provided for in sub. (3). (3) Notice of the time and place of the hearing and of the purpose thereof shall be given, by the office, by posting the notice in 5 conspicuous places in the town or village. (4) Any public body, or citizen, or group of citizens affected may appear at said hearing and prior to or at said hearing, file objections to the granting of the order prayed for. (5) The hearing shall be held as other hearings before the office are held as far as applicable. The office may dismiss the application or may grant it in whole or in part and under such conditions as it may deem equitable. (6) At a station where no agency service is provided, the application to the office for such authorizing order shall set forth the facts showing the necessity for such action by the railroad company. Notice of proposed removal or abandonment shall be given by the office by posting notice in 5 conspicuous places in the town or village concerned; and if within 20 days after the posting of notice no objections in writing are filed with the office by persons directly affected, an order authorizing the abandonment of the station may be issued by the office. If such objections to the granting of the order are filed with the office, the office shall proceed to hold a hearing in the matter as provided in subs. (4) and (5).History:  1973 c. 157, 333; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (e); 1977 c. 203; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1993 a. 16, 123.
WI Stat § 192.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.73 - Sale of abandoned rail property after release by state.

192.73  Sale of abandoned rail property after release by state. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Abandoned rail property" means rail property that is determined to be abandoned as provided in s. 85.09 (3).(b) “Condemnation commission" means the office of the commissioner of condemnation under s. 32.08 for the county in which abandoned rail property is located.(c) “Lessee" means a person occupying abandoned rail property under a lease.(d) “Owner" means a person that owns abandoned rail property but “owner" does not include any of the following:1. A railroad operating as a common carrier in this state on May 11, 1990.2. A railroad corporation that owns a controlling interest on May 11, 1990, in a railroad operating as a common carrier in this state.3. A railroad corporation that is under common control on May 11, 1990, with a railroad operating as a common carrier in this state.(e) “Rail property" has the meaning given in s. 85.01 (3). (2)  Right of lessee to acquire.  (a) If the department determines not to acquire abandoned rail property under s. 85.09 (4) and issues a release of its first right to acquire the property under s. 85.09 (2), an owner may not sell or offer to sell abandoned rail property to a person other than the lessee of the abandoned rail property unless the owner first offers to sell that property to the lessee under this subsection.(b) The owner shall send by certified mail a written offer to sell abandoned rail property at a fair market price to the lessee of that property. The lessee relinquishes the right to acquire abandoned rail property under this section if it does not respond to the offer by certified mail within 60 days after receipt of the offer to sell.(c) If the owner and the lessee do not agree on a purchase price within 60 days after the lessee's response, the lessee or the owner may request that the condemnation commission determine the fair market value for the abandoned rail property. The condemnation commission shall determine the fair market value for the abandoned rail property on the basis of 3 independent appraisals. The owner and the lessee shall each select one appraiser and shall pay the cost of that appraisal. The condemnation commission shall select one appraiser and shall divide the cost of the appraisal equally between the owner and the lessee. The condemnation commission shall inform the owner and lessee by certified mail of its determination of the fair market value for the abandoned rail property.(d) Within 30 days after receipt of the determination, the lessee shall notify the owner if the lessee agrees to purchase the abandoned rail property at its fair market value. If the lessee agrees to purchase, the owner shall sell the abandoned rail property to the lessee at its fair market value.History:  1989 a. 336.
WI Stat § 192.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.|192.80 - Full crew employee rights.

192.80  Full crew employee rights. No employee of a railroad operating in this state on May 20, 1972, shall be discharged, laid off, furloughed, removed from train or engine service, reduced in monthly earnings, transferred without the employee's approval or reduced in rank or classification, because of the repeal of s. 192.25, 1969 stats., s. 192.26, 1969 stats., s. 192.55 (4), 1969 stats., and s. 195.03 (21), 1969 stats., by chapter 306, laws of 1971. A transferred employee shall be reimbursed by the employee's employer for the employee's moving expenses, including loss on sale of home. The rights granted to the employees under this section shall be binding on the railroads and shall be part of and shall have the same force and effect as the collective bargaining agreements between the employee organizations and the railroads. Any employee who recovers from a railroad upon litigation brought to enforce the employee's rights under this section shall be reimbursed by the employee's employer for all reasonable attorney fees necessarily incurred thereby.History:  1971 c. 306; 1987 a. 403 s. 256; 1993 a. 482, 490.This section does not conflict with any federal law. In re Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. 852 F.2d 960 (1988).When a dispute between a railroad and union involved the interpretation of contract terms as to which both of the contending interpretations were reasonable the dispute should be settled by the compulsory arbitration procedures of the railway labor act and not by the federal court. United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Inc. 382 F. Supp. 896 (1974).Because the railway labor act did not preempt this section, the federal court had no jurisdiction. Fricke v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. 563 F. Supp. 311 (1983).
WI Stat § 193.001 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.001 - Citation.

193.001  Citation. This chapter may be cited as the “Wisconsin Cooperative Associations Act."History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.105 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.105 - Use of term “cooperative" restricted.

193.105  Use of term “cooperative" restricted. (1) Use of term “cooperative" restricted. A business entity may not use the term “cooperative" as part of its business name or title or represent itself as a cooperative, in this state, unless the business entity is a cooperative or foreign cooperative or is organized under ch. 185. (2)  Penalty for misuse of term “cooperative". A business entity that violates sub. (1) may be fined not more than $250. Each day of improper use constitutes a separate offense.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.111 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.111 - Filing fees and other requirements.

193.111  Filing fees and other requirements. (1) Except as provided under sub. (2), the department shall charge and collect for:(a) Filing articles for a new cooperative, $25, if the new cooperative is organized with no capital stock. If the new cooperative is organized with capital stock, the department may charge $1.25 for each $1,000 of capital stock, or $25, whichever is greater.(b) Filing an amendment to or restatement of the articles or articles of consolidation or division, $25, except that no fee may be collected for any of the following:1. An amendment showing only a change of address resulting from the action of a governmental agency if there is no corresponding change in physical location and if 2 copies of the notice of the action are submitted to the department.2. An amendment or statement filed to reflect only a change in the name of a registered agent.(c) Filing articles of merger, $30.(d) Filing articles or decree of dissolution, $5.(e) Receiving service of any process, notice, or demand, authorized to be served on the department by this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (c).(g) Filing a report of names and addresses of officers or directors, $3.(h) Processing in an expeditious manner a document required or permitted to be filed or recorded under this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d), in addition to the fee required by other provisions of this chapter. (2) The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for filing documents described in sub. (1) in paper format. (3) No document may be filed or recorded until all fees for the document have been paid. (4) The department shall endorse on any document filed with the department the word “filed" or a similar word determined by the department and the month, day, and year of filing, record the document in the office of the department, and return the document to the person or entity who delivered it for filing.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.121 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.121 - Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures.

193.121  Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures. For the purpose of satisfying 15 USC 7002 (a) (2) (B) as that statute relates to this chapter, this state acknowledges the existence of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.201 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.201 - Organizational purpose.

193.201  Organizational purpose. Except as provided in s. 193.203, a cooperative may be formed and organized on a cooperative plan for patrons as provided under this chapter for any of the following purposes: (1) To market, process, or otherwise change the form or marketability of products, including crops, livestock, and other agricultural products; to manufacture products; to accomplish other purposes that are necessary or convenient to facilitate the production or marketing of products by patron members and others; and to accomplish other purposes that are related to the business of the cooperative. (2) To provide products, supplies, and services to its members. (3) To accomplish any other lawful purpose.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.203 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.203 - Exceptions.

193.203  Exceptions. No cooperative may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of furnishing natural gas, heat, light, power, or water to its members.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.205 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.205 - Organizers.

193.205  Organizers. (1) Qualification. A cooperative may be organized by one or more organizers who shall be individuals over the age of 18, who may act for themselves as individuals or as the agents of other entities. The organizers forming the cooperative need not be members of the cooperative. (2)  Role of organizers. If the cooperative's initial board is not named in the articles, the organizers may elect the initial board or may act as directors with all of the powers, rights, duties, and liabilities of directors, until the board is elected or until a contribution is accepted, whichever occurs first. (3)  Meeting or written action. After the articles are filed, the organizers or the board named in the articles, as applicable, shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the organizers or of the board, as applicable, or take written action for the purposes of transacting business and taking actions appropriate to complete the organization of the cooperative. If a meeting is held under this subsection, the person or persons calling the meeting shall give at least 3 days prior notice of the meeting to each organizer or director, as applicable, stating the date, time, and place of the meeting. An organizer or director may waive notice of an organizational meeting in the same manner that a director may waive notice of meetings of the board.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.211 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.211 - Cooperative name.

193.211  Cooperative name. (1) Distinguishable name. The name of a cooperative shall distinguish the cooperative upon the records of the department from the name of all business entities authorized to do business in this state and all names the right to which are, at the time of organization, reserved or provided for by law. (2)  Reservation; contest of name. A cooperative's name is reserved for use by the cooperative during the cooperative's existence, except that a person doing business in this state may contest the cooperative's use of the name as provided by law.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.215 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.215 - Articles of organization and notice of mailing address.

193.215  Articles of organization and notice of mailing address. (1) Filing required. The organizers of a cooperative shall file with the department the cooperative's original articles as specified under sub. (2), together with the statement required under s. 193.115 (2) and a statement listing the current mailing address of the cooperative. (2)  Content of articles. (a) The articles shall state all of the following:1. The name of the cooperative.2. The purpose of the cooperative.3. The name and address of each organizer.4. The duration of the cooperative, if the duration is not to be perpetual.(b) The articles may contain any other lawful provision. (3)  Effect of proper filing. Upon compliance with sub. (1), all of the following apply:(a) It is presumed that all conditions precedent to organizing the cooperative that are required to be performed by the organizers have been satisfied.(b) The cooperative is chartered by this state as a separate legal entity with perpetual duration or any other duration stated in the articles under sub. (2) (a) 4.(c) The department shall issue a certificate of organization to the cooperative. (4)  Change of mailing address. If the mailing address of the cooperative changes, the cooperative shall file with the department a statement notifying the department of the change of address.History:  2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 193.221 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.|193.221 - Amendment of articles.

193.221  Amendment of articles. (1) Procedure. (a) Except as provided under sub. (3), the articles of a cooperative may be amended as follows:1. The board by majority vote may adopt a resolution stating the text of the proposed amendment. The text of the proposed amendment and, if approved by the board, an attached mail or alternative ballot, shall be mailed or otherwise distributed with any regular or special meeting notice to each member. The notice shall designate the time and place of the meeting at which the proposed amendment will be considered and voted on.2. If a quorum of the members is registered as being present or represented by alternative vote at the meeting specified in the notice under subd. 1., the proposed amendment may be adopted by the following means, as applicable:a. By a majority of the votes cast.b. For a cooperative with articles or bylaws requiring more than majority approval or other conditions for approval, by a sufficient vote as required under the articles or bylaws or by satisfying the other conditions for approval.(b) The articles may be amended as restated articles using the procedure under par. (a). If restated articles are adopted, the restated articles supersede all prior articles and amendments to the articles. (c) After an amendment or restated articles are adopted under par. (a) or (b), the chair, vice-chair, records officer, or assistant records officer of the cooperative shall sign the amendment or restated articles and promptly file a copy with the department. (2)  Certificate. (a) If an amendment or restated articles are adopted under sub. (1), the board shall prepare a certificate containing all of the following:1. A statement listing the date of the meeting at which the board adopted the resolution concerning the proposed amendment under sub. (1) (a) 1. or the restated articles and the vote of the board.2. A copy of the notice provided to members under sub. (1) (a) 1.3. A listing of the quorum registered at the meeting under sub. (1) (a) 2.4. A listing of the votes cast adopting the amendment or the restated articles at the meeting under sub. (1) (a) 2.(b) The chair, vice-chair, records officer, or financial officer of the cooperative shall sign the certificate and file the certificate with the records of the cooperative. (3)  Amendment by directors. A majority of directors may, by resolution, amend the articles if the cooperative does not have any members with voting rights. The board shall promptly file an amendment under this subsection with the department. (4)  Effective date of amendment. An amendment or restated articles adopted under sub. (1) or an amendment adopted under sub. (3) is effective on the date specified in the resolution adopted under sub. (1) (a) 1. or (3), as applicable, or, if no such date is specified, upon the filing of the amendment or restated articles with the department.History:  2005 a. 441; 2011 a. 260.