CERTIFICATE OF [ATTORNEY GENERAL or ATTORNEY]
As [attorney general of Wisconsin or an attorney under s. 67.10 (7), Wis. stats.], I hereby certify that I have examined a certified copy of all the proceedings preliminary to the issue of ________ Bonds of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, of the denomination of $1,000.00 each, numbered from ________ to ________, inclusive, aggregating $________ for the purpose of ________, of which issue this bond is one; that I find the proceedings regular and valid; that this bond is incontestable except for constitutional reasons, unless an action making such contest shall be brought in a court having jurisdiction of the action within 30 days of the recording of this certificate in the office of the clerk of the municipality issuing the same. [Signature of attorney general of Wisconsin or signature of attorney]
Recorded ________ ___, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
5. That for the purpose of paying the interest on the bonds as it falls due and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof at maturity, there is hereby levied a direct, annual, irrepealable tax on all of the taxable property, both real and personal, in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, in the following amounts for the following years:
For the year 20__, a tax sufficient to raise the sum of $________, being $________ to pay interest coming due ________ ___, 20__, $________ to pay interest coming due ________ ___, 20__, and $________ to pay principal maturing ________ ___, 20__.
For the year 20__, [continue as above].
Note: Complete the tax levy for each year. Be sure that the tax levy is such that it will produce the money to pay principal and interest by the time they become due.
6. Whenever there are insufficient funds on hand from the taxes hereby levied to pay interest as it becomes due or any principal as it matures, the interest shall be promptly paid from the general fund of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
7. That the town clerk shall submit a certified copy of all of the proceedings preliminary to the issuance of the aforesaid bonds and the unsigned bonds to [the attorney general of Wisconsin or an attorney under s. 67.10 (7), Wis. stats.] for examination and certification. 8. That the town clerk is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for sealed bids for the sale of the bond issue in the sum of $________.
9. That all resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and all resolutions and proceedings in conformity herewith are hereby affirmed.
Note: It is not necessary to the validity of the bonds that the proceedings be submitted to the attorney general or to an attorney under s. 67.10 (7), Wis. stats., but it is desirable because if the attorney general or the attorney certifies to the bonds, they become incontestable, except for constitutional reasons, after 30 days from the recording of the attorney general’s or the attorney’s certificate in the clerk’s office; submission to the attorney general or an attorney under s. 67.10 (7), Wis. stats., is optional with the town, but if submitted, as provided for in the above form, the clerk should prepare an exact copy of the entire record of the proceedings and certify it to the attorney general or the attorney. The clerk should not send the original papers, but should send a copy of so much of the town bond record book as relates to the particular bond issue. The following is the form of certificate that is suggested by the attorney general: Town Clerk’s Certificate of Copy of Proceedings
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
As clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, I certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the record of the proceedings preliminary to the issue of ________ bonds by the town, and that the same is a true and correct copy of the proceedings had in connection with the proposed bond issue as initiated by resolution of the town board of the town of ________, passed on the ____ day of ________, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Note: Section 67.05 (13), Wis. stats., provides that bonds authorized under various initial resolutions may in the discretion of the town board be combined into one issue and designated as “corporate purpose bonds.” If bonds authorized under 2 or more initial resolutions are to be combined into one issue, a resolution similar to the following one should be adopted by the town board and one resolution fixing details and specifying the form of the corporate purpose bond should be adopted for the combined issue instead of one such resolution for each initial resolution. The form of the bond fixed in such resolution, however, should separately itemize the amount of bonds being issued for each of the purposes provided in the underlying initial resolutions. The following statutes affect this form: s. 67.05, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders that the general obligation bonds authorized to be issued by the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, in the amount of $________ for the purpose of ________ and the general obligation bonds authorized to be issued by the town in the amount of $________ for the purpose of ________ are combined into one issue of bonds which are hereby designated “corporate purpose bonds” of the town.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 67.05 (1) and (10), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
The town shall issue its [negotiable coupon or registrable] bonds in the amount of $________ for the purpose of ________.
A direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient in amount to pay and for the express purpose of paying the interest on the bonds as the interest falls due and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof at maturity is hereby levied upon all the taxable property in the town.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The above resolution was filed in my office on ________ ___, 20__, and recorded in the town bond record book on page ________, on ________ ___, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Notes: This resolution and all other papers connected with the bonding proceeding should be promptly filed by the clerk and so marked, and should at once be recorded (copied) in a book kept for that purpose as required by s. 67.05 (12), Wis. stats. A resolution is not necessary for bonds issued to finance low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237, Wis. stats., unless requested by at least 15% of the electors who cast votes for the governor at the last general election. See s. 67.05 (5) (a), Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 67.05 (5), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Notice is hereby given that a special election is called and will be held on ________ ___, 20__, at the town hall in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the town for approval the initial bonding resolution No. ____, adopted by the town board on ________ ___, 20__. The following is a true copy of the resolution: [insert an exact and complete copy of the initial resolution].
Notice is further given that the question to be submitted will be whether the resolution shall be or shall not be approved. The polls will be opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Filed in my office ________ ____, 20__.
Recorded in the town bond record book on page ________, on ________ ____, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: chs. 70, 73, and 74, Wis. stats. Note: Access to all Department of Revenue Forms is available at the following Internet address:
Note: Forms related to property taxes are available from the State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic copies of many of these forms may be downloaded, and additional information may be obtained at the following websites:
General information relevant to local governments and access to the My DOR Government online filing system
Information and forms relevant to property assessment
Information and forms relevant to boards of review
Additional DOR forms
The following statutes affect this form: s. 70.27, Wis. stats. TOWN OF ____________ LIS PENDENS s. 70.27, WIS. STATS. COUNTY OF ________
STATE OF WISCONSIN
IN THE MATTER OF A PROPOSED ASSESSOR’S PLAT IN
THE TOWN OF ________, ________ COUNTY
BE IT NOTED THAT:
In the matter of a proposed Assessor’s Plat, Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, on ________ ___, 20__, the Town Board of the Town of ________ adopted a resolution to have created an assessor’s plat that may affect certain platted and unplatted parcels in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, all located in Section(s) _______ of Township ________, Range ________.
The proposed plat for Section ________ may include all or part of the following:
1. [insert affected quarter sections, i.e., NW 1/4 NW 1/4]
2. [so continue]
This Lis Pendens is filed in the Register of Deeds Office, ________ County, Wisconsin, for the purpose of notice to all titleholders and prospective titleholders that an Assessor’s Plat has been or may be created affecting the above-noted platted and unplatted parcels in Section(s) ________ in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Town of ________
_________ County, Wisconsin
STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ COUNTY
Personally came before me this ____ day of ________, 20__, the above-named ________ ________, known to me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same.
[Signature of town chairperson]
