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995.20 . When an act is permitted to be done by the use of the postal service, and the last day within the time prescribed by law for performing such act falls on a legal public holiday under federal law, or other holiday designated by the president such that the postal service does not receive registered mail or make regular deliveries on that day, the day shall be considered a legal holiday for purposes of this section.

990.001(5)

(5)

 

Statutory references.

990.001(5)(a)

(a)

If a statute refers, by number, to a group of chapters, sections, subsections or paragraphs of the statutes, the reference includes both the first and the last numbers mentioned.

990.001(5)(b)

(b)

When a decimal-numbered statute of this state contains a reference to another decimal-numbered statute of this state, the reference is to the current text of the statute referenced, and includes any change that has been inserted into and any interpretation or construction that has been adopted with respect to the referenced statute since the reference was first incorporated into the statute, whether or not the referenced statute is a general, specific, substantive or procedural statute. When a decimal-numbered statute refers to another decimal-numbered statute in a specific prior edition of the Wisconsin statutes, the reference does not include subsequent changes to the statute referenced.

990.001(6)

(6)

 

Statute titles and history notes.

The titles to subchapters, sections, subsections, paragraphs and subdivisions of the statutes and history notes are not part of the statutes.

990.001(7)

(7)

 

Construction of revised statutes.

A revised statute is to be understood in the same sense as the original unless the change in language indicates a different meaning so clearly as to preclude judicial construction. If the revision bill contains a note which says that the meaning of the statute to which the note relates is not changed by the revision, the note is indicative of the legislative intent.

990.001(8)

(8)

 

Joint authority, how exercised.

All words purporting to give a joint authority to 3 or more public officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers or other persons.

990.001(8m)

(8m)

 

Quorum.

A quorum of a public body is a majority of the number of members fixed by law.

990.001(9)

(9)

 

Acts by agents.

If a statute requires an act to be done which may legally be done by an agent, such requirement includes all such acts when done by an authorized agent.

990.001(10)

(10)

 

Liability of sureties.

If an officer is liable on his or her official bond for any act, the sureties on the officer’s bond are also liable.

990.001(11)

(11)

 

Severability.

The provisions of the statutes are severable. The provisions of any session law are severable. If any provision of the statutes or of a session law is invalid, or if the application of either to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

990.001(12)

(12)

 

Time.

When time is referred to, the standard of time as provided by s.