{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-4.003","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 4.003","heading":"Description of boundaries.","body":"Wherever in this chapter territory is described by geographic boundaries, the following conventions are used:\n(1) Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.\n(2) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center line of the street extended.\n(3) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the railroad right-of-way.\n(4) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel of such river or stream.\n(5) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.","path":["Chs. 1-4, Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Civil Divisions of the State","Chapter 4 Senate And Assembly Districts","SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/4.003","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:03Z","sha256":"19c56a69d45279c3a80f1239ab27ab121d58215a169702750b359b98a18a0806","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-4.002","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-4.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}