{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-62.04","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 62.04","heading":"Intent and construction.","body":"It is declared to be the intention of the revision of the city charter law, to grant all the privileges, rights and powers, to cities which they heretofore had unless the contrary is patent from the revision. For the purpose of giving to cities the largest measure of self-government compatible with the constitution and general law, it is hereby declared that ss. 62.01 to 62.26 shall be liberally construed in favor of the rights, powers and privileges of cities to promote the general welfare, peace, good order and prosperity of such cities and the inhabitants thereof.","path":["Chs. 59-68, Functions and Government of Municipalities","Chapter 62 Cities","SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL CHARTER LAW"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/62.04","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:30Z","sha256":"b0bad3b47fce66422788e712fe90d1117512f03534d919afc40defa2fcac9c14","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-62.03","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-62.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}