Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-03
NO STATE TAX
TO BE LEVIED
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therefrom $500, 900 of the license
moneys received by the state from the
railroads. This tax to be paid by the
people amounts to the sum of
81, 027 ,220. 1t is true that in form it
might be called state tax: in fact, it
is not so. 1t pertains in no way to
the expense Of administering the state
government, or any of its institutions.
1t includes no part of the large appro-
pri2tions to the state university and
the normal schools nor of the 100000
coming to the free high schools. nor
the 100000 to be paid to the graded
schools under appropriations of the
last Legislature. 1t is collected by
the state, not for its benefit or use,
but solely for the support, mainten-
ance. and efficiency of the common
school system of the state. No part
of it is to be expended for any other
purpose. 1t is collected for the bene-
| fit of the schools and turned over to
the different counties of the state to
be distributed by them. The appro-
priatiOnS to the state university, the
normal schools, free high schools,
graded schools, and all of the inStitu-
tions made by the last legislature are
provided for and discharged by moneys
now on hand, or to come to the
treasury from other sources than the
people this year.
Besides this, not only the sum col
lected by this tax is paid over to the
different counties for the support of
| the common schools, but the counties
| will receive in addition the sum of
1915, 164, making a total to be paid by
the state to the counties for the sup
port Of the common schools of
81 ,402. 1874, as follows:
From the tax for common schools. 81 ,O27 22O 90
from Incense ices. Z0OOO0 W
From the school income fund........... 49, 164 90
Total to be paid by the state to the
countles...... ,402, So4 10
nor, secretary of state, and state
treasurer, has relieved the people of
the state of the burden of a direct
tax in the sum of S942, $40. Had not
this action been taken, this sum
would have been collected of the tax
payers of the state by direct taxation.
The following is a copy of the reso-
luton Wiping out the state tax as
adopted by the governor, the secretary
of state, and the state treasurer.
WHEREAS, it appears that on the
LIST day Of October, 1908, there was in
the. general fund a balance of
81 ,515, 701 O6, and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that there
| will be balance in said general fund
on January /, 1904, of 1850, 701.06. and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the
receipts to said general fund during
1904 will be SO, 653, 554.73, and
WHEREAS it is estimated that the
disbursements for all purposes for the
year 1904 will be SO, ga, 525. ga, and
WHEREAS the entire state tax to be
levied for the ensuing year for interest
on state Indebtedness, and to free
high schools, and to graded schools,
support of the university, support of
the normal schools. special university
tax and capitol building fund amount
to the sum of S942, $40 90, and
WHEREAS, said sum of S942,570 can,
without detriment to the public SER
vice, be transferred from the general
fund and applied as state tax levy,
to discharge the payment Of the items
above mentioned, and thereby obviate
the necessity of levy of any state tax
for such purposes;
Now THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED,
that we, the undersigned. governor,
secretary of state and state treasurer,
in pursuance of section 10000 OF the
Wisconsin Statutes Of 1898, do hereby
transfer from the general fund, as a
portion of the state tax, the sum of
S942, $40 to be applied as follows:
Interest on state Indebtedness. S157 $40 90
For free high schools 100000 90
Graded schools ........ ............... 10000 90
University 2S9 900 90
Normal schools. 100000 90
Special university tax.................. $4,000 90
Capitol building so 600 90
s942, $40 90
And that no state tax be levied for
the above purposes for the ensuing
year; and no state tax whatever be
levied for any other purposes except
in accordance with section 1072a of
the Wisconsin Statutes Of 1898, as
amended by section 20, chapter 351,
laws of 1899, and chapter 313, laws of
1908, tax commonly known as the
Mill FTay for tho old of tho Y,,I,1io