Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-05-28
NEW LAWS FOR
WISCONSIN
A Resume Of Work of the Session Just
Closed
Primary Election and AID VaIorem Taxation
in the List
Enactments Covering Very Wide Range
Of Subjects

session in the law which prohibits the
sale of game The sale of all game
is strictly prohibited and this will re-
move the incentive for market shoot
ing. The other amendment in regard
to the game laws of importance is the
allowing of Is days shooting of ducks
in the spring. Many think this of
questionable wisdom. There were a
number of amendments to the general
law which affect particular localities
and for the protection of quail, prairie
chickens and deer in certain counties.
Many Dams Allowed.
The legislature passed about forty
bills granting the privilege of daming
rivers. There was d remarkably large
number of these bills before the leg
islature and while most of them were
for logging purposes some were for
power purposes and shows the tenden-
cy of the cities in the northern part
of the state to engage in the manufac-
turing business.
TAXATION LEGISLATION.
The ad valorem railroad taxation
law is of the greatest monetary i'm
portanee Of all the enactments of the
session. 1t will increase the taxes
paid by the railroads, according to the
state tax commission, by perhaps
$1,000,000 year. 1t provides that the
state tax commission shall be a board
of assessment for railroad property
to value the systems of these corpor-
ations, and assess taxes upon them &C
cording to the average rate paid by all
the property in the state under gen
eral local taxation. The procedure is
involved and the law is one of the larg-
est passed during the session. The Ii
cense fees prevail for another year
and thereafter the ad valorem system
goes into effect.
Inheritances Must. Pay.
Chapter "A provides for the taxing of in
thelitances and requests. Inherited proper
tty that is left to husband, wife, child OF
direct descendant is taxed at the rate OF
one per cent. upon it's clear value. When
1.-THE property fails to n blothar, sister OF
descendant of brother or sister the tax is
one and Onehalf per cent. of the clear
value. When the property falls to the ia h.
Ter or mother, Uncles, aunts or cousins, the
rate is three per cent of the clear value.
When the property falls to second and
third cousins and more distant relatives
the rate is per cent. When the property
falls to a person not Of blood rela zion the
late of tax shall be per cent These are
called the primary rates. and they apply to
all inheritanceS amounting to less than
$4,000. Upon all amounts above S25,0G0 and
less than $4,000 the rate shall be one ana
one-haf times the primary rates; on all
amounts of more than fifty thousand and
less than cna hundred thousand the rate
shall be two times the primary rates: upon
all amounts in excess of one hundred thou
sand and up to five hundred thousand the
rate shall be two and one-half times the
primary rates. and upon all amounts i'll eX-
shall be three times that of the primary
rates.
New School Tax Law.
Chapter 313 is the school tax law. 1t pro-
vides for the annual levy of seven-tenths of
one mill on each dollar Of the assessed val
uation of the state. inclusive of the prop
erty of corporations which pay license fees
In adjusting the levy between the general
property, that paying license fees, $500 000
is taken annually flom the license ices
paid into the treasury, and the balance is
levied on all other taxable property. The
amount which will be raised under this
law, it is estimated, will be S1,053,042.
Ice Tax Repealed.
Chapter II repeats the law passed at the
last session imposing tax of 10 cents a
law having been declared by the supreme
court to be unconstitutional.
Chapter % makes the state tax commits
sion state board of assessment for the
flXHtiOu eXDFaSS. sleeping car and
freight line companies.
Parks Exempted.
Chapter Il cxempts from taxation all
lands rsed exclusively for park purposes.
Ch"iter z provides for the taxing Of all
under the laws of this state or Of the Unit
e states in the assessment district in
Y iict it is located. and permits all such
banks to pay the tax thus levied for all
Chapter 81 exempts from taxation build
ings owned or occupied free OF rental any
lands or building by any county. CITY, WI
lage, town or school district or free public
library
Chapter 242 authorizes counties to levy
tax of one-fourth of a mill for the con
structi0n Of roads. and gives county boards
power TO determine how and when the
money shall be raised and expended
Tools on Free List
Chapter 246 adds 10 the list OF exempted
property, from taxation, the tools of me-
chanics to the amount of $50, one bicycle.
one sewing machine, firearms to the value
of S25 five colonies Of honey bees. poultry
to the value of s25 all farm animals born
after Dec 81 preceding the assessment, and
one watch less in value than $50.
Chapter 249 makes corrective amendments
10 the law taxing gifts and inheritances,
correcting the law passed at the same ses-
sion.
No More Piano Tax.
Chapter POP adds to the list Of household
property exempt from taxation pianos, or
cams. melodians and other musical instru-
ments. provided that the value Of these do
Tot exceed 500.
Chapter $40 allows county supervisors Of
assessment. in addition to their salary Of
81 a day expenses incurred for postage and
stationery.
Chapter 9s3 amends the law relating to