The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 1877, Al Published June %, 1909.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1909.


CHAPTER 635, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1222a Of the
statutes, relating to taxation Of telephone
companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Section 1222a of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1222a. ANY
person, co partnership, association, company
or corporation owning and operating or op-
Grating any telephone line In this state with
appliances for the transmission Of messages
of speech or sound and engaged in the busi-
ness of furnishing telephone service for COM
pensation as owner, lessee or otherwise,
shall be deemed and held a telephone COM
pany and shall on or before the
first day of March in each year
make and return to the state treasurer in
such form and upon such blanks as he shall
prescribe and furnish, true statement OF
the gross receipts from the operation of
the business during the preceding calendar
year, which statement shall be verified by
the president, treasurer and secretary or
such company so operating, or two OF the
other principal officers thereof or the per-
son so operating the telephone business.
The statement shall show separately the
amounts of gross receipts from the toll line
service, which shall include all receipts on
toll line business beginning and ending
within the state and proportion based
upon the mileage within the state to the
entire mileage over which such business Is
done, of receipts on all interstate business
passing through Into or out OF the state,
and from the service of the exchange prop
erty of the company and the town, city or
village in which each exchange Is located
with the true amount OF the gross receipts
of each such exchange. The duplicate
of such statement shall be filed with the
treasurer of each town, city or village In
which any exchange OF the company may
be located.
Every person, co-partnership, association,
company or corporation operating tele-
phone exchange or toll line or both,
shall pay an annual license fee to be
computed upon the total gross receipts as
herein required to be shown In said state
ment, as follows:
l. Four per centum Of the total gross re-
ceipts, If such gross receipts equal or ex-
coed 100000.
2. Three and one-half per centum Of the
total gross receipts, If such gross receipts
equal or exceed 100000 and are less than
100000.
g. Three per centum of the total gross
receipts, If such gross receipts equal or ex-
coed 100000 and are less than 100000,
4. Two and one-half per centum of the
total gross receipts, II such gross receipts
are less than 100000.
The amount arising from such license fees
shall be paid by the company as follows
viz: The license fee upon eighty-fve per
cent Of the gross receipts from the exchange
service or business SHALL on or before the
each year, be paid to the treasurer of the
town. city or village in which the exchange
is located, for the use and benefit OF said
town. city or village; the balance of the
license fee upon fifteen per cent OF such
gross receipts from exchange service shall
be paid to the state treasurer and become
a part of the general fund for the use OF
the state. The license fees on all Of the
gross receipts from the toll line service shall
be paid to the state treasurer and become
a part of the general fund for the use OF
the state. Every such person, co-partner-
ship, association, company or corporation,
upon filing such verified statement with the
state treasurer and the filing Of such dupli-
cate with the treasurer Of the respective
town, city or village treasurers, and upon
the payment of the license fees herein pre-
scribed to the state treasurer and to the
respective town, city and village treasurers,
shall apply for and receive from the state
treasurer license to- carry on such bust
ness for the calendar year commencing on
the first day Of January preceding and end
ing on the succeeding 31st day OF Decem-
ber unless sooner revoked.
Section 2 This act shall not defeat, re-
paid to the state in the year 1909, nor affect
any penalty or remedy for neglect to pay
license fees In said year according to the
provisions of section 1222a of the statutes
as amended.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June II, 1909.