Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

notice stating that such appeal has
been taken, naming the municipality
or municipalities in whose behalf the
| same is taken. and the time and place
of such preliminary hearing. He shall
with his affidavit attached stating the
fact and time OF mailing the same to
said members. and shall transmit to
the tax commission a certified
copy of such notice and affidavit
Section 13. Section 10T7e of the
statutes Is amended by striking there
from the words: state board" and by
| inserting in place thereof the words!
therefrom the word: board" and by
inserting in place thereof the word,
commission"
Section IA. Section 1077t OF the
statutes is amended by striking there
from the words: state board and by
inserting in place thereof the words:
tax commission; also by striking
therefrom the word: board" wher-
ceded by the word: state" and by in
sorting in place thereof in each such
place the word: commission"
Section Is. Section 1077g of the
from the words: said board" wher-
ever the same appear therein and by
| inserting in place Of said words in
each such place the word: commits
sion" also by. striking from said SEQ
ton the word: board" wherever the
same appears in said section not pre-
ceded by the word: said" and by in
serting in place Of the word SO stricls-
en- out In each such place the word:
Commission"
Section 18. Section 1077h of the
Of the statutes is amended by striking
therefrom the words: Said board" and
by inserting in place thereof the word:
"commission"; also by striking there
FRI n hoo n
same appears therein not preceded by
the word: said" and by inserting In
place Of said word in each such place
the word: commission"
| Section IT. Section 10TH of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 10TH.
The tax commission and each
of the members thereof shall have au-
thority to issue subpoenas requiring
the attendance of witnesses to produce
| books and papers and to give testi-
mony at such times and places as may
| be designated therein. Witnesses sum-
moned at the instance of such y =
| commission or any Of it's members shall
| be compensated at the rates provided
| by law for witnesses in courts of re-
cord, the same to be audited and paid
the same as other claims against the
| state, upon the certificate of said q . >
commission. If any person shall dis
| obey any subpoena or refuse to be
sworn or to make affirmation or to tes-
| tify when lawfully required so to Go
under any v - y provision Of law he may
| be proceeded against for contempt as
| provided in section 1896 of the statutes.
Ii any property owner or other
person shall make any false statement
to said commission or to any
| member thereof or to any person en-
| plOyed by them upon any matter under
| investigation - y he shall be subject
| to all the forfeitures and penalties i'm
posed by law for false statements to
! assessors and boards Of review.
| Section 49, Section 1919 of the stat
utes is amended by striking therefrom
the words: "said state board" and by
| inserting in lieu thereof the words:
| "tax commission; also by striking
therefrom the word: board" wherever
| 1t appears in the section not preceded
by the word: state" and by inserting
the word: commission"
Section 10. Section 1077k of the stat
| utes is amended to read: Section 1077k.
The determination of the tax
commission shall not affect the valid
1ty OF taxes apportioned in accordance
with the county assessment from which
such appeal was taken; but IL it shall
be determined upon such appeal that
such county assessment Is relatively
unequal, such inequality shall be rem
edied and compensated in the appor-
tionment of state and county taxes in
such county next following the deter
mination of said y commission in
the following manner: Each town,
city and village whose valuation In such
county assessment was determined by
said commission to be relatively
too high shall be credited q sum equal
to the amount Of taxes charged to 1t
upon such unequal assessment in ex-
cess Of the amount equitably charge
able thereto according to the deter
mination of the = tax commission,
n a nd W Ia Ga who
valuation in such county assessment
was determined by said commits
sion to be relatively too low shall be
charged in addition to all other taxes,
a sum equal to the difference between
the amount charged thereto upon such
unequal assessment and the amount
which should have been charged there
to according to the determination of
the tax commission.
Section 20. Section 1871 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 1077l.
The ~ y tax commission shall trans
NIT to the county clerk with their de-
termination on such appeal a state
ment of all expenses incurred therein
by or at the instance Of the
commission, which shall include the
actual expenses of the members of
the commission, the compensation
and actual expenses of all persons en-
ployed by them and the fees of officers
employed and witnesses summoned at
CH01T instance. n OupllCaEe
of such statement shall be filed in tina
office of the secretary Of state. Such
expenses shall be audited upon the GER
tificate of the commission, and
paid out of the state treasury in the
first instance, as other claims against
the state are audited and paid. The
amount of such expenses shall be a
special charge against such county and
shall be included in the next appor-
tionment and certifcation of state tax
es and charges, and collected from such
county as other special charges are
certified and collected. Unless other
wise directed by the commission
in their determination upon such ap-
peal, the county clerk, in the next ap-
portionment of state and county taxes,
shall apportion the amount of such
special charges to and among the
towns, cities and villages in such
county whose relative valuations were
increased in the determination Of the
= x commission in proportion to the
amount of such increase in each Of
them respectively. The apportionment
of such expenses shall be set forth in
the determination Of the COM
mission. The amount so apportfoned
to each such town, city and village
shall be charged upon it's tax roll and