Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-12
State Of Wisconsin
Department of State
City OF Madison
State of Wisconsin
County of Marathon
Office of County Clerk

State of Wisconsin
County OF Marathon So.
Office OF County Clerk
|. MERLIN HULL. Secretary OF State of the
State OF Wisconsin. do hereby certify that tht
following law Is to be submitted to vote o.
the people at special election to be held IL
the several cities. towns villages and election
precincts of the State of Wisconsin on the frs
Tuesday Of September, 19l9 being the seconC
day OF said month.
(No 69l. Al Chapter 667. Laws of 1919
AN ACT to amend section % of chapter As
of the laws of 1919, to reminder subsection 6
of section 65S of the statutes. to be subsection
90 thereof. to create subsection 90 of ior
658 of the statutes. relating to the service rec
ognition board and making an appropria.
ton.
The people of the st ate of Wisconsin represen
ted in senate and assembly. do enact a:
follows:
laws of 1919. is amended to read: Chapter As.
laws OF l9l9) Section /. The service recogni
ton board Is hereby created to consist OF tn.
governor the adjutant general and
a returned soldier to be appointed by thu
governor.
SECTION q Fort purpose of raising a sun
sufficient to assure each soldier sailor, marine
and nurse, including Red Cross nurses. who
served in the armed forces OF the United
States during the war against Germany anC
Austria. and who at the time of his or her in.
Wisconsin. sum not exceeding ten dollars FOL
each month OF service, with a minimum Of
/ fifty dollars, as token Of appreciation of the
character and spirit Of their patriotic service
and to perpetuate such appreciation as par
of the history of Wisconsin. a tax of no
exceeding three mills on each dollar of tn,
assessed valuation In addition to the income
SurtaX hereinafter mentions Is hereby levied
and authorized to be included in the next TAI
levy; provided that In case any county shall
elect by resolution of the county board OF
such county. adopted prior to the levy of such
tax. to raise said amount by bond issue
authority Is hereby conferred upon said county
TO issue such bond and thereupOn the proper
authorities shall remit said levy in such
county. II any such person entitled to the
benefits under this act be deceased before
receiving such payment. then the payment
accruirg to said deceased shall be paid to the
surviving widow. child or children, mother OF
dependent father or in the order herein stated
and In such case July 1st, 1919. shall be deemed
the date OF termination OF such service. The
benefit of this act shall not accrue to any per-
son for time spent while taking training in
any student army training camp nor to any
person who, though indicted into the service
did civilian work at civilian pay.
SECTION 3. ALI sums levied and collected by
taxation or raised by the issue of bonds by
any county sh hs paid into the state treas
ury ana he'd there as special fund TO be
known as the service recognition fund and
disburSed upon certificates of the service
recognition board. as to the persons entitled
thereto and the amount to which each person
SECTION 4. The service recognition board
shall have complete charge and control of
shall adopt general rules, uniform throughout
the state. for the distribution of said fund,
the aScertainmept and selection of proper
5eneticiaries and the amounts to which bene-
Aciaries are entitled and for procedure, and
may select or create such agents as it may
deem necessary.
SECTION 5. Subsection (a) OF section cas- OF
tne statutes Is REMEMBERED to be subsection
(61 thereof.
SECTION &. There is added to section 65s of
the statutes new subsection to read: (Section
-
provisions of chapter 4a2 OF the laws of 1918;
but bonds Issued in any county for such pur-
pose shall not exceed in amount three mills
on each dollar OF the total assessed valuation
OF such county.
SECTION Z. Cd In addition to the normal
tax imposed by section l0sTm-6 of the statutes,
there shall be levied, collected and paid upon
the incomes OF all person. except as otherwise
provided by law. a surtax on taxable income
computed at the following rates. to wit:
(a) On the fourth one thousand dollars or
any part thereof, one and three-fourths per
cent;
CD On the fifth one thousand dollars or
any part thereof two per cent:
(c) On the sixth one Thousand dollars or
any part thereof. two and one-half per cent:
(dI On the seventh one thousand dollars or
any part thereof three per cent;
(e) TN the eighth one thousand dollars or
any part thereof. three and one-half per cent
I'd On the ninth one thousand dollars or
any BART thereof. four per cent;
(g) On the tenth one thousand dollars or
any part thereof. four and one-haIf per cent;
Chi On the eleventh one thousand dollars
or any part thereof. five per cent:
I'D On the twelfth one Thousand dollars or
any part thereof Eve and one-half per cent:
I'd On any sum taxable as income In ex-
cess OF twelve Thousand dollars. six per cent /;
(2l In addition to the normal tax imposed
by section l0S7-m-6 OF the statutes. there shall
be levied. collected and paid upon the in
comes OF corporation. joint stock companies
or associations. except as otherwise provided
by law. surtax on taxable income computed
At the following rates, to wit.
On the first one thousand dollars or any
part thereof. two per cent: on the second one
thousand dollars or any part thereof. two and
one-half per cent: