The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-28
INHERITANCE
TAXES BOOSTED
IN LEAGUE BILL
"Going Up" Constant Cry of the
Revenue Grabbers of Nom
T. partisan Regime
EVERYBODY PAYS HIS BIT
Costs Like the Deuce to Inherit
Halt: :Million-Nesvig
Wants Service

House Bill No. 81, introduced by
the committee on taxes aud tax laws,
provides for tax upon any transfer
Of property, real, personal or mixed.
or any interest thereon, or income
therefrOm in trust or otherwise to any
pesOn, association or corporation, eX-
Cept county, town or municipal cor
poratiOns within the state. for strictly
county, town or municipal purposes,
and corporations Of this state organ
lied under its laws solely for religious
or educational purposes, which shall
use the property so transferred ex-
clusiyely for the purposes of their or
ganization within the state"
" The flat transfer tax provided is as
follows,
Where the person or persons en-
titled to any beneficial interest in
such property shall be the husband,
wife, lineal issue. lineal ancestor OF
the decedent or any child to whom
such decedent for not less than ten
years prior to such transfer stood IN
the mutually acknowledged relation
of parent. provided such relation
ship began before the child's fifteenth
birthday, at the rate Of one per cent
of the clear value; if brother or
sister or descendent Of a brother or
sister of the decedent, at the rate OF
1 ,1-2 per cent; If an aunt or uncle or
descendent Of such, three per cent;
a great aunt, great-uncle or descend
ent thereof, four per cent; where the
person or persons entitled to any ben
eficial interest shall be in any other
degree of collateral cOnsanguinity, 1--WE
per cent.
These are termed the primary
value of such property or interest ex-
rates. When the amount OF clear
,ceads $4,000, the rate of tax on such
excess shall be IL times the prim-
ary rates, II between $4,000 and 30,
600; two times the primary rates, II
y setweeni $50 900 and $4,000; 2 IL
times the primary rates II between
$50, 900 and 100000; three times the
primary rates If between $100,OOV'and
$500, 900; 3 IL times if between $780,
600 and, 100000, and four times the
primary rates upon all in excess or
$500, 900. ,...I- - 5''' 3'A -
The husband or wife of the deced-
ent is entitled to an exemption from
the first $4,000 Of clear value OF
10000, and each other person in the
first subdivision to $4,000; in the sec
ond subdivision exemptions of $500
and in the third of $3.50 are provided.
All taxes provided are due and pay
able at the time of the transfer
Must Give Service,
House ELL 81, introduced by Nes-
Wig, imposes fine of $25 to 5000 for
the sale of any gas or oil-burning trac.
tor, steam or gas engine, harvesting
and threshing machinery, automobiles
and auto trucks whose manufacturer
has not already established within the
state at least one supply depot where
shall he kept on hand full and COM
plete supply of repairs for the same.
House Bill 80, by Mcdonnell, EN-,
powers the attorney general to begin
actions on behalf Of private persons
who may petition him to do so, reserv-
ing to him, however, the right to re-
quire an indemnity bond when he
may see fit.
House Bill Sc, by Nesvig, relates to
county commissioners duties In re
the establishment of bridges when pc
titioned for by majority Of the free
holders residing within radius OIL
three miles. HA
House Bill IS, by Wadeson, relates
to the improvement of streets and
sidewalks when two-thirds of the res
ident owners in number or in value
of real estate bounding both sides OF
any street not less than one square
shall petition for such improvement.
After Moneys and Credits.
House Bill SO, introduced by. the
on taxes and tax laws
the tax commissioner to SIC
the attorney general on any moneys
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