Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-20

approprR t1on
The people. of the state of Wis
consin, represented in senate and
assembly, do enact as follows
1. Section Cd of chapter 452
Of the laws Of 1919, is amended to
read: (Chapter ASP, laws of 1919
Section /. The service recognition
board is hereby created to consist
eral and returned sol
der to be appointed by the gov
ernor.
ECTION 2. For the purpose of rails
ing a sum sufficient to assure each
soldier, sailor, marine and nurse,
including Red Cross ss purses nurses who m
United States during the war
against Germany and Austria, and
who at the time of his or her in
resident of wisconsin. sum not
exceeding ten dollars for each
month of service. with a minimum
of fifty dollars. as token Of APP
Spirit of their patriotic service.
and to perpetuate such apprecia-
ton as a part of the history Of
Wisconsin, tax of not exceeding
three mills on each dollar of the
assessed valuation in addition to
the income surtax hereinafter
mentioned is hereby levied and
authorized to be included in the
next TAX loVY. PROVIDED THAT III
case any county shall elect by reso-
luton of the county board of such
county. adopted prior to the levy
of such tax. to raise said amount
by a bond issue. authority is here
by conferred upon said county to
issue such bond and thereupOn the
proper authorities shall remit said
levy in such county, If any such
person entitled to the benefits un-
der this act be deceased before re-
ceiving such payment, then the
payment accruing to said deceased
shall be paid to the surviving
widow. child or children, mother
or 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 ac-
crue to any person for time spent
while taking training in any stu
dent army training camp, nor to
any person who, though indicted
into the service, did civilian work
at civilian pay.
ECTION 3. All sums levied and coll
lected by taxation or raised by the
issue of bonds by any county shall
be paid into the state treasury and
held there as a special fund to be
known as the service recognition
fund and diSburSed upon certifi-
Gates of the service recognition
board as to the persons entitled
thereto and the amount to which
ECTION 4. The service recognition
board shall have complete charge
and control of the general scheme
of such payments. 1t shall adopt
general rules, uniform throughout
the state, for the distribution Of
said fund, the aScertainment and
selection of proper benefciaries and
the amounts to which beneficiaries
are entitled and for procedure, and
may select or create such agents
as it may deem necessary.
5. Subsection 60 Of section
65S of the statutes is remembered
to be subsection (6) thereof.
1CTION 6. There is added to section
658 of the statutes a new subsec-
ton to read: (Section 65S) 90
For the purpose of, carrying out
the laws of 1919: but bonds issued
in any county for such purpose
shall not exceed in amount three
mills on each dollar of the total
assessed valuation of such county.
z. Cd In addition to the
normal tax imposed by section
10S7m-6 of the statutes, there shall
be levied, collected and paid upon
the incomes of all persons, except
as otherwise provided by law,
surtax on taxable income computed
at the following rates, to wit:
dollars or any part thereof. one
and three-fourths per cent;
OBJ On the fifth one thousand
dollars or any part thereof, two.
90 on, the sixth one thousand
dollars or any part thereof, two
and one-half per cent;
CD On the seventh one thousand
dollars or any part thereof, three.
(e) On 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 part thereof. four
per cent;
CD On the tenth one thousand
dollars or any part thereof. four
and one-half per cent
th) On the eleventh one thou
sand dollars or any part thereof,
five per cent;
dollars or any part thereof, five
and one-half per cent:
CD On any sum taxable as in
come in excess of twelve thousand
dollars, six per cent.
CD In addition to the normal
tax imposed by section 1087m-6 of
the statutes, there shall be levied,
collected and paid upon the in
companies or associations, except
as otherwise provided by law, al
surtax on taxable income computed
at the following rates, to wit:
On the frSt 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;
On the third one thousand dol
lars or any part thereof. three per
cent;
On the fourth one thousand dol
lars or any part thereof, three and
one-half per cent:
On the fifth one thousand dollars
or any part thereof. four per cent:
On the sixth one thousand dol
lars or any part thereof. five per
cent:
on the seventh one thousand dol
lars or any part thereof, six per
cent:
On all taxable income in excess
of seven thousand dollars, six per
cent
(S( In computing the tax upon
income of corporations, joint stock
companies or associations, there
is computed, from the net income
an amount equal to six per cent of
it's capital stock, surplus and I'M
divided profits.
(4) The surtax provided for
herein shall be upon the income re-
ceived during the year ending De-
cember 81. 1918. and shall be re-
turned, assessed and collected in
the same manner and at the same
assessment and payment of the
normal income tax provided for
under sections 10S7m-1 to 1OS7m- |
80, both inclusive, except as other |
wise herein provided.
(5) Deductions and exemptions |
as are provided by law in the as
sessment of the normal income |
the same with respect to the as
SeSSment of this Surtax h11f said |