Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-08-13
SOLDIER BONUS ELECTION


STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
Department Of State. s.,
City u Nadisoa.
/. MERLIN HULL, Secretary Of State Of the
STATE Of Wisconsin. do hereby certify that the
following la~ K to be submitted 70 vote Of
the people at a special election to be held in
the several cities. towns, villages and election
precincts Of tina State Of Wisconsin oh the first
TUESDAY Of September, 1913. being the sec
ond day OF said nfenth-
NO ssi. Al Chapter es7, Laws of 1919
AN ACT to amend section III Of chapter
452 Of the laws Of 1919 20 renunber subsee-
subsection 90 thereof, TO create subsection 81
Of section 65s Of the statutes, relating 10 the
service recognition board, and making an ap-
SECTION l. section "a OF chapter 452
Of the laws Of 1919. IS amended 10 read :fChaD-
ter 4sZ. laws Of 1919 Section l. The service
recognition beard Is hereby created to consist
Of the governor, the adjutant general and
a returned soldier 70 be ap-
pointed by the governor.
SECTION 2. For the purpose OF raising a
sum sufficient % assure each soioier. sailor.
marine and nurse including Rel Cross nurses,
VINO served in the armed forces Of the United
States during the against Germany and
Austria. and who At the time Of his or her in
duetton into the service was 2 resident OF Wis
cousin. e sum rot exceeding ten dollars for
each month Of service with a minimum Of
fifty dollars. as a token % appreciation Of the
character and spirit or their patriotic service.
and to perpetuate such appreciation as part
of the history Of Wisconsin, tax Of not eX-
ceealng three mills % cacn collar OF the as
sessed valuation in addition TO the income sur
tax hereinafter mentioned Is hereby levied and
authorized to be included in the next tax levy
provided that in case any county shall elect
by resolution of the county board Of such conn
t., adopted prior to the levy Of such tax, to
raise said amount b. bond issue, authority
Is hereby conferred upon said county to issue
such bond and tnereupou the proper authori-
tles shall remit sab levy IN sach county. If
any such person entitled to the benefits under
THIS act re deeeased before receiving such pay
mont, then the payment accru4Hg 70 s2id de
ceased shall be paid 90 the surviving widow,
child or children, mother or dependent father
Or ~ She oruer herein stated and IN such case
July list 49, shall be deemed the date Of te
Of such service. The benefit Of tna
act shall not accrue to any person for time
spent while taling training in any student
army training camp. nor TO any person who,
though indicted into the service, did civilian
work at civilian pay.
SECTION 8. All sums levied and collected
by taxation or raised by the issue Of bonds by
any county shat be paid into the state treas
ury and held there as special fund to be
known as the service RECOGNITION fund and
d shursad upon certificates of the service rec
IGNITION board. to the persons entitled there
70 and the amount to which each person IS en-
titled
SECTION q. The service recognition board
shall have complete charge and control Of the
general scheme Of such payments. It shall
Hdopt general rules, Uniform throughout the
state, for the distribution of said fund. the
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ficiaries and the amounts to which beneficiar-
les are entitled and for procedure, and may
select or create such agents as it may deem
necessary.
SECTION 5. Subsection 90 of section 65s
of the statutes is remembered to be subsection
81 thereof.
SECTION 8. There is added TO section 65s
Of the statutes Is new subsection to read lSce-
ton 65S) 90 lJr She purpose Of carrying out
the provisions of chapter 452 Of the la Of
1919; bat bond 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.
SECTION z. o. In Addition TO the normal
tax imposed by section l085m-6 Of the statutes,
there shall be cvied, collected and paid upon
the incomes of ali persons, except as other wise
provided by las, a surtaX on taxab'g income
computed at tha following rates, to-wit:
igl ON the fourth one thousand dollars or
ang part thereof, one and three-iourtna per Cd
lpj On the sth one thousand dollars or any
part thereof. Two per cent;
tc} On tine f'zth one thousand dollars or any
part thereof, two ami oue-haif per cent;
tdl On the -yenth enc thousand dollars or
any part there +. three per cent
te( On the .Ehth one thousand dollars or
any paFt there three and Cnc-hali per cert
90 On the ulnth one thousand dollars or
any part there /, four per cent;
tgj en- tho a@Gth one thousand dollars or
any part there 3, four and one-half per cent
OBJ On the eleventh.. one thousand dollars Of
any part there f. Ave per cent
% ON Che aellth one thousand dollars or
amy part thors +, five and oue-half scr cent ;
tJ} On any um taxable as income in eX-
cess OF twelve thousand dollars dis per cent
% Ia addiCpu to the normal lax imposed
by section l0s mo Of the statutes. there shall
be levied, collie ted and paid upon the incomes
Of corporation joint stock companies ot ass
sqclaiioHs. exec as otherv ise provided ly law
"a slrtaX on e. xabie incomes computed at the
following rates to-wit;
ON the lrt one thousand dollars or any
part thereof Two per cent on the second one