Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
Soldier Bonus Law
state Of wisconsin.


Department of State. Iss.
City of Madison.
I, MERLIN HULL, Secretary of State
of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby
certify, that the following law is to be
submitted to vote. of the people at a
special election to be held in the sew
eral cities towns. villages and election
precincts of the State of Wisconsin on
the first Tuesday of September, 1919,
being the Second day of said month.
lNo. Gal, A.) Chapter 667, Laws Of
AN ACT to amend section (1) of chap
ter 452 of the laws of 1919, to re-
number subsection (5) of section
65S of the statutes, to be subsec-
ton (6) thereof, to create subsec-
ton CD of section 65S of the
recognition board, and making an
appropriation
The people Of the state of Wis
consin, represented in senate and
assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION i. Section % of chapter 452
Of the laws Of 1919. is amended to
read: tChapter 452. laws Of 1870
Section 1. The service recognition
board is hereby created to consist
of the governor, the adjutant gen
der der to 1io be appointed bv the gov sol-
ernOr.
SECTION 2. For the purpose of rails
ing. sum 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 and Austria, and
who at the time of his or her in
duction into the service was a
resident of Wisconsin, a sum not
exceeding ten dollars for each
month of service. with a minimum
of fifty dollars. as a token of APP
probation of the character and
spirit Of tafIr pa teS
ton as a part of the history of
wisconsin, a 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 levy; provided that in
case any county shall elect by reso-l
luton of the county board of such
county. adopted prior to the levy
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 UNI
der this act be deceased before re-
ceiying 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.
SECTION 3. All sums levied and COLI
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
Il ~I1-.nr
Gates of the service recognition
board, as to the persons entitled
thereto and the amount to which
each person is entitled.
SECTION 4. The service recognition
board shall have complete charge
and control of til 2 general scheme
of such payments. It shall adopt
the state. for the distribution of
said fund, the ascertainment and
selection of proper beneficiaries and
are entitled and for procedure, and
may select or create such agents
Il. as, as It may &, deem necessary.
65S of the. statutes is remembered
to be subsection (6) thereof.
SECTION s: There is added to sectionI
ton to read: (Section $3.50 (5l
For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of chapter 452 oil
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.
SECTION z. ID In addition to the
normal tax imposed by section
1087m-6 of the statutes, there shall
be levied, collected and paid upon
the incomes of all persons, except
as otherwise provided by law, al
surtax on taxable income computed
at the following rates, to wit:
(a) On the fourth one thousand
thereon.