Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-12
To Electors Of Marathon County:
Notice of Referendum Election on Soldier Bonus Law

On the third one Thousand dollars or any
part thereof three per cent
On the fourth one thousand dollars 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 dollars or any
part thereof. five per cent
On the seventh one thousand dollars or any
part thereof. six per cent;
On all taxable income in excess of seven
thousand dollars. six per cent.
CD In computing the tax upon income OF
corporations. Joint stock companies or asSOcia-
lions, there shall be deducted. before such tax
is computed. from the net income an amount
equal to six per cent of its capital stock
surplus and undivided profits
90 The SurtaX provided for herein shall be
upon the income received during the year
ending December 81, 1918, and shall be return
ed, assessed and collected in the same manner
and at the same time as is provided for the
income tax provided for under sections
l0S7m-l to 1087m-30, both inclusive except as
otherwise herein provided.
90 Deductions and exemptions as are pro-
Vided by law In the assessment of the normal
income tax under section l0S7m-6 shall be the
same with respect to the assessment OF this
surtax. but said deductions and exemptions
be made once.
(6) In the collection of said surtax the
tax collector, shall give his separate receipt
therefore and there shall be no Offset upon
the personal property tax. and section lOS7m-
rs shall not apply to said surtax
U1 The whole amount collected as surtax
shall. through the same channels as other in
come taxes are paid, be paid into the state
treasury. and section l0S7m-23 of the statutes
shall not apply to said surtax. The amount
so paid into the state treasury shall be set
apart for the service recognition fund
(0 Inc service recognition board shall es-
innate or cause TO be estimated the amount
which may be collected under this section and
determine as nearly as practicable the ball
ance needed for said fund, which balance
shall be raised by taxation or bond issues as
provided by section OF this act.
SECTION s. There Is appropriated from the
service recognition fund in state treasury TO
the service recognition board;
% such sums as may be necessary to pay
each soldier. sailor. marine or nurse lnclud-
ing Red Gross 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 Induction into the SER
vice was resident of Wisconsin, sum not ex-
ceeding ten dollars for each month of service
with minimum of fifty dollars
CD Such sums as may be necessary 10 coyer
the cost or administering this act.
SECTION g. A special election shall be held
on Tuesday, September 2. 1919. AT which the
following question shall be submitted. Shall
there be levied In the year 1919 mill tax OF
not to exceed three mills on the dollar an in
come tax Sufficient 70 raise an aggregate sum
OF approximately fifteen million dollars TO be
paid by the state to Wisconsin soldiers SAIL
orS, marines and nurses as stated In chapter
e67 of the laws OF 1872"
SECTION 10. Such special election shall he
conducted. held and noticed and the ballots
to be used thereat shall he prepared. printed
and distributed and the ballots case thereat
shall be counted. canvaSSed and returned In
the same manner as is by law provided In the
case of the submission of proposed constitu-
tional amendment to vote of the people.
The state board OF canvaSSeFS shall not meet
to canvass such election returns The secre-
tary of state shall within ten days after the
receipt of the returns from The different
county clerks canvass. certify, record and
publish as in the case OF constitutional
amendment the number of ballots cast In favor
of such proposed recognition and the number
OF ballots cast against such proposed recogni-
ton.
SECTION II. II majority OF the votes cast
at such special election are IN favor OF the
recognition OF Wisconsin soldiers, sailors
marines and nurses as provided upon such
ballots. then the necessary taxes sh all be lev
led in the year 1919.
SECTION H. This act shall take effect upou
passage and publication.
Approved July 26. 1919
Published July 80. 1919
State OF Wisconsin
Department of State { 81
l. MERLIN HULL, Secretary of State of Wis
consin, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true copy Of Chapter 667, Laws
OF 1919, and that same has been compared By
me win ths original enrolled act now on file
further certify that IL the result of said
referendum election Is In favor OF the ratifi-
cation OF the above law 1t will provide pay
ment OF Ten Dollars per month TO each Wis
conSin soldier sailor marine and nurse for
each month spent In the service Of the United
states In the " ar against Germany and Aus
tria with minimum Of fifty dollars each;
and that sum Of approximately fifteen
million dollars for this purpose will be raised |
Dy taxation OF incomes are more particularly
set forth In section of said law, and any
balance By q general tax OF not TO exceed |
three mills on each dollar of the total assessed
valuation of the taxable property in the
state. as more particularly set forth in sec
ton of said law. published herewith |
Given under my hand and seal In the Capt. |
tol, at the city OF Madison this Both day of |
July, 1919. MERLIN HULL,
Secretary OF State.
lsEALl ED. BRUsS,
~ County Clerk.
Dated this 5th day OF August. 1919