The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-07

IL Such sums as may be necessary
to pay each soldier, sailor, marine or
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 hih or her induction into the
service was a resident of Wisconsin, a
sum not exceeding ten dollars for each
month of service, with minimum of
| fifty dollars
(2) Such sums as may be necessary
to cover the cost of administering
this act
SECTION s.. 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 and
an income tax sufficient to raise an ag-
gregate sum of approximately fifteen
million dollars to be paid by the state
to Wisconsin soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and nurses as stated in chapter
667 of the laws of 1919?''
SECTION 10. Such special election
shall be conducted, held and noticed
and the ballots to be used thereat shall
be prepared printed and distributed
and the ballots cast thereat shall be
counted, canvassed and returned in the
same manner as is by law provided in
the case of the submission of a pro-
posed constitutional amendment to a
vote of the people, The state board
of canvassers shall not meet to canvass
such election returns. The secretary
Of state shall within ten days after the
receipt of the returns from the diff
ferent county clerks canvass, certify,
record, and publish as in the case of a
constitutional amendment the number
of ballots cast in favor of such propos
ed recognition and the number of bal
lots east against such proposed recog,
milton.
SECTION IL. If a majority of the
votes cast at such special election are
in favor Of the recognition Of Wiscon-
sin soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses
as provided upon such ballots, then
the necessary taxes shall be levied in
the year 1919.
SECTION IL. This act shall take eff
feet upon passage and publication.
Approved July 20, 1919.
Published July 30, 1919.
State of Wisconsin.
Department Of State.
I, MERLIN HULL, Secretary Of
State Of the State of Wisconsin, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true copy Of Chapter 667,
Laws of 1919, and that same has been
compared by me with the original en-
rolled act now on file in this department.
| further certify that if the result
of said referendum election is in favor
of the ratification of the above law, it
will provide payment Of Ten Dollars
per month to each Wisconsin soldier,
sailor, marine and nurse, for each month
spent in the service of the United
States in the war against Germany and
Austria with minimum of Fifty Dol
lars each; and that sum Of approx
matey Fifteen Million Dollars for this
purpose will be raised by taxation Of
incomes as more particularly set forth
in section Of said law, and any bal
ance by a general tax of not to exceed
three mills on each dollar of the total
assessed valuation of the taxable prop
erty in the State, as more particularly
set forth in section of said law,
published herewith.
Given under my hand and seal in the
Capitol, at the City Of Madison this
3oth day of July, 1919.
Merlin Hull,
(SeaI Secretary of State
NOTICE. OF REFERENDUM ELEC-
TON ON SOLDIER BONUS Law.
State Of Wisconsin,
}ss.
County of Kenosha
I, Charles L. Ho1derness, County
Clerk Of said County Of Kenosha, do
hereby certify that the above and tore
going is true copy of Notice of nef-
erendum Election on Soldier Bonus
Law as filed in my office by Merlin
Hull, Secretary Of State, on August
4th, 1919, to be submitted to a vote Of
the people at special election to be
held in the several cities, towns and
election precincts of Kenosha County
on the first Tuesday Of September,
1919, being the second day Of said
month.
Given under my hand and official seal
at the Court House, in the city Of Ke-
nosha, this 4th day of August, a. D.,
1919