Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-08
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Referendum Election
on Soldier Bonus Law.
State.of Wisconsin,
Department of State, ss
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State.of Wisconsin,
department. of State, lss.
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 special election to be held in
the several 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.
mo. oo1, A. Chapter 6o7,
Laws of 1919.
AN ACT to amend section ~ of chapter 452
of the laws of 1919, to reminder subsection ID
of section 65S of the statutes, to be subsection
Co. thereof to create subsection (5) of section
658 of the statutes relating to the service recog
milton board, and making an appropriation.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as fol
lows:
SECTION 1. Section ~ of chapter 452 Of the
laws of 1919 is amended to read: Chapter 452
laws of 1919 Section l. The service recog
milton board is hereby created to consist OF
the governor, the adjutant general and
: a returned soldier to be appointed by the
governor.
SECTION 2. For the purpose of raising a
sum sufficient to assure each soldier sailor
marine and nurse, including Red Cross nurses
who served in the armed forces of the United
States dnring the war against Germany and
Austria, and who at the time of his OF her in
duction into the service was resident of Wis
consin, a sum not exceeding ten dollars fol-
each month of service, with minimum of fifty
dollars, as token of appreciation of the char
acter and spirit of their patriotic service and
to perpetuate such appreciation part OF
the history of Wisconsin, tax of not exceed
ing three mills on each dollar of the assessed
in addition to the income surtax hereinafter
mentioned is hereby leviedand authorized to
be included III the next tax levy; provided
that in case any county shall elect by resolu-
ton of the county board of such county
adopted prior to the levy of such tax. to raise
said amount by bond issue, authority is
hereby conferred upon said county to issue
such bond and thereupon the proper authori
ties shall remit said levy in such county. II
any such person entitled to the benefits under
this act be deceased before receiving 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 Gaze
July LIST, 1919. shall be deemed the date of ter.
mination of such service The benefit of this
act shall not accrue to any person for time
spent while taking training in any student
army training camp nor to any person who,
though indicted into the service, did civilian
work at civilian pay.
SECTION All sums levied and collected
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 certificates of the service re-
cognition board, as to the persons entitled
thereto and the amount to which each person
is entitled.
SECTION 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 benefi-
Charles and the amounts to which beneficiaries
are entitled and for procedure. and may Sc
lect or create such agents as it may deem
necessary.
SECTION s. Subsection ~ of section 658 of
the statutes is remembered to be subsection I6
thereof.
SECTION 6, There is added to section 65S
of the statutes new subsection to read: (Sec-
ton 658) (5) For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of chapter 452 of 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 vaIu-
alton of such county.
SECTION Z. ~ 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, a surtax on taxable income
computed at the following rates, to-wit:
(a) On the fourth one thousand dollars OF
any part thereof, one and three-fourths per
cent;
(b) On the fifth one thousand dollars or any
part thereof, two per cent;
(c) On the sixth one thousand dollars or any
part thereof, two and one-half per cent;
Id On the seventh one thousand dollars or
any part thereof, three per cent;
lei On the eighth one thousand dollars OF
any part thereof, three and one-haf per cent;
IT, On the ninth one thousand dollars OF
any part thereof, four per cent;
III On the tenth one thousand dollars or any
part thereof four and one-half per cent;
(h) On the eleventh one thousand dollars OF
any part thereof, five per cent;
d. On the twelfth one thousand dollars OF
any part thereof, five and one-half per cent;
ID On any sum taxable as Income in excess
Of twelve thousand dollars, six per cent.
~ 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 corporations, joint stock companies or asso
Citations, except as otherwise provided by law
surtax on taxable income computed at the
following rates, to wit:
On the first one thousand dollars OF any part
thereof, two per cent on the second one
thousand d dollars or any part
thereof, two and one half per cent;
On the third one thousand dollars or any
part thereof, three per CONT
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
fraction thereof, six per cent;
On all taxable income in excess OF
seven thousand dollars, six per cent.
81 In computing the tax upon income of cor
porations, 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 it's capital stock, sur
plus and undivided profits.
AZ The surtax provided for herein shall be
hn income Pacaivad du1.ino tho wear end