The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-17
Takes Favorable Action on
KenOsha Plan to Extend
Tax Paying Time.
MAY ASK AFFIDAVITS
Attorney General Tells Local
Officials Tax Paying Time
Should Be Extended.

Attorney General William Morgan
has taken kindly to the resolution
passed by the Kenosha county board
providing for legislation to make pos
sible the extension of time for the col
lection of taxes in Wisconsin and late
Monday afternoon, after a conference
of more than three hours with the
representatives Of Kenosha city and
county, Fir. Morgan informed the local
men that he would personally draw
bill for presentation to the Legislature.
The bill will be known as the Keno
sha bill" and it will be introduced into
the lower house by Assemblyman Farr
of Kenosha county. 1t will provide
that with the fling of a proper afhda-
Wit showing a necessity or a deslraoli-
ity that the time for the payment OF
the taxes in Wisconsin counties may
be extended to July 1, 1921. The bill
will be made as effective only to the
present year and it will be classed as
an emergency measure to meet spe-
cial emergency.
Morgan Urges Longer Time.
Attorney General Morgan listened to
the arguments Of City Attorney John
G.. Slater and District Attorney Peter
Fisher and declared that the Kenosha
resolution had struck popular chord.
owe have had suggestion of this
kind of legislation from many portions
ha aftnTnpU
general, "but the first concrete move
ment to make it effective has come
from Kenosha county. | am certain
that other counties in the state have
a similar desire in the matter and that
there will be active support for the
measure when it gets formally before
the legislature possibly on Thursday
Of this week"
The resolution from Kenosha county
asked that the time for the payment
of the taxes be extended to the first
of May, but the attorney general held
that it was his best judgment that the
pinch of reorganization of business
might be felt for little longer period
and he insisted that the date be
changed from the first of May to the
first of July. This change was entirely
agreeable to the Kenosha proponents
of the bill, ssss. -,
Get Promises of Support.
While the legislature was not in ses-
sion on Monday, the Kenosha repre-
sentatives received many promises of
support from members of the legisla-
ture in Madison. The cities of Mani
towoc, Sheboygan, Superior and Madi-
son have all agreed to take active et-
forts to boost the passage Of the pro-
posed bill and to have it passed just
as soon as possible. In order to grant
the relief desired the bill must be en-
acted and published before the last
Monday in February.
While the affidavit plan of extension
was not proposed by the Kenosha
county resolution, the attorney general
held that if the extension is granted
It would be necessary to have some
form of an affidavit showing the rea-
SON for the change.
Not Effective Yet.
While the legislature is expected to
pass the "Kenosha bill," it is not eff
feCtive yet and Kenosha aldermen may
take some action to provide for further
tax extensions in Kenosha.
Formal action by the state will be
necessary to have any action taken to
extend the payment of taxes. "The
people seem to have false idea that
the time is already extended" said the
mayor this morning. "They must re-
member that while the city officials
are anxious to bring about this relief
the people, they can not do it with
out the passage of this law by the
legislature. AS the law stands now,
taxes must be paid in Kenosha by the
first day of March. If it is possible
to make extensions, the announcement
will be officially made by the city of
the period of the extension. Many peo-
Pile who are amply able to pay their
taxes have not paid and these people
should see to it that the taxes are paid
now. The man we are trying to aid is
the man who hasn't the money to pay
and not the man who wants to keep
his money in the bank and let the
city pay interest"