Wis. Stat. § 45.86
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 45.86, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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County tax for needy veterans.
Official statutory text
(1) Every county board shall annually levy, in addition to all other taxes, a tax sufficient to carry out the purposes of this section. The tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes for the purpose of providing aid to needy veterans, the needy spouses, surviving spouses, minor and dependent children of the veterans, and the needy parents of veterans entitled to aid under ss. 45.81 to 45.84 , and to carry out the purposes of s. 45.85 . Aid may not be denied solely on the basis that a person otherwise eligible for aid owns a homestead that the person occupies.
(2) The county veterans service commission or county veterans service officer shall estimate the probable amount required under this section and shall file that estimate with the county board.
History: 2005 a. 22 .
(2) The county veterans service commission or county veterans service officer shall estimate the probable amount required under this section and shall file that estimate with the county board.
History: 2005 a. 22 .
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