Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1920 — OLD SOLDIERS GIVEN EXEMPTION [ARTICLE]

OLD SOLDIERS GIVEN EXEMPTION

NEW LAW GIVES OLD SOLDIERS AND WIDOWS TAX EXEMPTION OF SI,OBO. Under a new law which will affect the 1920 tax valuation as assessed to bid soldiers of the Mexican and war of the rebellion and their aged widows, the soldiers will be given an exemption of SI,OOO from their property assessments. This new law will be effective on the taxes that the soldiers will have to pay in 1921, for their taxes of 1920. The exemption will mean a great deal to a great many of the veteran soldiers. The exemption will also apply to property assessments against the widows of old soldiers who may ibe. 66 years of age and over. • In order to take advantage of this SI,OOO exemption in their assessment valuations, it will be necessary for all applicants for this exemption to snow their discharge papers or other soldiers’ certificates to the county auditor, for the purpose of record in the county auditor’s office. Old soldiers should lose no time in making this record with the county auditor because of the fact that the assessments which are now being levied by the tax assessors for 1920 will be the taxes that will be effective by this new law.