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Washington State Supreme Court rules 5-4 that the $80,000,000 veterans bonus law is constitutional, reversing a lower court decision. The law funds bonuses for WWII veterans via doubled cigarette tax; payments start in at least 60 days.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) The Washington State supreme court has ruled, 5 to 4, that the state's $80,000,000 veterans bonus law is constitutional.
The proposal, calling for a 20 per cent tax on cigarettes, first was passed by the electorate but found unconstitutional. Then the state legislature passed a similar measure and this was ruled out by Thurston county superior court on ground it had not corrected previous defects.
The supreme court's action Saturday reversed the lower court ruling.
The law provides that the state issue $80,000,000 in bonds to pay a bonus to veterans who served between Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 2, 1945. It will pay $10 a month for Stateside service and $15 for overseas duty. To pay the bonds, the present 10 per cent tax on cigarettes would be preempted and doubled.
Payments will not start for at least 60 days.
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Olympia, Wash.
Event Date
Saturday
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supreme court reverses lower court ruling, upholding the law; payments to veterans to start in at least 60 days.
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The Washington State supreme court ruled 5 to 4 that the $80,000,000 veterans bonus law is constitutional. The law was initially passed by electorate with a 20% cigarette tax but found unconstitutional; legislature passed similar measure, ruled unconstitutional by Thurston county superior court. The law issues bonds for bonuses to veterans serving Dec. 7, 1941, to Sept. 2, 1945: $10/month stateside, $15 overseas. Funded by doubling 10% cigarette tax.