Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-02-14
lEGIENnTY o1TNgETa PAo
An ACT FOR THE CONTINUATION
OF TONNAGE DUTIES.

cath ,iav u March eighteen hundred and fl.IyCighr
tax as duty was IniPosedon ali tonnage loaded
received ~ Harrisburg Pftshurg, aa intrIluc Its
points. and carried conveyed on The railroad Of
the ~,f company mere tsau twenty miles Which said
tx was intended To compensate Tor any probable
dimuutlou la the receipts of the Main Line Of the
public works tthen owned ty the Hit by reason o.
the construction and operation Of the said railroad.
H. sat Tr ia sais n t. Nm, / INC f the uJili|
works. approved the sixteenth OF Nay. eighteen hun
drc' hllF--eyun. that u tii2 Pennsylvania railroad
company should nccone the purchasers Of ti'e s'td
works The saa e9npaay IN addition 70 the sum ot
seven millions tive hludre, Thousand duii.1s - SOC,
olo the price limited 10y said act shod pay the SAN
OF one nllh"n i've hundred thous;td dollars g ."JO
O00l ia i've per cent bonds of tie company. aud tnat
t!er"Hppn the said company and the Harrisburg,
PoIt~.uaUiH MoUn J'. am. i.ancHNtcT railroad com
l'hf should. IN "ohIl4"f2N'A tIcre" '' "l~elarSed
by tU- Commonwealth forever from the paylrnt Cf
al upon the tonnage freight carried over said
ra.oads and the said the Pen~F Fv"ua railroad c"Iu
Ttny ~:-"ld be released from the payment 81 :lI o
taxes duties capital stock, bonds. dt.-
dendS- or property.
i.3 ta.,redS II subsequently, decided by the
Supreme Court Of thi- Commons gath. this: wh' the
Legislature had Iull authority To repeal the provision
Of In" sand act hy which the said ;aauayc t. ina
posed vet iaa~nuc as part ur the SAID last mention
ei section m al" af t"r the sala oftho Nam LIN" psc
ri uti . prone ri, ui thu sal g,,uT;,, ,.yy.d tn.
reach nI IT.. Jxiti- e. r. II wa. lT,, t, liza:
cvt.'s!. U,'rya ~.itutiun; and void
,sF rI,rfsy It VS. t',e clear intention ,r lie Jrc-
i-i.;ura v fit said "o: il te sale ui the Main Line.
h,c t5. tj, ~, -, T5,,@l end
r.Ia,., -ai ..s...f r,n further liability for fh,.
utv,ncn oy sud t,r,a.. tax and for tl,c additional
iI,,,,;n m -, ,,.,,,,i Ill fler Tay .,ri a.
~.
grain cattle irD.L minerals and Other ,}6n.,tc ;ti-
ir,y.,,apts ,rlia .I,nt tI,r I,rptJr.fs ..Drrt.i ON
fl.r nr. are rvr,pDt from th, same: and a. th,
reason for the nrnsitipn thereof ceased L. xst on
;bn .l If ta works it 1,,,s intended 10 nrniert IL,
night uf tho state ny longer TO demand tie payment
- rIa f ,gr !. ,jsial ,p,I .ar ignfa,G ,G 10
i..;,tf,' -, 80, SCI al - - cl,r1,,,. ,,,d
NJ, @ u I i Il - in ii,i - III 80, ~
#grt Of nrtIrr ~.4t.s m fI il,jllr, nf I1 internal
80 .,' ,.,,r. ,;,i.t - + ~. :.t,. -. Ia. ,ar,,
r5s,r .,,J ,ra.,.t by sII lo,yni ,Ifra,s
l,aJ ,rtI.,,,x 7The s.iid ,onnaiiy has ,ronos@I a
4 ~, -,
u,,ii,., INTO tI,n Trnoslry in communication f r, s9id
i5s7 49,. ~ 90 =; ~ - w. tI,a@.C III ~ ii,;.,,ai
sum gcrai.annIaIy over ami above The nsfamcnteo Of
principal aud the interest on it, debt 10 the State as
NAV be required 10 make said payments amoJnt to
MIR hundred and sixty thousand dollars annually
until the wear eighteen hundred and ninety. ut which
time the entire balance of the principal and interest
shall ba u.iI in ru: and t,y pavinp also IN addition
t. the said scni-aunua instalcns al other taxes on
their property winch they may hereafter be made
Liable under the general revenue laws of the State.
and agree make reductions trans Sportation of
locil trade, hereinafter provided. and TO aud also,
IN the construction OF certain lateral railroads, the
completion of which is essential as means of tacli-
I J;.tiug the settlement and improvement Of valuable
districts of the Commonwealth yet Wndeyelopcd.
dtH chTcoS, IN the opinion OF the Legislature il IS
cNPedient To accept the said proposiuon and to re-
HcVc all agricultural, mineral and industrial products,
and other property passing over any railroad canal
or -aCW&tcr u8yi CATION in this Commonwealth from
the payment of tonnage tax duty the State;
therefore; .,
SEC l. Be at enacted by the SI"Gfr and House Of Rep
lSsatotceS Ct the G,h1aoareatM Gt fi9aS4lralia IA
NsW isSt"'" "s ana "t% u . it'tg ',,ti Gg me dl'-
hC'rtV q The $GHc, That majority OF the directors
OF the Pennsy lyaHt railroad company who, ior the
purpose OF t!llS act are heteiy Nes'eu "t All needlu
authority shall at amy meeting called Tor that pur-
pose reso' 10 accept the PROVISIONS o TINS act and
snail authorize the execution o aWl1Ueh contract I'M
der Its corporate seal with tie commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, 70 pay mt" the state Treasury on
count OF rs lndebtedhess 10 me C4lnhohWeidth ny
reason OF the purchase ul the Mann Line OF the pub
he WORKS, on the tHi'yf days OF January ana July,
eighteen hundred and ninety. inclusive, such sum,
l addition 70 the interest on S 9GhdS owned by the
Hi.lt' anu III 'tI''"ii 10 ~ liIi''" il'N Iote '''
on account of purchase money for said line of Inn
l..
meht on account OF sad dep ana interest to the sum
OF two hundred and tfty Thousand dollars and the
teen lnIlons I'VE hundfcd ana seventy thousand dot
lars and shall agree 10 pay on the said thirty day
OF July eighteen huhdlcd ana ilih'E, INTO the treas
uI! l!ie p4I'L .Fh uhf "a III sn. Iil,llu ',llG III
tercst ot Sad bonds ana slitll lGtcF agree to reduce
lis local charges Tor the transportation OF gram Hour
cattle, lrol liAhel3s ana "l.e properly, a. hSrehs-
Ter proNde"; ana II ''Ie Stu company Si.&II IN tie
manner aforesaid, on or before the first day OF July
next, make and enter INTO me commonwealth oi
Penusy lyania written contract 10 that effect and
the tolnlnohWeaith: by eP9stlhS thS same III the
Office of the Auditor General then and Ill such case,
and in consideration thereof the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania SHAH not az any uIne hereafter lay M
pose, levy collect any tax or duty upon, or in res
pec TO freight or tonnage passing over the sad Penn
y wanna t'uIo~i' o. te Z % tSo'i'lI:
Mount JOY ana Lancaster FalIFoad or any part OF
them or either side OF them or either OF them I'M
less n !lke TAX snSl AZ Ile ''te ne imposed, 1lu
or levied upon al! othcF ruT"fIs or FaiFoad cohpa-
les OF this commonwealth ana All laws imposing tax
es or duties upon freight or tonnage upon the rail-
roads, canals or slackWater nay sation companies for
the use Of the Commonwealth be ana they are here
10y repeated, ana no iurtheF or other proceedings
shall be had or taken on Iiie part OF the common
wealth TO enforce the COLLECTION OF any tax or duty
or any "piShto gwen telSioI' 81 fecoN-
efed or obtuhSU III pursuance u IN! eAlsthS ht"S
on tonnage carried or conveyed on the r$nroad OF
sad PennsyVana rallroad company oTou tlat oI any
other company lhcoTPofateG hS ulS stare ana tile
sold companies shiu pe .! Ile proper ouCerS 1i ule
commonwealth eXoheraiGa t reIeised anu renewed
ffom every heh ana llaDlltg 20 e otate on account
thereof
SEC mat from ana aiter the passage OF tins act,
all railroad canal and slachwater navigation compa-
mes Incorporated by this state and liable for the pay
ment OF taxes or duties on tonnage, imposed by any
laws heretofore enacted, shall make reduction OF
their charges for transportation ON their local freight
fixed by their respective toll Sheets on the first day
of February, thousand eight hundred and sixty
one equal 10 the full amount of tax duty charge-
bIa ,,pdn fraiobt tornage hv laws afore-