Litchfield enquirer., 1864-09-22

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 GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN. PUBLIC ACTS.
 PASSED MAY SESSION, 1864. 4- CHATTER Lxx1v.
 I An Act entitled "An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act for the Assessm t and collection of Taxes"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly con ven ed: .SRo 1. The treasurers of the several sa- wings banks, societies for saving and building associations established m this state, shall. within the arst twenty days of July, A. D. 1864, and annually thereafter within the first ten days of July in each year, make out, un- der osth, and deliver to the comptroller of public accounts. statements of the total amounts of all deposits and stock in said in
 stituti( (ns respectively, on the first day of the l month n which such statements are herein re quired 10 be made. And each of the savings l banks, josieties for savings. and savings and
 building associations, shall pay to the treasu-
 urer sfIthis state, for the use of the state, Q
 sum equal to three fourths of one per cent
 on tho kotal amount of deposits and stock in
 such Dstitution on the first day of July in
 each yer; one half to be paid on or before | the twetisth day of July, and one half on or
 before ihe twentieth day of January annually
 thereafer; said tax of three fourths of one
 per eel. to be- in lieu of all other taxes on
 said ilstitutions and the deposits therein
 Providt, Aowsuer, that this act shall not be
 so construed as to exempt from taxation any
 real esAte held by any savings bank, society
 for savings, or savings and building associa-
 tion, {ver and above what may be requi-
 red ant used by such institution for the trans
 actiontf its appropriate business.
 SEck. The secretaries or sstreasurers of the
 several railroad companies and horse rail- road Companies which have been or may hereater be incorporated in this state,
 shall within the first ten days of October in
 each Tear, make out, under oath, and deliver
 to thi comptroller of public accounts. full and 1 true lists or statements of the number of
 sharhs of stock in their respective companies;
 the anount of their funded and floating debt, l the mount of cash on hand the true market
 valul of each share of stock, and of their
 fundbd and floating indebtedness on the first
 day If the month in which such lists or state-
 men's are herein required to be made; the whde length of their respective roads, and
 the length of those portions thereof, if any
 theH are, lying without this state.
 | Sbc. 8. oh of the several railroad com
 paues aforesaid, other than horse railroad
 npanies, shall annually, on or before the
 whtieth day October in each year, pay, or
 cause te be paid, to the treasurer of this state, i forthe use of the state, sum equal to one per cent, of the market value of the stock, and of the funded and floating debt of such ] compaay; and each horse railroad company shall, on or before said last mentioned date, in each year. pay, or cause to be paid to the
 treaursr of this state, for the use of the state.
 a sum equal to three-fourthsof one per cent. ! of the market value of the stock. and of the funded and floating debt of such company; and each horse railroad company shall, on or before said last mentioned date, in each year, pay or cause to be paid to the treasurer of this state, for the use eff the state, sum equal to three-fourths of one per cent. of the market value of the stock, and of the funded and floating debt of such company; whether the stock and debt of such railrod or horse railroad company be owned by persons resi- ding in this state or elsewhere, first abating from such valuation the amount of cash actu- ally on hand which valuation so made and approved or amended by the board of equali- ration, shall be regarded as fixing the basis or
 measure of value of such railroad and horse railroad, their rights, franchises and property within this state, for purposes of ta1ation; and this sum or tax shall take the place and be in lieu of all other taxes on rail- roads aud horse railroad property and fran chises within this State; provided. however, | that when . railroad lies partly within this state, and partly within some adjoining state or states, there shall be paid only such propor- tion of theper esntage herein required to be paid by said companies, respectively, on the
 vaiue of such railroad property estimated as aforesaid, as the length of that portion of the road which lies within this state bears to the whole length of the road 1prorided, further more, that if when any tax hereby imposed up. on the property and franchises of any railroad company or horse railroad company becomes due, und such company shall not then be in the posse ession and have the management and con
 trol of its road, or the road bearing it's name, each snd every person, company or corporation then Swning possessing, operating, or having the management and control of such railroad or horse railroad, either as trustee, assignee, agent or lessee shall be liable, and is hereby reauited to pay such tax or cause it to be paid, to the treasurer of this state, for the use of the State, within the time prescribed by this act
 for the payment of the same.
 SH. 4. The secretaries or agents of the sev- eral telegraph companies which now use, or hereafter may be, incorporated by, or doing bushes. in this state shall annually, within the first ten days in December in each year, make ont and return, under oath, to the comp troller of public accounts, full and true state- meuts of the entire namber oe messages for which said company or companies receive or lmay bs entitled to receive compensation, and which shall have been sent, by telegraph, at or from any and all of the various offices or places of business of such company or compa nies within this state, during the year last pre- eeding the first day of the month in which such statements are herein required to be made; and every such telegraph company shall aniually pay, or cause to be paid, to the treas urf of this state, fer the use of the state, on | or before the twentieth day of December in eadh year, sum equal to one cent on each and eyey message sent as aforesaid, of which stalement is by this section required to be re turned to the comptrofies of public accounts, which sum or tax shsll be in lieu of all other taxes in this state upon the property of such telegraph companies.
 SEC. 6. The cashiers, secretaries, treasurers or Jerks, of the several corporations other
 than those specially mentioned in this act, whbh have been, or may 'bereafter be, incor- porated by, or located or established in this 1 stats, whether under special charters or any general Ia v, and whose stock is liable te tax
 atibn in this state, shall, within the first ten days of October, A. D., 1864, and within the first ten days of October in each year there after, make out, under oath, and return to the