Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-28

ceeda of insurance upon the plan of mutualI in. surance and it shall be the duty of each of said insurance companies to pay to the treasurer of tbis State for the use of the State, on or before the twentieth day of October in each year, a sum equal to one per cent on it's said capital the same to be in lieu of all other taxes pon said capital, except any and all real estate held by such company over and above what may be nee essary and used by such company for the trans action of it's appropriate business. N tWf
 tendents or managers of the several express com- panies, copartnerships, or individuals now or hereafter doing MI express business in this State, shall, on or before the tenth day of October, A. D. 1865, and within the first ten days of October in each year thereafter, make out, under oath. and deliver to the comptroller of public accounts, true and full statements of, the. gross amounts of express charges paid to said companies, copart- nershps, or individual, within the limits of this State. And each of said express companies, CO partnerships, or individuals, shall. within the first twenty days of October, A. D. 1865, and within the first twenty days of octoberin each year thereafter, pay, or cause to be paid to the treasurer of this State, for the use of the State two per cent of the gross amount of all express charges paid to such company. copartnership or individual within the limits q this State, during the year preceding the first day of the month in which such payment is herein required to be made, which sum or tax shall be inlieu of all other taxes upon the real and personal estate of D6lu CUmpduy, COpdI tucIStiP, UT lAulgIuudl3 aScu exclusively in it's express business J provided, however, that whenever any snch company, CO., partn ershp, or individual shall fail to make the returns required by this seetion the treasurer of the State is hereby authorized to accept from such company, copartnership. or Individual, the sum of two thousand dollars in lieu and full sat isfaction of the, tax then due; under the section from company, copartnership, Or individual.
 SEC T. It shall be the>duty of the board of equalization, now established by law, to examine and amend, correct all lists and statements re- turned to the comptroller of public accounts, as deem just and equitable And in case any per son required by this act to make returns to the comptroller of public accounts, shall fail to make such return within the time and in the manner herein prescribed, or shall, in the opinion of the board of equilization, make erroneous returns, it shall be the duty of said board, within ten days after the time herein limited for making such re- turns, to make out, upon the best information which they can obtain, the statement or list here- in required to be made and returned by the per son so failing, or making such erroneous return :; and true copy of each list and statement, as amended, corrected, approved, or made out sby said board of equi!ization shall be by them re4 turned to each respective cashier treasurer, sec- retary, superintendent, manager, agent, auction ger or clerk by mail or otherwise and the decis- ion of board of equilization shall be final and conclusive as to the value of such deposits stocks property, receipts and collections, sales, and numbers of messages, upon which the respective taxes hereby imposed are to be paid.
 SEC 8. If any person shall fail to make out and return to the comptroller of public accounts, within the time and in the manner herein pre- scribed, eny list or statement herein required to be made and so returned. each person So failing shall for each failure, forfeit to the treasurer of this State, for the use of this State. the sum of five hundred dollars, to be recovered in the name of the treasurer, by action on this statute. And if any person association, or7company or corpo- ration, required by this act to make any pay. ment to the treasurer of this State, and fail to ment 80 required, the person, association, com. pany,. or corporation so failing shall, for each such failure, forfeit to the treasurer of this State Q sum equal to twice the amount of the tax here by imposed upon such person, company, associa. tion, or corporation the same to be recovered in the name of the treasurer, by action on this stat ute. s,~
 SEC. 9. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved July Fist, 1ss5 All