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prlnting $4,000 aB snowR OF wnr, will, which
tho Railruad Commission iy to light tho rail-

Law 10 Tint personal property nhait not bo lla-
bio for taxes o. roal cstatc, lnt ti,i nnt touch
tho provision which makes realty liable for taken
oil porsonnl property.
nn olsuEHE LITERATURE:
The uougo passed. bill prohibiting tho pub
ltcation and salo Of ubncono litornturo, and tho
t sSle Of drugs intcndod TO produce abortion.
which has boon productive Of good rcsulta.
IMPORTANT TO MANFRED WOMEN.
Tho Souato bill allowing n mnrricd woman
" who nlakoa or ontorH into aiy coutrnctB, o.
rrcsB or implied III respect to hcr noparato bunl
sa auod separatay q II 70 aho S"D were anu ngo
wns passed. by tho House and returned to
tho Sonato, when It waa discovered tint u,ldor
i M ono FAMILY oam x9 exonpons sn Tao
AZ to alleviate tho objection. Tho amendment
was concnrrod In, md tho bill agatn ordered to
third reading.
THE FEEnLE-al1NDED.
Tho ganato afforded only 10 votes for tho bill
nppropriating e2o0,0 to build homo Tor tho
Eceble-Alintlcd Mt JacAeonyiIo, 10 II WIS boatou
and a motion to reconsider waa entorod. Tho
location of tho Institution 10 unsettled and tho
School Mt Cnrbontalo to That tsc has mot with
considerable favor III both HOUSES.
D1L1A SIGNED.
Tho Governor signed tho bill nppropriating
a7,500 for tho repair of tho Supreme Court
quarters at Vernon tho bill providing for tho
publication Of tho aixth Yolutno Of the Illinois
Res H. aa t. s sppts s sSHsaas 81 s ssass< 50 9a% 5 s9
Homo.
4onator Logan arrived horo tllis morning look
ing fresh and hearty. ue held MI infor1nRl re-
ception in tho Goycrnora Office, mud WIS visited
by number Of 6enntoru and Representatives.
His proHonco componsatas fully for the abaonce
Of tho President
County Commissioner Crawford 10 horc, and
gornandizes at hia favorito carayanaary-tho
Leland. He is with County-Atlornoy Root.
- ~. THE HurREaiE COURT nEpoRTs.
The Houao has boon amusing itGolf discussing
a bill rolating to tho publication of tho Supreme
Court reports The bill is fatherod by the Com
decisions shall bo printed within Blk month"; Of
being rendered; tint each volume shall con-
tain 750 pages, printed in small pica, and ell in-
dox F.; thRt tho reporter shall rocoiye 3 conts uor
ahall DO owned by tie State, utter remaining III
tho reporter for tlreo years after publication,
books at $3.50 zach to tho general
much as ho can get for them: 1'l,oro il 4.
"choeky proyiao IN ono section, hut nothing
In this act nhnll bo 10 construed as to provent
any nowspaper Of this stato from publahing IN
occasional decision Of tho Supreme Court.o
similar blu is pending In tho Senate, and has
been ponding for ovor 80 long, and will remain
ponding until this Legislature Is no moro. Any
bill interfering with tho present monopoly will
bo fought desperately, and thore Is not tho
nj. Moore, Of Adams, during tho debate in tho
HonBe, atatod that la WAS authorized by ro
Bponsiblo firm to Offer tho State @5,0 900 volume
for tho privilege Of publishing tho decisions.
DOUGLAS MONUMENT.
The House vote by which tho bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to complete tho Douglas nonu-
ment failed to pass was after D longthy debate,
roconaderod, and tho bill passed-yoae, 70;
nays, 50.
VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
Tho following hsa been issued from tic
Auditors Office:
AgD15ons A. % orr1oE m @ srnryarnE1p Arr,1 10 1872
axNT1smEx: Tho design Of this circular ia to call
your attention to only fow OF the provisions Of the
Btato Revenue Law which hayo particular bearing
upon your dutica under said law.
between tns it asy u sisy she 1T lay jay.
wh rsersnse r. to ao u quantity he'd Or owned n On tic
Bections and very plainly stato tho duty Of tho
Assessor IN estimating the value to bo plascd upon
gEo ]. Personal property aal be valued US follows:
F9rs-Ml personal properly, excert aa herein othor-
Sscona-Every credit, for d sum certain, payable
either in money or labor shn be valued at fair cuh
or.y, labor services Of any kind It saiI 10
valued ut tho current price Of auch property abof
Third-Annuitlcs and royalties shall bs valued at
their then preselt total value.
sEo. 4. Real property alall bo valued as follows:
EfrsEac tract or lot Of rea property shall 10 vat
ued Ut its afr cash vatrc estimated at tho price it
would M bri'4g & ut 2 tatr, voluntary salo: =. =,
such price na they would bring, at fair voluntary
sale for cash.
right Of why Of my canal railroad, other company
oaHcd or granted for term Of years to another, uhu
bc valod ut ouch price such building structure
aud lcaRo or grant would sell at FUR voluntary Ralo
for cash.
Eour,h-1n vanins any rca, rroperty On which there
IA coal or other mne stone other quarry, ths
aae shall DO valued at such lIce rs such property
Including tho mine or quarrys would sell aa fair vol
ser Il aays: lit ahali bo tho duty Of tho Asscssor
to determine md x tho fair cssh vauo Of all Ne,ns Of
personal Hropery" II is tho duty Of tho persons
Assessor schedule ot tho numbers amounts, q,a,-
ty md quality Of 81 psrsonal pfqRsrty which hSy
observed without exception ng ersons or corporations
except In nach cases as arc othcrise provided for III
The law Tho old prseedent, put mo m down @ Tor Tho
would ho* a direct violation OF tho law, both
By the peraon require1, qd, to st property and
referred to nni as required BY Soc. rs, which has
been prepared for 'lae as Audllors Form No. u ab-
ease under nenaiy-[sso sao. Cd. given olzewhcro III
Soc. u provides that IN case Of failuro to obtain
my causo 1t shall DO tno Asse4aors duty to ascerain
tho amount and value thereof, and asseas Tho same.
HAcll ttl9 uuty B performed ny tAG Assessor, no ulht
thu schedule signing 1t with his and title OF
| Office.
| &c., 68 authorizes ren1 estate to bo listed by the
owners, their agenta, County Clerks Assessors tho
| County hoard. Sec. 70 requires tue AaacHsor TO
tho fair cash ra[ic thereof. BAld section nlso roqrea
other dutiea Of the Assessor, to which attention Ia d.
| roctcd.
That portion Of the sato Revenue law relating to tho
assesnnout Of property II ycry brief md 30
plainly stated that ii almost aupert!uoua to L.
auo Instructions III regard thorao. Zach Assessor Ia
earnestly requested to carefully rnad tho law, and
to faithfully execute his duties under 1t. It ia the
duty Of lilo AAsessor to act conscientious executive
officer, md perform his duty in The required
by tho law lla IL tho. particular oeor-.n fact, thu
cannot escae taxation, aucl roal cstao and vlsible
personal property protected to tue greatest poss
tanning md assosRing invisible porsonal property
and to accomplish this purpose to tho greatest possi
hle cxont. Rug5eEt TINT ovcry Assessor, without da-
Hnction 10 to person corporation avnll hiBclf