The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-20
Amendments to House lSiII IL, An
Act to Assess and Tax the Real Es-
tate of Railroads m this state.

To the House Of Representatives.
The committee on the judiciary, to whom
was referred house bill No, 10, entitled
IAN act to assess and tax the real estate of
railroads in this state respectfully report
that they have considered the same and
recommend that the same be amended by
striking out all after the enacting clause
and inserting the following:
Sec. /. There shall be assessed an annual
tax of fifty dollars on each mile of rail-
road operated IN this state, which shall be
in lieu of all other taxes upon the stock,
property or effects of SUCH railroads, which
tax shall be paid by the managers of the
respective railroads into the treasury of the
state on or before the first day of June in
each year.
Sec, 2. If the managers of any railroad
shall omit to pay such tax as provided in
the first section of this act, the treasurer of
the state shall, within sixty days, add five
per cent to such tax and issue warrant
for the collection of the same, which may
be executed by any officer in the state au-
thorized by law to collect any state tax,
who is hereby authorized to seize and sell
any property of such railroad for the salts
faction of such tax, and such officer shall,
forthwith, pay over to the state treasurer
such tax, and any engine, car or other
property in use in the running and manage
ment of any railroad which have, at any
time, been owned by said corporation or
other person or party, shall be deemed to
be the property of said corporation or other
person or party having the control and
management of said railroad for the pur-
pose of satisfying said tax, and may be
taken and sold to satisfy the same.
Pr0Cided that any railroad construct
ed after the passage of this act or
constructed during the four years proceed
ing the passage of this act shall be exempt
from taxation until said roads haye been
open for business their entire length for five
years.
Sec. 3. The officer to whom such war
rant is directed shall be entitled to the same
fees allowed by law for the collection of
any state tax, and to be collected in the
same manner.
Sec. 4. SAN acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed when SC
amended, majority Of the committee re-
commend the passage of the BILL
S. G. SHURTLEFF,
For Committee
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Cook of Mendon moved to amend
the amendment proposed by the committee
by striking out all of said amendment and
inserting, in lieu thereof the. following
Sec. /. The listers of the several towns
and cities in this state shall apprase and Sc,
in the grand lists of their respective towns
and cities, all the real estate situated
in such towns or cities which shall
be owned or occupied by any rail
road corporation, or which shall be owned,
leased, possessed or occupied by any per-
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right, interest or possession shall have been
derived, in any manner, from such railroad
corporation and the road-bed and track
of any railway and all land taken and used
for railroad purposes shall be considered
real estate for the purposes of this act
and all said real estate shall be set in the
list to such corporation, owners, occu
pants and possessors, and shall be subject
to the general PROVISIONS relating to the as
sessment and taxation of real estate except
as herein otherwise provided
Sec. 2. No road-bed and track shall be
assessed by the listers of any town or city
at valuation exceeding two thousand dol
lars for every mile of the main line of the
road in such town OF city.
Sec. g. The real estate of any railroad
shall be exempt from taxation tor periot
of five years from the time when regular
trains, for public traffic and accommoda
ton, shall have commenced running ovel
the entire length OF said road within thi
state ; and it shall be the duty of the clerl
of any railroad company, upon request, L
report sach time in writing, under oath, Il
the listers of any town or city through OF
into which the railroad of such company
extends.
Sec. 4. The several constables and col
lectors of taxes in this state shall have
power, in default of payment of any tas
assessed under and by virtue of this act
to collect the same out of the goods anC
chattels of the corporation, company Of
persons owning, leasing, operating or pos
sessing the property upon which such tax
is assessed and any engine, car or othel
article in use on said road by the corpora
tion or persons managing or running saiS
road and which has, at any time, beer
owned by said corporation or persons
shall be deemed to be the propert,
of such corporation or persons fo
the purpose of satisfying said tax, and tn,
same may be taken and sold by virtue Of
said constable's or collectors warrant Ii
the same manner as personal property Il
now tai en- and sold for the collection OF
taxes.
Sec. 8. Section seventeen of chapter
eighty-three, and section eighty-eight
eighty-nine, ninety, ninety-one and ninety,
two of chapter twenty-eight OF the general
statutes are hereby repealed.
Sec. @. This act shall take effect from
its passage,
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