Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-03
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rrpXIplSG JnR me LEVY, CoLLk,rlo. AND
DaGIRsLMkNr OF MI T,xE~ DERIVED PROM
,rET,lN RAILROADS HEktlN S.MEp-lS-
GsruU,Er EY Ne. NEsBIr, OF 81.
,LAin CuUSIl
BE II cn4r-si bv The General Assembly OF the
state OF Missouri - iollo~s
SECTION J. Tho following named RAILROADS., to-
VII The NOTts, Missouri, now known IS the 81.
Louie. kau,as CITY y Errthsru); the Pacific
railroad; fhe Iayific railroad, southwest branch;
lhs Hannibal { 81. Joseph railroad: the CAIRO
AMI Fulton railroad; the Iron Mountain railroad:
aut tn. PIaI:. County raIlroad, shall hereafter
hr subject to taxation in the manner and for tie
purpuac> hereinafter act forth
sec. .. Their. shall b, levied each wear, .nd
in lieu OF all other axes on sad railroads, "A tax
equal To the aggregate rate or Der centum OF
county. school and munlcIp.I taxes isvled upou
/ other uropcrty. slu,ie IN their reauectiyr coun-
/ ties. school districts and uuulripalrie, through
which SAID railroad, NAV BASS, to which shall be
a lied the p-r ccnIum of tax leyi.I iur the state
interest aud revenue funds, all OF which shall
constitute the ,sl. II" tax to I've levied on said
property. AlI vi >aIi laa shsli be deemed and
considered Il state G!nI, and snail be paid direct
IL Ly sad railroad compsnies TO the stat. treas
u,.r, who shall give IuvI!r4tc recelpts therefor.
cnuutrrsi.n.i or the Stale AUDITOR. one If which
shall bc retained by the auditor. This revenue
so derived and COLLECTED shall Re apulri. in the
lrst instance. 10 the PAYMENT of the ,u,-re,t on
the bonds Issued by III, -ra,e in aid of said rail-
roads aud the renewal OF consolidation bond.
ISSUED il, lien thereof and the surulu,. if an,
after the p.,rueur of the interest shall IA. an,,Ii.d
+, tho t.,vm,nt of I'M, urincir.i of ..,3 bond.
Soc Tna xta-. ,,Jir,r .b.II ,,.,r,.i, tho
r.r c,,;,n, of county srbo,I and mup,,usI
,.,es n,St.I on IN. -. sol xaIu,,,on ~, nron.r
:, in -rc r..u.r.,,. rorr-;.. s.,,oI i,.,ri,t. .rd
,uuniciruIiuc. Ihronrh which sail rsilr,sl. or
auy nC ,h.ru az mas and a,tl rh,r.tn IN, ro,.
Of fay levied for all ,t.ic rurn,s,s which shall
n. the n,r c.rtrru far whirb sad railroad conn
uaui,s shall L.. liable And he shall immediate
". Oh the recent Of the valuation Ly the state
board Of euua!l1 alton. lew against and chsr.e
TO zach OF SAID r.. ,lroal rynvnui., the aggregate
,,r c,uium OF r.y - n-c,rt.ipe5. and h. shall
Gritty The anlnIu, o: LAX due The state and when
due. +, the secrer.ife. of said railroad comma
uI-s r.surc:lyrlv
sec I'm, rr,p.rty OF III. railroad comma
mics subject ia Ia. Lax here provided Tor. shall
L. IN, main an,i MI branch iinrs The roui bsa
thereof. aI ,!,lLI. aud side tracks. IN. ,nl.l
number oI engines and ,.ar- of every kind md
description. li,,x!nr Pullman palace. cara
owned, run, hired or leased hv them. all rolling
.;oc. An! other movable prup"rl, nr Whatsoever
Kind. ant AL buildings, w..k-nnp-, depot, and
machinery used or rnlpiuN eli iy them IN OPERA
ting said roads.
sec said tax shall bc dine on the first Jsy
OF August next after III. levy thereof, an,; il not
u,id On ar before the first ia, of px,cmhrr
thereafter, it shall become delinquent and bear
internal i, tho r.,c ,f ton n.r CONT ,,rr morth
from uud after tnr same b,r,m-. d-Iuuucut
The auiiiiur OF the state all IL. iIpueimrcly aiter