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GhuGfcr 5i9.
AN ACT relating to the Taxation OF Railroads
BE II eHucf.d. dc, as follows:
SECr. !. 1t shall be the du:y of the governor aud
council between the first day OF April and the first
day of May in each year. TO apprai-e the several rail
roads IN this state, with their franchises, rolling
stock and fixtures, at their cash value, and upon
this Valuation TO levy tax of one per oentum
to make said tax equal ~ may he to the taxes
OF all kinds upon other property through which said
roads NAV extend, aud to file the amount levied
upon each of said corporations with the treasurer of
state, VINO shall on before the fifteenth day of
May annually give notice To the treasurer president
superintendent Of each of said companies of the
amount Of said tax levied upon each road
SECT: =. The appraisal of the property of said
railroad companies shall embrace only the road
waY- rolling stock and franchises The land build
ing and fixtures outside of ssi roadwavs shall be
taxable In the towns where situated. other prop
erty.
SECT. 3. Where railroad extends beyond the
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and roll ing stock As may

SEt1. B. SAID taxes snail he due and payable by
said railroad companies To the of state,
oue-half thereof the first day OF July next after
SAID assessment Is made, and the other half the
fret day OF October following. And if any corpora
ll"n fails To pay the tax required by this act, the
state treasurer may forthwith commence action
OF debt IN the name of the state for the recovery
OF the same, with interest may collect the same
in such other manner a. is now provided by law.
SECT. .. This tax shall be in lieu of all taxes
the shares of any railroad company; and when said
tax paid into the state treasury il shall be the
duty OF the state treasurer to credit 10 each town in
which shares in any otd so assessed owned on
the irst day of April preceding, such proportion of
SAID tax rs such shares bear to the whole number of
shares of such railroad company.
SECT. u. All acts and parts of acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed aud this shall
take effect when approved. Improved Mar 49, 1SS0.
RESOLVES
RESOLVES providing for Seal of the State
Resolved, That the secretary OF state be, and is
hereby directed to procure a suitable seal, which
shall be of the same form and device the seal
last in and Acknowledged a. hn seal of fha
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year commencing April one, i'll the year of Lord
eighteen hundred and eighty, and for every subse-
luent year, and payable To the state treasurer
before the first day of May, annually, afterwards,
and shall he in lieu OF all local taxation
SECT /. Any corporation, company or person,
heglectng 10 make returns according to the prOyi-
-ions OF This acsha forfeit twenty five dollars per
day for every day neglect to do To he recovered
by an action of debt brought in the name of the
state, and in of such neglect, the governor and
council shall proceed to make the assessment of tax
prescribed herein such gross receipts they may
think just with such evidence they may lie able to
obtain, and from such assessment there shall exist
no right OF appeal on the part of the company or
person failing to make the returns aforesaid and
II any corporation, company person fails to pay
the tax required by this act, the state treasurer NAV
forthwith commence an action of contract in the
name OF the state for the recovery OF the same with
interest.
SECT. B. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
and this act shall take effect when approved
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cases. If the matter is determined by IA committee,
as provided In this chapter their report shall be
made to the next term of said court held in that
county, and Ike proceedings shall be had thereon
on a verdict returned aforesaid. The clerk of
SAID court shall certify such verdict or report the
case may be, with the final adjudcation of the court
thereon, 10 the commissioners at their next meet
Ing after such adjudication, who shall
cord the same; and if the jury shall net have
agreed on verdict, the verdict report been
aside by the court 10 which it was returned upon
exceptions, the commissioners, on application there
Tor; shall order Jury, the parties may agree
upon new committee; and thereupon like proceed
lhgs shall DO had as are:herein provided The party
prevailing shall recover costs to be taxed and allow
ed by the court to which the verdict report is
tuTned and certified with it to the commissioners;
except that the costs shall not be recovered by the
party claiming damages, but by the other party, if
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PUBLIC LAWS OF TIL
person shall annually, before the fifteenth day
o! April return To the secretary of state, under the
oath of H. superintendent. the amount and value
all the property enumerated in section one owned
by il within the limits aforesaid, together with the
names and residences of all shareholders living In
tis state, and the number of shares owned 10y each
on the day OF April annually, and The governor
and council shall determine said values and assess
said tax thereon on or before the first day OF May
annually. The secretary of state shall thereupon
certify said assessment to the state treasurer who
shall forthwith notify the several parties Assessed
or before the first day of September annually, and
shall he in lieu Of all -tate municipal taxation on
any of the property or shares of said corporations,
companies persons.
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ldle 10 MAKE tne return herein PROVIDED,
the governor and council shall proceed 10 make said
assessment on such valuation they think inst. with
such evidence a they are able to obtain. and such
r>sment shall be final. And If any such corpo-
ration company or person fails TO pay the tax required
by this act the state treasurer may forthwith COM
mence an action of contract In the OF the
for the recovery of the same with interest.
SECT. 4. When such tax is psd il shall be the
duty of the state treasurer to credit to each town
such proportion of the tax of each COMPANY a. the
number of shares in said company owned in said
town bears To the whole number of said compauy's
shares owned in the state. the remainder 10 be
tanned for the Use OF the state.
SECT. 5. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed and this act shall take
effect when approved. approved March 10, lsSo3
Chapter PAY.
AN ACT amendatory of chapters seventeen and
twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes in relation
to common nuisanceS and the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Be Il enacted. &c. IS follows:
SECT. !. Section one of chapter seventeen of the
revised statutes il hereby amended by inserting after
the word liquors. the words and all places OF
sort where Intoxicating liquors kept sold, given
away, drank, or dispensed in any manner not provid
ed for by law so that the section. amended shall
read as follows:
SECT. |. All places used houses of iH-fame
resorted to for lewdness gambling, for the illegal
sale or keeping of intoxicating liquors and all places
of resort where intoxicating liquors are kept, sold
given away, drank or dispensed in any manner, not
provided for by law, are common nuisances.'
SGCT. 2. Section twenty-five of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes amended by chap
ter two hundred and fifteen of the public laws of
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1889
RESOLVE in reference to Lew State Seal.
Resolved, That the state seal, procured ~
the secrea ry of state under authority OF the joinH
resolution passed on the twentieth day of January
i'll the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty be deposited in the office of the secre<
tary of state, ami that the shall become, and bt
the seal OF this state. Improved February O. leSU
RESOLVES to provide for a State Valuation.
Resolved. That the governor is hereby authorized
10 immediately appoint commission of sixteen
persons, one OF whom shall be taken from each of
the counties in the prepare full, Just and
equal valuation OF the estates, and an enumeration
OF the polls subject TO be taxed a basis OF taxa
ton tor stare purposes and to report the san to
this legislature; provided. such valuation shall be
completed during its present session or an adjourn
ment thereof otherwise To report to the legislature
OF eighteen hundred and eiRhty-one.
Resolvef, That the commissioners thus appointed
shall hold their first session AT the capitol Au-
gu-tt. Immediately after their appointment, and
shall proceed wi rhOut delay prepare said valua-
ton, and shall lit at the same place without ad~
tournament for more than two days at time until
the preparation of said valuation is completed, Or
un ii the final adjournment 81 this legislature. In
case the reporter this commission cannot be COM
pleted before said final adjournment the same shall
be made 10 the next legislature on the first day OF
its session. said commissioners shall give such
pubic notice OF their session a they may deem
proper, and also printed notice mailed 20 the as
SCISSORS OF the several cities, towns and plantations
requiring them to appear personally with or trans
nit TO them Immediately, unless the same have al
ready been transmitted TO the secretary of state
the several tax and valuation lists and lists of
able polls of their several Cities towns and panta-
tons, for the years eighteen hundred and seventy
ssyen, eighteen hundred and seyenty-eight, al
eighteen hundred and sever y mine, containing the
estates and property taxable therein, and the fair
cash value OF each kind OF property therein =
merated required by law, and the correctness of
said lists Of taxable pc Is and estates, and the yau
alton OF the property therein enumerated the
year eighteen hundred and seventy nine shall be
verified by the oath affirmation OF said several
assessors Of them. Said COMM ssiOners
shall have power to summon before them and eX-
anime upon oath either of said assessors, any town
or city officer, or other person, touching such lists
and the amount and value of the taxable property
In said several cities, towns and plantations, and
all other matters connected Herewith, and TO re-
qHre such person summoned TO produce all records
or other public documents relating thereto. If the
assessors of any city, town plantation, of
them. SHAH lail to appear before said commission
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T. STATE OF MAINE.
SECT, 6. Section forty-niue Of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes amended by chapter
two hundred and ifty-iye of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and seventy four is hereby amend
cd by adding after til" last word in said section the
following words, viz: But said punishment or
any part thereof. shall not be RENTED unless the
prisoner, under oath. gives information from whom
and where he procured the liquors upon which he
became Intoxicated, that said section - amended
shall read a. follows:
Seer. 10. ANY person hereafter found iutoSica,-
ell in any streets or highways. being intoxicated
IN his own house or III any other building place.
who shall beccme quarrel-ome, in any other way
disturb the pubic peac" or that of s 9th
family render it necessary for the police
or peace officer. Ia interfere be taken into custo
dy by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable marshal,
deputy marshal, pole" officer Or wttchmtD, and
committed 10 1le watch house or restrained In some
other suitable place, till complaint can he made
and warrant issued in due form. upon which he
be arrested and tried, and ii found guilty Of being
lntoNicat" III the streets or hihwAys,or al being in
t"Nicatcd in his own hOSsc any other building
place, and becoming quarrclsome and disturbing the
public peace that OF his own or anv u her family
he ehall b. punished by fine not exceeding ten dol
ars or by imI rspnn"Ht in the common Jail or house
OF correction, not exceeding thirty days. For the
second oit"nsp such person may be punished by fine
net exceeding twenty dollars, or by imprisonment
not morr than nnciy days. The Judge or Justice
may remit any portion OF said punishment and order
III" prisoner discharged. whenever he shall become
satisfied that In" objects of this law ana the good ct
I the public and the prisoner would he advanced
thereby. Bat said punishment or any part thereof
Sall not Ice RENTED unless the prisoner, under OATH
gives information from whom and where he procur-
ed the liquors upon which h. became Intoxicated.
SECT. :. Section thirty OF chapter twenty
seven OF the revised statutes is hertbv amended 10y
substituting the words one hundred for the word
nifty in tlie twentynuth line; in the thirty
line by substituting the word ninety for the word
thirty and adding after The word ail, the words
at hard labor; in the thirty-econd line Ivy subSt
tutng the word six for the word .lree,'' and Ivy
adding after the word ''mputl - a harl labor in
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have adJudGed to him, greater sum damages
Than was allowed to him by the commissioners; and
SAID court shall determine the compensation OF the
committee, and of the persons presiding at the trial
by jury.
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Chapter PAS.
AN ACT to authorize the Treasurer of the State to
procure Loan Of three hundred and seven thou
sand dollars.
BE IL enacted DC, as follows:
SECT. l. That the treasurer of the state with the
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SECT. $. IT any person competent to he


in civil suits shall make complaint upon oath or
affirmation before any judge OF any municipal
police court or trial Justice. that he believes iutox-
eating liquors are uulawfully Kept or deposited in
any place in the state by any person persons and
that said liquors intended for sale within This
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-24
The Course OF Trn,le.

There were great many people In town to-
day. Perhaps 40 many rs upon any day dur
Ing tie week. Trade was modtr-
ately good for the crowd, but for
BCme reason OK other country
people are not spending all their money at
once, They are keeping &c me OF 1t for future
reference. a very sensible thing to do.
Cotton lost fully IN u In tn days opera
lions, and some buyers think IL should be
marked Gown \. AS they differed about this
We will give ii the benefit of the doubt and
take of -. This WIS not caused SO much by
depression at other points ms b the absence
OF buyers IN our town. II was lively during
the day.
Meats rallied and were finer mt lOa for
clear pinOheu mldIl,s. WvsleIn mSGekels
We're frmer ard stocks telegraphed as scarce
Oats wee weak, mud 10 cents tailed Of as
the price next Monday. We did not hear of
any aglos under AZ Cents O-day,
Corn Is q shade higher. White brought 81,
and yellow and mixed 30 cents. There Is n
good shipping margin now between Dallas
and Galveston.
hillet hay has advanced to sl2 for loose from
wagon, Prairie sflrm at S.. II is scarce, the
offerings b ing light.
In apples there is nothing new Prices are
abaut the came as during the latter days of
the week
Potatoes are selling at 50 10 to ~ 20.
Iron Is steady AT cents rates,
Na'sik ccnIs rates
CAickens are In light stock at 81 20 TO s. per
doEen, from spring up TO st. Peters.
Choice country butter fetched 20 anu infe-
rior 20 cents.
Eggs firm at 20 cents, and not enough to
reach all parts of the congregation.
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to tx; Trade Mark, 8; Cream, 0 to ~;
Ginger Snaps, % to 10,
LEAD-SC per lib.
SOAP Olive, SIC. erpound; Blue India. 81
ID OK: Satipat 81 40 c. p. Whiteman
SCo.'s ba''as Soap Works: Pale Olive, &c;
Cambria, 90. per pound.
BEANs-4 TO Axe. per pound.
CANDLKs-Star, lie
CHEEsE-t lear Spring, lic; Factory l4H to Is.
HoMtNY AND GnIrs-Si 80 to 80 per barrel.
SAuRR KRAUT For half barrel "a to A.25.
APFLEs-22 TO SO pr barrel.
0SIoSs-Per barioi, % IS. 10 IS 80.
PorAToEs-s2.26.
SWEET porAToEs-Red 400. white SOC. per
bushgi.
COAL oIL--Below are revised quotations ITO
h. test: IN hare "A cents, per case OF gal
lon cans So 80, and gallon As cents,
CLOTHES PiNs-Round, csc; spring, sl.Oo per
box.
MRAsuUgs-~II bushel, Iron bound, $3.50 per
Dozen; two-hoop pals, So 10; three-hoop,s2 80
TUBs-Three nest, 81 .4062s2 80; eight nest
5.65; No. l, per dozen, SIC; No. 2, 1850; No.
T.l5.
wAsHBoAnps-w Wood, 81 ,S5; zinc, s2.a New
Era, ~ H@s2.70.
WE'LL BUCKETS % q5@s5 30 per dozen,
PcwDER-s6 40 per key Of % pounds; l2H do,
%. 40 On do, 81 .S6; blasting kegs, Si'25.
@s2 SO.
MACKEREL-No. barrels, SO; half-barr
$780, kits, II pounds, 81; No. barrels, 80.
CASDY-Stick, l3@l5c. pound. Fancy, Ia
TO 25c.
LYK-Concentrated, 81 .G5GeI.26
RoPR--.Slsal Il In, basls, lOc; cotton, 22c.
VINEGAu-Per gallon, 2OGDc. Apple, zoe.
WRAPPIYf APER-liag and Straw, 4Oc. tic.
STARCu-4Ac.
BuGGY wnEELs--sarven's patent, A, B, C, d
md f grades, IS to Sli per set
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DALLAS, FRIDAY EvFNING,
October "a. 1880

There was frost this morning-no doubt
about 1t. 1t was plainly visible along the iron
of the railroads, upon the north roofs of house,
in all low.and cotton aud other places. We
presume II visited every county In North
Tsxaa besides our own. II was light white
frost, aud irslef d of doing cotton any harm
actually benefited IT, The weed was still
growing, and this will stop 1t and make the
fruit mature at once. winch every one wants.
Ii was not severe enough to kin other than the
most tender vegetation, but win stop the
growth,
Rarely ever has amore beautiful day been
seen, The suu shown with more warmth than
was agreeable. Agriculture and commerce
ask for nothing better from heaven than these
cool niki g. for cstlng, aud the long days for
the prosecu ion'ef all manner Of business.
Abe calendar week now closing has been
very favorable throughout for picking cotton.
There has not been DiuIle hour of daylight
which need to have beeu loaf, The work Is
progressing .favorably aud there need be no
further Apprehension Oh the whole cop being
saved in ave age good order and condition.
In answer to complaints made almost daily,
1t Is here stated that the Kansas City meat
market Is telegrapned to the Texas press very
irregulariy. 1t IL published in this PAPER as
often as received. And 50 of the st. Louis
cotton market.
There Ia II prolonged howl over the irregu-
larity ofthe freight and passenger trains.
among the receipts to-day were ten wagon
loads of black Berkshire hogs-"so fat tnry
oouldlt lie down." a. d hence they had TO
roll down. lie " no raises one hundred hogs Is
greater man than he who gets up II war,
stuff ballot-box, or runs for ONCE and gels
licked.
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Flour, Grain and Hay.

FLOUR - We quote City Mills from new
wheat as follows: Xxx, 40, xxx, %,
xxx, 9 S5i Choice, s3 o.; family, none.
Imported. Xxx, per cwt II HAA, -
xxx, 9o; Fancy, 3 l0to3 10; Patent, 3 %.
RYR-ln sack. 81 %.
BAnLEy--7Oc. per bushel sacked, loose eoc.
BRAN-Wequote at SOC.
GuNNy BAus-Second- In good order, 0
ents piece.
Conn MEAL-On track large lots 45c. In the
tore, iObblng lots SOC.
Oars New T.xaa 45 loose. Sacked, SOC,
WHRAT-No . old, 95c; No 3new, S59sbc; No
4, o. O5; No anew, 75@SO: Rejected, 65@74i No
GRADE. 50d65c; Mediterranean, No2. %; No .,
'0g75c; Nicaragua, nominal, 4Oc, nut not want
I'd by Texas mllers
CoHN-We quote new Texas from wagon In
shuck and ear 30 cents per bushel.
UAY-Prairln. loose from wagon, IS per ton,
ulllett. do. ole. From store. prairie, baled SlJ
per ton; Millett, $40. Prairie baled, In car
lots, sl2 per ton free on board.
Wequott: Chopped corn, per 100 pounds,
! chopped corn snd oats, per 100 pounds,
Al 5O chopped barley. per 100 pounds, 81 70;
crushed corn aud cob, per 100 pounds, Soc
corn bran, per 100 pound, SOC; Graham Hour,
50 25; cream meal, 81 30; line bolted meal, per
bushel. soc hon my, per 100 pounds, ~ %
yrts, per OOlounds, " 35i corn Hour, Ter lou
ounds, ~
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Freight Rates To

New York, all rail, ~ SO per 100 pounds
Boston, all rail 81 Al perl00 pounds
philadelphia, all rail, 81 "a per 100 pounds.
baltimore, all rail-, 81 SO per 100 pounds.
y 10 New Orleans, I'LL rail, 81 per 100 pounds
10 New Orleans, by Red River, no water.
10 9aiyeP' IN, 81 % per bale.
To st . ais, 81 % per bale.
On proeAce from st. Louis TO Dallas, sl9o per
ear; Kansas City, 500 per car
tolowing are the rates from all points In Kan
sas south OF Kansas City.
To Dallas-Corn and oats per cwt. NJ %, no
tatoee per cwt, SOC. ~
10 iiutchius-Corn and oats, iSc; flour, bbc.
10 Ferrls-Corn and oats ,45c; nour, SIC.
10 PalmeraFlour, Sc; corn and oats, &c.
10 Ennis-tlour Gle; corn and oats, l7c,
70 kce--Flour Ole; corn and oats, j6c.
,Oorsicana, MoXia, Groesheeok, Kosse, Waeo.
Marlin, Bremond, llearne and Bryan Fionr .6Ss
corn and oats, Soc WV
10 Calvert-Flour, 62c; corn and oats, Doe
OK GRAIN-TO Kew Orleans, iOcte Der cyyt ro
81 Louis, 4Octs per hun lred,
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Nurs-Almonds 23@25c. per spound: Brazil
.l@l2; nlberts, l4Gl5; English Wanuts,
none; chestnuts, American, none; italian,
none; peanuts, to y; cocoanuts, SS.
DArRs-l09l2Hc. per pound,
ORANGES Sound stock, Florida and Louis
lana, SS.
CuRhASTs-99l0c.
PRUNKs-90lOo.
We make the following quotations;
Louisiana oranges, per barrel, s6,50@7;
ssina lemons, per box, 70 10; Pa erm0
lemons, per box ,sj@gs5 30; oOcoanuts, per hun
dred, $3.50; raistns, layers, new, per box s g
raisinr, LoUdou layers, per box, $3.50; ches-
n uts domestic, per pound, IS cents almonds,
ner pound, 23@4 cents; pecans, cents; fl
berts, Is cents; Brazil nuts, per pound, 10 cents;
apples, fancy. per barrel, 81 rs; apples, choice
per barrel, s2gS2 25; potatoes, per barrel
(Rose), 81 80; potatoes per barrel, Peerless
81. so; onions, per barrel, 50 4O@s3 10; garlic,
per string, IS GEMS; dates, In trails, per
pound 9cents; krout per barrel S.; krout per
half barrel, st.?5; popcorn, prize boxes, per
half gross, So So; New York factory chee q:
per pound, ~ cents; western cheese, per
pound, Is ents; choice cabbsses per crate,
1885, pure apple vinegar, per gallon, 20 @ nts.
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OAK soLE-LEATnER-OvGr 90 lbs, 4Oc; do
lndcr 20 lbs, SOC.
HEMLoCk SoLE-IEATIIER Rest BufaI
slaughter, SOC; good do, 29ci best Matamoras,
100 good do, &c; good dam sed, 2bc; poor do,
500.
OAK HARNESS LEATnKR-No. l, 4Oc; do, No,
IS.
HEMLoeK HARNESS LEATuER-No. l, 80; do,
No. =, SO.
UPrKR-French calf, o.. 25 to 81; do. kip,Sl 10
pSl.35 per pound; American calf, 90c. D$l 80;
10. kip, 85c,@$l.
CoLLARs-Duck, No. l. per dozen, 81, 30.
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nuIlding Material.

BRICK-At the kilns " 30 to $40.
SToNG-At the Dallas quarres DC per cubic
foot. Laid In wall lie.
LuMBEN-Natlve rough pine go per thousand
Dressed on one side, s22 80; Flooring, tongu-
ed and groOved, 49,; Dressed Notwithstanding,
SIS; Three-elghlh tOnguod and grooved ceiling,
$l7 30.
SHINoLFs-Cypress, 81 per thousand; Native
pine, sap, 81; do heart, 81 TO-
LATHs- 81 bOp per thousand
CEMENT Fort scott. per bar, 20; Ros-
endsle, 81 90; Louisville, Port land
~ 30.
PLASTER OF PARIs--Pcr barrel, "a.
HAMPER pound, 71C.