Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-02-17
Bullion Tax Bill.

board Of mining commissioners consist
ing Of three members, who shall hold
their Office for two years. Any vacancy
in such board that may occur when the
legislative assembly is not in session
shall be filed by the governor.
! SEC .. No certificate to any gold o,
! silver mining company shall be issued
until a least a majority OF the commits
sionerS herein provided for shall have
personally examined the mining prop
erty Ia be operated by said proposed
company. Said commissioners shall
take some ore from sucl, proposed claim
have the same assayed, and if they rec
ommcnd the issuing ola certificate they
shall set forth under oath the results o!
such assay and full description of the
property with their opinion aS To whcth-
er such property can be worked ut a
profit. No certificate of incorporation
shall be issued by the territorial secrc-
tary unless recommended by such board
OF commissioners.
SEC. 3. Such board Of commissioners
shall fix the value Of all gold or silver
mines, mining claims, lodes or property
and The improvements thereon at which
they shall be assessed and taxed Each
mine. lode or claim that produces gold
or silver, shall pay as taxes to the coun-
ty treasurer Of the county wherein thc
same is located one per cent of the gross
products Of such mine. Al stamp mills.
reduction mills, concentrating mills. or
places of treating ores, shall pay TO the
treasurer OF The county III which they
are located as the tax Oh s1ch propercriy
or business, one per cent of the Value OF
the ore treated by them. All such taxes
shall b, divided by the said county
treaSurcrS among the different finds in
the same proportion that other taxes
are, including fund due the territory
SE". 4. The commissioners herein
provided shall have authority 10 exam
Inc all mining property mills, &c, 10 see
il they make proper reports 10 the coun-
ty treasures, ard 10 see whether any
mills or mines are worked in safe
manner as to machinery, air shafts
prOpriiIg. or any other constructions
AN shtil nave power to direct the man
ner in which any mine shall be worked
as to safety OF human life.
SE>. 5. II shall be the duty of such
commissioners TO file in de Office OF tie
secretary Of the territory a statement OF
any mining property thlt they consider
rs worthless Is mining property.
SEC. 6. Any owner, agent, employer
or other person who shall fail to give all
;he required Information to said com
mis>;oncrs, or who shall cvadc or at
tempt 10 cvade the collection or pay
ment If the taxes herein provided for,
upon conviction thereof shall pay fine
of not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars or be impris-
oncd in the county Jail not more than
one year or both such fine and impris-
onment, in discretion of the court
SEC I. Said commissioners shall cause
all persons To he arrested who they know
shall violate the provisions of this law,
and shall in the name of the territory of
Dakota, prosecute any suit TO collect the
taxes herein provided for, or compel the
compliance of any of the provisions
hereof; they are hereby granted the
power to make any reasonable rules as
to the collection Of the taxes herein pro-
vidcd for; but all taxes must be paid by
January lst of each year for the taxes
due for the year next prior. The said
commissioners may require the pay
ment at other and different times how
ever, but no later than AS herein pro-
vided.
SEC. s. Said commissioners shall re-
ceive AS compensation two thousand
dollars each per annum, payable quar-.
terly from the treasury of the territory
two-thirds of such amount the territorial
treasurer shall collect from the various
counties that shall be benefited by
these taxes; collect of each as near as
he can pro rata share. Iu addition tc
the above compensation they may
charge of each person or company, who
desires them to examine any mining
property as herein provided, not to ex
ceed one hundred and seventy five dol
lars for each member, who goes ant
examines the property, and ten cents
per mile for actual distance travelled.
SEC. .. Said commissioners are here
by granted authority to make sucl
reasonable rules a. they deem just, t.
govern any gold or silver mine, or an,
person or company treating such ore, 81
that any person having an interest il
the same, or who desires to purchase al
interest in the same, may know and as
certain the actual facts concerning sucl
property. Any mining corporation act
ing under the laws Of this territory tina
fails or refuses to comply with the re
qnirements of this act shall forfeit thei
charter. Said commissioners have tn
power and authority to decide sucl
question, hut the corporation shall th