The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
NO. q.

Oh engines ana ears OF every KIND ana
description, including all palace ears,
passenger and freight ears. and all
other movable property owned. used
or leased by them ON the first day of
january In each year, and the actual
cash value thereof, and the said as
SCISSOR shall, on or before the first day
OF April III each year. furnish the said
board of equalization with certified
copy of such assessments.
Section 4. That on the third Mon
day in April of each year the state
comptroller shall lay before the state
board of assessment and equalization
all returns made to him by every rail
road company.
Section 8. That the said board at
their annual meeting shall proceed To
assess, adjust, and equaliZe the aggre-
gate valuation of the rolling stock
and other movable property of each
one of the railroad companies in this
state. The board shall have power to
summon witnesses by process issued
To any officer authorized to serve sub
pgnaS, and shall have the power Of a
district court to compel attendance
OF such witnesses, and tocompel them
TO testify; they shall have the power.
| upon their knowledge, or such in
formation as they can obtain, to in
crease or reduce the aggregate valua-
tion of the rolling stock and other
movable property of any railroad com
pany in the state included in the
statements and returns made by
| the railroad companies to the
comptroller of the state; and
shall assess, adjust and equaliZe
| any nt her rnIlinr Sfnply anI 4,
| property belonging to said railroad
companies, or property belonging to
any railroad companies in this state of
the kind specified in section 3 of this
article, upon which no returns have
been made, which may be otherwise
| known to them, rs they may deem
just and right. In assessing, adjust
ing and equaliZing any railroad roll
ing stock and other movable property
for any year or years, the state board
may arrive at its finding, conclusion
and judgment upon its knowledge, or
such information as may be before it.
and shall not he governed in
its findings, conclusions and judg-
ment by the testimony which may
be adduced, further than to give
| to it such weight as the board NAV
| think it is entitled to; provided, that
when any railroad shall extend be-
| yond the limits of this state and into
another state in which tax is levied
and paid on the rolling stock of such
road, then the said board shall assess,
equalize and adjust only such proper
| tion of the total value of all the roll
ing stock of such railroad company ms
the number of miles of such road in
this state bears to the total length of
| the road as owned or controlled by
such company.
Section g. The board of assess
ment and equalization shall
cause to be kept fair and
full record of all its proceed
ings and decisions, and shall cause
the same to be signed officially by the
| president and secretary, and file said
record in the Office of the state comp
troller on its adjournment; and the
said comptroller shall include a copy
of said record of proceedings in his
annual report to the legislature.
| Section Z. The comptroller shall,
upon receipt of the record of said
board, as provided in section of this
act, appOrtion the aggregate value of
| all property herein before specified,
belonging to or under the control of
each railroad company to each county,
municipal precinct, city or incorporat-
ed town in which said road is located.
according to the ratio which the num-
Der of miles completed in such county,
municipal precinct, city or incorporat-
ed town shall bear to the whole length
Of such road in the state.
Section 8. On receipt of the pro-
ceedings of the board of valuation
and equalization, the state comptroll-
er shall certify TO the secretaries of
the respective railroad companies the
action of said board, which certificate
shall also set forth the total value of
the rolling stock and other movable
property of said railroads, the total
length of the rOad-bed, including
side-tracks, in each county, city, incor-
pOrated town and municipal precinct.
He shall also certify to the assessors
of the proper counties the action of
said board and his apportionlnent, as
provided in section Z.
Section 9. The assessors of the prop
er counties, upon the receipt of the
report of the board, provided for in
section of this act, containing the
appOrtionment due their respective
counties, shall list and enter the same
upon the rolls for taxation, as other
personal property situated in their re-
spectiye counties.
Section 10. That, whereas, there is
no law III this staCe for the proper as
sessment and equalization of railroad
rolling stock and other movable prop
erty, thereby entailing great loss to
the revenue of the state, public
and imperative necessity exists that
this bill take effect from and after its
passage.
Section IL. All laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this. the same
are hereby repealed.
Bills were introduced by leave, as
follows:
BY Mr.. Foster, of Grayson: 70 set
apart all monies derived from the pen
itentiaries as a fund for working pub
lie roads, and apportion same TO the
counties. Referred.
Mr.. Labatt: To amend article 1851
of the code, relating to. qualifications
of voters in municipal elections. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Frymier: Resolution as TO adj
journments of the house. Laid over
under the rules.
PETITIONS.
BY Mr.. Browning: From the citi-
zens of Mitchell county asking for a
new judicial district. Referred.
Mr.. Smith: From Ii. ID. Basford, of
Travis county, petition for pension.
Referred.
Mr.. MCCARTHY: Petition of citizens
of Gonzales county, to amend consti-
tuition to prohibit the sale of liquor
under certain restrictions. referred.
Mr. Lindsey: Petition Of citizens of
Comanche for restoration of jurisdic-
tion. Referred.
Mr.. Cochran, by request: Memorial
with reference to having the Bible
read in public schools. Referred.
|. Mr.. Tilson: From citizens of Hunt
county, asking for passage of a law
against selling liquor in Kingston, and
bill for same purpose. Referred.
Mr.. Chambers, of Tarrant. by re-
quest: Resolution that all the officers
of both houses be allowed So per day
for their services. Referred to COM
mittee on contingent expenses.
Mr.. AyreS: TO create Il railroad
commission. Referred.
A resolution to allow r. +. Trey-
lock The use Of the hall to lecture on
labor, was lost.
BY Mr.. Barrett: Bill TO amend the
law of estray. Referred.
Mr.. Rogers: To diminish the crimi-
nal jurisdiction of San Saba and San
Patricio counties. Referred.
Mr.. Chambers, of Tarrant: Fixing