The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-02-19

bill will be passed by this body.
III. =. No. All, Introduced by Com
mittee on Assessment aud Taxation,
changes Chapter 81, Laws OflST6, as
follows:
Section % Is changed by adding to
the present Board Of Railroad Asses.
sOTs the State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction aud Secretary Of State
Board OF Agriculture.
Section % is changed by cutting out
Of original section the words, "Three
members shall constitute q quorum
for the transaction Of business. and
majority or quorum shall decide all
question:"
Section 80 Is changed by adding 70
original section the provision that the
Railroad Assessors, IN case Of refusal
or failure TO make returns as provided
In section, shall proceed to obtain
from other sources the personal PROD
eTty named ia section.
Section 90 Is changed by inserting
into section the words, land cars
mentl0ued IN above section 3O.n
which refers TO sleeping, dining, pal.
ace, or other cars, which make regu-
~ ~ AnN AlAEAEH AuAUAAuAn
TO make sure Of the assessment OF
aforementioned cars.
Section % is also changed by add
ing the words land cars mentioned in
above section 80"
Section 49 is changed by changing
date OF Assessors Tetu rus Of real Is.
tate to Comfy Clerk from May 10 TO
May 81, each year.
Section IS is changed so that the
operation OF the law will be as fol-
lows:
The Assessors meet on first Monday
Of March Of each year. choose one Of
their number a. Chairman, witb
County Clerk as Clerk Of meeting
He Is also to keep accurate minutes or
meeting. The Assessors will agree
on basis Of valuation for real and
personal property, and County Clerk
shall certify basis 10 Auditor Of State.
Section So Is changed so that
assessing Is done between 18th Of
March aud the 25th of May, Instead uf
between tLe lst Of March aud the 10th
Of May as in old law.
Section s. j. changed by date Of ss-
sessors' returns Of personal property
to County Clerk from May lOth 10
May 3lst each year.
Section "a is changed as follows -
Wherever the old section says "true
valid" the new section says actual
End true valid. -
Section Is is changed by adding 10
present State Board uf Equalization
the State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, aud Secretary Of State
Board Of Agriculture, 81 as To consist
of satBe members as the state Board
OF Assessors.
Seciinns 20. so. and 81 are changed
by adding To- present sections that the
Board Of state AsstssuTs shall meet
on secOnd Thursday after first Mon
day Of March OF each year and equal
ize the various returns uf proceedings
of township assessors as returned by
county clerks, thus making a uniform
basis Of assessment throughout the
State. This basis Is then transmitted
TO the county clerk Of each county,
who then proceeds to assess his town.
ship on said basis.
Section l59 is repealed.
The new section 10 makes IL the /
duty Of the Assessors Of the various |
townships to assess at true value, TAX |
ing basis as given by State Board Of |
Assessors as average value Of such /
property.
New section 10 refers TO punishment |
Of any Assessor, County Clerk, or any /
member Of any County or State Board /
Of Assessors or Equalization, or State
Board Of Railroad Assessors who may
fail 70 perform tue above duties.