Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.

SECTION !. All property in the State, except
railroads not exempt under the laws of the
United States, shall be taxed in proportion TO its
value, to be ascertained as provided by law;
The word property. as used in this article and
section is hereby declared to include moneys,
credits, bonds, stocks, dues, franchises and all
other matters and things, real, personal and
mixed, capable of private ownership; PToDfded,
that growing crops, property used exclusively
for public schools, and such as may belong to
the United States, this State, or any county or
municipal corporation within this State, shall
be exempt from taxation. Growing vines and
fruit trees shall be deemed to be and shall be
assessed and taxed as a part of the realty; and,
prorided further, that railroads shall be taxed as
provided in Section Ten of this article; and,
prorided further, that the Legislature may pro-
vide for the exemption from taxation of ships
and vessels owned and registered or enrolled in
this State, or may tax such ships and vessels on
their gross or net earnings IN lieu of an ad val
orem tax. The Legislature may also provide,
except in case of credits secured by mortgage
or trust deed, for a deduction from credits of
debts due to bona fde residents Of this State.
Double taxation in any form is prohibited.
SEC s. The Legislature shall, by law, require
each taxpayer in this State to make and deliver
to the County Assessor, annually u statement
under oath, setting forth specifically all prop
erty real and personal except railroad property
as defined in Section Ten of this article, owned
Dy such taxpayer, or in his possession or under
his control, al twelve o'clock meridian on the
first Monday in March.
SEC. TO- All property, except railroad prop
erty, as hereinafter provided shall be assessed
in the county, city, city and county, town. town
ship, or district in which it is situated in the
manner provided by law. Every corporation
and person owning or operating a railroad or
any portion thereof, in this State, shall, on or
before the first day of July of each year, pay to
the State Treasurer an annual tax OF two and
q half per cent upon the gross earnings, earned
within this State, of such railroad, for the year
ending upon the thirty-first day of December
next preceding, which tax shall be in lieu of
all other State and county taxes upon the fran
chise, business, right OF way, roadway, roadbed,
rails rolling stock, fences, stations and their
appurtenances, and upon feTryboats when OPP
Grated as part of such railroad, and upon the
shares OF the capital stock, and upon the mort
cages, deeds of trust, contracts or other obliga
ton by which debt is secured upon such prop
erty. All other property belonging to such cor
poration or person shall be assessed and taxed
as other property is assessed and taxed. The
gross annual earnings earned during the year
ending on the thirty-tirst day OF December last
preceding, of all railroads shall be, annually
before the first day of May thereafter, asoertained
and declared by the State Board of Equalization,
under such rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by said Board; provided, however, that
the Legislature may at any time pass laws pre-
scriblng said rules and regulations. In all cases
where railroads are situated partly within this
State and partly without this State. the gross an
nual earnings thereof shall be ascertaiIed and
determined By taking: