Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-05

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3nd wha Anares his DISK, vutea wlfh
n!1 ne sahntitnts and cnuns1 1T
WtA thakekore Be the speeial ortsr 81 -
laaRsau k1hnrsdny ea II o'c.ock.
xaH sunsrExuxn.
1ne aet is eniiilad san aet A ns.rIst.
trF ire isyy and ao,iectiun 81 laxea anmn
t14 property u9 railroad enmperir.I -
sni4 ieErltsfy and rspeaIina an 49, =
Ien11lot tteFeWifkr, ana reslla a. faIio,r.
Afs = enaefsd ~ tAs legialntfhe aans sr,8fp ~
- xtyvtforTe ~ Weskia7foa.
Seet1c1 1. Ihas both rssl ss.d n,r-
suszai pecESf1y Of all Emliroaa eompanien
AItaatea ans hsinR within the llmtsa az
tots territory shzli b asseased ana
taxe1 - berln4tlSF provided.
cec- = Al lands, iate. whnEsaR. docks.
gaier fESnf, and ali otheE property, Also
II 4teaMoo8ia. sailing vessels. and slI
Nsaer crafts o. whatsoever hind af char.
hetefs and all other personal pRapersy
ttteakeo - thls teEEi1ory, belonRina ta
aul raliroad coDpany o. corporation.
nnl excln8ixaly used Ia the operation af
said railroads. shall Be aaSassed ana
ta4sd on tne same haEia an1 u tie sarns
saa1uef es fse property % indipfduals
" ta3 aesexAi c0antias wAafa siaaatad.
So y 10 len Of any and All other
ta1ea apo1 ne proepEtg Of any railroad
company Eot specified OF Enensione3 Il
section two % ehia SCI, except railroads
opsr4sed D horse pawaR e. street FaiI
says within tbi8 3eFfitofy. a. upaa ne
eQaapneua appnzG4nanass OF append
aRs4 meroofs OF upon any other prapsf.
y sitaated n this territory, belonging
% the corporation owning o. Operating
suen railroads. or upoR ahe eapifel
stoek ot business transantions az suoh
railroad companies, there shall hareaf.
Ter be paid into ths treasury Of thia ter.
FlloFy percentage ef all TIE erosa earn
inRa OF the corporation ounina OF Opor-
aslng s1oh railroads, afisinQ fsom the
operation Of such railroads ~ shall Be
situated in this territory, as hereinafter
stated thai 10 70 ssy: Every such rail.
road corporation, or person, operating
railroad, Ia Wh0la or IL part, Ia this
territory shall pas 10 said treasurer for
the hrst year after the passage Of this
Act two CD per cenfnua Of sach Qroaa
eaxninRsi ard for and Ia each and every
year after the expiration Of said Que
year three lS) per cenium Of the said
gross earnings; and the payHent Of
SAGA per ceufum annually as aforesaid,
shall be and is IN full OF all taxation
and assessments. whatever, upon ths |
property not specified or mensi0nsd 10 /
said section two OF this soi aforesaid. /
The sasd payments ehhll be made one |
nah l1<) on or before the I5th day OF |
February. and one alf ~ on OF be
fore the lbsh day Of August, il each |
yesF; and for the purpose Of ascertain |
ma tue gross earnings aforesaid, an go
carate aeoonnt Of such earnings shall /
be kept oy said company, an abstEaci |
WaeEe0f shall be furnished By said com /
pan9 90 the treasurer Of this territory,
on o. before the first day OF February ia |
each year; the truth Of which ahstraot /
shall be verified by the afiidayits OF the /
treasurer ana secretary OF said company /
ana Tor the purpose Of asesrtaining tue |
truth Of such Adidagiis and the corfest- /
ness Of such abstract, full poweris here. |
hY vested n tie governor Of this terri /
tory, or any other person appointed By /
Law, 30 examine under oath, the officers |
and employees OF said company, or other /
person; and II any person so examined i
uy the governor or other authorized i
person, shall knowingly or willingly |
swear falsely concerning the matter /
aforesaid, every such peFson Is declared i
~ 88H9 SeAA&AAlAttE4 NgA1&AIs A40 ANN 4
the pufpess OF GecufiDR % the eeFritCFy i
the payment OF The Aforesaid Der
csnlum u Is hereby declared that the /
territory shell have q lien upon the rail- |
road OF said company aud upan an i
property. estate and effects OF said CON- |
pany Whatsoever, personal, real or /
naixea. and the lien hereby secured 20 Il
the territory shall have and take pFeoe.
dence Of all demands, deerees and iudg- /
unents against said company.
Sec. 4. II any railroad company 10 |
this territory shall fail 20 make returns
OF lis gross earnings as aforesaid, or Of 1
any psrl thereof, &c the time and IN the
manner provided BY Law, aud such de-
faultiahall continue during the period
of thirty (30) days, such company shall
be subject 20 q penalty IN an amount
equal 20 twenty-five (25) per cent Of
tbs tax imposed upon Buoh company by
this cot, and the treasurer 0fthe terri
tory shall forthwith ascertain ghe
amount Of such tax Justly due from
kuch company aa nearly as may be
from such evidence as may be avail
able. and shail theFsupca collect such
tax - 80 aseertained, together with the
Bald penalty thereon. The amount Of
tax ascsrtRined by ths territorial treas
ureE 80 ia this section provided shall,
together with the said penalty thereon,
be By him entered IN tie books OF bis
eHiee, and encll eotry when 80 made
shall stand 10 plaoe OF the report re-
quired by Law TO be made By aueh o0sD-
pany, and shall ia all courts within this
territory be evidence of the amount Of
such tax aud penalty and OF the other
facts stated therein. IN parsuance Of
this act.
SEQ. 8. Ia cass any raj road company
shall fail or neRiec4 10 paw the taxes re-
ported By Il 20 be due, 60 pursuance Of
this act, for the period Of thirty (80) |
days after the same shall become due
by tbs iefms thereof, IN such case there
shall bs added 30 the amouut Of sacb /
tax ten (l0) per eentun thereof as q
penalty for Baeh failure or nsRleei to
par.
SEQ. 6 At any time after the expiration
OF the period of thirty f30) days after
any tax has become due and payable
undef she provisions Of this act the ter
Fit0rtsi treasurer % bic deputy shall |
dissrain sntisoient goods. ehalsels or
other movable property, II found with
IN tais territory. 20 pay the taxes o. per
sentun doe from such corporation, TO-
gether vita the psuaity thereon herein
provided, ans shall immediaisIy adgeF-
sise tbe E3ls % the zane il at least
thres peespspeFs published within this
territory, staiiuG the Tins when and toe
place where such property shall Be sold.
sach sales shall tAks place a. some
point on the railroad Of s1en deliaQusni
csDrany, a8d a. leAst fouF 90 weeks
noties Of the time and place of gueh
sale shall Be given. Sgeh delirq7snt /
company, its saeoe ssorz or assigns. may
pay any saoh taxes and penalty AZ ans |
iiwa before The sale Of properly dis |
trained as ksrstn provided. and there /
upop f1Fiaer proceedings 10 conH ectioo 1
wifh Zach distress stall eeane, snd tie |
property distrsinad Be surrendered 10 |
the owners thsreos.
Sec Z. Tie mSseys rsoslvsd and col. /
lssted by tke tsgTi oFial treasurer ID 4
UuFEnanes Of this set shzil be disposed |
Of by him as foiiowii One tkir1 ~ /
thegeof shall be retained 10 the seFriio- |
rial treasury for tbs uss of The territory. /
and the remainder shall BE- spp1Ffio1ed /
among tbs several coaGties INTO % /
shEooRh uhieh The railroads respestivelf /
run IN pF0poEtion 30 The namber of /
miles OF main track situated 10 each /
eoarsV FesoaciiFefg.