Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-09
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRlBUNE: FRIDAY, JAN. g 1891,

$23,02l,8570O There is an increase in the total assessed vaiua-
s . = ! roll 1! Of 1885, SSst Of I 81, SIS 81 jse7 3S!0' o3 this lis INCREASE sSasn e$ $l tss f..
t5ereon rs SIS T. s s'7 y7lssi is in Of th [snd 1si Its8ssaf ef s sgd i% 3gz se5 hts
st?assa:es ne i%proyen N n Il sSsSseH "a s'$z s ?2s5 is 'i in t isc value i1s
sessed Value Of real prppeIty vi is LARGELY geIvo occas i ' bv the IN Increased re- Ssl
a af e 1e OF s7 land nen assessed ?s edot the assess%ent T roll showing an increase
sessed acreage is due largely to the fact that all the surveyed
lands Of the No9thern Pacific IF Railroad Company are included in
taxation by the terms of the gross earnings law of 1883, allowing
the railroad company to pay a percentage on their gross earnings
By the provision, however, of the State Constitution the pay
on i b b, a a. ented; IN 1i o II gross or tsx earnings nnag OF o raaltoad companies nn@N , can
in and about the prosecution Of the business of such companies as
common carriers, and the lands were therefore assessed as was
oc The increase %z Tin in the Fso assessed les Iva valve @s of personal sn psl! property is largely
psanny did not desire to avail itself of the gross earnings law of
session. ESs 3 1p 1 prste Of 1850 &c pay %Bi eRd9 prt 5Ss prG }Gaf ms Of sf Saspt RG, a$1 Of Of
a Eaeni4 st ia a at their r. annual al meeting f@taE;si in August y in each year year
and rolling stock of all railroads operated in this State. The
Equalization Board assessed the value of the roadway, roadbed,
R r. company at $500, per mile, and Of the main line at
50 81 800 800 per ;1 mile, making the total agg4eg9te of the assessed value
State s2,6126oo The above assessed valuation of roadway, road
6e %n etc; of the hsn NGrther ni+ Pa nsas,i R al ga was in the nature Of a
o of the main in line nS, the legal a$ tG question i245b being yet undetermined as to
exempts the right of way of the main line of said road since our
admission as a State. It the opinion Of the Executive that imme-
by the courts of the question as to the right of the State to assess
the right of way of the main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
insist upon q fair valuation as a basis of taxation, and thus avoid
roads of the State signify their w wii linz resuf to- paw mv their IL o tnSes i nn-
der the gross earnings system.
1890, it is made the duty Of the Legislative Assembly to levy the
State tax. This the last Legislative Assembly failed to do. It
law; for making the levy The Eque!Esst!on !? Bes d.: provided s9 for
by the new revenue law, at their meeting he'd for the purpose Of
ing their authority from the old Territorial law, and acting in
levy of four mills on the dollar Of the assessed valuation Of all
taxable property in the State, as equalized, to defray the expenses
on the State debt. p' A'~
At Hopr attention Ge%s2a, is s,9 %f P%, 55fsspsc IT called He Ito to the report Of the
which are the provisions Of Section IS Of Chapter 1872, Which pr
WOES that any person. company or corporation making up the
amount OF the personal property required to be listed for himself,
amount thereof any indebtedness of himself, company Dr. CORPORA
ton, the same to be held or owned within the State.
NORTHERN PACIFIC DELINQUENCY
By Byyo the ), provisions Of +! what is known as the gross earnings law
State, there was due from said railroads, in lieu of all other taxes
tor the year 1888, a percentum Of their gross earnings, one-half of
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company failed to pay the same,
urging, as ground for refusal, the pendency of certain suits insti-
ton Of their lands: The Attorney General ruled ei1 that u paynen tx Of
5 }a% t of 1885, 1884, en nss ps egt t%sir ia aHi from ths pf tszs3;t taai TT t1 1ie terms Of th OF p the
efat4m upon % the N Gross earnings Pa9so was PsH in viGl@tion of the State con-
fore; paid no taxes Of any kind on then property for 1889!
The percentqm upon the gross earnings Of 1889 Of this company,
one-third would be retained by the State Treasurer, and the re-
mainder would be apportioned to the counties through which the
thy Your eurs attentie9 ai is called s.s to the the report Of the State Auditor, and
the large amount of delinquent taxes.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
In addition to the Penitentiary at Bismarck, the Hospital for
the Insane at jamestown and the University at Grand Forks, here
tofore existing, the last Legislature provided for the establish
ment and operating of the following new institutions:
AssisaRSs al 9 College, and Experiment Station at::::: :Ws eFsteo
Deaf and Dumb School al. 49,. Devils Take
Normal School at. Mav1;no
Normal School 1t. VaHory NV
PEN1rENT1ARY.
The very complete report Of the Board of Trustees of the
North Dakota Penhentiary is a very gratifying exhibit of the
condition and management of the institution, and it is evident
therefrom that not only are the discipline of the prison and the
care and economy exercised in its financial management excellent
but also that the physical, mental and moral we'll being Of the in