Arizona republican., 1891-03-11
THE EXEMPTION BILL
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE
 AS PASSED.
Allowing Freedom From Taxation for Twenty Years to Railroads That Com mence Construction shortly.

In order that the full text of the Tax Exemption bill passed by the Legisla- ture and now in the hands of the Legis- lature may be known to all, the proposed law is below reprinted in full:
 AN ACT
 To Encourage the Construction of Railroads
 Within the Territory of Arizona.
 Be t Enacted by the Legislattue Assembly
 otthe Territory Cf Arizona
 SECTION l. That for the purpose of encouraging the building and construc- ton of railroads within the Territory of Arizona, by any person or persons, asso- citation or corporation, all railroads built without subsidies, and in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall be exempt from taxation for the period of twenty years. from the passage of this act. And any person or persons, asso- c,ation or corporation, wishing to avail themselves of the provisions of this act shall file their intentions with the Sec retary of the Territory within six (6) months after the passage of this act, set ting forth the initial and terminal points of the proposed railroad and probable length of the same, and the actual con struction of said proposed railroad shall be commenced within six (6) months from the filing of such notice of inten- tion, and no railroad or part thereof shall be exempt from taxation, as pro yided by this act, unless the entire road shall be built, equipped and in running order from the initial and terminal points, as filed with the Secretary of the Territory, as provided by this act.
 SEC. 2. As soon as any road is built, and before it is open to the public for carrying of freight or passengers, the constructors or owners of said road shall notify the Supervisors of the county or counties through which such road is built, that such road is completed and ready for business; and it shall be the duty of such Supervisors to appoint a competent engineer or engineers, who shall inspect such road within such county, and, if upon his or their report the road is declared to be completed, the Board of Supervisors may declare the road open to the public, and the fran chise, right of way, roadbed, bridges, culverts, rolling stock, station grounds, depots, water tanks, coal bins, turn tables, round houses, machine shops, section houses, telegraph lines, and per sonal property used in the operation ot such railway shall be exempt from tax ation for twenty years after the passage of this act.
 SEC 8. This act shall not apply to any road that is not public carrier and not built for public use, nor to any road not supplied with frst-class accommo- dation to the travelling public, and to no road not built at the rate of fifty (50) miles per annum, or work done in the construction of said road equivalent to the completion of fifty (50) miles per annum of said road from the time of commencement until completed, pro vided, that any road built under the provisions of this act, shall run one train per day each way along said line for the accommodation of passengers and freight from and between the ter minal points; and provided, further, that the benefits of this act shall not apply to the shifting or change of road bed of any road now built, equipped and in running order within the Ter ritory of Arizona.
 SEC. 1. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
 SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.