The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
TAX THEM.

LET the Called Jades Vince"
THEN
up Guards and at En- II
clay on McDuf be he who first shall Enough
tits railroad companies the Of Min
nesoa question taxation raised at this
time and equally who takes the initiative therein
will be marked thereafter
Our frndsthe ennyhave stamped upon the
sapprova hence may be we'll to be hung
hoping that the contingency should
people the state will see that the writer has hrscass
With this explanation the following is presented
To County County Attorneys the State OF Minnesota
plainly apparent the this that
the railroad companies OF the state can and should De taxed on large
property owned by hem and IN this
To that end it proposed briefly your
and promising the the following
statements Of fact and law
That in all cases any acqu
under sale mortgage the SAID lands are taxable
the sale under the foreclosure the
with it's line lines OF road
10y Immediately taxable all its property Of every des
3-Any line of renders and all proper
" taxable.
4-By consolidating company immunity
is waived be taxed
to make payment
earnings will property taxable.
having these plain propositions remains only
nont out the law under county
place and property these
assessment roll for taxes omitted in past years.
1884, Any real found
to have been years.
escaped by the auditor
on tho and tax books the wear or wears omitted and
shall accung
against property interest from the time said
delinquent and the shall be extended
against such property year."
General Laws 1885, eff
~ liable is from being collected for year
by proceeding
should have paid shall be added to the
such property the year,
prominent
that time fighting said and the
with nrocaanos theun have been sustained in 80 Mimi 1902
forth the bill recently before the
o+ Int under which no lands can be taxed in any event till 1895
twenty demanding the collection
and they want to wait but demand the tax nowl
that this tardy justice prevail affirm:
That all lands ACQUIRED company
gage yearly audi
requested place the roll the lands the named
commencing with the succeeding the date OF
the foreclosure sale here shown:
Superior Mississippi ST. Paul Duluth sold 1877
Burlington Rapids Minnesota Burlington Cedar Rapids
& Northern, sold June 22d, 1876
st. Paul, Minneapolis Manitoba sold 1879
CAM on following grounds
Immunity passes with
OF it's sale under
Decree mortgage Also 1o2 277 Baxter 442
244 1o3 s. AT. 112 U S. 61s ia O.
U. IS. 638
It's personal and not transferable
esUs. 217
Sale of road carries only privileges
running of the road 81 u. TOT. OBJ s. 217.
held that mortgage OF railroad lands
for and makes the taxable
plain this ruling sold under
passed by the court
of this specifically states that
acquired the lands free taxation
the Paul Pacific road and it plain from this
Paul Minneapolis Manitoba the
Supeor& Mississippi ST. Paul Duluth
Rapids Northern and must De taxed rom the
such sale.
railroad has leased It's line OF road It's
the said OF
with it's lines by s OF Dy
has failed or refused to pay on
gross earnings
companies hereafter named by an actua sale
of for long term OF years. nave
their earnings ana thus
collecting earnings tax And sucn case
waived all immunity ana
property OF every kind And une GUY