Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-14

al WVAaARAN e""A A-NA-I "ANNN"
ed not moro than ten milos from
any operated railroad, shall be as
sessed at $40 per acre, and Oh 81
the above claased coal lands, situ-
atod more than ten miles from
any operated railroad shall be as
% ed at $40 per acre
Au msrchantable timber lands,
Situated not more than fifteen
miles from any operated railroad
line. shall be assessed at $3.50 per
acre.
All merchantable timber lands,
situated at q greater distance than
fifteen miles from any operated
railroad, shall be assessed at S1.50.
per acre.
Each quarter section or frac-
tionsl part thereof Of land with
permanent water thereon, suitable
for grazing purposes only, shall
be assessed at SLIPS per acre
All lands suitable for grazing
purposes only, and without por-
manent water thereon, shall be as
sessed at % cents per acre.
All other lands and property
not herein specified. shall be as
.sssaed at their. actual cash value,
which value shall be construed to
mean the price such land or prop
erty would bring at forced sale.
Personal property will be as
sessed as follows: All stock hors-
es, s. per head; COW ponies at $40
per head; American horses at $50
per head; American mules at $40
per head; Mexican mules at $40
per head; burros at 81 per head;
stock cattle south Of the 35th par
allel, 50 per head; stock cattle
north of said parallel, at s. per.
head; all improved sheep,at 81 per
head; all unimproved sheep at 70
cents per head; all Angora goats
or graded Angora goats hat pro-
duce a fleece that is clipped for
market, shall be assessed at 81.
per head; all common goats that
produce no clip or fleece shall be
assessed at 90 cents per head; al
improved cattle, that are suitable
for dairy purposes, shall be as
sessed at $25 per head.
All railroads of standard gauge
which shall be subject to taxation
on the LIST day Of March, A. d.
1896, in each county in the terri
tory Of New Mexico, through
which they may run and are stu
ated and running north and east
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad depot, in the city Of
Albuquerque, N. NJ, shall be val
ued and assessed to tho company
'or companies owning or operating
be same, at the rate Of $1,000 Per
Dnile, for each and every mile of
mail line, and at the rate Of ST.
Zoo per miA for each and every
mile Of switch ami. side track, and
at the rate Of $4,000 PEI nile for
each and every mile Of branch
lines, and that the assessment and
value per mile on the above stated
main line, branch line and switch
es, shall include all rolling stock
of said company or companies
used thereon, except such cars as
belong to the Pullman Palace Car
company, and designated as Pull
man Palace cars, and consisting of
locomotive engines and cars of all
descriptions, but shall not include
any buildings, machinery or tools
used in repair shops, or any sup
piles OF materials, nor shall it in
clude telegraph lines.
~ All telegraph lines that are CON-
lleted and in operation within the
erritoy of New Mexico, on the LIST
day Of March, A. ID. 1896, shall be
valued and assessed TO the CON-
any OF companies operating the
same, within the counties through
which they are operated, at the
rate Of s25 per mile for the first
wire, and s. per mile for each and
every additional wire.
Every telephone company hav-
pg a central Office in any city Of
n within this territory, with
phones or less, shall be as.
4ssss6d at the rate Of $50 pei
phone, this includes all poles anC
fixtures. and each additional phone
shall be assessed at the rate Of s8l
per phone, and at the rate Of &1l
per mile Of line for the first wir'
LOT telephone across the country
and at the rate Of s. per mile 70.