The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-17
WAsnRuHN, N. D., July ID, 1

WAsuRunN, N. D., July l3, 1878
Board met at O'Clock, p. m.
Present, Chairman Wing, Commission
ers Rohrer, and Hanson.
Charles Swartz, representing the N: 2.
R. r. Co., was present and presented the
case of the compeny IN view of procuring
a settlement of N P R4R Company taxes
for the years 1883, 1898, 1894, 1855 aud
1886.
On motion, the Board adjourned to
meet at o'clock.
S O'Clock, a, m.
On motion the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas there are upon the records OF the
county of Mclean in the Stata Of North Dako-
ia. certain taxes against property cwnod or
claimed by the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
mlny: and whereas, said taxes may be properly
classified as follows:
First. Taxes ter years prior to the year 1861
for which years said Northern Pacific Railroad
COMPANY paid into the Territorial Treasury OF
the Territory of Dakota, rhe percentage OF Its
gross earnings required by law in lieu Of other
taxes and said county OF Mclean received its
proper share thereof:
Second: Taxes levied upor lands lying within
the indemnity limits of the grant to said North
crn Pacific Railroad Company under all aet ot
Congress approved July end. 1864, which taxes
are erroneous, illegal and void so far as the
same were assessed prior to the date when said
lands were patented
Third: Taxes for the year 1889 and 1896 inclll-
sive on lands claimed by said Northern Racine
Railroad Company, Tying within the place limit
of said grant, assessed and levied prior to the
date when said lands were patented. and which
said Northern Pacific Railroad Company claims
were not subject to taxation until patented.
Fourth: Taxes on lands within both place
and indemnity limits of said grant for the year
1895, which were patented prior to the assess
ment thereof.
And whereas, there is certain lisigatiou pend
ing regarding the validity of the taxes upon
each of said classes Of lands except US to the
taxes Of 1885. - ,
And whereas, this Board believes 1t to be Ia
the interests of said county that all Of said mat
hereinbcfore recited be compromised, settled
and adjusted. .siH
BE it resolved as follows: Tl,at,p considera
ton Of said county's proportion Of gross earn.
ings 50 received and in order 20 settle the hti
CATION pending regarding said taxes, Including
in said first class, all of such taxes are hereby
cancelledand abated; and in order to settle tic
litigation pending regarding taxes upon lands
within the indemnity limits which We're assessed
and taxed before the same be patented, and u
order TO make settlement with said North I';t
cifc Railroad Company, Of the taxes upon land'
above referred t. under the third class, salt
taxes upon l,npatented Indemnity lands are
hereby declared tv be illegal and void, and alt
hereby cancelled and abated. and In order t
comtlromise, adjust and settle the taxes claimed
by said county Oh lands hereinuefOfe described
under third class, and to settle the litigation
pending regarding the same, he IT resolved lila
said county will, and the tr asurer Thereon Il
! hereby directed to receive and accept from sait
Northern Pacific Railroad ,ComLony, OF frOll
Edwin H. McHenry and Frank Il. Bigeiow, , e
ceiyers thereof, sum equal to fifty (o) per cen
of the face of such taxes without interest, pen
allies or costs, upon all Of said lands cOinil'
within said third class for the years 1889, to 1S9
\ both inclusive, in full settlement and srttsfat
d tion Of all Of said taxes SO chained for all q
1 said years.
i And 1t appearingtO said board that the .Ssli
alton Of the lands described rs Of the year lss
was more than the actual value OF said lauds 70
as. essnent purposes relatively to the asscsse
alultion Of ttstler property In said county, IN
4 in order to properly adjust the SAM taxes an
OBTAIN q settlement thereof, the county acrcp
and It's treasurer Is hereby lhstrnrlesi to acccl
fly t5J). pei cent3 " ile las of I'D taxesfl
said year 1876 anil tl.st the csallnt s,ltllts
B B aud uoGnty tlsasoIs. II herel