The Dickinson press., 1897-07-31
Omcial Proceedings Of the Beard IT
County Commissioner Of Stark
Comfy.

Omcial Proceedings Of the Board IT
County Commissioners Of Stark
County.
DICKINSON, N. n, July 7, 1897.
The board Of county commissions
Of Stark County. N. D, convened on
above date pursuant to resolution
Of the board of equalization.
All members present.
On motion the board adjourned.
Board met at 2:3O p. m. as per res.
olution of the board of equalization.
On motion the following resolution
was offered and adopted: s'
county of Stark, in the state Of North Dako Ia,
certain taxes against the property owned or
claimed by the Northern Pacific Railway Co.
under title or claim derived from the Northern
Pacific Railroad Co. under masters sale by
order of the United States Circuit Court for the
district of North Dakota; and
Whcrcas, said taxes may be properly clasei.
fed as follows:
First: Taxes for years prior to the year 1889,
for which years tho Northern Pacific Railroad
Co. paid into the territorial treasury of the ter
itory of Dakota the percentage of its gross earn.
ings required by law in lieu of other taxes and
said county Of Stark received its proper share
thereof.
Second: Taxes levied upon lands lying with
in the indemnity limits Of tho grant to said
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. undor an act of
Congress approved July End 1854, which taxes
are claimed to be erroneous. illegal and void so
far as the same were assessed prior to the date
when said lands were patented.
Third: Taxes for the years 1889 to 1896 inclu-
sive on lands claimed BY said Northern Pacific
Railroad Co., and now claimed by said North
ern Pacific Railway Co.. lying within the place
limits Of said grant, assessed and levied prior to
the date when said lands were patented, and
which said Northern Pacific Railway Co. claims
were not subject to tax alton until patented.
Fourth: Taxes on lands within both place
and indemnity limits Of said grant for the year
1885, which were patented prior to the assess.
ment thereof. And
Whereas, there is certain litigation pending
regarding tho validity Of the taxes upon each Of
said classes of lands except as to tho taxes for
the year 1896, and
Whereas this board believes it to be to the In.
terest of said county that all of said matters
hercinbefore recitcd be compromised settled and
adjusted: -
Be it resolved as follows:
That in consideration of said county's pro-
portion Of gross earnings SO received, and in or
der to settle the litigation pending regarding
said taxes included in said first Glass; all of such
taxes are hereby cancelled and abated; and in
order to settle the litigation pending regarding
taxes upon lands within tho indemnity limits
which were assessed and taxed before the same
were patented, and in order to make settle
ment with said Northern Pacific Railway Co. of
the taxes upon the lands above referred to un-
der the third class, and in order to compromise
adjust and settle the taxes claimed by said
county on lands horeinbefore described under
the third class, and to settle litigation pending
regarding tho same, be it resolved that said
county will, Ind the treasurer thereof is hereby
directed to receive and accept from said North
ern Pacific Railway Co. sum equal to fifty (5O)
per cent of tho face of such taxes without inter-
est, penalties or costs, upon all of said lands
coming within said third class for the years
1889 to 1895 both inclusive, in full settlement
and satisfaction of all of said taxes so claimed
for oil of said years. I.
And it appearing to said board that the valu-
alton of the lands described as of the fourtl
class, in the year 1895 was more than the ictual
value of said lands for assessment purposes
relative to to the assessed valuation of other
property in said county, and in order to proper
~ adjnst the said taxes and obtain settlement
thereof. the county accepts, and its treasurer Is
hereby instructed to accept fifty (5O per cent
of the face of said taxes for the year 1S96with.
out interest," penalties or costs, in full satisfac.
tion of the taxes for the year 1885, and that the
county auditor and county treasurer Of said
county are hereby instructed and directed to
upon payment by said Northern Pacific Rail
way Co. of the percentage herein specified
which would be received lands Of the third
class for the years 1889 to 1895 inclusive, to make
county, cancelling and abating by order of this
board all OF the taxes on the lands embraced in
the first and second classes herein specified,
and to furnish to said Northern Pacific Rail.
way Co. certificate that the same have been
fully cancelled and sbated upon the records.
Provided that said sums and all the same be
paid into the county treasury on or before the
18th of September. 1897. And provided further
that within the said time said Railway Co. shall
likewise pay into the treasury the sum Of $3.50
to ohelp defray expenses incurred under chapter
~ Laws Of North Dakota for 1897 for advertis
ing Northern Prciac lands.
WA. MCCLURE,
w. II. WALTON,
GEo. W. LEE,
County Commissioners.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company here
BY accept above settlement by
CHARLES SwARrz,
Tax Agent N. P. B y. Co
On motion the board resolved its
self into board of County Commis-
sloners.
JULY 6Tu. H4
Board convened as per resolution
of the board of equalization.
The following resolution was Of
fered and on motion adopted.
% ASSESSED to mi T.
the books Of the county for the year 1885 at
valuation Of 31S25 and on which there is due a
taxes 45s.6 was assessed in excess Of the rea
and true value of said property and that sait
tax is excessive and an application being mad
for abatement.
1t is resolved
and said tax ts hereby abated from $65.t7 Il
$s~.97, interest and penalty to b added.
On motion the board resolved it
self into board of equalization.
| JULY 18th.
Board met pursuant to resolution
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