The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-27
SOME NEW MEASURES.
ShiveIy's Bill to Tax pipe Lines-Liq-
nor on buffet Cars.

At the afternoon session of the Senate
the regular order was suspended for the
introduction of several new bills by con-
sent. The most important of those intro
duced was one by Senator Shively that is
of considerable interest to all oil and gas
companies in the State. Section l provides:
A pipe lines. tanks, machinery, mail
lines, lateral lines, appliances, machinery
and all property of every kind and char
ter in any manner connected with or used
in operating any oil or natural gas wells
in the State Of Indiana. shall be listed for
taxation and duly taxed as other property
i'm this State. 1t shall be the duty of the
| owner. agent or agents. employees. manager
or any other person in control of any such
property within this State TO list the same
for taxation"
Sections 2 and 3 provide that If the owner
or any other person named in the first sec
ton shall fail. refuse or neglect TO list the
property for taxation it shall be the duty of
| the county assessor 10 place such property
on the tax duplicates, and it is made a mis-
demeanor for the owner or any person in
the control of TO refuse to list the property
punishable by a fine Of not less than $500
or moro than $1,000 and imprisonment ia
the county Jail not to exceed three months.
If any county assessor wilfully refuses TO
perform his duty. Section 4 provides he
shall be fined not less than 81 nor more
than $500. Section . reads:
ut shall be the duty of the State Board
of Tax Commissioners TO see that the pro-
visions of this act are fully complied with
and carried out. and they shall make a
full. careful and rigid examination TO ascer-
tain whether or not all the property desig-
mated in the first section OF this act has
been fully listed for taxation. and if such
has not been done. then said State Board
of Tax Commissioners shall cause all of
the property herein designated 10 be placed
upon the property tax duplicates OF the
various counties in which said property is
situated"
The bill ends with an emergency clause.
Senator Duncan introduced two bills at
the request of the local council OF women.
One of them concerns the government OF
certain penal and benevolent institutions
and provides. Hereafter all boards having
the management and control OF penal, re-
formatory and benevolent institutions of
the State which may have the care of both
men and women. or boys and girls. shall be
composed of both men and women"
The other embodies the usual features of
compulsory education laws. Under its pro-
visions parents who permit their children
to remain away from school shall be fined
not more than so nor less than 81. Habit
ual truancy is defined and a provision is
| made that boys and girls who are habitual
truants shall be committed TO the Reform
School.
A bill concerning the taxation of lands in
cities and towns. introduced by Senator
Gill. provides that tracts of land of three
acres or more used for purely agricultural
purposes located within towns and cities
shall be listed for taxation as other agri-
cultural lands, not as city lots are taxed.
Another bill of more than minor impor-
lance is one requiring railroad companies
| operating drawing room and dining cars to
procure a State license TO sell liquor. Ii
was introduced by Senator Hubble. TIL Ii
cense fee is TO be SlO0 a year.