Mohave County miner., 1899-09-02

pony 40 1he suCCeSSOT OI Unt
Atlantic and Pacific railroad COMPANY
Is the owner of large land grant ac
quired under the terms of the act OF
July q, 1866, and also lands since pur
chased situated in the County of Mo,
have, and
WHEREAS, There are about lOS.O7f
miles of said right of way, and its ac,
cessories Of said railroad in Mohave
county, in said territory, and
Now, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, That the County of
Mohave, in the Territory of Arizona,
through its board of supervisors as
the party of the first part, and the
Santa Fee Pacific railroad company
(and its a aIsigns), a corporation, as the
party of the second part, agree to and
with each other, as and for full com
promise of all disputed questions of
taxations, and for other divers good
considerations hereinafter stated and
set forth, as follows to-wit:
FIRST
The party of the first part hereby
agree to and with the second party, to
accept and receive from the Santa Fe
Pacific railroad company, in addition
to the taxes already paid by it for 1898,
the sum of 5,695.47S in full settlement
and payment of any and all taxes lev
led or as sSessed against any of the prop
erty of the said railroad company, in
said county, for the year 1893
SECOND
The party of the first part further
agrees to and with the party of the
second part, and its assigns, that it will
this year, and the year 1910, accept in
full payment and satisfaction of any
and all taxes on the property of the
Santa Fe Pacific railroad company, or
its assigns, in this county. sum equal
to an amount which would be produced
by levy of all taxes in any year upon
Al assessed valuation of 2,5O0S per
mile of the right of way of said rail
road company in this, Mohave county,
including all the property of said rail
ROAD which the said Territorial Board
of Equalization has assessed under
the present laws of the territory.
Aad it is further agreed that if there
sh Iuld be any change in the laws of
Arizona so that the Territorial Board
of Equalization should have greater
or less jurisdiction, or no jurisdiction
at all, to assess any railroad property.
that the property of the railroad com
pany which the said Territorial Board
OF Equalization has now assessed, in
its rolling stock, shall be as
seSsrd at no greater amount than at
the rate of 2,5OO.OOs per mile for each
mile in said county, for the years 1899
and 1900, and that the said railroad |
C jmpany or its assigns, shall not be |
required or compelled to pay any
other or greater sum than an amount |
equal to levy based upon valuation |
of 2,50O005 per mile of said right of |
way in said county, for the time GOV
cred by this agreement, and that if any |
greater assessment is made the com |
pany shall only be required to pay
taxes upon such assessment of 2,5O0OOS |
per mile, and said Mohave county will |
accept and receive all taxes which NAV
be levied upon the assessment of such |
of said railroad company as |
the present law authorizes the Terri |
torial Board of Equalization to assess,
which may hereafter be made by any
board of equalization or authorized as
SCISSOR on the basis of an assessment at
the rate of 2,5OO0OS per mile for each
mile of right of way in the said Mohave
county for this year aud the year 1900,
regardless of what said board or au-
thorized assessor may fix the assess
ment at.
THIRD
That the said first party will procure
The assessment of all taxable lands
belonging to said railroad company,
in said county, other than city or town
lots and right of way, to be reduced to
A sum not greater than twenty cents
per acre for each and every acre for
this and the year 1900, and the said
shall not be required for this
Of the year 1900 to pay any taxes upon
any of the lands of the said railroad
in said Mohave county out
side of city or town lots, right of way,
statinu rrnunds etc ON my ornntnr