The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-27
MIL IRE RAVENS
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alton for a lawful purpose be made in
excess OF the amount authorized by law
Section 22-No provision changing the
existing law shall he embraced in any
general appropriation act"
NEW COUNCIL BILLS.
The following new bills weer introduced
in the council this afternoon:
No so, by Magners-To prohibit the in
PRODUCTION of Johnson grass into the ter
ritory.
No 81, by Misunderstanding for the
licensing OF merchants.
No 50 by Magners-Regulat ting the no
tee of tax sales OF real estate by sheritfs.
No. SO, by Thacker-Amending session
laws OF 1895 relating to issues in civil &C
tiors.
No. 81. by Thacker-Amending article 10,
chapter 81 of the statutes, relating to ap-
peala
No. IS, by Understanding section 4,
| chapter s, session laws of 1897, relating 10
mortgages. and repeating section 5.
No. Sc, by misunderstanding Banner
county.
No. 81, by DEMONSTRATING to appro-
priation bills in the general assembly.
No. S. by Observation-Disclosures the
board Of trustees OF the town OF Chandler
to annually levy and collect a tax of five
mills for the purpose of extending and
maintaining the water works of said
town.
wINKLER'S TAX BILL.
The c0iIUpil had uOdar IN
committee of the whole this afternoon
Winkler's bill providing for a territorial
board of equalization and the assessment
of railroad property. This is the bin
on which the revenue reformers have con-
centrated their efforts. The bill is as
follows:
Section 1.-The governor. the chairmen
of the various boards of county commits
| sioners, territorial auditor and secretary
| shall constitute the territorial board of
equalization, and said board of equaliza-
ton shall hold a session at the capital
of the territory, commencing on the third
Monday of June each year; and it shall be
the duty Of said board to examine the
various county assessments and equalize
the same upon the various classes of
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decide upon the rate of territorial tax to
be levied for the current year. together
with any other general or pecial territor-
ial tax required by law TO be levied, and
to equalize the levy of such taxes through
out the territory; and shall therefrom
find the percentage that must be added
to or deducted from the assessed value OF
each county, and shall then order the per-
centage so found to be added to or sub
trected from the assessed values Of each
Of the various counties of the territory.
and shall notify the various county clerks
OF the percentage so ordered TO be added
to or subtracted from the valuation of
property in their respective counties. II
shall then be the duty Of the various
county clerks to add TO or deduct from
the total value of the property assessed
to each party the percentage so ordered.
and collect the taxes accordingly. Pro-
vided, That the said board OF equaliza-
ton is hereby expressly forbidden TO raise
or lower the aggregate grand ,OtaI Of the
valuations Of the taxable property of said
territory as returned by the assessors.
And provided further that said board
shall assess the rolling stock OF railroads
and all other property not otherwise pro-
vided for
Section ? repeats all other acts and parts
OF acts in conflict with the bill
The council this afternoon by vote Of
7 10 refused TO suspend the rules and
refer the Doyle bill renting certain
taxes, 10 a committee, out % its regular
order.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES AND FANCIES
The council biz appropriating s. 800 to
quarantine smallpox in Lincoln county.
has been amended BY The house commit
tee By raising the amount to 3 90 and
striking out the words Lincoln county -
Representative Duty presided over the
committee Of the whole this morning.
Representative Merton * The house au-
thority on parliamentary law and Speaker
Reid i authority on sport.
Representative Hadley reised a laugh
this morning by the declaration that al
though fond % quail. &c was not ! car
niverous animal
Representative Hartshorn, who lives on
the WWest Side, had % wade through
sixteen feet Of snowdrifl TO get back 70
the capital after his Sunday rest
Such expressions as Mr.. Speaker. the
ink are froze.' are not heard n the
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Senator Ninkler's eQualizat ton bill has
smoked ou- the railroad attorneys.
Senator Winkler presided over the CON-
mittee Of the whole IL the council this
afternoon.
The council i SIN shooting The not soup
into the leg slatlve printing
Jess Ora ham. one % the b-avsst az Of
GERS - the days % provisional govern
merit. IS doing duty Is q door keeper ii
the council For years be has been al
most helpless from rheumatism
The celebrated Buffalo Jones was =
visitor on the floor OF The legislature this
afternoon TIE ha-dships h encountered
in The w.lds OF British America lzst year.
he insists. we're not 10 D. compared with
MS trying experiences as se-gsant-at-
arms IL The Fourth legislature
senator Candy Is gong IL f0r reform
with q vengeance he proposes % fur
nssh typewriter copies q the calendar
instead % the printed copies over vzhies
there has been 50 much contention.
Fifty Million DaIInr~ In Rubber
Trenton. y J. Jan 5-Arric-ss u II.
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