, 1899-02-07
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1899.
REVENUE MEASURE.

The revenue committee of the house
has introduced -four bills which, if they
should pass, will materially augment
the total valuation of the property of
Wyoming.
House bill No. II is for an act to Gre
ate and establish a state board of
equalization and repeats the present
act. 1t provides that the secretary of
state, state auditor and state treasurer
shall constitute a board of equaliza-
ton for the purpose of classifying and
fixing the valuation each year for the
assessment of taxation upon live stock,
lands, railroads, franchises, ~roadbeds.
rails and rolling stock and all other
property used in the operation of rail-
roads and other common carriers. ex-
cept machine shops, rolling mills and
hotels. The valuation fixed by the
board must be the actual market val
ue," which is the real milk in the CO.
coanut. If the state board of equali-
cation will place all corporate property
coming under its jurisdiction, all live
stock and all lands, at their market
value, then the people of the cities and
towns will have no complaint to make
at their property being assessed at full
value, then the railroad companies will
not object to being placed at their prop
er valuation, because in hat case their
taxes would not be greater than at
present.
House bill No. rs is by the same COM
mittee and provides for the appoint
ment Of county assessors by the boards
OF commissioners. The assessor will
hold his office for one year and will give
a bond for 5000 for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duty. BY and with the
consent of the board of commissioners
the assessor may appoint as many
deputies as he may deem necessary to
assist him in making the assessment,
but the deputies must be paid by the
assessor and the county is not to be
held liable therefor. The appointment
Of the assessor is to be made in January
Of each year. except for the year 1899,
when 1t is provided that he shall be ap-
pointed the first meeting in March. 1t
Is required that the assessor, or one of
his deputies, shall make out all sched-
ules, and not the person who owns the
property, and each assessor shall have
the power to compel any person to
make a detailed statement and schedule
OF all property subject to taxation to
him personally, or as agent or attorney
Tor any person, persons, company or
corporation, and to require such person
to take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation in relation to the
schedule:
"You do solemnly swear that you
have given in a full and correct inven-
tory of all property taxable to you per-
sonally, or as agent or attorney for any
person, persons, company or orpor
ton, or held by you as guardian or
otherwise, which you are required by
law to list, to the best of your knowl-
edge and belief. So help you God"
In casa .nv ner.or rosrnas
the oath ,ber No os.o.-aa
IN note his name +, ,ho
marks and sbou,d - o,.ormaas
that s,,cb nerson hoe ro+ n,uo. -,
list Of his nronertv orv
omitted shall be listod ~ da,,,S ~
ordinary assessed v,,ro ora $50
cordinely.
Assessors failing 70 narform orr .,
The duties reouired of Thorn will ho .rh
iect To a fine of NOT Iess tbor s,oo 49,
more than $1,000. to he recovarod IN ~,
action brought by the hoard If COUNT
commissioners. He shall also forfo;.
to the county double the amo,n+ of tbo
tax lost to the county tbropgb srcb
neglect.
Assessors shall receive as comnen-
sationain full payment for all demands
for the performance of their duties in
ciudfng all expenses, the following ner-
centase upon the total valuation of the