Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-21
WHEELMEN PLEASED
Passage of a Bicycle Bill Hailed
With Satisfaction.
Construction Of Paths Will Begin al
Once, and Continue Through
the Summer.

the legislature Saturday and the as
surance that has been received frcu
Governor Geer that IL will be signed
delighted the army of wheelmen anC
the membership Of the United Wheel
ing Association, who were largely in
strumental in securing the measure
feel that they have not lived in vain
IL is the intention to begin active
work on bicycle paths Immediately
MulLnemah will build south to Clak-
amas county, which, in turn, will
| build north to meet the Port
land path, and south to meet one
which Marion county will construct.
1t is expected that path clear
through to Salem will be in working
order by the lst of May, the real be-
ginning OF the bicycle season.
The tax regulation will naturally
meet with considerable opposition
among certain class OF riders, but
the majority will be we'll pleased with
it. The PROVISION will be rigldly en-
forced, and members OF the wheeling
association will constitute themselves
committee OF the whole TO report
all riders who try to dodge payment.
A tiu tag which VIII be affixed TO
every bicycle under the law.
Following is "a copy of the bicycle
bill, together with II list of the
counties exempted by the legislature.
BICYCLE BILL.
A bill for an act to provide for the
levying and collecting Of tax on bl.
cycles, for the building and protec-
tion of paths and defining a bicycle
BE t enacted by the legislative AS
sembly OF the state OF Oregon:
]. There shall be levied Ion or be-
fore the day OF March Of each year,
special tax OF Sl25 by the county
court or toard OF county commission
ers OF each county upon each aud
every bicycle within each county OF
the state, except those IN the hands
OF the dealers, held for sale and which
have not been sold, rented, loaned,
traded or in any manner previously
disposed Of.
2 Immediately after the levy has
been made there shall be appointed by
the sheriff or other collector Of taxes
Of each county suitable person or
l 90, a Il a .h
levied tax in each county; such per.
son shall hereafter be known as bi-
cycle tax collector.
3, The county court or board OF
county commissioners will have suit
able receipts printed aud numbered
cOnsecutively and suitable tags made
so that upon the payment OF the tax a
proper receipt aud tag can be issueu 70
the persons paying said tax
The bicycle tax collectors shall
on or before March of each year pro-
ceed TO collect said tax, and such
must be paid within 60 days from
date Of levy. Upon the payment OF
said tax receipt will be issued by
the bicycle tax collector and tag
Will be furnished, the tag bearing the
words "bicycle tax" - 1.-THE year
will be here inserted,) Under this
will be the name OF the county and
the number OF the tag, which shall
correspond with the number on the
receipt, A simple taI as for Multno-
nah county for 1899 and numbered as
1885 is given herewith.
The tag will be made so that u can
be securely fastened TO each bicycle,
upon the seat post within 10 inches OF
the crankhanger,
3. The absence Of the proper tag
from any bicycle shall be considered
prma racle evidence thai the.tax has
not been paid; IL shall be the duty OF
any and all peace officers, deputy
sherlifs and bicycle tax collectors 10
seize, securely and safely hold all
such bicycles until the levied tax and
81 additional has been paid, as fine,
for such non-payment.
6. IL shall be the duty OF every
person or persons within the state
OF Oregon who sells, transfers,
trades or lOans bicycle 10
keep list OF all bicycles sold,
transferred, traded or loaned, to
getEer with the name aud address OF
the person obtaining the same. and
such list shall be open for the inspec-
tion Of the bicycle tax collector so
that the tax can be collected from
such person
I. IL shall be the duty Of the county
conrt or board Of county commission
ers TO provide such rules aud regu-
lations for the collection OF the BIZ