Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-10-25

I.
Process shall be served upon the Cover
nor and the case shall proceed in ac-
cordance with, and be governed In all
respects by, the law and practice govern
ing similar actions between individuals
IN this State.
Sec. 2. Upon final Judgment being rend-
cred, the same may, upon application by
such railroad company be certified by
court in which the same Is entered or to
which the same has been appealed or re-
moved, TO the Auditor General; and he
shall thereupon issue his warrant for
one-third of said Judgment with accrued
interest; and during the next following
year he shall issue his warrant for an
other one-third of said judgment with
accrued INTEREST," and during the next
following year he shall issue his warrant
Tor the balance of said judgment with
accrued interest; unless provision for
Garner payments, or an immediate sat
lsfaction OF said Judgment shall be made
by the Legislature. Said warrants shall
be paid by the state Treasurer to the
railroad company entitled thereto or to
its assigns, out Of the general fund. The
auditor general shall add To and incor-
porate the amount paid each year on ac-
count OF said Judgment, in the next sue
ceeding state tax, and the money collect
cd therefrom shall be placed to the credit
OF the general fund TO reimburse 1t for
the moneys thus paid.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts Of acts in
any way Inconsistent with the provisions
This act Is ordered TO take immediate
effect.
oRRIN w. RoBrNsoN. President Of the senate.
r. j. ADAMS Speaker OF the House.
Approved October 18th, 1900
IL. 81 PINGREE, Governor.
AN ACT
To repeal an act entitled "An act to In
corporate the Erie a. Kalamazoo Rail-
road Company" approved April twenty
two, eighteen hundred and thirty-three,
and all acts amendatory or supplement-
airy thereto.
Section /. TIE People of the state of
Michigan enact. That an act entitled
AN act TO incorporate the Erie q Kala-
mazoo Railroad Company" approved
Aprll twenty-five. eighteen hundred thir-
ty-three; act number one hundred fifty
eight OF the session laws of eighteen
hundred forty-siN entitled "An act in
regard to the Erie * Kalamazoo Rail-
road Company" approved May eighteen,
Der one hundred eleven Of the public
acts of eighteen hundred eighty-seven,
entitled An act 90 require the Erie &,
kalamazoo Railroad Company or any
lessee thereof having control Of or oper-
hUng the Erie a Kalamazoo Railroad to
operate and maintain, or TO abandon it's
line OF road between Palmira Junction
ana the city of Adrian approved May
nineteen, eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, and all acts amendatory thereto.
be and the same are hereby rcpeald said
itpedl 10 take CffeCt ana be In force from
and after the thirty first day of Deem
Der. nineteen hundred one.
ORRIN w, ROBINSON Pr Sident OF the senate.
Z. j. ADAMS. speaker OF the House.
Approved, October 18th, 1900
II. 5. PINGREE. Governor.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Coustitu-
ton Relative 10 the Taxation of Cor
porations.
Resolved. by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State OF Michi-
gan, That the following amendments to
the Constitution OF the State OF Michi-
gan, be and the same are hereby pro-
posed ana submitted to the people Of
this state, that Is to say, that Section
ten OF Article fourteen of said Consttu-
ton be amended 50 as TO read as fol-
lows:
Section 10. The state may continue to
collect all specific taxes aecruing 10 the
treasury under existing laws. The Leg
lslature may provide for the collection of
specific taxes from corporations. The
Legislature may provide for the assess
ment OF the property Of corporations. at
its true cash value. by a State Board Of
Assessors and for the levying and coll
lection ~ taxes thereon. All taxes here
after levied on the property OF such
classes of corporations as are paying
specific taxes under laws i'm force on Mo-
Nember sixth. A. ID. nineteen hundred,
shall be applied as provided for specific
State taxes in section one OF this article.
/. That Section eleven OF Article fourteen,
OF said Constitution, be amended so as
Section H. The Legislature shall pro-
vide uniform rule Of taxation
except on property paving specific
on such property as shall be
prescribed by law: Provided. That the
Legislature shall provide an uniform rule
of taxation for such property as shall be
assessed by a State Board of Assessors,
and the rate Of taxation on such prop
erty shall be the rate which the State
Board of Assessors shall ascertain and
determine is the average rate levied upon
other property upon which ad valorem
taxes are assessed for State. County,
Township, school and municipal pur-
poses.
That Section thirteen Of article four
teen of said Constitution be amended so
as TO read as follows:
Section l3. In the year one thousand
( nine hundred and one, and every fifth
year thereafter. and at such other times
as the legislature may direct. the Leg
islature shall provide for an equalization
OF assessments by state Board. on all
I taxable property. except that taxed under
I laws passed pursuant TO section ten OF
this article
And be it further Resolved, That the
said proposed amendments be submitted
10 the electors Of this State at the gen.
eral election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November
In the year nineteen hundred; that the
secretary or state Is hereby required to
certify this proposed amendment to the
clerks Of tile several counties Of the
state, as required by section three
thousand six hundred twenty-four of the
compiled laws Of eighteen hundred and
nincty-seVcn, but IL shall be sufficient II
the same shall be so certified at least
ten days before such election. The sew
eral county clerks shall. at once, upon
the receipt OF such certified amendment,
convene the board of election commits
sloners OF such county, and the said
board shall forthwith prepare a ballot
for the use Of the electors desiring to
vote upon said amendment, which shall
be substantially in the following form;
At the top Of each ballot shall be print
ed in bold faced type the words. Vote
on the amendments to the Constitution
relative 10 the Taxation of Corpora
tions." Then shall follow,
Amendment to the Constitution Rela-
tive to the Taxation Of Corporations.
Yes.
!. Amendments to the Constitution Rela-
tive 70 the Taxation Of Corporations.
No"
Such ballots so prepared. shall be sent
out by said board of election commission
crs at the same time and In the same
manner as the ballots to be used at said
general election. And II shall be the duty
OF the board OF election inspectors, al
each voting precinct in this State, TO see
TO IL that each elector Is furnished with
ballot relative TO such proposed amend