The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-04
moved 70 strike out artici. 5000

not been adjudged guilty Of violating any
OF the laws governing liquor dealers, or
been made TO pay penalty on liquod deal
ers' bond. nor employed any such person
Adopted.
The same amendment was made to sub
division Z and to section 5o6Ok. subdl-
vision 10. Adopted.
Wooten moved TO amend the article by
providing that the penalty Imposed on
liquor dealers for selling to minors stu
dents or habitual drunkards shall be so
construed that the liquor dealer may prove
In eAtenuation ignorance Of the knowledge
that ne was SO violating the law. Adopted
Chapter 8: Sehluter moved to amend tho
clause defining credits by adding to sec.
lion oO5i, section 2, and all judgments of
courts OF record within this State, whether
the same ba owned by citizen of this
state or by nonresident, and for the
purpose OF insuring the rendition Of all
such credits, claims aud demands at their
reasonable value It Is hereby provided that
any debtor whose obligation or liability
IS rendered for taxation may at any time
during the year for which such liability
and obligation is rendered for taxation
pay oil. satisfy and discharge the same By
rendering and paying TO the owner and
holder thereof the sum for which the
same Is rendered for taxes for said year"
Adopted.
Smith % Grayson moved Ia strike ont
the section requiring the rendering OF
growing nursery stock for taxation
Adopted
smith OF Grayson moved as a substitute
that the oath be amended by striking out
tne provision requiring the assessment of
all property al It's full value Adopted
SchluLer moved to amend the oath nv
striking out OF the oath "appertainlng 10
SAID merchandising, tho oath only re-
terring to personal property. Adopted
The AFFIDAVIT. as amended was adopted
recess was then taken until 90
Oh meeting after recess Shelburne
moved TO amend article 5076 section n
SO thar in specifying sewing machines, III
uore thanl one be inserted. one being OK
eiupt. Adopted.
smith OF Grayson moved to amend by
striking out the words true and fun
wherever It preoedee the word value in
article oo'S In reference 10 making STATE.
ment TO assessor as to listing propetty or
rendering real estate. Lost
Shapter o. as amended was adopted and
ehapter was then placed before the com
mittee.
Wooten moved to amend article 5Ossa
so as to separate property TOR local tax
"lioh Wh!eh is strictly Of loeal char
@uter, snch as depot and o,her similar
/ uullainEs the value Of tho roadhel 10 BE-,
4 proportioned among the counties an tho
mileage basis. Mr. Wootcn submui A
amendments 10 other sections 80 tbav
/ wound ooreHponi with Inc foregoing
"mlth or GrdyFou suggested that Mr.
"po,en confer with Mir. Colqutt. submit
| 90 MN All proposed amendments IN chan
yer and formulate amendments along
snen ,ne as they might agree upon The
committee voted tayorahly on the sug
keS'lon and chapter was passed over
/
h'auIlng OF the committee that each coun
/ " should he entitled for purposes NJ
local taxation, 10 assess all improve
/ WehtS IN their respective counties.
'napter Che assessment and collec-
! I.un Oh taxes on hanksl was taken IN and
Nmlth Of Collin moved to strike out ar
neie 5000 providing that commissioners
courts shall be permitted to summon
pahk oihcials TO disclose the amounts OF
money carried by individual depositors
Lost The chapter was then adonted
Chapter having been previously
adopted chapter 10 was taken up
shelburne moved TO amend article size
oy reducing the bond of the collector
from sum equal to whole amount OF tho
state tax OF said county to one half such
amount. Adopted.
smith OF Grayson moved to amend mr.
ieie bl6i regarding the bond for county
taxes SO as to conform to the state bond
Iuat IS halt the amount OF the county
tax. Adopted
Wooten moved to amend article 5l7e nv
adding a provision that tho collector shall
DO furnished 10y the comptroller with bond
o@nNs' properly numbered, for collection
, or taxes from insoyeuts The collpcio.
snail account for each blank aud IL no
uses any other form shall be deemed
guilty or embezslemcnt Adopted
Wooten also moved that no REDEMPTION
receipts be used except those signed by
tne comptroller though collectors may
give temporary receipts Adopted. Chan
ter 10, as amended was adopted.
Chapter IL, collection OF delinquent
taxes, was taken up
An amendment was adopted providing
that districts organized for school pur-
poses only be allowed TO sue on delin-
quent taxes. Chapter II was then adopted
chapter IL. taxation of mortgages, and
chapter IL, taxing capital stock of cor
poTatlons. were Goth adopted without
amendments.
Chapter Il on sleeping car and other
I car companies was then placed under dis
QUESTION
sheiburne moved to amend article Ssas
section :, so that sleeping car companies
may not deduct from their assessments
l manufacturing plants, real estate and
Adopted.
2 scurry, to amend chapter is articie
! 62Sia, by increasing the tax on sleenIng
l ana palace car companies from 2iS 10 s
( per cent on gross receipts Adopted.
4 MT Wooten reported that he had con-
Q ferred with Mr.. Colqultt regarding the
proposed amendments which separated for
purposes OF local taxation the superstrnc-
lures and improvements on right of vrav
Q Mr' Colqultt had informed him that THE
was one OF the greatest obstacles en-
countered In formulating the bill ana that
sueh property could not be eliminated ana
n retain the basis OF the valuation. which
! was contingent ON the entire nronertv
> owned by rond He said Mr.. Colouitt
/ would further consider the matter lo ses
: II an amendment could be prepared which
! might meet the ide&s OF the cnmmi,tsa :
Smith Of Graysop then submitted ~ !
q Following amendments,
e 10 amend chapter Z article sOSsh SO
. mat the value Of railroad tracks co,la
DO assessed in the counties where same ara
Z situated Lost To strike nut ~ arsic,a
: eosSc the clause defining personsiS nrov,g
. erty subject 20 taxation as ''rcilias sfock :,
: Adopted To amend ehsnisr fs nv slrij.,,,
out article hsSif which Axes ,ax Of i
l9sr cent on gross earnings on railroads.