The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
ChnIlier 145.


AN APT TO amend Section forty-two OF
Chapter six of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter one hundred sixty
six OF the Public Laws Of eighteen hun
dred and ninety three relating 10 Tax
alton Of Steam Railroads.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. i'll Legislature as
Sembled, as follows.
Section !. Section fGfty-twO Of chapter
six Of the revised statues as amended by
chapter one hundred SIX y-SiN OF the pub
lie laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
three Is hereby amended by substituting
for the word quarter IN the eighth limo
the word nall. and Tor the words
twenty two hundred ana fifty in the
eleventh line the words two thousand,
aud Ter Inc words "onc hair in the
aud Isr the words .seYru hundred ana
me-. In the fourteenth line the words
'uNe hundred, and Tor tho word three
IN the sixteenth line The word 1our. 80
that said section, a. amended, shall read
as follows:
Section A. The amount of such annual
excise tax shall be ases rtaIucd a. follows.
the amount OF The gruaa transportation
receipts as returned Ia the railroad com
msslouers Tor the year ending ON the
thlrlieth day ot June preceding The levy
ing OF such tax, shall be divided by the
number OF miles 81 railroad operated, to
ascertain the average gross receipts per
mile, Mnen such average receipts ner mule
do not exceed fifteen hundred dtalafs, tuc
cent OF the gross transportation receipts
when the average receipts per mlle tN-
coed fifteen hundred dollars and do not
exceed Two thousand dollars. tie tax
sha.. be equal 10 thres-quIrters of On"
.per cent al the Rruss recctutf. and 40 ON
increasing the rate Of Tie tax one- quar-
ter OF one per cent for each additional
live hundred dollars 81 average gross re
cript3 per mile or fractional part thereof,
provided that the rate snail Ia no event
exceed Tour per cent. When IA railroad
lites IT Il ri "a
state, OF IS operated a. part oil line
or system extending beyond the state,
the tax shall be equal to the same pro
portion OF the gross receipts in the state,
as herein provided, and its amount shall
be determined as follow: the gross trans
pOrtAton receipts OF such railroad, line
or system, as the ease may be, over its
whole extent, within and without the
state. shall be divided by the total num-
Der of miles operated to obtain the aver
age gross receipts per mile, and the gross
receipts in the state shall be taken 10 be
the average gross receipts per mile, null
tiplied by the number of miles operated
within the state.
Section ?. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved Feb. 2OI
Chapter I1G.
AN ACT relating to fishing for Toguc
through the ice.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Secllpll /. II SllHil Be IdWlu I'll LOT ltllldD-
itants of this state when fishing through
The ice IN the daytime, during the months
of February, March and April as now
provided by law, TO take, catch and have
IN possession forty pounds of togue in
stead OF twenty pounds as now provided
by law.
Section . All acts or parts of acts, in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
peaJed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved Feb 70
Chapter I47.
AN ACT to amend Section lifty-hve of
Chapter six of the REVISED Statutes as
amended by Chapter two hundred
thirty-hye of the Public Laws of tue
year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three, relating. to Taxation Of
Express Companies.
BE it enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. III Legislature as
sembed. as follows:
Section l. Section fifty-hVe Of chapter
six Of the revised statutes as amended by
chapter TWO hundred and thirty-hVe Of
the public laws OF The year one thOusand
eight hundred and ninety three. is hereby
further amended by substituting for the
words anhe and dne-half' in the sixth
and seventh lines Ire word 'tWo and
also by substituting TOR the words cone
and onc-halt' in the ninth line the word
two. So that said section, as amended,
shall read ms follows:
Section 80. Every corpora ton, com
pany or person doing express business ON
any railroad, Steamboat or vessel in the
state, shall, annually, before the first day
of May, apply To the treasurer of state
for license authorizing the carrying ON
u1 said business, and every such CORPORA
ton, company or person shah annually
pay Ia the treasurer of state two per
cent of the gross receipts of said business
for the year cnains on the nrst day OF
April preceding. said two per cent shall
be ON all said business done in the state,
including "A pro rata part ON all express
al lt.t tut ,,l
countries into this state, und on all go
ing from this state To other states or
countries, provided, however, That moth
ing herein applies TO goods or merrhau-
disc in transit through the state.
Section >. This act shall take effect
when approved lAppruNed Feb. u.
Chapter AS.
AN ACT relating 10 Academies, Sem
inarips and Institutes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Sombled, as follows;
Section l. Whenever it shall be made
to appear to the governor and council,
from returns made as herein provided.
tnat any Incorporated academy, seminary
or institute IN the state is prepared to
give instruction equivalent To that re-
quired by law To be given in free high
schools, that the pupils attending the
said academy, seminary or institute are
qualified to receive such instruction. and
that the teachers In the said academy,
seminary or institute have the qualiiiCa-
tons hitting them To give instruction in
secondary school studies, such academy,
seminary or institute shall be entitled to
receive annually from the state sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars in case
1T maintains an English secondary school
course of study as prescribed by the ed
ucattonal department of tn" state, and
has an average attendance from towns
and cities other than the municipality or
jurisdiction in which said academy sem
mary or institute is located of at least