The age-herald., 1901-03-14

assessment book in the name of the cor poratiop.
 Sec. !. Be 1t further enacted, That sub division of section 3g12 of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: ss12 On the gross incomes of all toll bridges and ferries, and also all canals, ditches, channels, passes, tramroads and poleroads, used for transporting timber or other valuable commodities of com merce and telephone companies, other than long distance telephone lines. at the rate that property is taxed.
 Secs. Be it further enacted That sec tion 3913 of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: 391S. Each tel egraph or long distance telephone com pany doing business between points wholly within this State and without ref erence to its interstate commerce or gov ernmental business, shall pay, in ad- vance, on the first day of January of each year, to the State Treasurer, priv ilege tax based on the mileage of the tel egrap or long distance telephone line operated by it in this State, as follows: Each telegraph company whose lines within the State do not exceed one hum dred and fifty miles, shall pay at the rate of one dollar per mile; each telegraph company whose lines within the State ex- ceed one hundred any fifty miles shaii | pay five hundred dollars, to gether ylth one dollar for each mile of such nhes' and each long distance telephone com pany whose lines within the State oo | not exceed two hundred miles, shall pay at a rate of fifty cents per mile, ana each long distance telephone company whose | lines within the State exceed two nun l dred miles shall pay two hundred anu | fifty dollars; and no telegraph company which has paid the privilege tax herein required shall be liable to pay any addi- | tional privilege tax or other tax in tms l State except licenses required by cities and towns, and except upon its real es- tate. fixtures and other local property which shall be subject to taxation as other property in the State; and no long distance telephone company which mas paid the privilege tax herein required shall be liable to pay any additional priv l ileee tax in this State, except licenses re- quired by cities and towns. but the real | estate, fixtures and other local property of long distance telephone companies shall be subject to taxation as other property in this State. The payment of | such privilege tax to the Treasurer shall | be accompa nied by a sworn report to the | Auditor, showing the number of miles Of l telegraph or long distance telephone lines | operated by such company within this State; and in default of the payment of such tax or the making of such report l ar-afd doU n n- uary, a penalty of double the amount of such tax shall be imposed upon and col lected of such defaulting company
 Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That | section 3915 of the code of 1896 be amend ed so as to read as follows: Section s915 Each sleeping car company doing business in this State for one or more passengers other than interstate. taken up at one point in this State, and deliv- cred at another point in this State. and | transported wholly within this State, shall pay in advance on the first day of January of each year, to the State Treasurer, a privilege tax of twelve hun dred and fifty dollars, and no sleeping car company which has paid the privil- ege tax hereby required shall be liable to pay any other privilege tax in this State, but it's real estate, fixtures and other local property, shall be subject to taxation as other property in this State.
 Sec 10 Be 1t further enacted, That sec ton 3s16 of the code be amended so as to read as follows: Section 3s16. Each building and loan association organized under the laws of this State or any other State or country doing business in this State, shall pay in advance, on the first day of each year, to the State Treasurer, a privilege tax of one dollar for each one thousand dollars of the first one hundred thousand dollars paid in on it's capital stock, and fifty cents for each one thousand dollars paid in on its cap ital stock over one hundred thousand dollars, but shall not be required to pay taxes upon its mortgages on real estate. No building and loan association which has paid such privilege tax shall be liable to pay any other license or privilege tax. And every such association foreign or domestic, shall also be assessed for taxa tion and shall pay taxes upon its office furniture and real estate in this State,
 Sec il. Be 1t further enacted. That sec ton 3943 of the code of 1896 be amended so as to read as follows: Section 394S
 The president, secretary or manager Of every telephone company, except long distance telephone companies, owning or operating lines, must annually, on or be- fore the first day of February make, un- der oath, to the assessor of the county in which such instruments are located, or such lines are operated. return of the number of miles of telephone wire in the county belonging to such compa- nv and the value thereof. the number Of poles. batteries, instruments and articles l of like kind in the county connected with it's business and the value thereof. and the amount of the gross receipts of such company from it's business done in the county during the preceding tax year; and in case such return is not made by any company within the required time, the assessor must ascertain, from the best information he can obtain, the amount and value of such property, and the amount of such receipts; and on the property and receipts so returned or as- l certained the assessor shall assess the taxes against such company; and when I.there has been a failure on the part or any company to make return of such property and receipts within the re- ouired time, the assessor shall add to the assessment against such company nenalty of fifty per cent on the amount