The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

cidcd in favor of the complainant or if
the respondent is defaulted. or does not
plead or show any legal objection to pro-
cecdfngs, the respondent may. in writing
entered of record with it's date, offer to
be defaulted for a specific sum for the
sonable compensation for all damages
and by striking out the word "it' in the
third line and insert in it's place either
and adding to said section the following
words, A not accepted within such time
as the court orders, it shall not be tffel c !,
in evidence or have any effect upon the
rights of the parties, or the Judgment to
be rendered except the costs. IL the COM
pla!nant lails to recover a sum greater
than the sum rendered or offered, he re-
covers such costs only as accrued before
the. Offer,. and the respondent RECEIVERS
costs accrued after that time, and his
judgment for costs may be set off against
the complainant's judgment for damages
and cost so that said section as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section 20. In case of an original COM
plant, the respondent may, with the
same advantages to himself, tender and
bring money into court, or If the issue is
decided in FAVOR of the complainant, or
if the respondent is defaulted, or does
not plead or show any legal objection 10
proceedings, the respondent may, in writ
ing entered of record with its date, offer
to be defaulted for Il specific sum for the
yearly damages OF a sum i'll gross as rea-
sonable compensation for all damages, as
either is accepted, the Judgment has the
same effect as if rendered on a verdict.
Ii not accepted within such time as the
court orders. it snail not be offered in cV-
of the parties, or the judgment to be rem
dered except the costs. Ii the complain
ant fails to recover sum greater than
the sum rendered or offered. he RECEIVERS
such costs only as accrued before the Of
fer, and the respondent RECEIVERS costs ac-
erued after that time, and his judgment
for costs may be set off against the COM
plainant's Judgment for damages and
cost Improved March 1G.l
Chapter 1879
AN act relating to compensat ton of
County Commissioners of Franklin
County.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Scmbled. as follows:
ON and after April first in the year
of oar Lord one thousand nine hundred
FRANKLIN county shall receive two dollars
and fifty cents per day, while actually
employed in the service of the county, in
cluding the time spent in travelling, for
which every commissioner shall have ten
cents per mile for the distance actually
Travelled; but no commissioner shall have
more than one travel for the same hear
ing or session, or for more than two adj
travel On more than one petition or case
considered at the same session.
Approved March ISL
Chapter 200
AN ACT to amend Chapter fifty-five OF
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-one, relating to the lncor.
poration of Churches.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
semb.eu, as follows:
five OF the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-one is hereby repealed
and the following substituted in the plac,
thereof.
Section g. Such church may by its by
laws extend to all persons not members
of the church, VINO are twenty-one years
of age and upwards and who regularly
contribute toward the expenses of the
church, the right to attend and partic-
ipate in the annual and special meetings
of the church, when action IS to be taker
funds toward which they have con rib
uted or toward which they nave pledged
contributions, and meetings called for the
purpose of obtaining or Diminishing 4 pas
tor
Section >. This act shall take erect
when approved. Approved March IL.
Chapter POI
AN ACT relating to the Taxation OF
Telegraph and Telephone Companies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and HousS
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembleu, as follows:
Section l.. Strike out sections forty
eight to tity-four inclusive of chapter
six of the Revised Statutes, as amended
laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety
three, and substitute therefor the fol .ow-
ing:
Section l. Every corporation, associ-
alton or person operating i'll whole or in
part d telephone or telegraph line for toll
or other compensation within the state
shall annually, between the first and
fifteenth days of April, return to The
| secretary lu0pr n il :
urer, if ii corporation, the amount of the
capital stock of the corporation, the num-
Der and par value of the shares. and !,
complete list of its shareholders resident
within the state, with their places OF
residence, and the number of shares te-
longing To each on said first day Of April
owners or one of them shall annually
make d return under oath to the Secre-
tary of state between the first and
fifteen days of April, of the names and
the relative interest each owner has il
any such association on the first day of
April. The returns shall also contain Il
statement of the assessed value in each
town of the real estate of such cOrpO
ration, association or person used Soicly
for the conduct of Il telephone or te.e-
graph business, and taxed by any muhi-
clpality, and the gross receipts from bust
ness done wholly within the state fox
operating such business during the pre-
ceding year ending April first.
SecllC1 = Every corporation, aSSDtl-
alton or person operating in whole or in
part Il telephone or telegraph line within
the state Tor tolls or other compensation
shall pay to the treasurer of the state
for the use Of the state an annual excise
tax for the privilege of conducting such
business within the state wnicu tax
with the tax provided for in section seven
of this act, is i'll place Of all taxes upon
the property Of such corporation, as5o-
citation or person employed in such bust
ness, and Of all taxes upon the shares of
There shall be app0rtioned and paid by
the state from the taxes collected under
this section to the several cities and
towns in which on the first day of April
in each year is held stock of any such
corporation or in which resides the own
erS or owner of an interest in any tele-
graph or telephone lines operated by any
and taxed under this act, an amount
equal to one per cent on the value of suc.,
stock on tnat day as determined by the
state assessors, if Il corporation; and il
not Il corporation, such proportion of the
amount of such excise tax paid into the
state treasury by the association, person
or persons operating such line as such
interest owned by Il resident in any such
municipality bears to the whole owner
thus apportioned on account of such
stock. if corporation, shall not exceed
the sum received by the state as a tax
on account of sslch corporation; and pro-
vided further, that. there shall not be
apportioned on account of any such
corpora ton a greater part of the wnole
tax received by the state from such
the amount of capital stock of such
rOrpOrafioO owned in this state haarS IN