The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10


and partly without this state, passengers
in palace, drawing room, sleeping, dina
ing or chair cars, drawn or operated
upon railroads, shall be deemed a sleep
ing car company.
3 ANY corporation, association, company
or person. whether incorporated or unin-
corporate ed, engaged In the business OF
furnishing or leasing cars, OF whatsoever
kind or description, used wholly within
this state, or partly within and partly
without this state, in the operation of any
line or lines of railway not operated by
it, shall be deemed an equipment COM
pany.
Sec. S5.-Annual Statement Every COM
pany, as defined in Section 81 Of
this act shall, by an officer or agent
thereof, annually make and deliver to the
state auditor between the first day of
April and the first day of July statement
with reference to the first day of April
preceding, verified by the
oath of the officer or agent making the
same, showing:
/. The name of the company.
g. The nature of the company, whether
a person, partnership. joint stock asso-
citation or corporation; if joint stock
association or corporation, under the laws
Of what state or country organized.
8. The location of it's principal Office
A. The name and postoffice address Of
general manager.
5. The name and postoffice address of
the chief officer or managing agent in this
state. 49,
g. The number of shares of it's capital
stock.
E. T. The par value and the market value
or, if there be no market value, the actual
value of it's shares of stock.
8. The amount of the funded or bonded
debt and the value thereof. :
g. The amount Of dividends, if any,
paid upon each share of it's stock during
the twelve months Immediately preceding
the first day of April.
estate owned by 1t situate within this
tate, where situate and the value there
of.
II. The total value of it's real estate
situate without this state.
12 A detailed statement of its personal
property situate within this state, CLASH
fed and valued SO far as may be accord
ing to the statement provided for in Sec
ton 40 of this act, new and oppro-
pirate classification to be made when
necessary, and the total value of its per-
sonal property situate within this state.
13.-The total value of the personal
property owned by the company and stu
ated outside of this state.
14.-A statement showing its gross re-
ceipts arising % from business done
partly within and partly without this
state and (3) from business done wholly
without this state.
15.-In case of an express company, the
total length Of the lines and routes over
which it transports personal property of
any kind % within this state, (2) with
out this state, and 60 within each of the
counties, townships and cities within this
state. .r
16.-1n case of telegraph and telephone
| companies the statement shall also show
the total length of their respective lines
% within this state, (2) without this
state and (3) within each Of the counties,
townships and cities within this state.
17.-In the case Of sleeping car, freight
line and equipment companies, the state
ment shall also show the total length OF
the lines Of railroad over which they re-
spectively do business or operate their
cars O within this state. (2) without this
| townships and cities within this state,
| naming the lines and the respective COM
| panies owning the same.
! 18.-Every company, as defined in Sec
ton "a of this act, shall also
furnish such other facts and information
as the state auditor, tax commission, or
! state board of review, may require. -
Sec. 86-Penalty for Failure. to Make
Statement.-In case any company required
| to file statement under the provisions
! of Section "a Of Is this Hact fails to
make and file such statement before the
first day of July such company shall be
subject to penalty; yofGtWog hundred dol
i lars, and for each days omissions after the
| first day of July to file such statement an
| by action in the name of the state, and
when collected the same shall be paid into
| the state treasury to the credit Of the
| general revenue fund, as
The attorney general, on request Of the
state auditor, shall institute such action
! against any company so delinquent in the
district court of any county in this state
in which such company does business.
Sec. S7.-State Auditor to Deliver State
ments to Tax Commissioners soon as
practicable after receiving the statements
! from the companies or persons named in
| Section 81 Of this act, the state
| auditor shall deliver the same to the Tax
| Commission, who,. on receiving the same
! shall examine them, and if it shall deem
any of them insufficient, or in case il
| shall decide that any other information
! is requisite or necessary in the premises
| it shall thereupon require any officer OF
agent of any such company, or any per-
son doing business as aforesaid, or his
! agent, to furnish it with such other and
I further statements or information as il
| may call for.
Sec. S8.-Tax Commission to Lay State
ments Before State Board Of Review
At the time Of the meeting of the state
board of review in the month of September
in each year, the said tax commission
shall lay before it all statements and
other papers relating thereto which shall
have been received from any Of the COM
panies or persons named in Section
"a Of this act, togetheg with such other
information relating thereto as may have
been furnished to or secured by it. The
state board of review may require any
officer or agent of any of said companies
or persons to appear before it with such
books and papers and to furnish such Other
and further information, documentary OF
otherwise, as 1t may require; and when
any book, paper or information is required
| Of any such officer or person, either by
said board of review or by the tax com
I mission, as. stated in the preceding sec
ton, it shall be his duty to furnish the
same within the time and in the manner
so required.
Sec. S9.-Penalty for Refusal to Appea,
Before Board-Any officer, employee OF
! agent of any such company who shall re-
i fuse to attend before the state board Of
review when required to do SO, or shall
refuse to bring with him and submit fol
the inspection of the board any book OF
paper of such company in his possession
or custody, or under his control, or shall
refuse to answer any question put to hin
by the board, or any member thereof
touching the organization, business OF
property of any such company, shall OF
conviction thereof before any court O.
competent jurisdiction, be punished by {
fine of not more than five hundred dol:
lars, or by Imprisonment in the count,
4 Jail for not more than ninety days, or BY
both such fine and imprisonment.
i Sec. 90.-state Board of Review to AS
sess.-The state board of review shall