The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-04-24

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s. The date of zach dividend de-
clared during said year. ending with
the last day of the last preceding De-
cember.
9. The rate per cent of each diyi-
dend declared.
10. The total amoun OF each divi-
dend declared during the year ending
with the last day of the last preceding
December.
II. Gross earnings during said year.
II. Net earnings during said year.
13. Amount of surplus.
II. Amount of profit added to sink
ing fund during said year.
10. Maximum price at which shares
of stock sold during said year.
16. Minimum price at which shares
of stock sold during said year.
IL. Average price at which shares OF
stock sold during said year.
Sec. 60. The statement or schedule
required by the preceding section shall
have annexed thereto an affidavit sub
scribed and sworn to by two of the
officers of the corporation having full
knowledge of the finances and ac-
counts of the company. stating the
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and name of the corporation. and that
the foregoing statement signed by
them is true.
MAY ASSESS THE FRANCHISE.
Sec. 70. II the assessor is not salts
fed with the valuation SO made and
returned to him, he is authorized to-
make a valuation of the franchise of
said corporation based upon the facts
contained in the report herein re-
CURED, or upon any information with
in his possession. and he shall. in
either case, assess to the corporation
the full value of it's franchise and OF it's
tangible property not otherwise as
sessed. Whenever any such corpora
ton shall own real estate or personal
property hat is otherwise assessed.
the assessed value of such real estate
or other property shall be deducted
from the assessed value Of the capital
stock of such corporation.
Sec. II. Every company incorpOr-
ated by the authority of n other
state or government, and doing bust
ness in this state, shall. by it's duly
authorized agent or manager, make
out ad deliver to the assessor of any
county. or his deputy, in which the
corporation owns property. a statement
under oath, giving the name of the
corporation, the nature of the business
in which it is engaged, the name OF
the state or government under which
it was incorporated, a description OF
all the real and personal property
owned by said corporation in said
county and the value thereof, together
with the true value of its franchise
in such county. Such statement shall
also contain the amount OF gross earn
ings of such corporation from It's bust
ness within the state. and the expenses
incurred in tr%ansacting the same.
Sec. Y. IL the assessor is not sat-
isfied with the valuation so made and
returned to him he shall make a valu-
alton of the property and franchise OF
such corporation. based upon the re-
port required by the preceding section.
or upon any information within his
possession, and he shall in either case
assess to the corporation the value of
it's franchise in addition to the as
sessed valuation of it's tangible prop
erty.
EXPRESS, TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE.
Sec. IS. Each and every person, as
ISOLATION, co-partnership, joint stock
company or corporation, engaged in
the express, telegraph or telephone
business in the state of Nebraska, shall
be deemed and taken to be a company
for the purpose of this act.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of each
express, telephone and telegraph COM
pany to furnish to the local assessor
his demand made of any officer or
managing agent. a true and verified
of it's personal property, and
of the gross receipts of it's business in
said local assessing district for the
year ending February l Of the current
year. which YerificatiOn shall be by
one of the general officers of said com-
Dany or by the local managing agent.
Said assessor may also inspect said
company's books of account for his
For each days neglect or re-
fusal to so furnish said statement. the
ompany shall forfeit the sum of
twenty-five dollars, to be recovered in
action in the name of the state. In
:ase the local assessor shall not be able
TO come to the amount and value OF
said personal property and gross re-
as herein provided by reason Of
such company's neglect and refusal,
ne shall come as near such value and
as his information shall admit
If. ad to such value and amount he
shall add 80 per cent, and such total
shall be the assessed value of the prop
srty of such company.
Sec. IS. Each and every express.
telegraph and telephone company shall
De locally assessed On its tangible
property wherever it shall have any
such property, in this state in like
manner as other personal property is
assessed. and in addition thereto on
he amount of the gross receipts for
he year next preceding the first day
If February of the current year, such
receipts to be taken and cOnsid-
red in their total as an item of prop
.rty and be so listed and levied
Igainst the same as other property.
such tax on gross receipts shall repre-
ent the franchise valuation. which
hall not be otherwise assessed.
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