Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-16


BILE property wherever IL shall have
any such property ia this state In
like manner a. utuer personal prop.
erty i5 assessed, and Ia llli.
thereto on thu amount u tho
gross receipts for a. year next pie.
ceding the first Ga, q. ..yia.i. of tue
current year. such gro recipe 10 be-
taken and considered in tte,r total as
an item Of property and be 50 listed
and levied agains. the same a5 ether
property. such taH 90 gross teCeius
shall represent tn. franchise ya,ua-
ton which shall not be othcrU SC
assessed.
Railroad and Ger Companies.
Section 81. The property Of rsli.
roads, railroad CORPORATIONS and car
companies shall be assessed as pre-.
scriDed in this act by tho ate board
of equalization and assessment.
Section 50. The asa,e board Of
equalization and ASSESSMENT - hereby
empowered and it is made its duty 10
assess all property OF the railroads
and railroad corporations IN tie state
of Nebraska Provided. howayer that
all machine ard repair shops general
office buildings store houses. and
also all real and personal property
outside OF right OF way and depot
grounds as aforesaid, vi ana belong
ing to any such railroad and telegraph
companies, shall be listed for purposes
of taxation by the principal officers or
agents Of such companies with the
deputy assessor Of any precinct of the
county where such real or personal
property may be situated, in the man.
ner provided by law for the listing
and valuation OF real and personal
property.
Section SO. The returns Of railroad
companies or corporations shall not be
held to be conclusive as TO the value
OF said property, but the state board Of
equalization and assessment shall
from all the information which it is
able to obtain, find the true value Of
all such property, including tangible
property and franchises, and shall
assess the same on the same basis as
other property is hereby required to
be assessed. The valuation of each
mile to be determined by dividing the
whole value by the number Of miles of
the main track Of each road or line.
Section 80. The railroad company
operating any road within the state of
Nebraska shall annually on or before
the first day of February, report to the
clerk OF each county through which
It's line OF road runs. the number of
miles of main track situated within
each township, precinct, city, village
and school and road district in said
county, together will all machine
and repair shops, general office build
lngs, store houses and all real and
personal property not on the right OF
way.
State board can compel attendance
before 1t of any officer, agent or SER
want of corporation having any prop.
erty In the state. Any person who
falls to respond to such process or who
shall refuse to answer questions put by
the board shall forfeit the sum of $500,
to be recovered in civil action prose
cuted In name OF state.
The revenue bill goes into effect
Sept. 1.
House Rolls.
II. r. %, by Wilson--A bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the salaries of the
members and employees Of the legis-
lature. Emergency clause.
H. r. 81, by Gilbert-Changes the
city election in Omaha to the first
Tuesday in May instead of the first
Tuesday in March. All succeeding
general city elections are to be held
three years thereafter. Emergency
clause
Fl. r. 81, by Gilbert-An act requlr-
Ing the city council of Omaha to pur
chase and acquire title to the Omaha
city Waterworks. The government of
the waterworks Is vested in board of
six members, two to be elected every
two years and to represent each of the
two largest political parties. Elmer
gency clause.
II. R. co. by Wlson-A bill appro.
priating $4,000 for the Incidental ex-
penses OF the legislature. Emergency
clause.
II. r. 80, by Observation-Disclosures the
members of the Omaha school board
to buy text books and makes the free
text book law apply to Omaha
Fl. r. Az by Burgess-A curative
measure to permit the Lincoln school
board to pay more than 1920 year in
salary to the secretary of the school
board. Emergency clause.
II. r. 279 by CODA bill transfer.
ring $4,000 from tho board and cloth.
Ing fund of the Norfolk asylum for the
insane 20 the board anu clothing fund
Of the Lincoln asylum. This was
made necessary on account of the fire
at the Norfolk asylum, Emergenc-
clause.
II. r. 2QC by Klttle--Repeals all
. bounties on wolf scalps and coyote
scalps. Emergency clause.
II. r. ia, by Gregg-Regulates print
ing OF the state superintendent re-
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