The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-18
FERGUSON
APPROVED
TAX BILL
1t VIII Bring Considerable
Wealth in for Taxation.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
Full Text ofthe Bill as 1t Went
to Governor.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE

Guthrie, o. T.. Feb. 17.-Today Governor
Ferguson signed the house bill. passed by
both houses of the legislature, providing
| for the taxation of property in those In
various counties OF Oklahoma for judicial
purposes This will increase the terrific
| rial income through taxation over 500. 90
annually, allowing a tax to be placed on
| all cattle owned in other states which
have been placed on the reservation pas
| lures.
The bill is probably the most important
| measure that Governor Ferguson has
been called on to sign since the legislative
| session began. The provisions of the bill
are as follows:
Section /. When any personal or real
property is situated or kept in any unor-
ganized country of this territory such
| property shall be subject to taxation in
the organized county to which it is at
tachsd for judicial purposes, and shall be
listed and assessed by the assessor herein
after provided for and taxes collected
therein for all purposes, except for road
and bridge and county school purposes.
Section 2. The board of county commits
sioners of the organized county or coun-
ties to which such unorganized country,
district or reservation is attached for jul
dicial purposes, shall appoint a special as
SCISSOR each year. whose duty 1t shall be
to assess such property thus situated or
kept. Such special assessor shall have the
bo
the duties of a county or township assess
or, as the case may be. and shall give
similar bond and take the same oath as
required by such township or county as
SCISSOR; and for such service shal receive
a reasonable compensation, TO be fixed
by the board o. county commissioners.
The assessor herein provided for shall
begin and perform his duties between the
first day of March and the twenty fifth
day of May of each year. and complete
HIS duties and return his tax lists on or
before June first; and said property here
in authorized to be assessed shall be val
ued as of March first in each year; that
in case any property has, at any time, by
oversight or negligence, or for any other
cause, been irregularly, Illegally, or de-
fectively assessed it shall be lawful for
the special assessor to assess or re-a ssess
the same, as the case may be; and when
done the same shall be valid for all in
tents and purposes; and in performing
his duties under this section, he may |
make out his assessment roll or list from |
the best evidence attainable. Any person
who feels aggrieved by his assessment in
any such country. district or reservation,
may appear before the board of county, !
commissioners for the organized county |
TO which said country, district or reserva- |
ton is attached for judicial purposes. at |
their regular session commencing on the |
first Monday in July, and the board Of |
county commissioners shall have power to |
correct any and all errors and equalize |
individual assessments. provided. that the |
assessed valuation of such attached ter |
ritory shall in no case be taken as basis |
for the creation of bonded Indebtedness /
of the county to which it is attached or in
estimating or limiting the same.
Section 8. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
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