Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

~continuances and proceedings Issued,
made or returnable to the district court
OF the several counties aforesaid. as hxeo
by law prior to the passage Of this act,
shall be and the same are hereby made
returnahle to the terms Of said courts as
the same are prescribed by the provisions
Of section one q. of this act.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts OF acts IN
consistent with this act or prescribing
any other time OF holding any OF SAID
general terms of said court are hereby
repealed. Sa,t ana
be in force from and after August l. Asos'
Approved April 81. 1908.
CHAPTER a75-H. f. NO. 2S5.
AN ACT fixing the mileage and rees 70
be paid to constables. police oh1cers anu
city and village marshals for serving
and executing summons. process, SUI o
poenaes, commitments and other lesa,
papers in criminal cases In counties
having a population Of not less tnan
seventy-five thousand (76,Oooe n not
more than one hundred and nifty thou-
sand Q50. 000) inhabitants.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That in all counties in this
state that now AVE, or that may mere
after have, a population Of o n0t Tess 'n nan
more than one hundred and fifty thou
sand (15o. o0O) inhabitants, sheriff or dep,
uty sherifYs. constables, police officers ana
CITY ana Village uidi SAAdAS LAO y pc 49,.
at the rate of ten cents per mile actually
travelled in serving or executing any sum
mons, process. subpoena, commitment or
any other legal paper In any clvll Or
and necessarily Travelled in the service or
execution and return Of n such sum
mons. process, subpoena, cominltment OK
other legal paper does not IN the asgre-
gate exceed sixty miles. When the o1s,
lance actually m necessarily traVeieo
by any such sheriff or deputy sheriffs,
constable, police officer. city or village
marshal in the service or execution ana
subpoena. commitment or other legal pa
per in any criminal case exceeds sixty
miles in the aggregate, then such ott1ces
he%reinbefore mentioned h not be PAID
any mileage for any such service or exc
cution and the return thereof, but he
shall be paid therefor at a rate not to
exceed three dollars per day for the time
necessarily consumed med IN ND tra AZ addif ann
thereto he shall be paid all his necessary
travelling expenses necessarily incurred
therein and actually paid out in money
shall be paid to any such sheriff or depu-
tv sheriffs, constable, police officer. city
or village marshal for the service, exc
cution or return of any such
process, subpoena, commitment or other
legal paper in any such criminal case
when such officer is paid a salary by any
city, village or municipality for perform
ing such service. rbut such officer may be
reimbursed for any money actually and
necessarily paid out by him for necessary
travelling expenses in the execution. serv-
ice or return of any of such instruments
herein enumerated. -,
Sec. 3. All acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby expressly repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April Fl, 1903
376-H r. NO. 61S.
AN ACT to impose a tax o nthe property
in this state Of freight line companies:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That any person or persons;
Joint stock association or corporation.
wherever organized or Incorporated, en-
gagged in the business of operating cars,
not otherwise listed for taxation In Min
nesota. for the transportation Of freight,
whether such freight be owned by such
compan or any other person or ompan
over any railway line or lines, IN whole or
in part within his state, such line or
lines not being owned, leased or operated
by such company. whether such cars be
termed box. fiat, coal, ore, tank, stock.
gondola, furniture or refrigerator car, or
by some other name, shall be deemed a
freight line company.
Sec. 2. Annually, during the month Of
July, every such freight line company
shall make nal eos and nf file With the n state : s au a.
ment, verified by the oath Of the person,
agent or officer making the same, con-
tanning the facts existing on the first day
ness of such company for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth next preceding, as
follows:
/. Name Of the company.
g. The nature Of the company, whether
a person, agent, trustee, lessee, receiver,
mortgage in possession, or other per-
son, or q joint stock company. partner
ship. association or corporation.
Tho 1NNoffNr NJ Ito prinrfro1 0fH0A
If an association. partnership, or corpora
ton, when and where organized or in
corporated.
T.. The name and postof1ce address Of
auditor, treasurer, superintendent or gen.
5. The name and postof1ce address Of
It's chief officer or managing agent In
g Its capital stock: (a), authorized:
(b), issued.
The number Of shares Of stock: (a),
outstanding: (b), not issued; Co.. treas
5. The par and market value. or If
there be no market value. the actual
value of its shares Of stock.
value Of its real estate In Minnesota
10. The actual cash value of it's per-
sonal property. including moneys and
credits, in Minnesota.
II. The total cash value Of all its real
estate situated outside Of Minnesota.
II. h total value of all It's personal
property, Including moneys n credits.
situated outside of Minnesota
13 The total number Of miles Of rail-
road over which the cars Of said company
were run during such year, and separate
ly the number Of miles over which said
the total wheelage of such cars, and the
wheelage In this state.
IA. Such other facts or information as
such may deem material upon
the question Of the taxable value Of its
property within this state.
Sec. 8. The state board Of equalization,
as now existing or hereafter modified or
changed, shall for the purpose Of this act
SCISSORS. The board shall annually, at its
annua meeting, as herein provided, as
sess the property Of freight line compa-
MES representing capital and property of
sofa. On the meeting Of the board, the
state auditor shall lay before it the state
ments and schedules returned to him un-
der section two (2) hereof. The state
notice to the officer of such company at
testing its report Of the time and place
when n where such company may ap-
pear before the state board Of equaliza-
ton and be heard In respect to the as
sessment to be made upon its property.
Sec. 4. The state auditor shall lay be-
fore the said board at its meeting all
statements made to or by him under the
provisions Of this act. After hearing the
testimony or arguments which such COM
pany may offer, the board shall proceed
to determine the true value in money of
the entire property Of such freight line
ompany in Minnesota, according to the
following rules:
s(a) It shall find, ascertain. and deter
mine the actual value in money Of the
entire amount Of the capital stock of
such freight line company; and from the
amount so obtained and determined, 1t
shall deduct the actual value Of all its
real estate outside this state; and the re-
mainder shall be taken and considered as
the actual value Of the capital stock of
such company.
(b) The board shall then divide said
amount by the total number of miles of
"a ilr0a6 ovar which tho ca ro ~ such -