The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-03

Pursuant to the provisions of Section
80 (a) of Article of the Constitution, tnS
LEGISLATURE, by an act approved Apru
18th, 1903, known as Chapter 2oS OF the
General Laws of 1903, present to the eiec,
tors of the state for rejection or approval
the following, to Wit:
owning or operating any line OF railway
situated within. or partly within TINS
state, shall during the year 1900 and an.
nually thereafter pay into the treasury OF
this state in lieu Of all taxes and assess
ments upon all property within this state.
owned or operated for railway purposes
by such company. lnciualns ea a fran'
chises thereof, sum of money equaI 10
four a. per cent of the gross earnings oe.
rived from the operation or such llne OF
payment of sucn sum shall be in full and
in lieu Of all other taxes and assessments
upon the property and FRANCHISES SO
taxed. The lands t aeauiree axe IS from
taxation until sold or contracted 10 %
sold or conveyed. as provided IN the re-
spective acts whereby such grants were
made or recognized.
derived from the operation or sucn Inc OK
railway within this state. as used IN sec,
ton / of this act. is hereby declarea ana
shall be construed to mean. all earnings
on business beginning and ending witain
this state. and a proportion, pased upon
the proportion of the mileage Wltnln ing
state to the entire mileage over WI Wni eli
Interstate business passing through ih'o
or out of the state.
Sec g. All acts and parts Of acts not
inconsistent herewith regulating tne pay
forcement or reports involving tho
amount of taxes upon the gross earnings
Of railroad companies within TINS stats
p paym Peot'0' OF such taxes, are here e.
Nv made applicable to this, act SO
Tar as may be: and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are hereoS
repealed.
Sec. 4. Upon failure to pay the amount
~ such taxes legally due upon the date
heretofore provided by law for the pay
ment thereof IN addition m 40 si IN
q civil action brought In the name Oh tne
State of Minnesota in the district court
of any county.
Sec. 5. Before any railroad company
TO contest the validity of this act or any
part thereof. such RAILROAD company shali
as a condition precedent thereto, pay into
the treasury of the State OF Minnesota.
the amount of taxes due or payable
from such railroad company under the
existing tax laws of this state applicable
to such company.
Sec. 6. This act shall be submitted to
the people of this state for their approval
or rejection at the next general election
for the year 1904. (The omitted
provisions rerer 10 CHe fnclIOu VI PRINT
Ing the ballot and submitting this act
for ratification)
This act provides for an increase -
the amount of taxes collected by the
state upon the property of the rail.
roads situated within the state from
three per cent of the gross earnings
derived from the operation of railways
within the state to sum equal to four
per cent Of the gross earnings derived
from the operation of such lines OF
railway within the state. The annual
payment of such sum shall be in full
and in lie uof all other taxes and as
sessments upon the property so taxed.
The lands acquired by public grant
shall be and remain as heretofore e1.
empt from taxation until sold or con.
tracted to be sold or conveyed, as pro-
vided in said acts where such grants
were recognized. .
Provision is made in this act where.
by the disputed and unpaid taxes on
the gross earnings of any railway com.
pany within the state may be collected
by q civil action brought in the name
of the State of Minnesota in any coun.
- tharaot The right to maintain such