The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-27

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80 (a) Of Article OF the Constitution, the
Legislature. by an act approved Aprli
18th, 1908, known as Chapter 2o3 OF tns
General Laws of 1903, present to the cleo;
tors of the state for rejection or approval
the following, to wit:
Section 1. Every railroad company
owning or operating any line OF railway
situated within, or partly within. this
state, shall during the year 1908. and an.
nually thereafter pay into the treasury OF
this state in lieu of all taxes and assess
ments upon all property within this r STATE;
by such company, including equipment,
appurtenances, APPENDICES and iran
chises thereof, sum OF money equaI 10
four ca per cent of the gross earnings de.
rived from the operation OF such line OF
railway within this state; and the annuai
payment of sucn sum shall be In full ana
in lieu of all other taxes and assessments
upon the property and franchises so
taxed. The lands acquired by public
grant shall be and remain exempt from
taxation until sold or eontracted tho TO re DC
spective acts whereby such grants were
made or recognized.
Sec. 2 The term "the gross earnings
derived from the operation Of such line OF
railway within this state" as used In sec
ton 1 of this act. is hereby declared and
shall be construed to mean. all earnings
on business beginning and ending wltnln
the proportion of the mileage within the
state to the entire mileage over which
such business is done, of earnings on an
interstate business passing through, INTO
or out of the state.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts not
inconsistent herewith regulating the pay
ment, collection, time of payment. en-
forcement or reports sns invoivins
OF railroad companies within this state.
Or ' Of such taxes. are here
far as may be; and all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. Upon failure to pay nd the an amS 1aft
heretofore provided by law for the pay
ment thereof in addition to existing
remedies collection may be enforced IN
a civil action brought in the name of the
State of Minnesota in the district court
Of any county.
Sec. 5. Before any railroad company
shall be heard to contest or continue
part thereof. such railroad company shall
as a condition precedent thereto, pay into
the treasury of the State OF Minnesota.
the amount of taxes due or payaDie
from such railroad company under the
existing tax laws of this state applicable
to such company.
Sec. G. This act shall be submitted to
the people of this state for their approval
for the year 1904. . (The omitted
provisions refer to the method of print
ing the ballot and submitting this act
for ratiicat lon)
This act provides for an increase q;
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 ex.
empt from taxation until sold or con.
tracted to be sold or conveyed, as pro-
yided 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 a civil action brought in the name
of the State of Minnesota in any coun.
ty thereof. The right to maintain such
civil action is in addition to existing
remedies for the collection of the per
centum tax upon the gross earnings of
railroads within the state. The exist.
ing remedy which the State of Mime.
sofa may use in enforcing the payment
by any railroad company within the
state of any disputed and unpaid taxes
upon it's gross earnings, is by destraint
Of its movable property by the State
Treasurer, and sale of sufficient there.
of to satisfy the states claim. Thi.