The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-11-02

road Property:
Pursuant to the provisions Of Section
50 (a) OF Article OF the Constitution; the
Legislature, by an act approved April
18th, 1903 known as Chapter 25S OF the
General Laws of 1903, present to the cleo
tors Of the state for rejection or approval
Section i. Every railroad company
owning or operating any line Of railway
situated within, or, partly witnin. TINS
state shall during the year 1905, ana an
nually thereafter pay into the treasury OF
this state In lieu Of all taxes and assess
ments upon all property within THIS stale.
by such company, including equipment.
appurtenances, APPENDICES and iran
chises thereof, a sum of money equal 10
rived from the operation Of such line OF
railway within this state; and the annuai
payment of Sucn sum shall be In 1ull ana
In liau OF all other taxes and assessments
upon the property and franchises so
taxed. The lands acquired by pubic
grant shall be and remain exempt from
taxation until sold or contracted 10 Dc
sold. or conveyed, as provided In the re-
spective acts whereby such grants Were
made or recognized.
derived from the operation OF such line of
railway within this state, as USED IN sec.
ton / of this act is hereby declared and
shall be construed TO mean, all earni ii
on business beginning and ending within
this state, and q proportion, Dased upon
the proportion OF the mileage within the
state to the entire mileage over Wnlcn
such business Is done, OF earnings on al
Interstate business passing through, into
or out of the state.
Sec. g. All acts and parts. Of acts not
inconsistent herewith regulating the pay
ment, collection, time Of payment, en-
forcement or reports involving the
amount Of taxes upon the gross earnings
OF railroad companies witnin this state.
or providing penalties for the non
PAYMENT OF such taxes. are here
By made applicable, to this act SO
far ma may be; and all acts and parts or
acts Inconsistent with this act are hereby
Sec. 4 Upon failure to pay the amount
OF such taxes legally due upon the date
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
Sec. s. Before any railroad company
shall be heard to contest or continue
to contest the validity of this act or any
part thereof, such railroad company shall
an q 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.
| the people of this state for their approval
or rejection st the next general election
for the year 1904. 80. CThe omitted
PROVISIONS refer to the method OF print
| inR the ballot and submitting this act
| for rRtiication.)
This act provides for an increase In
| 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
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
ty thereof. The right to maintain such
/ civil action Is in addition to existing
remedies for the collection Of the pei
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
i state OF any disputed and unpaid taxes
upon it's gross earnings, 10 by destraint
OF itg movable property by the State
Treasurer. and sale OF sufficient there
OF to satisfy the states claim. This
new method Of enforcing the collec
tion of such taxes, proposed by thii
amendment, viii, IL adopted, enable
the state TO secure speedy and dlrec
judicial determination or the Habilft,
or any such railway company for dis
puted and unpaid items Of gross earn
ings taxes.
Under the terms or the Constitution
OF the State or Minnesota this act b
the legislature must be submitted Il
the legal voters OF the state, and vii
become operative X adopted by a ma
jority OF the electors voting at tn
next general election.
III.