East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-03

House bill No. 237, which was in
troduced by Representative Dobbin
of Union and Wallowa counties, and |
became a law at the recent session !
of the legislature, is one of the most |
important bills affecting the Eastern |
oregon counties that was passed at
that session.
The bill provides for a system of
inter-county taxation on livestock
that are moved from one county to
another during the summer months.
The bill is pertinent to Umatilla,
Morrow, Grant and Harney counties,
especially, and should be read care
fully by stockmen. The entire bill
is as follows: III
A bill for an act to provide for the
assessment and taxation of livestock
and to collect the taxes thereon, and
for the punishment of the owner or
owners of livestock when such stock
is not assessed or the taxes paid there
on.
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
| Section l. All livestock that is
| kept, driven or pastured or that is
permitted to range or Craze in more
| than one county of the state during
any year shall be subject to taxation
in each of the counties in which it is
kept, driven or pastured or permitted
| to range or Craze or does range and
Craze in such county in any year as
hereinafter provided.
Sec 2. All livestock shall be as
sessed for taxation in the county in
which il is found at the time fixed by
law for the assessment of all proper
ties in the state, and such county in
which such livestock is so assessed
or liable to assessment shall be known
as its home county, and at the time
of such assessment, the owner of such
livestock or his agent shall make and
deliver to the assessor a written state
ment under oath showing the proper
description and different kinds of
such livestock within the county be-
longing to him or under his charge
with their marks and brands and
showing the full time during the cur
rent year that such livestock and
every part, portion and kind thereof
has been, and will be, within the
county, and such livestock and the
, owner thereof shall be liable to said
county for the taxes thereon at the
rate of levy for all the state, county
and other purposes as other property
is liable And the owner thereof
shall unless sufficient real estate am
pie to secure the same is liable there
; for, pay the assessor at the time o.
2 such assessment the whole amount o
said taxes for the full year at the rate
: of the last preceding levy and TAKE
% his receipt therefor.
Sec 3. Whenever such livestock
is removed, or kept, driven or pas
tured, or permitted to range or Craze
or does range or Craze in any count.
other than it's home county, the own
er thereof, or his agent, shall, within
Il Is days from the time any such stool
II enters such other county, notify tn
. stock inspector of such county or
= deputy stock Inspector of said coun
ty that he has entered, or intends t
: enter, said county with livestock
h stating the date of said entry, tn
s proper description and different kind
S with the marks and brands of sue
livestock in his possession or unde
his control or charge within sal
:. county and he shall make and deliver
and 1t shall be the, duty of said stoc
= Inspector to demand a written state
ment, under oath, similar in all re
spects, as far as practicable, to tn
/ statement in the home county, show
IS ing the full length of time during tn
(. current year that such livestock an
o every part, portion and kind thereo
g has been, and will be within sal
g county that the taxes on such live
stock for the current year have bee
=, fully paid or secured in the hom
+ county naming the same, and sha
a produce for the inspection OF tn
"a stock inspector or his deputy, upo
- demand, the receipt for said taxes, G
= in case the same have been secured
. the certificate showing that the sam
has been taken and such livestock an
20 the owner thereof shall be liable
Ut said county for the part or porto
is of the taxes thereon for the full lengt
N of time that such livestock has beel
ID and will be, within said county durin
lie said year, according to the last pre-
AT ceding rate of levy in said county Il
all state, county or other purposes
D. other property in said county is liz
IN BILE. The said owner shall, before ar
g. livestock shall leave said county, pa
rv said taxes to the stock Inspector
Of said county or shall secure the pa,
L ment of the same to the satisfactiC
of of the inspector and take his recei
Z or certificate therefor.
II any Of said livestock shall n
= be removed from any county on
before the expiration of the time me
toned in any such written stateme
as the time during which they W
remain I'm said county and for whit
time taxes have been paid or secur'
in said county. or before the expir
ton of the time for which the tax
40 have been paid on the same. II shi
no be the duty of the owner, or his age
III TO at once seek the stock inspector
'r- the county, or his deputy, and ma
All an additional statement, under oat
on similar to that hereinbefore proYid
ICE for, and stating the additional ur
which said livestock has been, al
will remain, in said county within I
year and he shall at once pay or
cure the proportional tax for said
ditional time and take the inspecto