Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-12-28
BILL,

1907, ut the hour Of o'clock n. IN.
A BILL
For hn act 20 create q state board Of tax rom.
IplsslapeFs, and 10 prescribe the memtTuhip
thereof. and iis powers and duties meetings
hnd procedure, and Tor appeals thefcirum (;
providing Tor l,s expenses, aud compensation
al W. memhrfsl comforting up' II general snt
prftkpFt power ever the system OF taxation
and public revenues IN this state providing
for the assessment for taxation by Il Of the
property 0t railway, unlan station and depot.
electric aud street railway companies. owners
and operators, and ot such heat light. power.
water, Eaz and electric companies - may be
dolns ha.lns's S a. one ssietn. partly within
nrss IN more than one county of the state or
persons, Arms. Joint stock companies. aAsoeia'
lions, syndicaies co'rSrinefships. or corpora
touA engaged IN carry Ing on any al such bukis
nessesl 10 require certain Ahldavits state,
Inrnis aud reports under oath, certificates.
heoks aud pAien TO be furnished and pro-
duecd by certain persons, officers aud corpora,
SAME. ot tho furnishing OF a talse or fraudulent
statement, crime, and prescribing the penalty
therefor, aud requiring persons TO appear and
testify, under oath or otherwise, beiofc said
board, or any memh4t thereof, and making the
failure ~ TO do, OF the giving Of false Reports
ar testimony, crime, and prescribing the pen.
atty therefor aud prescribing the duties Of state
county and other municipal Officers In aid.
tne said baetd IN the discharge ot its duties
aud providing for appeals 70 the circuit court
from the determination Of said board IN certain
easos, aud the manner Of taking. hearing, and
determining the same, and defining the iuris.
diptinn Of the circuit court of the several couns
ties on hnch appeals and prohibiting the mem-
hers oi said board from accepting any pass frank
or gthtuiN from any person OF corporation liza
bic To assessment, under this act, and making
the violation otsneh provision crime and pre-
Eofihlng the penalty therefore. aud frpcaling
secIions GRI, ani axe anal ansi Of the Codes aud
Statutes Of Oregon, complied and annotated by
Hon, Charles u, Beilingcf and William W. Cot
ton. and all acts and parla OF acts In conflict
herewith.
Re Il enacted by the people Of the
state Of Oregon;
(Boarl created; on whom composed
Governor shall be chairman-seal.)
Section / There IL hereby created u
state beard OF tax commissioners, TO be
composed Of two persons appointed by
the governor, secretary Of state, and
state treasurer, acting jointly as in this
act provided, and their successors, who
shall be skilled in matters Of taxation,
and shali not be members OF the same
political party, and who shall devote
their entire time to the performance OF
the duties herein imposed, and the gov
ernor, secretary OF state, and state treas
urer, the last three OF whom shall eS
ofiicio he members OF said board Said
board shall perform and have the du'
ties hereinafter specified, and the gov
ernor shall be chairman thereof. Said
board shall adopt AND use an official
SEAL which shall be provided by the
secretary OF state,
(Appointment, bond, and qualification
OF appointive members).
Section 2. The governor, secretary
OF state and state treasurer, acting
jointly, shall appoint and commission
all persons appointed under the provis'
ions OF this act, and before entering
upon the discharge OF his official duties
each such appointee shall execute a
bond, payable to the state of Oregon,
in the penal sum Of $40 900, with sure
ties to be approved by the governor, fol-
the faithful discharge of his official du'
ties; and cach appointee shall take and
subscribe I'm oath for the faithful dis
charge OF his duties and office, which
oath shall be indorsed upon his official
bond, and said bond and oath when SC
executed and approved shall be filed in
the oilicce Of the secretary OF state.
(First two appointive members ap'
pointed on taking effect OF act.)
Section 8. Immediately after the
taking effect of this act the governor
secretary of state and state treasurer
acting jointly, shall appoint two per
sons, possessing the qualifications re-
quired by this act, to serve as the ap
pointive members Of the board hereby
created, subject to the provisions ii
this act contained.
(Term of Office Of appointive mem
bers.)
Section 4. The members Of the
board first chosen by appointment shal
be appointed to hold their offices, one
for two years and one for four years
and the governor, secretary of state anc
state treasurer, acting jointly, shal
commission one of the first appointiv'
members Of said board to hold his Office
1or two, years, and the other one fol
four years, and thereafter persons
chosen by appointment as members o
such board shall hold their office fol