The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-09-12

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] Public Works.
In the Circuit Court of Mason
County, West Virginia.
Appeals of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company from the
decisions of the Board of Public
works valuing it's properties in the
counties of Mason, jackson and
Rosne for taxation.
Opinion of VIM. A Parsons,
Judge of the fifth judicial Circuit
of West Virginia
Section 81 chapter 30 of Cods of
1906 provides. among other thihgs
that all companies owning or
Operating railroads. wholly or in
part within this state for the trans
portation of freight or passengers
or both for compensation. shall
make returns in writing on or before
the first day of April in etch year
showing in detail the following par
ticulars for the year ending 3lst
December next preceding:
| First The whole number of
miles of railroad owned, operated
or leased by such company within
this state.
Second. If such road be partly
within and partly without this
state, the number of miles within
and the number of miles without
this state, including it's branches
within and without the state.
Third. The number of miles of
road in each county in this state,
including main track and it's
L1anohea. side and second tracks,
switches and turnouts therein. and
the fair cash value per mile of such
railroad in each county. including
main track, branches, side and
second tracks, sp itohes and turn
outs
Fourth All of its rolling stock
including the mum Der of passenger
mail, express. baggage. freight and
other cas-, and the fair cash value
of suoh cars used wholly in this
state as we'll as the fair cash value
ofIthe cars used partly in and partly
out of she state. distinguishing
between the two; the whole num-
Der of engines. including their ap-
pendsges used in the state and the
whole number used partly in and
partly out of the state, distinguish.
ing between the two, and the fair
Dash value of the same; and the
proportional value of such cars and
engines as are partly used in and
partly out of the state, and the
number of miles run by such oar
a I'D engines in and out of the state;
and the proportional cash value
thereof to each county in the state
within which suoh railroad runs.
Fifth Its depots, station houses
freight houses, machine and re.
pair shops and machinery therein.
and all other buildings, structures
and appendages used Herewith, to-
gether with all other real estate
other than it's railroad track, in
Guiding telegraph lines owned or
used by it in connection with it's
railroad and not otherwise taxed
and the fair cash value thereof,
and the cash value thereof in each
county in this state in which it is
located.
SSeth ALI of its personal prop
erty, including money. credits
and investments. held or used in
this state, showing the amount and
value thereof in each county
Seventh Its capital stook and
the number, amount and value in
cash of the shares thereof; the
amount of it's stock actually paid
i the total amount of it's bonded
Indebtedness, and It's indebtedness
not bonded; its gross earnings for
the year, including it's earning
fir I'm it's telegraph lines, which shall
be stated separately on the whole
length OF it's road including lite
branches. in and out of the state,
and also suoh earnings within this
state on way freights and passen-
gers and the proportion of such
earnings in this state on through
freight and passengers carried over
it's lines in and out of the state, to
be ascertsined by the number of
miles the same were carried by ii
within and the number of miles
without state.