Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-26

FORAssEssMENT PURPOSES
Object of Bill introduced in
Council By Mr.. Miera
Monday.

The following bill which might be
considered in the light Of special
tax measure was introduced in the
Council yesterday by Mr.. Miera and is
here published in full as Of general
interest:
Council Bill Number G2, introduced by
e. A. Miera, February 26 entitled
an act to provide for the better as.
sessment Of certain classes OF prop
erty in the Territory of New Mex
leo and for other purposes.
Whereas, The Governor of the Ter
ritOry in his message to the Legisla'
tive Assembly, called attention to the
fact that there are large areas OF
coal and mineral lands, the real mar
ket value of which is many hundred
per cent higher than the assessed val
uation under an erroneous classified
ton. The timber lands of the entire
Territory were returned last year al
the insignificant figure Of 1921 1850
when the amount of lumber produced
during the year was valued at Sl,250,
100000. The coal and mineral lands
were returned at only $1,11S,540 so
when the value of their product alone
for the year was $4,G7G,C30.' There
fore:
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of New
Mexico:
Section t. Any person. firm or cor.
poratiOn, now or hereafter engaged IN
the production, manufacture or sale
of lumber at the mill or coal at the
mine, shall make a return in dupli-
| cate. annually on March first of each
year, certifying under oath, the mum
Der Of thousand feet of lumber or the
number of tons of coal produced, by
the mills Or mines of such person
llrm or corporation, during the
twelve months preceding such return
One OF which said returns shall be
forwarded to the Territorial Board OF
Equalization and the other shall be
filed with the assessor of the county
in which the operations are conducted
Failure, neglect or refusal to make
such return shall be deemed a misde
meanor and upon conviction thereof
the person, firm or corporation founG
guilty shall be subject to fine of moi
more than five hundred dollars ant
shall be ordered by the court to make
such return within ten days, undel
penalty for contempt.
Sec. 2. The Territorial Board O
Equalization at its January meeting
SHAH scrutinize all the returns pro
yided to be made in section one here
OF and shall proceed to fix a uniform
tax for the ensuing year upon eacl
one thousand feet Of lumber boart
measure produced at the mill, but il
no case less than fifty cents upon eacl
one thousand feet board measure an(
the Board snail also proceed to fiy
uniform tax upon each ton of Goa
produced at the mine, but in no case
less than ten cents upon each ton O
coal produced at the mine. Sucl
rates of taxation when so fixed by
the Board shall be certified by it tt
| the assessor of each county of the
| Territory. Provided, however, Thai
for the purposes Of this act, the mini
mum rates fixed herein are hereby de
clared to be the legal tax rates fol-
the year 1907 and the assessors oil
the several counties are directed tC
apply said rates for the current yeal
to all returns made as of March 1st
1907.
Sec. 3. Upon receipt of the infor
nation provided for in sections one
and two of this act, the assessor oi
each county in the Territory, is di
rected to extend upon the rolls, in
proper manner the total amount oi
taxes to be collected from each per
son, firm or corporation within his
county, engaged in the business con
templated by this act and such taxes
shall be collected in the same manner
as other taxes and failure to pay tht
same shall subject the person, firm OF
corporation so assessed. to the same
penalties as accrue for failure to pay
other taxes.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this act shall bt
construed as altering, amending OF
repeating any provisions now in force
relating to the assessment or taxa
ton of timber or coal lands as such
but the taxes provided for herein
shall be collected in lieu of all take!
upon the personal property and i'm
proyements actually necessary or in
cident to the production of lumber OF
coal.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in force
and effect from and after is passage.
KILLED WIFE AND BABY