Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
Effect of Proposed Law Would Be FsE.
Reaching in Extreme.
TERMINAL TAXATION BILL is OFFERED
Clarke Of Douglas PRESENTS New Measure
to Govern Assessment.
NOT TO LESSEN The GENERAL TAXES
Bill So Framed as Not 60 Interfere
With the Action of the state
Board I'm Putting valua-
tiOn on Railroads.
(From a stan Correspondent)

(From a Stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. &.-(Special.)-T child
labor BILL sponsored in the house by Clarke
and in the senate by Thomas. seems to
have slipped through far enough to come
up for third reading in the house without
any one realizing the far-reRching and
drastic character of the measure. The bill
Is lengthy one evidently drawn by the
paid promoters Of some eastern child labor
association. and shows it's foreign origin
by reference to all sorts OF offices that do
not exist in Nebraska II 1t should become
a law, no child under IL years Of age can
be employed In any regular occupation
under heavy penalty on both employer and
the child's parents guardian, and no
child between IA and 10 years OF age can
be employed except by going through
formal procedure to prove his age and tes-
tify to his proficiency In the schools to the
extent OF having passed through the eighth
grade. The bill provides the forms for ali
these certificates and requires the child to
be publicly labelled more thoroughly than
is a penitentiary convict.
Certificates Are Explicit.
These certificates must show place and
date of birth, the school record of the child
and in doubtful cases" a physician's GER
tificate of Sound health and physical
dblllNgs Ht inubl du-
vertise "the color OF the heair and eyes.
the height and weight ana any distinguish
ing facial marks OF such child" OF course.
child between Il and 16 years may change
in height and weight, but 1t Is expected To
carry It's distinguishing facial marks
through life, so that II can be Identified
forever after. As IL this were not drastic
enough, no childDunder 16 years OF age can
be employed in any gainful occupation
which requires him to work before the
hours OF o'clock in the morning or after
the hour OF o'clock in the evening. sum-
mer or winter. daylight or darkness. Every
person who employs an ONCE boy or cash
girl or messenger under 16 years of age
will, II this law Is passed, be required to
post the names OF his employees, keep pub
lie records of their certificates; put up cards
telling the hours OF work. admit child labor
inspectors into his place of business at any
hour upon the mere announcement OF the
name and office of the Inspector without
any other identification. and refusal viii
| involve fines and sometimes Imprisonment.
To cap the climax the MI winds up with
an emergency clause to put II into effect
at once without even giving the people
time to read It before the penalties accrue.
/ 1t is possible members OF the legislature
may wake up 10 the scope Of this bill be-
| fore they vote II through finally, for to all
appearances few of them have as yet read
| II.
Railroad Lobby on Deck.
The big guns OF the railroad lobby came
down from Omaha this afternoon. The
delegation was headed by Chief Lobbyists
Frank Young and Jim Kelby OF the Bur-
lington. Ben White of the Northwestern
and Edison Rich of the Union Pacific. They
did not state their business, but probably
came down to assure the legislators that
there is no railroad lobby in Lincoln.
CIarke's Terminal Taxation Bill.
In his new bill for the taxation Of rail-
road terminals for municipal purposes. In
:roduced today. Clarke of Douglas county
answers the argument OF the railroads that
to tax this property locally would be to
take from the school fund of the state
money they are now receiving from the
railroads. in the following language. which
is section 10 OF the BILL
This act shall not apply to nor in any
manner AFFECT the assessment, equalization.
levy or collection of any state, county,
township, school district or road district
tax. nor shall It affect any assessments or
levies heretofore made on any property
in the state of Nebraska. Nor shall this
act be construed to AFFECT any specific tax
which may now, or which shall hereafter
be provided for by law, upon the property
or business OF any company or associates
within the state.
In brief the Clarke bill provides for an
added tax on railroad property and is not
an amendment to the present revenue law,
but is measure complete In Itself giving
authority to the local assessor OF every
town I'm the state to tax for local pur-
poses railroad property located within his
Jurisdiction. The bill provides that all ma
chine repair shops general ONCE build
ings, store houses, real and personal prop
erty, outside OF the right of-way, and prop
erty which is not actually occupied and
used in the exercise of railroad franchises
shall be liable TO taxation IN the same
manner and for the same purpose and 10
the same extent. and subject TO the same
conditions and Limitation as TO the coliec-
tion and return OF taxes thereon as 4.
other real estate and personal property IN
the several counties. cities and villages IN
which the same may be situated.
! Local Assessors DutIes.
: The local assessor the bill provides
shall have access to the records. books
} accounts and papers Of any company
} owning operating or controlling any oi
the property mentioned In this act and
} shall also have access TO papers relatlns
/ TO this subject in any state. city or counts
) ofiice, and shall have power TO summon
witnesses and administer oaths which pOwel
is also given to the State Board OF Equali
zation and assessment. The railroad com
panies are required 20 report 20 the STATE
board and 10 the local assessors the grosi
and net receipts OF the roads in NebrAsks
and for the entire roads separately; IN,
expenses for operation separately: anhua
reports OF the board OF directors; the grosi
and net incomes Of earnings received n
each city and village and out OF each cit,
and village on business done therein dur
> ing the twelve months next before the FIRE
9 day Of January on which the report is re-
= cuiFeA 20 be made.
D Depot companies are required 10 repor
a detatIed statement Of real eFtate ougnsd