Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-11
BILL TO EXEMPT SOME
PROPERTY IS DRAFTED
Jackson Would Also Make 1t Possible
to Condemn Land for Twice Its
Assessed Valuation.
THREE ASSESSMENT YEARS
TO BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION
Compensation for Land VIII Be Taken
Up Separately From That Relat
ing to Improvements.

@. S. jackson, of Portland, today
submitted to Secretary of State Olcott
for approval as to form bill exempt
ing certain property from taxation,
and constitutional amendment limit
ing the condemnation price of land for
public purposes to not more than double
its assessed value for taxation, which
will be submitted to the voters at the
next general election.
The property which he seeks to have
exempted from taxation is as follows:
All property, real and personal,
owned by the United States and this
state, except land belonging to this
state held under contract for the pur-
chase thereof.
All public libraries and all public
or corporate property Of the several
I counties, cities, villages, towns and
school districts in this state used or in.
tended for corporate purposes, except
ing lands belonging to such public cor
porations held under a contract for the
purchase thereof.
The personal property of all literary,
benevolent, charitable and scientific in.
stitutions incorporated within this
state, and all buildings and the CON
tents thereof used chiefly for public
worship.
All household furniture, domestic fix
lures, household goods and effects actu.
ally in use as such in homes and dwell.
lings; also all wearing apparel, watches,
jewelry and similar personal effects ac.
tually in use.
The personal property of all persons
who, by reason of infirmity, age or
poverty, may, in the opinion Of the as
SCISSOR, be unable to contribute towards
the public charge.
The other proposition is that section
lS, article i, of the state constitution
be amended to read as follows:
Private property shall not be taken
for public use, nor the particular ser
vices Of any man be demanded with
out just compensation; nor except in
case of the state, without such compen-
sation first assessed and rendered,
just compensation for any land or 9th
er natural resources shall not be, in
any case, at rate more than double the
average yearly rate Of assessment of
that property for taxation during the
three assessments years next before
the assessment year in which the action
is brought to condemn the property. The
court may return verdict and render
Judgment for any sum less than twice
such average assessed value, but never
for more than that amount; provided,
that if part of any assessed lot, tract
or legal subdivision Of land is con.
demned the owner may either accept
the verdict for the part actually taken,
or may require the corporation to take
any pay for the entire lot, tract or le.
gal subdivision, not exceeding 40 acres,
at the same price per acre or per square
foot, as is allowed by the court or jury
for the portion thereof actually con
demned and in such case the corpora
tion shall also pay for all improvements
on the land taken.
"Land,' whether it be dry or GOV.
cred with water and "natural re-
sources,' as used in this section, does
not include any improvement thereon,
and compensation for such improve.
ments shall be appraised and Judgment |
rendered therefor separately from com
pensaton for the land, or other natur
al resources and in the same condem.
nation proceedings.
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