The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-22

peIlOu OF i've years WIN no more tniu
ten per cent total depreciation. No bridge
spanning an opening of more than ten
QO) feet shall be built or paid for out
of said State Road Bond Fund.
roads along the routes herein designated
having in view the location of the roads
with reference TO foundation conditions
and the presence of local materials which
heavy traffic requirements of the sec
tion of road in question, and to provide
tnat does not furnish sound reason for
that no hard surfaced road shall be built
may be advantageously used in some part
OF the construction, together with the
The Legislature shall provide and estab-
lish an equitable system for the main
tenance of the roads constructed under
the provisions of this Amendment and in
so doing may establish Improvement zones
along said roads within reasonable dis
tances there from and require the owners
Of lands and property rights within such
zones, to pay an equitable assessment or
tax annually, based upon or without re-
gard to the valuation Of such lands or
property rights. Such maintenance fund
may be provided to cover a period OF
years and the annual assessment or tax
fixed at such sum as will provide for
fund sufficient to maintain such roads
during such period.
Until otherwise provided by law, and
for the purpose Of creating a fund from
which to repair and maintain the system
of hard surfaced roads herein provided
for, an annual assessment Is hereby
levied upon all lands outside of incor-
porated towns and cities within Il dis
tance of three miles of any road construc-
ted under the provisions Of this Amend
ment in the following amounts, to-wit;
Q) on all lands within one-half mile
Of the center line Of such road, eight
cents per acre. (2) on all lands within
one mile of such center line, and beyond
the one-half mile limit. six cents per
acre. CD on all lands within one and
one half miles of such center line, and
beyond the one mile limit, four cents per
acre. (4) on all lands within two miles
of such center line and beyond the one
and one-half mile limit. three cents per
acre. 90 on all lands within two ana
one half miles Of said center line. ana
beyond the two mile limit, two cents per
acre. 80 ON all lands within three
miles OF said center line, and beyond the
two and one-half mile limit, one cent
per acre. In all cases Of fractional parts
of an acre the assessment shall be re-
duced so that any such fractional part
will bear its proportional part of the
acreage assessment only, and lands within
two or more taxing areas shall only he
liable in the taxing area carrying the
highest assessment. AS soon as the
line Of road traYersing any county or
portion thereof is completed and accepted
the Chief Engineer shall make or cause
to be made an accurate and complete
plan and schedule of all the lands IN
such county liable for the assessments
herein authorized, showing the acreage
within the different zones along said
road. the total acreage in each zone, ana
the total amount of assessments as here
in levied upon lands situated in such
nf
and schedule with the County Assessor
and one with the County Clerk of the
County in which such land is situated.
Before filing any such plan ana scheuule
the Chief Engineer shall certify TO the
correctness thereof which ceTtltlcate shall
be endorsed upon OF attached TO such
plan and schedule Whenever any sec
ton or portion of road improved ana haru
surfaced as herein provided shall be COM
pleted and accepted by the State Road
Commission, the Chairman of said Com
mission shall execute certificate show
ing such completion and acceptance, CIV
ing the length and terminals thereof as
nearly as practicable according TO the
Government land surveys. \ copy OF
such certificate shall be filed with the
County Assessor OF each County wherein
is situated any lands within the six mile
. area of such completed section or por-
tiun Of road. Upon receipt Of such cer-
tificate the County Assessor shall place
upon the tax rolls for the next succeed
ing year and annually thereafter, the
land liable for such special assessments
in his county. with the amount of such
assessment for which each separate
tract shall be liable, with the name OF
the owner or owners thereof when as
certainahle. The first assessment shall be
due and payable at the first semi annual
payment of taxes in the first year sue
ceeding the completion and acceptance of
the section or portion Of roads in any
county as certified to by the Chairman OF
said Commission. Such assessments snail
become a lien, which lien shall be sup
erior and prior to all other liens, upon
the lands against which the same shall
be levied at the same time. in the same
/ manner and to the same extent as other
general taxes against real estate. Such
assessments and any and all penalties
and interest thereon shall be collected by
} the County Treasurer as state and county
taxes are collected. and shall be subject
to the same penalties and bear the same
rate of interest in case Of non payment
when due and all laws for the collection
/ OF delinquent taxes and the sale. con-
yeyance and redemption of and shall be
/ applicable to the collection of said as
sessments the same as provided fol
other delinquent taxes
Until otherwise provided by law, any
lands used or occupied as railroad right
of-way situated within the six mile area
liable for the special assessments as here
in authorized. shall be exempt from said
acreage assessments and in lieu thereof
there is hereby levied an annual assess
ment Of fifteen Sl5.0O) dollars per mile
and In the same ratio upon any portion OF
a mile upon the right of-way and track
age Of all the main lines of railroads anC
five 5000 dollars per mile upon all side
tracks within the acreage area assessablt
for such hard surfaced roads. Up
on all telegraph pole lines situated
within the six mile area liable foi
special assessments as herein author
lied, there is hereby levied an annua
assessment Of three Cs300) dollars pei
mile, upon all telephone pole line!
two $4,000 dollars per mile
and upon all electric power or transmits
sion lines, five $1,000 dollars per mile
provided, however, that private telephon,
lines and mutual rural telephone line'
not operated for profit and situated with
in the six mile area liable for specia
assessments as herein described, shall no
be taxed under the provisions hereof
provided. further, that upon all pipe line
, situated within the six mile area habl
for special assessment carrying oil, gas
! or water, except such as are owned b!
municipal corporations, there Is hereb.
levied an annual assessment of two tS2.
, 00) dollars per mile on all such lines O
from two to four inches in diameter, thre,
$4,000 dollars per mile upon all sucl
lines; from four to six inches in dia
meter, four (S40O) dollars per mil,
on all such lines from six L
eight inches in diameter, five $500
dollars per mile on all such line
from eight TO ten inches In diameter. an,
: six $4,000 per mile on all lines over tel
inches in diameter. Such assessmen
shall he paid by the Company owning o
operating said lines In lieu OF said ac
reage assessment. and shall he payabl
at the same time, in the same manne
= and to the same officers as other take,
| The said assessments shall be place
. in special fund to be designated stat
Road Maintenance Fund, and the Count