The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-12

The senate Will convene at ~ o'clock
Thursday morning, when 1t will take
up senate bill 81, the new mOtGr vc-
hicle registration measure. The Joint
highways committees, after milling
over this bill for several days have
returned to the original provisions as
to basis of registration. which are a
composition Of one-halt Of one Ier
cent Of the list price; 20 cents for each
hundred pounds weight, and 10 cents
for each unit Of horse powe. Under
this provision car costing &2,:aO
would pay $3.50 on the list prkc !;
If 1t weighed $500 pounds ii would
pay S under this classification. and.
II Of 40 horse power, 81 under this
classified ton. making the total regis
tration fee $21.5O, as compared with
$25 per annum on straight one per
cent assessment on the list price, or
$50 under the two per cent fee pro-
vided for by former amendment
which was rejected by the house.
The trainers Of the bill have enlleav-
Ored to assess cars according to their
money value and to also take tntO
the percentage of wear
on roads resulting from the use Of
these cars.
After No ~ is disposed of, the sell
ate will take up senate bill 43, reia.-
ing to the classification of property.
Under this bill railways and public
utilities will be assessed at 100 ner
cent of their true value; all land, ex-
elusive of structures and improve
mellts; all bank stocks, -four mills,
warehouses;, storehouses,
buildings and improvements on rail-
way trights-6f-way or kites 1eaAed 4roln'
railway companies or other public
and structures and. improve
ments on town and city lots, ut 30
per cent; livestock, agricultural and
other tools and machinery, has aud
other engines and boilers, threshing
machines. etc. !: all vehicles, automO-
biles, motor trucks. etc, and struc-
lures and improvements used Tor
homes OH town and city lots, ,at 40 per
cent. >, Il: E 10 ,sG " 4g III. T. t,,,, ,.r,,
4, The bill carries an emergency clause
which would give it immediate effect.
The, result of the passage of this bill
will be an immediate necessity for the
of all supplies and forms
used by assessors. 1t. will also invali-
date all work already done in making
assessments for this year in Grand
Forks. Fargo. Devils Lake. jamestown,
Minot, Bismarck and other cities, In
which, under the law. the task Of
assessing was begun January 1. and
more than Il months work already has
been done.
Then the senate will take up senate
bill Al, which provides for the exemp-
ton from taxation Of all improvements
on farm lands, and which exempts to
a value Of 81 600 improvements on city
lots used for homes, and personal
wearing apparel, tools, i'm
etc. of a value ranging from
$500 to $1,000. This bill has been
amended to exempt all personal and
real property owned by fraternities,
not organized for profit and used by
them for places of meeting and all
or other organizations Of stu
dents, used exclusively for fraternal
purposes and not for profit.
And last, but far from least, among
the senate bills the upper house will
have under consideration Thursday No.
l3O. providing for the issuance Of $1O.-
100000 worth of bonds of the state
II North Dakota, real estate series, to
finance the farm loan operations of
the Bank Of North Dakota.