The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-18


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 portion of road. Upon
receipt of such certificate the County
Assessor shall place upon the tax
rolls for the next succeeding year
and annually thereafter, the land
liable for such assessment in his
county, with the, amount of such as
sessment for which each separate
tract shall be liable, with the name
Of the owner or owners thereof when
ascertainable. The first assessment
shall be due and payable at the. first
semi-annual payment of taxes i'll the
first year succeeding the completion
and acceptance of the section or por-
tiop of roads in any county as GER
titled to by the Chairman of said
Commission. Such assessments shall
become a lien which lien shall be
superior and prior to all other liens
upon the lands against which the
same shah be levied at the same
time, in the same manner and to
the same extent as other general
taxes against real estate. Such as
sessments and any and all penalties
and interest thereon shall be collect
ed 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 de-
linquent taxes and the sale, convey
ance and redemption of land shall
be applicable to the collection Of
said assessments. the same as pro-
Vided for other delinquent taxes.
Until otherwise provided by law,
any lands used or occupied as rail
road right-of-way situated within the
six mile area liable for the special
assessments as herein authorized,
shall be exempt from said acreage
assessments and in lieu the~HNf there
is hereby levied an annual ~-ess-
ment of fifteen ($1500) dollars per
mile, and in the same ratio upon any
portion of a mile upon the right-dg
way and trackage of all the main
lines of railroads and five (S5.00) dol
lars per mile upon all side tracks
within the acreage area assessable
for such hard surfaced roads. Upon
all telegraph pole lines situated with
in the six mile area liable for special
assessments as herein authorized,
there is hereby levied an annual ass
essmept of three $4,000 dollars per
mile; upon all telephone pole lines
two $4,000 dollers per mile; and
upon all electric power or trans
mission lines, five ($5.00) dollars per
mile: provided, however, that private
telephone lines and mutual rural
lines not operated for pro-
fit and situated within the six mile
area liable for special assessments
as herein described, shall not be
taxed under the provisions hereof;
provided, further, that upon all pipe
lines situated within the six mile
area liable for special assessment
carrying oil, gas or water, except
such as are owned by municipal cor
porations, there is hereby levied an
porations, there is hereby levied an an
nual assessment of two (S2.00) dollars
per mile on all such lines of from
two to four inches in diameter, three
dollars per mile upon all such lines
from four to six inches in diameter,
Four dollars per mile on all such
lines from six to eight inches in
diameter, Five dollars per mile on
all such lines from eight to ten
inches in diameter, and Six dollars
per mile on all lines over ten inches
in diameter. Such assessment shall
be paid by the Company owning or
operating said lines in lieu of said
acreage assessment, and shall be
PAYABLE at the same time, in the
same manner and to the same Off
GERS as other taxes. The said as
sessments shall be placed in a special
fund to be designated State Road
Fund, and the County
Treasurer of each county shall at
the time of making returns and pay
ments of other taxes to the State
report and pay over to
the State Treasurer all moneys in
his hands belonging to such fund.
The State Road Maintenance Fund
shall be used. only to meet the eX-
pense of the purchase of materials
and road machinery, and the pay
ment of labor employed in the re-
pair, upkeep and maintenance of the
roads improved and hard surfaced
under the provisions of this Amend
ment. Such funds shall be expended
under the direction of such agencies
and in such manner as the Legisla-
ture shall authorize.
Whenever the state wide system
Of hard surfaced roads herein pro
Jided for embraces within any coun-
.y durable hard surfaced road in
rood repair which meets the plans
ind specifications prescribed and re-
luired by said Commission for hard |
roads in that locality and |
which has been constructed and paid |
or by such county or any township |
herein, in whole or in part, the said
Commission is authorized to accept
uch hard surfaced roads as a part
If said State wide system, and If
aid Commission accepts any such
Dad as a part of said state wide
ystem, the said Commission shall