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: Proposed Oregon Tax Law j !
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Following mo tliu Joint rtwoliitlomi
for eonrdllutloiuil amtmiliutmla mid
MIIh nit recommended by tho Oregon
Hlitto Tux romiiilwdon ami to hn pro-
united (o tliu Icglrdiituru Ml III) iiuxl (
I idem
IIOPHKJOINTHKHOI.UTION NO.
Atuciidiuoiit to tlm Couittltiitlou of tlm
Bliitti of Oregon.
ItitHilvcd by tliu hutme, tliu iteiuttti run
nirrliigs mai urn iiniownig tin trin, nn mi
niiit'iiiiiiii'iii 10 inn coukiiiuiiuu 01 1 110
alatn of Oregon, I mi prnjmafil itml ro
ferrcd to tliu next h'glnlatlvit itaaembly,
unit If tliu aaum linll m) concurred In
liy a majority of nil tlm iiitniihere elect
ed to each lioumi t hereof, ami ahull
itftorwiinl be ratified by a majority of
lllll l(H'tolH of tlm Male, (lieu tint hllllltt
ahull Imi u llt of tlm oomttltutliui of
tliu state of Oregon:
AltTlCl.F. I.
That article I, MH'tlon .IS of tlm com
rllliltlnit of tlio Main of Oregon, Imi ami
tlio wtine hereby In abrogated, and In
lieu Ihcinof nlmll Imi lnnirled tliu fol
lowing; ".No tax or duty nhall lm Iiiimm.
without tlitt commnt of tlio mijiii or
their n-prewiiitatlvmi In tlio legialatlva
aeinbly; and all taxation idiall Im
axpial and iinlfiirin iim.ii tlm imiim claa
of PiilijwtN within tliu territorial lluill
of tin- authority lavying tlio taxa."
(11m Imii J.ilHt tciullith lirHnUl an
ttaM N III' l limit y that ltilllllUlla amatut
(11m Imii J.ilHt tciullith htttll am
taall iN III' ilimiir that ltillillUlla ataiatiit
lHI hi lit rll(ulliiH ulmlllwl IH JutM.
1 ilul Hi.) WmiMHi a r ( lb iNrtttlltulliiM,
liatlna Mviiitur lawn itn. in lit wmMi
liintlilinl li Hi ruualllulluN. Mnr liatlH l
ll a maloflljr i nil t ral allMnihrh
liM-llMwi ttf Ilia iliitartMir II. IN lb milMliitt
I law laalalalm. Ilia atMlelttant nMiIiI
Mulailr a4rtatl. Ilia furmullbl ami lit
lulluttlNg lolNC lawtlulloM MUM l Bhaajail a
VUHlltHtlf )
UOI'Hi: JOINT ItKMM.l'TlON No.
Amendment to tlm Cutiatiluttoir of tliti
Mate of Oiejtiiti.
ltetmlved It)' tliti Ihhmhi, (Iih renalo cam-
citrriiig:
Tlmt IIih following artleltt, a an
ntimiiilmeiil to tlm ciiiwtlliilltin of tlm
alata if Oregon, U) irinal hihI rat
tened to tlm iixi ItUlativti aHiiilily,
and If lln MiiHt ImII Imi itHHiimnl In
! a iitajiirlty of all tlm iHtinilairn elfvt
al to ctM'li Ikhimi tlitenof, ami ulinll af
ttTwaril I mi ratlfUM liy a niafnilty of t lit
4'ltVtor Of tilt) atUttt, tllHIl tllH Mllllt
rlwll 1m; a wrt of tliu WHiotltutloii of
tliu Rtattiof Origin:
AltTKM.K I.
Tlmt artlrltt IX, etttltui 1 of Hid mn
rtttutliHi of tliH "tutu of OnipHi, Ihi ami
tliti aaintt lieti'liy In uliMntHttal, hihI In
I It'll tllfrtxjf klmll Imi IliiHilttal Ilia ful
JuwIiik: "TaxHK aim 1 1 Imi IuvImI on mvtIi )iro--rly
wt ulinll Nt ntHrllMi by Uv. Tint
li'Klaltiv HMHiHiltly kImII jiruvltltt ly
law for uniform ami imI rain of
M-wiiwot ami tatHttoti iin tliu M'Vral
'laaw uf tiljfla of taxation wltlilh
tin- tirri(tirial IliolU of tlm aHtliorlty
iyuiK tlm taxt-a; aiwl altall tfacrilt
mull rt'tfiilatliiiia m aha 1 1 arrun a Jut
valiiatiitii fur laxalloo uf all troHtty
taxttl, fxci'tt truirty awclttHlly
taxed."
A HIM.
I'nt aa at ta
Iirntrltlo a hwhi alDrHiMI ami
4Hiillallv tialam lr IB
r
l l"t laiailmi, ill-A It I k rtMjr iuIiM lo
laiailmt aail niwrlr akainut biltuw. l
II in h: ilmiliiihM nl III muHlr w, ami
iiri rll.lHs III Hianttrnl MallUtf lit aawaa
Inrtil nl i.tiiMti)r r lilui aawaaatl lr III tr
!.. n( iaialliin, truulflttK all ttMKta, aail
In tiialiailii( aaltl nr nfltrvr til aar iiira
II. ill i.r iuh latliill llahln In MaiiaiiaiH.r ItlM,
In lutlilali lh air with a Hal ut iniiilr
llal.l In laiailuii ami ifacrllilim a tilty
l"i falliitvau in iln. ami tnainauil aarlliiiuaun,
" vim i in i.i. ;a, anta, way, aUOT, aUMt,
io,i .. kcj, .aijii, i7i. .tail. i7i, u7a. mn.
'": alhl .; nl III I iHla ami aialttla ul Or
vmi i .iiii.ilo ami aiiiiiilaiinl lijr Hun Charlaw
II u llinaiT ami Hllliam W ihiiuh. luawvail
' II. . . ..I an art ai.i.Min-l rakiuarr 31, IW,
an. I I. mil. I .. .a ml rt aiiHur ul III kui
al laua .if iiifMiiii ( liaei, alul ali kaclliili l
nil i.iiiihi nil tiaa JiU, liiamviniMN-lliiti I til aa
ai I cuilili'il ' An art In Ax lli.lriilaMaalH
naii..nal iMtnk aim k aihl prltair laiika.liiaii ami
I limi t. mi. antra," aiimtal frliriiar) ill. Had.
in aiiii'iil ! Hull ul all art aiiiiluivil lwrM
ii-tji imu aim Iiiiiiiu mi Hm I wl
iln KUii'tal laaa ul lliill, ata-rlal araalua
i'iai art'litiiia rial. ziii)..aui. .
Ull'l n! nl III tiMln ami Nlatul nl lllatili
mi.llt'il ami aumilaiial
lijr Hull
I'liaiHH II.
1 1
liliiitvr ami mil
al all aria anil K
ami In t-
I hi all aria ami r I a til acta In riinal! Imi
llli ati'l kiiiiiuini ilaln aiiantuanU anil
MM'litllU IruHl rllWUMiallull UlDltHll.
Jlt It uniu'til liy tliu litHitilu of tliu
Htat" of Ori'Kou;
(01 l'roirrty Kulijuct to Taxation.)
(I tea I and IVrHonnl rroporty to Ho Ah.
h'kkihI rnlforiuly and liutniily.)
Hft'tlon 1. That Hcctlon :io;i7 of tlm
CotlfH and HtatutoH of OroKon, noinplltil
hind uiuiotatfd liy lion. Cliurlua II, Ilul'
lliiKi'r and Willhiin W. Cotton, liu and
I tlio Hiimu la liuruby aiiiuiukKl to riuitl iih
WciIIhwh:
All rral prniwrty wltliln tlila Bluto,
land all ierinml propurty Hltualwl or
Fowncd wltliln thin Ntutu, oxrupt Htudi
4iH may lm apirllU'iilly ox'uniptttilliy law,
(f hull do Hiililict to ivMHiaanii'iit Hlid lax-
mtiMii In ('iiiil ami rutalilu piojiortlon.
(til'i law irnviiiu "All initM inr uiti tiii-
"All tttlua fur 111 al
Ij't'tl til Hi Htivnililili'llt nl Ilila alula klml
.nt mi iiniiriy III i'iiil mill rntillilu irn
nil." uli'l all irui!t. lt . aliutl la) nli
in
'i t In tnmiUiii 'Hi iiUI aei'ilmi uniiwtmiurl-
) limit I lm iaxIiik ltiHur o( llioalutu tu tllrtHJt
irniiiy I in fa )
RIU'iil propi'rly How count ruud.)
noeuon -. inu itirma latin, runi iw
tutc, ami rmil iiroiiurtv. h iimuiI In tlila
U't, hIiiiII bu TOiiHtruud to Inuludu tlio
Hand Itttulf. whothur laid out In town
iota or otliurwlHo. ahovo and uiidur wutor,
nil InilldingH, HtructuruH, Biibutructurea,
niiiurxtrtiuliiri, and liiiirovi)iiiunla
iTHlctl iiion,iiinlir or aliovu, or nlllxitl
In tliu iHitmt, and all rlKlita ami prlvIN
mm llii-rulo IhiIoiikIiik r In any wlxo
iiiiiriBiinnKj nun ail irniii'lilmm ami
irlviliKiri Ktantctl liyormrnmnl to any
law of thin atalu, or tnunliipal ordU
nancti or iHaoiitlon, ownwl or tmttl (y
any ikinmhi or itirjturatloii, otlmr tlian
tlm rlwlit to Ihi a i'tiriratlniij iiml all
nilniHt, iiiImitiiIn, (imrrlim, foaiilla, and
trow In, iiinlnr, or uikhi tliu land.
. (,htrl, IlllaXXX. II. A (' Itiwi.., rmi.
Ulliail lm il'fliilllini nl ml .rniy. Ilila
'If fill 1 1 lull laktilt In .ai liim Mtlfuli HM,
II V I . Ctiaii liafliililiill til frant-lilttti aitif
llifMliin amaiaMa .iflr, iiofintally, U
liatt . atimiai(i Hit) Mlniiaatila ilflllillluli nfiral
ifiiMiiiy
(l'nrHiiiBl proMjrly How i-onatriiitl.)
Hi-ftlon It. That rifllon .'lOIIH of tlm
Cialim and Hlatuliot of Orinoii, itmipllitl
and aiiimtatttl liy Hon. t'lmrh-a II. IktU
HiiKiir ami William W. Cotton, lm and
Dm atimu Imruliy l aincndttl to ruad an
lollllWH!
inn ii'rnia jwrfonai raiatn ami jmt-
Minn I proHirty Dliall Imi mmttruitl to In
I'lmlti all thliu'K In action, liounuliold
fiirnlttirti, 'iMnla, thatttjln, moimya, ami
K'lld iluat, on liaml or on tlcHlt; all
latata ami Vcawc!, wlmllmr al liunif! or
ahroatl, a ii I all fapltal liiviittnd tliirti
In; all tltihta dim or tolaiiimu tltiu from
Nilvrnt dflittira, wlmtluir on niiiiunt,
onitract, until, iiinrlKNKti or olluirwian,
a'lllittr within or wilhtait tlila tli; all
puldiu ttliM'kai all ImmhU, warrmita, ami
iiitm)'a tint) or to Immiiiiih iIiid from thin
atati', or any nainty or otlmr tniinluiHtl
MilMllvialuii tlmmif; ami Morka ami
almrm In inrirMtiattl coiiiiauiittrt, ami
aiM"li pnipiirlitiii of tit it pita I of hniir
(KiratMl tiniiHiilHn lialilt) to laxatitm on
their uapltal a aliatl not Ihi immitial In
itml iMtUIn; ami all linpruVHiiiniita iiihiIh
hy mi rat nut ihi lainlit flalimal ly tlmni
limlttr tlm lawa of tlm Utiitnl Htatna,
tlm fun of which lain! I atill vtwttal In
tlm I'lillt-I Htittt.
(Ailita liiloiMai lalMlf)r taa aa tit laaaWt
lbla:a larluitaal In lb ltm. tklNM In at'ilua,
Ul. MHiNI)r X HtMNlrllal butHt, ManaNIa,
ami rlalaM, ami ImmIhU hi alalaaail
lamU -lit lllf pnnlaluti tiaatfrtiml Imw II.
A C. CtHNti.. llon aota.)
(Wlmt pntMjrty la exempt from taxa
tion.) rWtlon A. That invtlon 3030 of tlm
tVxIn-t ami HtatutiM uf Origin, caim)llitl
ami anmitatial liy I Imi. Chnrltm II. IWil
lliiKr ami William W. Cotton, aa tlm
aanm In amuiHltal hy an art tmtlthil
"An mt to aiimnd nation 303U of Ito.
Iliilr ami Cutlon'a Annotated Cmlna
ami Klatuliw of Oregon," approved I'oh
rnry SI, 1U03, ami aa anmiHlud liy an
at't entitled "An act to amend an act
tmtitlnil 'An at't to mneml Motion 30311
of iHilllimter ami (Vitton'a Annotateil
Cialtwi ami HlHtittH nf Oregon,' approv
tl I'lthniary St, 1V03," which lant
lialilt! aft waa tiled in tlm ollkti of tlm
wrutaiy of ntte DerumlMir SI, 100S,
IwiliK fiaintl Hmhi wKti 3 tit riiiltiir of
tlm Ktlieral lawa nf U refill, atoial ia
aitHi of 1V0.1, Imi ami tlm oanm Imruliy la
ameinletl tu lead aa follow:
TImi followinK pmjKtrty altall btt ux
aitiHV (nun laxatitm:
1. All pruiia'rty, rnal ami irvonal,
of tlm UliiUal Hlaleai ami lltla atate, ex
eopt la ml IwluiminK to thla aUttt Imhl
uiMlar a vutitracl fur tlm pure loom
thttftaif.
'. All piihllt! or catrioniti) prupetty
uf tliu ftivtirnl uHintltait, uitiaa, vlllagua,
towiiH, ami oliiMtl tliatricta In thin Matu
imed or InttaHltal forunrMirHtt)HirHr(Mi,
uxeupt lamia IkiIihikIiik to Mioh jniblie
uttriHiratiiMia Imhl nmlur u uuntraut foi
tlm lairtiluiao thereof.
3. Tlm pttrwriial property of nil lit
erary, lmiiHVuleiit, charltulitii, ami K)i
ttntlrlu liifUtiitimia lnoorMirated within
tliia Uito, aittl awli rtwl natatti ImjIimik-
Iiik to auuh Inatitutiona at ulinll lm act
ually txvnpled for tlm puriMMHw for
whii'h tlmy wart) lnoorratl.
I. All liiHWiM of jinliliu wtirnhii,
ami tlm lula on which tlmy art) Hitiiatod,
ami llm peM or xliim ami furnltiiro
Ihuruln, ami all liurlal urnundH, tomlai,
ami rigid of hurlal; all IwihIm, ami tlm
Imildinita tlmrttoii, Hut uxcwedliiK thirty
aeraai, Imhl liy any uruinatory uaaiK.'ia
tloll llUNirMirHtetl under the lawa of tliia
tatt) lined for tlm aolu purMwtM of n
uruiuatory ami liurlal place for Inciner
ate reinaiiiM; hut any Hitt of any Imlld
Iiih, heln a Imiut) of piiltllt) woralilp,
which ahull lm kepi or unod aa n (torn
or ahop, or for any other purinwo, ex
i'eit for piihlic wiiralii)) or for h'IkhiIh,
ahull he tuxetl upon tlm Wfh valuation
thereof, tlm mi mo aa pereoiml iroptirty,
to tlio owuur or lavtipaut, or to either,
and tlm tnxtta ahull ho eollcvtod t hereon
in tlm wiuiu uiaunur aa taxea on ptiraon
ul propel ty.
ft. All puldlo lllmirleit, nnd llm per
aoiml propoily IwIoiikIiii; thereto mid
iviuiii't'letl therewith, ami tlm itml prop
erly lieliiiiKliiK thurelo mid upon which
hucIi lihmry la altuattsl.
ll. Tlm property of all IudlmiH renld
ItiK upon Indian reunrvalhiiid who liuvu
not Hevnrisl tlmlr trllail nilatlniiH or
taken IuiuIh In povomlty, except lamia
hold liy them by putuluiio or inherit
unco, mid aituatu on any Iudjmi nmer
vation; provldtnl, however, thai tlm
lunda owiuh! or held hy Indiana In nov-
timlly iiH)ii any Indian innervation,
ami the parnonul property of mmli In
diana upon mich imervatlon, hIiiiII lm
uxuuipt from t-ixnlloii when no provided
hy any law of tlm Unitwl Htutoa, and
nototluuwlru.
7. Tliu porsonal property of all pqr
Boii8 wlio, by retuion of Inllrmlty, age,
or povrrly, may, In tlio opinion of tlio
ataacHKor, Imi iitmlilo to contrlliiilo li
ivartla (lm inihllc clmrKoH.
H. Tlm iHirnoiml jroiorly of vvury
lioiifnlioldur to tlio amount of L'OO, tlio
iiiIU'Im lo Iiij rtulwttitl y mit'li hoiiHtf
lioldnr.
(II AC romp , tfflli.ti WW), waa amrn'lfd ljr
lw lyat, .nii;in, ami lawa, nMtlal aeialoli,
l!rt, mttn'jH (lie ihhII'iII iiihmI lunkw tlm
Xakaa latiilt UltmilliK l Ilia tlf laialiln
lainiwiiiKriiaiiKtK mini iii iiianriii taw: i.
fliatlvaa ffntil Ilia lilt
wlin lirlil itmlrr t'liiiltai't fur t'lirt'lian. llm al
liillM.f r;iital havlliK liriatiifiira ll'l'l attflt
lamia ninil "irntlr t( Ilila nam iiinl'r
riaiiMi i i Minlanl iiil)llnpu(i)ialli1ia, tllfl
llailir lill nmlr rniiliai't nl iurt'liaa, ma-l
laiaMa, ,, ,7. imrliriitf 4. Kiemplliiti nf
crainalnrjr my i'...i Irnm lam Idoa, .Ki)
W, at'llnti a, A, 'Iliiiiiid aa rlaua Hi.f aa-a-lliiri
IHMti, iri lliiiiiillnii la mini'! frnlii i'J
In l, niHlllliiir III aiinratlnti nfl.arlliiilar
arllrlaa wlilrli may Imi rmilrl Til flat
ltiilliiti la ImiIi:pI In lm mine nat tlian Ilia
ilil ttnlillnli nl aiMwin Yarlellra nl litnji
rlr In a Inlal nl, xlileli la In .actl(f(Mllnl
In Imi laiiu aiblltaty anil iiitMinal. A tlalnr
farnifr imiiln IH nw.. JIU, tilt linrar, 115;
iKiiiaalitiM Iniiilliit, 0) larinltif lniilmnta,
IMIIaiatiliraliipa wihiIiI liar a Inlal of l),
ami tiitltr .) hiiuIiI Imi ciphiiiI If lila irniMrl
waaall(llnillflfHlitlr illatrllMilnl, lliua' Iwn
Intra, I I'M. twit rima. fw. Irn alii, lit;
Iiimiii'IiiiM Iniiilluf. IW, HBKnn anl liamraa,
MI, fatinlitK litiiliflnla, lm, lm woul'l Itarn
li" llinaatnt) aln Imii all wniilil lot rinit.
Tltlalaali arlnal raa rriHirtl lijr nun aaaraanr
aa a igrinrai iiiaiaiiriini mo nrifpaaniiaiiia III-
iaa Ijri
Itlallix
nl Ilia itrtnt law aa ll U met ricrjr ily.)
(l-tnid III riHid iMiiinilary exeinpt.)
Hectioii r. Thntrt'Ctlon.lOIOof tlio
CoiIom and Hliitilttft of Orison, complletl
ami nniKilattil by Hint. CharlM II. IUil
lliiK'T and Willliiiu W. CJotton, ami Mo
tion fill of an iictappfoviil February Hi,
lllO.'l, mid found on jniko '-.'ill! itucxiuitur
of tlm ".fimrat lawa of Orenon of lOO.'l,
bu ami llm aaum liuruby are aiuuudiil
to read aa followa:
All landa within tlm Imundarynf any
county road, ami all tliilloatttl atreuta
ami alley in any iimoriKjratl or tiiiin
tiiriairattal city or town, or town plat,
within thin late, ahull In) exoinpt front
Hirtwinelit and taxation while ucod fur
Mieli airHiM.
(I'.imila lamta In atrtaaml allra, aa ll
aa lamia xlllilii lHimlarta nl rituat rno.li,
mMIiii litr auN iirMMa. The unltotaa
fnaitlr. ami auMMtflwl IT '"a HOI, .( u 779,
aiN-llnnaMamlfl.)
(PltM'ka In iHtnkn, loan ami tnirt ooui-
IwiiIhn, etc., Mibjvet to taxaUotl
Wlmru taxed.)
Hrctloit (I. That rectlmi 1 of an act
entitled "An act to llx the place of
aamiaMilitK national latnk took ami pri
vattt Iwiika, hatu ami trinit conipanle,"
approval 1'ehruary ti, 1003, lm ami tho
r-anm liuruby n amended to rtmd aa fol
Iowa: Hltarua of pUx'k of national latnka
nhall 1m) nwted to tlm imlivitlual
tdmrelHililera at tlm place whoro tlm
Iwnk la ItMwted. ShartHi of iitock of
otlmr lainka ami Inturtwta in Imnklnj;
cwpital, IhiIIiIIiik ami loan aaaocia
tiona and trml toiiiflnli(t, aball lm
aiHutaatiml to audi latnk, building ami
loan amiviaUoiiii, or trttnt copniunltm,
or to tlmlr ownura or atockholdura, na
by law prtivldttl, at tlm placo where
auclt bank, building and loan anaocia
titHiH. or trttnt cinuianiia aru liM'atttl.
(H .V I. IVimp , llini X'U at HrrrIit
In .ait liy Ui iiajs. ia( aw. II llm till nf
tb latter al la brnait pniiiiih In rott-r the laat
MMIur thru-Ill lb alliin irtiataa fol
lima lb art ul ltat, rbannlNR the mint "tok
noltl!" f liallmial nanka in "tharebobl
vn" In aaalttay u lb national banking art.
I'tuvlilw that ahariM nf iliwk in inlvata tanka,
lr., nball b atMl in aueli baak. H., or to
ItaatufkhoMaia, aa bf law rivtttf.)
(Ijtmlit aold by htate liatial to contrac
tor.) &tM'tlm 7. Ijtmltt heltl umler a om
tract for tlm ptireliano Umrtatf, iHalonn
iiiK to tlm tate, Hintv, or iniinlflml.
Ily, ami m'Ihmi! ami ether rUte lamia,
aliall lm cuiiaiilvrtiil, for all HtriuaM of
taxation, aa tlm prierty of the imraain
ao htiltliiiK tlm aame; ami tlm Improve
iiienta tlmrtttat aiutll Imi otHinideretl aa
teal properly for all purpotma of taxa
tion, ami lm ootMhlurtal aa the ptotiortv
of tlm imtxin hi Imltlini; tlm Ntiue:
and no ilttnl ball over lm executed un
til all taxea ami inunloil cltarKtta aru
fully ld thenxin.
(Nw. Inn niwiHtt I jti a Waaltlaxtan, MT,
Mwllmi 27. Iiam tat. It tmwin fruta a rartta.
rat nf th rlrrk nl lb Hal land buatil, No
vvtnUr 10, It, tbat tb alato'a nuutamllntt
prtlAral ul aakp aaX'vKlt"l hJl& arrna, tb
iuiha irta) uf whlrb uaa lt,lIM-all ul
Mhti'h Ntwtaaaoa taxation lau llm tilt
tu in lami la tint in tb Hal.)
( Public landu 1 inprovi'inunta. )
beet hut 8. 1 ho nwoor lilllht aiiitcua
all linproveinentH on landa, tliu fee of
which la atill vtwttti in tlm I'niUal
HlateM, na permmal jirnperty until tho
pettier thereon or ulaimant thereof baa
made final prtajf. After limit prtaif has
been iiiiide, ami n curtlilcHto iimuetl
therefor, tlm land ita If mut m nrnw
il, nutwitluitamling tlm mtnt baa not
been iiwuail.
(Neil ; cttHtiiarc Watlilnglnn llv. I.an, 1!X,
iclltHi Kn).
(Aafuaaora aliall obtain lliita of public
lunda Mild.)
Hcction 0. Tlm aoaHor of each
county ulinll, immediately after tho
llrat ilny of March of wiclt your, obtain
from the Htate land Imurd, and front tlio
local Unitctl Htatca laud olllcera in tlm
utate, l!nta of public landa hold, or con
traded to bu fold, mid of llnal curtill
cuttirt imutetl for land in bin (Mttnty ilur
iiirt tlfo pruvioua year cndliiK tit I
o'uliKk a. in. of an lil ilmt tlay of March,
and aliall place audi lamia upon tlio
UHeoemiicnt rolla an provided in tlm
laat two prt-ccdlii"; HtvtioiiH. It aliall
bu tlm duty of tlm Statu l-iiml board to
certify lint or llsta of all public landa
Hold, or con t muted to bo aold, during
tlio provlous your on application of tlio
ntwMMior of miy county applying thoru
for. (New.)
(Of tlio n&sostimont of property.)
(Bvt'tloil 8013, II. A O. Couii avctns to rV)
nil iniirijliml itwgiiiiumU nl iiiurUHKtw. II
ttntw ant InjIniiR in a tax art, alneo J hi) rOi'al el
tlio innrtKtiKO Inx law, nl which It naf iiart.
Tho laat ll lull no It nmv llllKnlnry. It alinaltl net
Ihi rt'pvaltMti lint tm riifoirnco ahnulit lie ntielo
tit It fa a tax imhIu: but It li ukkimIivI "oil tu
Iiitnru iHimnllatluua It bo Iraualorrtxt In tlio tu-
rorillni! act,)
(Tu bo contluucd noxt week)
NEWS OF THE WEEK
111 a Condensed Form lor
Busy Readers.
Our
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A rtetumo of tho Let Important but
Not Lom Intcroatlrtfj Evonf
of tho Past Week.
The IlllnolaCciitnil Mill aKml H',-
00 ),)()() uluvntiiiK ita tmcka in Chinitjo.
Ono tlay rccimtly 1,060 ationi;t m
aonKera iirrivtsl In New York from J5u
rojto. Tlmro la it axil ahoriitc in Fun Fran
claco mid llm price I iiim U-en Uxtalcil .'5
jier Ion,
At Km imxt mwiloii CJonpn)irt will Itc
naked to ty for eiiteriiilnnienla by our
forelK'n aifilaiHruiilont mid inlniatcrH.
It la nllevtctl tlmt nil nl tempt lata been
nuidit to polaiu ono of tlm Twltnt
ill tlm land fniud Irinla tutw on at Halt
lutke.
Teiionmnl liratra retthlentM of New
York'a liaal fiitlu lmvtt latin n vwir ihi
butcher aliot for raialiiK Dm prk of
lllOMt.
Itmlly In Victoria, II. C, 1mm In-
urMi(l Uf er cent In value on tlm an-
tHMtiKViimnt of Iiuproveiimntrt by tlm
OtiaHdiau raeinc.
A new HlbCaiHtdlmi iiimII imrvko n-co-nl
I ma I u-en ctttHbllalmil by tlm trip
from ImhIihi lo Vamtairer, Jt. C, la
Idk iianle in 11 tiara.
i Invifti(tliHi lata nIkimii that mrxe
atiKHinta of money inteiHlcil to reliee
Knaaian fainiiieniiffenTalmH w iock
ete.1 by tlto intriiatial with tliu f umla.
llrlt!nli (Vilumbiaii ImlktikN are in tlm
lmblt of MillltiK tlmlr girla na atnai na
tbey lire ol iImmhirIi to llml n lntyer.
An effort la to bu mode to Mop tlio pnic
Ucu. With the theriiKMiieter MamlinK near
tlm at-ni nmrk a larf iihihImt of pnmi
ilicnt citiieitxjif l'ayette, IiihIio, held
tip it citl train itml took two mm for
tlmlr own ttac. Tltyti crt itrovcntwl
from tnkiiiK' naircb y n pniinla cof rtdicf
by tlm ruilnattl comuiy.
Jlelonn liiia votcil to own her own
wntcx plant.
Tito uao of tolxtccn in nny form la las
iiiK drhen from the university ut Lin
coln, Nob.
Tliu Ciintiillun (coveninmont Iwa uurecil
to ilact it lifclanit aurvico on tlm aouth
urn (KirtiiMi of Vancivor talnml wxiftt,
the imtrine Kntveyunl.
Tlm Aklmitm (iitmt Soutlmrn roil
roail haa given Hit iiHrHae of 6 jht ivnt
lit wajtrai toall ita finpUtyri rvcelvinR
ltrt tlian JK)U jKir month.
In tlml ntertle CiHnnmnlieirintf at
Fait Iitke a wltimwt ileclarwl Urn I'ihmi
l'acifler ailniad ireventml otiitotdtioti
from atipiirinn cwl ltimln by the ne of
tlyimntitc.
Dr. 1). 1. IVirroMa, tllrwtor of cduca
tion in tlm Philippine, Ntya the la
lamia are in ttoud ciHalitinn (jenerally
aMYtkiii;. There la no market for auptr
mid tol wifo.
Tho Japuneho pivernyiontls Nild to
nmleititml tlm rectuu wliool altiuttion
in Han Franciwo. Whilo ahu nwy
punlah the lluy City n hit, nothing
nwrw will come of the affair.
An intermitioiwl (oimnlttco haa Um
npiailiitetl in (.'hliw to smire ntlief for
the hungry. An apHal will Ihi nwtle
to KumiK) ami Attmritit. Ten thousand
(HH)ple art mi the aiut of atiirvatltMi.
ltookcrT. WiiHhiugton, Iwder of the
ctlorvtl nttv, Hiya Atulmw (."nriulu
wuara ahoua iiuulo in u ii);no iitdtttitrkil
hcIiooI.
The Unitcal Stuttvt povuruninct lata
Ihhu) nektxl to fttrnlfh protection to tho
lender of tlm atrcot cur rtrlko now on ut
lluiiiiltton, Out.
The proaideut, vlco pnwident nnd
coutiHcl of tho Mutual Homtvo 1.1 fo In
Huninco coiuitny tiro on trial in Now
York on u charge of grand larceny.
While holding up vuiongcra on n
Chicago A Alton jxtHHiiegor tmin nwir
Kitnaua City u lxild roblar m ctipturvnl
hy tho conductor nnd Inter turnctl over
totlm pollct).
AdviiMa luivo Jiwl boon received of n
dtHhtrouii tidal wttvo which followtnl
an earthquake at Herman Now Guinea.
Many iintlvim crt ilrowiicd and tho
projH'rty losa la onoriuoiw.
Mm. Slilwol), limit of tho Snlvtition
Army ruM'tio work in Chicago, liellevea
tho laMa way to euro vice, in tlmt city
would bo to take plctruoa of the fre
quontcra of notorious pluoea nnd publUh
tlioni in tlm nowrpnHiru.
Tho Aiuortnin Intmninco coiuiny
him been Imrrod from doing further hua
inoaa in MnntuchuHitta and tho juotico
of tho Slnto Supruino couVt Niya con
iwnioa iiiiist how that thoy win protect
boforo thoy will bo allowed to continue
writing policies.
8E88ION WILL BE BUSY.
Congress May Make Change In Sev
oral Important Laws.
Wuahinutoii. Nov. 27. -Tlm Indirn-
j 1 Ion urn that tho tdiort omilori of ion-
grcnw that oiama Ikfi'inlKir .'I find ex
pire! by limitation Mnrch 4 noxt, will
not gf down In hlxtory IxiTtu!) of nny
tmrtictilur iirhlcTCmeiit. It will la; n
buay nimUm; nil abort ftiwlona nro, fir
tlirco inontha la none too xniich titno in
which to fierfcitnml inaa tlm niilur
appropriation bllla. Aaitlo from thia
leglrdtuiofi, littloofanntionul Imporbinco
ia likely to rwult.
Following out rccomiimmlntiona mndo
by tlm proaident in bin annual incuMigc,
tho liotHHj nuiy frntne, nnd iiriHaibly
ima, Koine Hrt of hill limiting iulmrlt
nmiii; Homo bill pror-iiig claingca in
tho mto Itiw, the pure food law mid tlio
iinli-trtiHt law nmy lw proponed nnd dia
uutil, hut notliing of thia claimctor la
likely to get through tlm mito. Nor
la tlmro tlm alightwt po-nihlllty of tlm
Mago or oven rcjxitt of a tariff hill.
TIioho prohleitw nro of ! grttit lm
porlnncc to Ik? tliio-til of In it abort
Mitdon, but limltftl diHcuaalon nmy
Hurvo to bring tlm vrtrioua Jtopica fairly
Ix-foro tlm country, and may rwult in
legislation nt tlm long fcwlon of tho
noxt cfngrca. Thia una tluit)urHt' fol
loaitl in tlm (wo of tho railroad nitc
hill, ttml it proved to Ihj n who movo
on tho jxtrt of4tlm lioivo hiulura.
GOLD IN THE WRECK.
Eastern Men Secure Concession from
Mexico for Recovery.
Mexico City, Nov. 27. A FiR-chil to
th Herald from Omnia In jam rnya:
II. F. IticlmnlKHt, it cHjiitaliHt of
Fennfyh-ania, and C. W. Johnston, a
IHlvtfiru man, have cureil from the
Mexican government h concion for
the recovery of tlm (fold tlmt 'atill re
iimlntt in tlm hull of tlm (iolden Oato,
the AnmricHti nhip tlatt wa lacbetl on
the count of Coliitau, a almrt tliHtniuit
from MaiiHtnlllo, in the winlurof 1801
02. Mr. HIclHtrtlron la now in thia
city. Mr. Johnston recently left ftin
Francico for tlm K-eno of the wreck,
aeeomjHiiieil hy tllvura and other uwtlct
anta. The Oolden Oalo wa on tho wiiy
from Han FrmiciiK-o to Now York, ami
carried nearly $1,600,000 in goal coin,
dertiimd for New York lamka. Whilo
hcitding mirth toward Manztinillo flro
broke imt nlxiaril the vowel, ami in an
attempt to we tlm itfHengera the ship
wita run iiMhore. Howover, nettrly 200
H)rxnin were either burned to tlettlh or
drowned. Of the amount iilxxird the
chip, lmtucun 1800,000 and $000,000
ww re)vereil roino thno Inter. It ia
IkiIIovciI tlmt there still remain in the
hulk of the vemil ut tenet 1600.000 in
gold.
WOULD BUY CABLE.
Telegraph Company Se.Us to Acquire
Government Wire In Alaska.
Portland, Nov. 27. If eoneiw will
HUthortse tlm mle of Um veniiietit
ittble which, raiclma frtHii Stwttle to
Seward, with brHitclma) to Juihmu ami
SLawny, tlm Ninth American Telv-
icrapli & Oium ixxniMny will wy an
other wire from Sewwnl to YlmliviMtok.
Tho cHiiiMiiy ptamla ready to Hirelaae
the government cable, totietlmr with
1,400 milea of bind linw, for 12,180,-
600, which repreent the actiwl tvtft.
To ftxteml tlm wide to Ylttdivotok will
eot approxiiiuttely $1,600,000.
J. T. Flyiin, Mvretury of the North
American Telegraph & Cable comiMiiy,
la in Portland en rtvute from Seattle to
Wnahlugton, where ho will repreent
liiii eompnny at the eomitiK KemitHi of
emigre, when a hill will lie intto
dticetl to nutltorise the Kilo of the cable.
Mr. Flynn wio in tlm rml etato ImwI
nuti in 1'flrtkinl alxMit 10 ymra niro.
lie ia n gutt at tlm Oregon larfel,
whoro ho ia meeting ninny of bin for
mer acquaintance.
"l'roliahly the most Hrfect wlreiVea
tolegmphy etationn in the work! are in
Alnxka, ami tiro managed hy the gov
erninent," taiStl Mr. Flynn. "The ta
tiotiH In mlml nro on Norton pound, ami
one ia ut St. Mleliaels ttml the otlmr nt
Safety lutrlair. They tiro tepamtod liy
a distance of ttlamt MS niilea. They are
0HimttHl hy aoltliora, and the last reu
MHithoy tnin.inittml 1,200,000 wonla
without n alnglo error."
Inspectors Not Pleasing.
Mexico City, Nov. 27. Tho llomld
today i-ttya; "Unions tlmro ia a change
of tho plan of the cottiinitteo which ia
now hero to repreent tho condtictora
of tho Mexican Central in their appli
cation font revision of tlm wngo ftttlo,
the management will la) reminded that
the system of retuiniug tmin inupcctora
ia not pleHning to tho men who run the
tm hid. The increase in wttgea to 1h
imkoil for the pawengor ivnductorei will
la) from $260 to U00 it month. A
proportloimto iucrmaH) will be asked for
tho freight conductors."
Herds Lost In Blizzard,
Nl Paso, Tex., Nov. 27. A special
to tho Thtim from AlniiiKonlo, N. M..
tya tlmt tlio gout nnd alicop mirora of
tlio Sacramento mouulaiiia in Now
Maxico lost ftoin 00 to 80 por cont of
thotr honla during tho recent blizzard, '
whiuli, it ia raid, la tho henvlest oa
over experienced by tho Industry in tho
West.
BUY POSTAL SYSTEM
Syndicate Offers fo Come to Aid
of Uncle Sam.
REDUCE POSTAL RATES ONE-HALF
Rent Buildings From Government and
Share the Profits Could Save
8100,000,000 Annually.
Wiwhlngton, Nov. 27. Undo Ftim
will Iw nkctl tomorrow to turn over to
n ymliailo of atpltnliata the conduct of
the txmtnl hualnewf. The joint commit
tee of congrex" inventignting poatnl
nbiifofl nnd intrtinktl with rccoinmoml-
Ing reform, which Ima been In rcralon
in Now York, remimeti ita meeting to-
ilay, nnd tomorrow W., I). IJoyco, of
Chicago, will go lajforo tho committee
with ii iKinafltle offer inatle by Hiilwtnn
tinl capitulinta to take over from tho
government tho po-tal biiinex nnd re
lieve it ofnllthegrttttoxiienfienttachetl.
Tlie offer Iwa t-oveml ohjecta. It ia
true that CHpitaileta luivc been found
who lwlieve tlmt money cstn la mndn
by u monopoly of the otI btMiineiiB.
Whereaa the government Ima failed to
mako the l'ntolllco tIcHrtmcnt n pny
Ing limtitntion, the oipitulhta Ixlievo
that by the introduction of huaineiH
metlKala tlwy can rait tlm dejnrtmenb
iiixiii a tlivhleial itying lla. Wella
l"an) Kspreca erant,iny iw enough
money in tho inonoiioly to offer tho
government a Ikhium of $1,000,000 a
year if permitted to run the postofTlcc.
The proposition ia presented in good
laith ami will ferve the tlotthle nunaxe
of empltaitizing with the public the fact
imt tltere are utpttble lnwinot men in
the country who believe tliat they oin
give the people penny postage ami nn
excellent eervice, aa gool na tlmt per
formed by the government. Tho offer
will Imve the effect of f bowing to tho
jK'ople tlmt thee buainea men, who
will give MitUfaetory lmml, will gitnnin
tee to give tho patron of tho portofilco
retlticeil pwhtgo nttea, which tho de
partment ofilcinla unite in reporting tho
government cannot nffonl to do.
The propoiition, broadly etatetl, la
tlutt the govemment fhall withttniw
from the field of controlling n ptiblio
utility itml thull place tho bttsineaa of
tPtm-iKirting ami delivering the mail in
private mind, na the oxprcfa buninena
ia to-ky comlucteil. The Ripitulirta
who are willing to nwiime tho burden
will jy the government rental for tlio
poetoitkv building nil over tho country
mid will eltarge the government regular
rate of ixiftHKe ujion ita moil, which ia
now nirrietl free ttmlcr frank and penal
ty Mmm.
Mr. llttyce aaitl in itatt:
"A i refill nHiiiMriron of rates of
pnlin now clianreil on Unit ami second
ckuM matter, w ith the rati Imrein pro
joeil to tie tint in fonv will readily
deux nt rate tlutt it iimatiti an nxerago
i-aving for the next SO yeara to the gov
ernment and general Hiblic of $100,
000,000 annually.
"We proline to perform all the ucr
view now rendered the public liy tho
lWolllce ilrtment ami ntrry out nil
treaty atiMilUoiM ami contntcta nnd to
take the entire receipta urialng from tho
otut service tta full com)eiiMttion for
the rendition of all jmitl Krvicea now
jierforiiieil by tho l'oftollkv ileiirtment
ami jiay all mkriea and ex jk'iimw necen
Mtry to oarrj out tho ternw of attcli a
detailetl cont met tta will aei-omplifh tho
object WMiRltt, itMitmly:
"Firt The rtHluction to tho public
by one-lutlf of all jiostage to Im) paid on
I1rt ami nitnul claw matter, or 1 cent
ixr ounce or fraction thereof of first
cImm, ami 4 and per pound on recoml
cka matter, except for weeklies, aa
Heretofore.
"Second Tho wiping out of tho
deficit annually in the oi,Hrutlng of tho
postal iwvieo ns a government depart
ment. "Third Wo will pay Into tho United
Slatoe treaaury all net profits accruing
over i iter cont interest on capital in-
vostetl."
Print City's Name on Stamps.
Washington, Nov. 27. routngo
tdunipd or the icsue of 1007, at 0,000
presidential jxvtotllcea will lieurou their
face tlio name or tlio etuto anil city in
which tho lxwtofllco ia altuatetl. Tho
cttief rwifon for thia innovation is mid,
at the l'ostotlkv department, to bo tho
belief that it will help do away wita
i)0tolllco roluVrloa and make it much
wtaier to truce-criminals. Tho ixwtofllco
robbery nt Chicago a few yuir ago is a
gixxl OMiinple of tlio eue with which
stolen )ostHge stump can bo dUpoel
of, for no tnico of tho perpetrators wn
over found.
Creat Bridge Over Ynlu,
Tendon, Nov. 27. Tho Toklo corre
spondent of the Tlnuw tologmphs that
the Jnpiuioeo liavo ileoltletl to brldgo
the Yttlu river at Yonganimj. Tho
Hism will be 3,230 feet long nnd tho
bridge will cost l, 000,000. Jt.will )m
compluted ut tho eaino tlmo as the.
WIju-Mukden & Fusan railroad,