Salt Lake Herald | 1907-02-26 | Page 1 | Railroads Hard Hit by Decision

I RAILROADS HARD HARDI I HIT BY DECISION Burlington and Union Pacific Will Have to Pay Penalties as Well as Taxes 1 I Washington Feb 23 Tho Th cass cases caE s of the Union Ut Pacific aid Burlington tl the various treasurers t tr ot of o Nebraska Involving the tax laX rate upon tipon p n nh the h property of or the railroads and slid call catl catling I ing nil into question the th administration n of the Nebraska state tax law were decided ed ad adversely adverse to the railroads by Jy the tile su supreme preme court of the United States St t s today todi The decision was announced by b Justice Holmes Omaha Feb 23 The decision of the supreme court in the tax cases calles means mea s that the railroad parties to the suit cult must pay the tho treasuries tr s of the coun counties counties counties ties interested an aggregate a of about of taxes now due Including pen penalties penalties This includes the taxes for 15 and 1906 The rho railroads had tendered about which they considered d the proper amount of or taxes so that the tho amount really reany involved However the other roads operating In Nebraska have hae paid their taxes under protest and anti had these cases gone against the state would have hae demanded a refund of or about of oC the thc amounts paid I