Show katerbarg proceedings of the legislature transacted alter the standard went to press immediately after roll call in tho morning alio senate was notified lic bouso had passed senate bill no 06 by avans relating to the board of land commissioners and rejected senate bill no 27 by chambers relating to injuries to railroads senate bill no 54 by bannion relating to taxation and defining the powers and duties of the state board of equalization by amending sections 2513 2514 2569 2570 2584 2585 and 2520 of the revised was taken up put on its third reading and passed unanimously with little debate ky iho terms of the bill section 2513 liaa the word depot companies inserted as among alio railroad properties to bo assessed by the board of equalization without regard to whether they are in one or more counties section 2514 provides eliat all railroad lands not actually used as a roadbed road bed right of way or for other necessary purposes shall bo assessed by alio ioard of equalization instead of by the county assessor as heretofore section 2537 which provides that railroad telegraph and telephone lines operated wholly in one county as well as electric lines canals ditche ditc hc blumes flumes etc ft hen separately taxable must bo listed and assessed in tho county in which such property is located is changed by striking out tho railroad telegraph and telephone provisions and the provision by tho section applies to thoo operated wholly in one county section 2559 providing that a statement shall be furnished to tho board of equalization annually on alie first monday in february by any person firm or corporation owning or operating a railroad telephone or telegraph line in more than one county is changed eo that the statement must be furnished by the first monday in april without regard to whether alio line is operated in one county or more alian one section 2560 is amended PO that tho board of equalization shall assess all railroad cars street railway depot telephone and companies in alie state without regard to the number oi counties in they are operated or into which they run provisions are also added to alie original section providing for the manner of apportioning the assessment among the different counties section 2562 is amended so eliat alie board of county commissioners acting as a board of shall apportion alie assessed valuation of property assessed by alie state board of equalization among the county taxing districts section 2560 provides that annual state mants of mines etc must be made up to alio first monday in march of each year instead of april ns heretofore this statement under alio terms of the bill must be delivered to tho state board of equalization instead of the bounty assessor and tho board is to notify alie county auditor of the county in the property ia if any charge is made section 2569 provides for assessing the net proceeds of tho mines by the state board of equalization section 2570 ia amended to conform to tho previous section for alie assessment of alie railroads street railways etc section 2581 is amended only slightly and in unimportant particulars section 2585 which in the statutes provides eliat alie board of equalization may change the value of real estate improvements and such real estate and alio personal property except money 13 amended by particularizing particular izing the classes of property dividing them into eleven classes and authorizing alie board to cliance any one part or all of the eleven mentioned classes section 2610 is changed eo that notice of assessment shall be furnished by the county treasurer to each taxpayer including car were heretofore the state treasurer is made the collector of taxes due from car companies section 2011 ig amended in only unimportant particulars section is amended daeing it alio duty of tho state treasurer to transmit to alie county treasurer a list of the delinquent car companies with list of the property and amount of taxes due to bo published as iho delinquent list of other taxpayers is published and tho redemption of which if cold be through the A communication was received from the house stating that bill no the fire and police bill biad been by tho governor who aavo his reasons and that tho house biad again passed the bill amending it to embody liia suggestions alio bill was taken up by alie senate and passed as it came from the house with no debate couo bl no 44 providing for district at and their salaries next called up and passed after enato hail amended by reducing salaries to 1500 senate bill no ecby parry the institute bill was up nest and passed unanimously senate bill no 4 by wright denning grand larceny was then passed unanimously and alie conference committee having reported that tho howo had receded from its amendment to the land commissioners bill that measure was passed senate bill xo 02 providing tor an increase in the fees for issuing certificates to pharmacists and assistants was pasca without debate senator thomas then introduced a new bill providing for a salary of per annum for district judges where alio population of their district was or more and a salary of where alie district population was less than HOUSE alie substitute for clydeb bill to create the office of district attorney for each of tho judicial districts required over an hour tor its consideration the bill was passed by a vote of 38 ayes one of the important changes in the bill is the authorizing of tho governor to appoint public prosecutors for the fourth fifth sixth and districts not more than half of such number to belong to ono political party tu servo until the next general election when district attorneys for each of the seven judicial districts will bo alio salary of each attorney is to be 2000 annually except the prosecutor for alio third district whose yearly compensation pensa tion will bo house bill no 79 by to increase the annual salary of the state coal anino inspector from 1000 to 1200 was taken up and passed by a vote of 26 ayes and 12 noes the engrossed copy of tho substitute for house bill no 95 declaring adverse possession to real estate bield for street or other public purposes cannot be obtained bany person was signed by alie speaker and alie chief clerk and forwarded to alie senate tor signatures |