To Sherman and To Fisher and To Ragland and To Roberts and To Charlton and § 20. To W. R. Sherman the sum of two hundred and ninety-one dollars and eighty cents (two hundred and ninety-one dollars and eighty cents), in full of costs and attorney's fees in the contest case of Sherman against Hail and to William Hail the sum of two hundred and ninety dollars and seventy cents (two hundred and ninety dollars and seventy cents) in full of his costs and attorney's fees in the same case. § 21. To Geo. H. Fisher the sum of two hun-. dred dollars (two hundred dollars), in full of costs and attorney's fees in the contest case of Fisher against Kelday; and to Jno. R. Kelday the sum of two hundred dollars (two hundred dollars), in full of his costs and attorney's fees in the same case. $ 22. To W. H. Ragland the sum of two hundred dollars (two hundred dollars), in full of costs and attorney's fees in the contest case of Ragland against Strong; and to J. G. Strong the sum of two hundred dollars (two hundred dollars), in full of his costs and attorney's fees in the same case. § 23. To Thomas A. Roberts the sum of two hundred dollars (two hundred dollars), and to Geo. D. R. Aikin the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars (one hundred and fifty dollars), in full of their costs and attorney's fees in the contest case of Roberts against Aikin. $24. To Albert H. Charlton the sum of two hundred dollars (two hundred dollars), in full of costs and attorney's fees in contest case of Lucas against Charlton; and to Samuel Lucas the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars (one hundred and fifty dollars), in full of his costs and attorney's fees in same case. Mahaffey. § 25. To R. E. Smith the sum of fifty dollars To Smith and (fifty dollars) for his fee and ten dollars (ten dollars) for expenses in contest case of Smith against Mahaffey; and to J. A. Mahaffey the sum of seventy-five dollars (seventy-five dollars) for attor ney's fee, and fifty-five dollars (fifty-five dollars) for his expenses in said case. To committee to $ 26. To Geo. T. Farris, four dollars and thirty cents; Newton Frazier, four dollars and thirty visit Frankfort. cents; Abe Renick, four dollars and thirty cents; G. T. Berry, four dollars and thirty cents, and G. T. Finn, four dollars and thirty cents, the actual expenses incurred by each of the above members of the General Assembly who were appointed a committee, while the Legislature was in session at Louisville, to visit Frankfort and report upon the advisability of the General Assembly returning to Frankfort. 27. This act shall take effect from and after its approval by the Governor. Passed the Senate March 13, 1900. Became a law March 23, 1900, without the signature of the Governor. CHAPTER 28. Repealing chap. ter 448, page 618 acts 1833; charter AN ACT to repeal certain State bank charters. Whereas, By virtue of a recent decision of the of Bank of Ken- Supreme Court of the United States, all banks of tucky; also, chap ter 155, page 7, this State, both State and national, are now re acts of 1850, be ing charter of Farmers' Bank of quired to pay State and local taxes in Kentucky, except the Bank of Kentucky, the Farmers Bank Kentucky: also chapter 1064, page 562, acts of 1863, being the charter of the Deposit Bank of Kentucky. of Kentucky and the Deposit Bank of Frankfort, which three last named banks, by virtue of said decision, are now claiming exemption from all State and local taxes, except as provided in the Hewitt Law, during their corporate existence; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That an act, entitled "An act to establish the Bank of Kentucky," approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and all amendments and extensions thereof, also an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Farmers Bank of Kentucky," approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty, and all amendments and extensions thereof, also an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Deposit Bank of Frankfort," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixtythree, and all amendments and extensions thereof, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. vided, That if said banks or either of them, on or before May first, nineteen hundred, file in Secretary of State's office their or its written consent to pay taxes under State and local levies of nineteen Pro hundred and subsequent years, as provided in the Constitution and revenue statutes of this State, the bank or banks thus agreeing shall be excepted from the operation of this act. § 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. $3. Whereas, it is important that all banks of this State should be placed upon the same footing as to taxation without delay, an emergency exists, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 22, 1900. CHAPTER 29. AN ACT to amend and re-enact an act empowering the county hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "An act concerning the assessment and valuation for taxation of corporate franchises and intangible property by cities of the first and second class." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commontrealth of Kentucky: Amending chap acts of 1898. § 1. That section one of an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, ap- ter 38, page 96, proved March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, of the published acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows: By striking from the first line of section one the word "franchise," and substituting in lieu thereof the words "shares of stock," and by adding after the words "security company," in the second line of said section the words "and the franchise of every incorporated," and by adding after the What companies to be assessed by cities for franchise taxes. Proviso words "second class," in the eleventh line of said section one, the words "and the third class," so that said section as amended will read as follows: "S 1. That the shares of stock of every incorporated bank, trust company, guarantee or security company, and the franchise of every incorporated gas, water, ferry, bridge, street railway, express, electric light, electric power telegraph, press dispatch, telephone, turnpike, palace car, dining car, sleeping car and chair car company, and every other like company, corporation or association, having or exercising any special or exclusive privilege or franchise not allowed by law to natural persons, or performing any public service, shall hereafter be valued or assessed for city taxes in the manner hereinafter described by the city assessor in the cities of the first, second and the third class, wherein such franchise is exercised, to the extent and in the proportion the same is therein exercised: Provided, however, That no assessment for city taxes shall be made by any assessor or board of valuation and assessment of the franchise of any private business, mercantile or manufacturing corporation, whose property is not, devoted to public use." $ 2. This act shall take effect and be in force ninety (ninety) days after the adjournment of this Legislature. Passed Senate March 8, 1900. Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 1900. Became a law without signature of the Governor, March 23, 1900. |