Auditor of State v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from. Board of Railroad Assessors. Chapter 124 of the laws of 1869, (p. 249,) prescribed the manner in which the property of railroad and other corporations should be assessed for the purposes of taxation.
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Appeal from. Board of Railroad Assessors. Chapter 124 of the laws of 1869, (p. 249,) prescribed the manner in which the property of railroad and other corporations should be assessed for the purposes of taxation. Section 2 provides that “ the county clerks of the several counties in which any-railroad company now has, or hereafter may have its track and roadway, or any' part thereof, shall constitute a Board of Appraisers and Assessors for the property of said railroad company.” In 1870 the Atchison, Topeka §> Santa Fe Railroad Company had its track or roadway, and its road in operation, in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, O. J.:
The Auditor of State appealed to this court'from the appraisal of the property of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Kailroad Company made by the board of county clerks. The appeal is taken in pursuance of section 11, of chapter 124 of the laws of 1869. The railroad company appear by counsel, and move the *504•court to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this court has no jurisdiction of the matter.
The act above referred to by express terms gives the jurisdiction to this court; and that it does so, is not controverted in the argument. The…
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