Chapter 897. For the relief of certain counties in the States of Oregon and Washington within whose boundaries the revested Oregon and California Railroad Company grant lands are located
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CHAP. 897.— An Act For the relief of certain counties in the States of Oregon and Washington within whose boundaries the revested Oregon and California Railroad Company grant lands are located.July 13, 1926.[[H. R. 11329](/us/bill/69/hr/11329).][[Public, No. 523](/us/pl/69/523).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Oregon and Washington. That the Treasurer 916 of the United States, upon the order of the Secretary of the Interior, Payment of taxes on revested Oregon-California Company lands, to counties in, for years 1916 to 1926.shall pay to the several counties in the States of Oregon and Washington, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts of money equal to the taxes that would have accrued against said lands for the years 1916 to 1926, inclusive, if the lands had remained privately owned and taxable.
Ascertainment of amounts.Such amounts shall be ascertained by using the assessed value for the year 1915, used by the Secretary of the Interior in arriving at the accrued taxes for 1915 and the rate of taxes prevailing for the several purposes in each county, school district, port district, or civil subdivision thereof for each of such years. Sec. 2. Computation, etc., of amounts to each county.The Secretary of the Interior shall ascertain as soon as may be after the approval of this Act the rate of taxation so prevailing, compute the amount to be paid each county for each of such years and issue an order therefor upon the Treasurer of the United States, and file same with his report thereon with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Payment each year for lands owned by United States.In computing the amounts so to be paid the Secretary of the Interior shall include all Oregon and California land-grant lands title to which remains in the United States on the 1st day of March of each year. Sec. 3. Payments each year after 1926, until all charges a gain st Oregon-California fund liquidated, etc.On or before the 1st day of October of each year after 1926 the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the order of the Secretary of the Interior, shall pay to the several counties amounts of money equal to the taxes upon said lands within such counties, to be ascertained, computed, and reported in the same manner as for the preceding years, until all charges against said “Oregon and California land-grant fund” shall have been liquidated and the said fund Vol. 39, p. 222.shows a credit balance as available for distribution under section 10 of the Act approved June 9, 1916.
Sec. 4. Payments charged against Oregon California fund.All moneys paid under the terms of this Act shall be charged against the said “Oregon and California land-grant fund,” and all proceeds received from the sale of lands, timber, or otherwise, No other distribution until United States has been reimbursed.shall be placed to the credit of such fund until all sums charged against such fund are fully and completely liquidated, and until the United States has been so fully reimbursed no distribution shall be made as provided in section 10 of the said Act approved June 9, 1916.
Sec. 5. Moneys received by counties to be prorated, etc., as though from a taxpayer.All moneys paid and received under the provisions of this Act by any county shall be prorated, apportioned, and paid to the State, county, port districts, school districts, road districts, and other civil subdivisions of the county in the same proportion as the taxes assessed, levied, and collected by the county for the year covered by such payment are apportioned and paid, to the State, county, and each civil subdivision will receive the same amount as though the money had been paid by a taxpayer for each year.
Approved, July 13, 1926. PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day of December, 1936, and teas adjourned without day on Friday, the fourth day of March, 1927*. Calvin Coolidge, President; Charles G. Dawes, Vice President; George H. Moses, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives.