§11-5-4. In what district personalty assessed.
Every person required by law to list personal property for
taxation shall list the tangible personal property in the tax
district wherein it is on the first day of the assessment year, and
chattels real in the tax district wherein the land to which they
relate is located; and he shall list for taxation in the tax
district in which he resides the notes, bonds, bills, and accounts
receivable, stocks and other intangible personal property subject
to taxation belonging to himself or under his charge or control,
whether the same, or the evidence thereof be in or out of the
state; but capital, and intangible property (except real estate and
chattels real) employed in any trade or business (other than
agriculture) belonging to a company whether it is incorporated or
not, or to an individual, shall be assessed for taxation in the tax
district wherein the principal office for the transaction of the
financial concerns pertaining to such trade or business is located;
or, if there be no such office, then in the district where the
operations are carried on. Goods and chattels and other tangible
personal property not exempt from taxation which may not be
assessed for taxation in the tax district where the same were on
the first day of the assessment year, but which have been removed
therefrom, shall be assessed in the tax district where the same
were on the first day of the assessment year; but the assessment
and payment of taxes in any county or district in any year shall
exonerate the owner of such property in any other county or district for such year: Provided, That in cases of the assessment
of leasehold estates a sum equal to the valuations placed upon such
leasehold estates shall be deducted from the total value of the
estate, to the end that the valuation of such leasehold estate and
the remainder shall aggregate the true and actual value of the
estate.