St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

Laws Of Vermont.
Pubic Acts Designated for publication in the
newspapers by the Seeretdry Of State
No. An act to provide Dor the payment Of
/, Is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the
SECTION l. Funds for the payment Of state expenses
franchise or in this Of railroad insurance
guarantee express, telegraph telephone steamboat car
and transportation companies savings banks, savings
iaStitutions and trust companies provided in this act
shaE be payable in money TO the state treasurer for
''' COMMISSIONERS OF STATE TAXES.
Sac. o. The governor, in the year rssa and eienni-
sen, OF The senate commissioner Of whose
term of Office shall commence al the time OF his appoint
Vseanees IN such office shall be hed by governor
He shall report bienniahy to the general assembly, ana
eers' 1euorts such commissioner shall receive from
the stale treasury annual salary OF one thousand
harge az his duties but no account for hire fuel
lights or shall be allowed TO such ofheer
Sxe The commissioner Of state taxes shall send
by mali or otherwise furnish TO the principal ofhee OF
each corporation company person or a,
in this state Of foreign insurance companies A 90 nor
tripcate so formulated require statement of all
facts necessary to determine the amount of each annual
or semi-annual tax TO be paid by such eorporauon
sac = Every corporation company, person or per-
sons required by this act to pay tax 10 the state ano
the agents of foreign insurance companies specified IN
the preceding section shall cause sueh blanks 70 DC
required and with full TO all heterogeneous
therein ;d.d dnG IN ihe fooog secen' Such
blanks filled out shall be signed and sworn TO by the
treasurer cashier chief financial officer of the cor
poraton, company or by the person or persons making
ed
in The breeding section shall be returned. copy TO
the eonmssens5 OF sf1e he month Of February for
.he year terminating with the last day of December
February and August for the sem-annual period term
mating with the last day of December next pre-
cedng respectively, according to the subsequent pro-
visions of this act and copy shall be retained by
the corporation company, person or persons making
such returns.
SIC 6. At the time of making a return the corpora
except agents Of foreign insurance companies, shall
the the amount OF the annual
sem-annual for the period covered by such re-
turn Each annual due from foreign insurance
companies shall be paid by such company to the state
treasurer within the time limited by this act.
PENALTIES.
SEC 7. corporation company, person or persons
whose duties it is make return to the commissioner
OF state taxes who fails TO do within the time
qured by this act shall forfeit to the state one hundred
dollars for each days neglect make such return.
SEC. 8. corporation, company, person or persons
failing pay the amount of annual or semiannual
within the time required by this act shall forfeit 10
the state the hundred dollars for each days
neglect TO pay the after the expiration of the
time limited by law.
SIC O. II a foreign insurance company, or anagent
of foreign insurance company, fails to make return as
required BY this act if foreign insurance company
fails to pay to the state as required by this
act the commissioner of state taxes shall notify the
insurance commissioners of this and such com
mssioners shall thereupon revoke the license of such
company do business in this state and shall revoke
the licenses of all agents of such company in this state
and notice and publication Of such revocation shall be
made in the same provided in case of arevo-
cation under section 3627 of the revised laws
SEC. 10. Taxes and penalties imposed by this act
shall be recoveusd with costs in action of debt
brought in the name OF the The commissioner
of state shall such suits to be instituted
within thirty days after default in making return or
paying The amount of penalties accrued up to
the time trial may be recovered in such suit But if
the commissioner is satisfied that defIlt owing to
the failure receive blanks other unavoidable cause
he may remit the penalties accrued and extend the
time for making the return paying tax not exceed
ing thirty days.
SIC. II. Every corporation, person or persons own
ing or operating railroad in this state whether as
owner lessee receiver trustee otherwise, shall pay
a the the entire gross earnings of such
is ed