The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
stocks.
BOsrOy, February q. 1897
The Outcome Is a specific Tax

The NEWS has on more than one occa-
sion called attention to the improperly,
or ioolIshness, il you please, Of upon the
occasion OF the legislative visits to the
copper country showing them ONLY the
great works OF the Quincy, Dollar Bay
and the stamp mills and works Of the
ajalum and iiscla and Tamarark miu.
ing compsn e ., which, as we all know,
are the prizes OF the copper country, par
gtic9lsrly the Calumet and Hecla. TIE
mines, nor do they see the deserted mic
Eng villages scattered through Keweenaw
and Ontonagon counties and come IN
Hoaghton county, s1ch az the Albany &
Boston. Consequently, the visitors nat
Juraily imagine that the copper industry
Ss ia a much better condition than it
really IL, overlooking the fact that ma y
hUndreds OF thousands OF dollars have
been spent without any return whatever.
Someone, presumably, supposing
Ghat all was gold in the copper country
no doubt arriving at the conclu-
sion from the glittering reception accord
Cd TO the legisl .tors on their visits to the
copper country, where, as before stated,
they are only shown the bright side, and
that all the mines were in the same
dourishing condition, and the outcome,
a natural one az it appears to us, is the
INTRODUCTION OF the following bill:
A bill imposing a specific tax upon
persons, firms, corporations and cnar-
tered companies engaged in the business
I'd exporting minerals out OF this State
ar OF mining smelling and refining ores
ta this state; and to re, cal all acts or
carts OF acts cOntravening any OF the
provisions OF this act.
SECTION 1.-The People OF the State of
Michigan enact, That all persons. firms,
corporations and chartered companies
Sagaged in the business OF exporting ores
80 minerals out OF this Sta e, or OF mining,
- .sS-lti0g, or refining ores ia this State,
sskxl pay into the State treasury specific
ssuxes as follows, that isto says: Every
sssch person, firm, corporation and char
tered company engaged in copper mining
esIsi pay u tax OF three dollars for each
1on OF copper or mineral obtained and
each ton OF copper or mineral obtained
"a d exported from this State before
t,eiag sm 'lted; every such persons, firm,
corporation and chartered company en-
gagged ia iron mining shall pay tax OF
q - cents for each ton Of ore or mineral
Obtainted aud exported from this State
bsfOre being smelted or refined; pig,
bloom, or other iron manufactured IN
this state shall be free from specihc tax
Sx Ject upon the capital stock; every such
person, fir rs, corporation and chartered
90 DpaDy engaged in coal mining shall pay
a tax OF one cent for each ton Of coal ex-
ported from this State. Said taxes shall
eve paid annually, In the month OF July.
at the Office OF the State treasurer or
ssuch place in the city OF Detroit as he
may designate. All such persons. firms,
corporation and chartered companies
ehsi keep an accurate account of all cop-
per smeted by ea'd person, firms, cor
poration or chartered company; OF all
copper exported from this State un-
emelt d; Of all iron eexported from this
State unsmelted or unrefned; and OF all
coal exported out OF this State, and shall
on or before the first day OF July In each
gear file n true and correct copy OF the
came with the State treasurer which