The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-31

owned and held BY each shareholder o.
stcck IN such national bank, or II q private
bank, the amount Of capital invested Ia
and owned BY each partner Of such private
bank.
8. The place Of residence OF each stock-
holder or owner Of any capital or inter-
est in such bank, II known III not known
that tact shalt - stately,
4. II National hank, the amount or
amounts Of notes issued BY suoh National
bank and circulating a. money or that %
intended to circulate Is money (stattng
such amount In dcllSrs).
:. The amount Of money on hand, or In
transit, OF In the hands Of other banks.
bankers brokers'. or Others; sublec, 70
the state.
& rho amount OF Indebtedness Of such
bank and how such Indebtedness 10 cyl
denccd
7. The amount OF paper esideneins in.
debtedness owned by such bank, which was
acquired by such bank, either at par or at
q discount.
Amy such president. vice president. or
cashier OF any such National bank, or any
owner or part owner OF any such private
hank, 80 failing or refusing to furnish
such statement as above required shalt
be deemed guilty of u misdcmeanor. and
upon conviction thereof. shall be punished
by inc Of not less than one hundred
dollars nor moro than one thousand dollars
and by confinement In the county Jail FOR
term OF not less than ten days nor more
than thirty days. M
BY tho terms money and notes mentioned
In the preceding article Is meant all money
owned and on hand. and all notes held or
owned by such bank on deposit or other
wise.
The fact that large portion OF the as
| - Nat nj mn t,rtv
not being rendered for taxation creates
IN emergency and an Imperative necessity
that the constitutional rule requiring bills
To bo read on three several days be sus-
pended, and that this act take effect and
be III force from and after Its passage and
Ii is 90 enacted,
COMMITTEE REPORT
Hon. J, S. sheriff. Speaker of the House
OF Representatives.
Committee Room, Austin Texas, january
%, 1S09.--.Sir; Your committee on revenue
and taxation, 20 whom was referred house
bill No. 81. bill 10 be outitled IAN act TO
amend substitute bill No. aia, chapter IL,
page 157. Of the acts OF tho regular sess
zion OF the Twenty-ilfth legislature of
Texas, relating to statements to be made
by National banhs to the tax assessors or
their deputies and providing a penalty
for tho failure or refusal of such banks TO
make such atatcments," have had tho same
under consideration, and ! am Instructed
to report the Same back to the house with
the recommendation that 1t do pass, with
the following amendments
Amend by changing subdivisions as fol-
lows: sd to ath. 4th TO 9Th, 9th TO 9th, 9Th
to 1th, 18th to Sth, and add subdivision .,
as follows;
3. A list OF tho depositors, their roai-
dences, and the amount OF their deposits
on the LIST day Of January OF each year,
and the amount OF their deposits on such
other dates Of each year, not TO exceed
four several dates to be named by such
assessor; provided, that such assessor shall
deem II necessary to get such additional
statements or any part OF same
Add Immediately preceding the cnfr-
sency clause the following amendment:
That the assessor OF taxes and his dep
utes shall not disclose 10 any person the
information upon which he shall base his
assessment under this act, beyond the
proper entry upon his assessmeutjr rolls. and
Il he shall disclose such Information to any
person without authority OF law he shall
be deemed guilty Of mlsdcmcanor. and
on conviction thereof shall be hncd not
less than fifty dollars ts50) nor more than
ave hundred dollars $500.
Schluter, Chairman.