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the date thereof. If any judge of probate falls to comply with the provisions of this section, within ten days after the date at which he is required to make a report of licenses issued and money received by him. the auditor shall forthwith report the facts to the governor, who shall cite such judge to show why he has not made returns or such certified list of licenses, as required by law; and if such judge fails to show sufficient cause for such failure, the gov ernor shall direct the attorney-generai to institute impeachment proceedings against him before the supreme court
 Sec g. Be it further enacted, That every person holding an office under the authority of this state shall be required to take out a commission for the same, to be Issued by the secretary of state, and the following fees shall be paid to said secretary of state for the commissions so issued by him to be paid by the secretary of state into tho state treasury, to-wit: Commissioners of of the General Assembly. county superin- tendents of education, justices of the peace, constables, notaries public and county tax commissioners, one dollar. And the judge of the several courts the chancellors, the attorney general, the solicitors, the secre- tary of state, the auditor, the state treas urer, the superintendent of education, the commissioner of agriculture. the railroad commissioners, the clerk of the supreme court, the clerks of city courts, the clerks of circuit courts, registers in chancery, the convict inspectors, the state tax commis- sioner, examiners of public accounts, the sheriffs, the tax assessors, tax collectors, county treasurers county commissioners or members of the board of revenue, two dol lars and fifty cents. That any officer, who by virtue of such office shall receive either fees or salary as compensation for services as such officer not hereinbefore mentioned. whether existing now or hereafter created, shall be commissioned as aforesaid, and shall pay for such commission, one dollar, and any such officer exercising the duties of his office without having first secured commission, shall be guilty of 0 misde- meanor. This section shall apply only to officers hereafter elected or appointed.
 Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That an- nually before commencing to perform the duties for the correction of errors in the assessments on the second Monday in July of each year, each member of the board of
 
 shall take and subscribe the oath set out hereinafter And 1t shall be the duty of the auditor to forward annually in June of each year to the chairman of such boards or courts printed forms for such oaths, to- gether with a circular letter setting out in full section 1882 of the code. with the penalties provided by law for the failure to comply with the same, and directing that said oath shall be taken and entered upon the minutes of the board or court, said oath shall be in form and substance as follows: State of Alabama before me (to be administered by any judge, register, Justice of the peace or notary public), per sonally appeared - members of the board of revenue, or court of county com missioners of - county, who on oath declare and say that while engaged in the duty of correcting errors in the assess ments or passing on the assessments of escaped taxes, they will fix value on all property assessed for taxes at its fair cash market value: and that they will in no case where the facts are brought to their knowledge reduce the value of any proper ty for taxation below the fair market value of the property, or what the proper " WOulu sell TOT CASH, dHu tuty WAu make diligent effort and inquiry to as- certain the value of all property to be passed on by them. Sworn to and sub- ecrihed before me, this - day of July -, 1S-.
 Sec Il. Be it further enacted, That sec- ton 3913 of the code shall be amended so as to read as follows: '3913. Each tele- graph company doing business between points wholly within this state, and with out reference to its interstate commerce or governmental business. shall pay, in ad- vance, on the first day of January of each year to the state treasurer a privilege tax ~ based on the mileage of the telegraph line operated by 1t in this state as follows: Each telegraph company whose lines with in the state do not exceed 15O miles shall pay at the rate of one dollar per mile; each company whose lines within the state exceed 150 miles shall pay $500, together with one dollar for each mile of such lines; and each long distance telephone company whose lines within the state do not exceed one hundred miles shall pay at rate Of 50 cents per mile, and each long distance telephone company whose lines within the state exceed one hundred miles shall pay two hundred and fifty dollars, and no tele- graph company which has paid the privi- lege tax herein required shall be liable to pay any additional privilege tax or other tax in this state, except licenses required by cities and towns, and except upon its real estate, fxtures and other local prop erty, which shall be subject to taxation as other property in the state. The pay ment of such privilege tax to the treasurer shall be accompanied by sworn report to the auditor showing the number of miles of telegraph line operated by such company within this state; and in default of the payment of such tax or the making of such report for sixty days after the first day of January, penalty of double the amount of such tax shall be imposed upon and collected of such defaulting com- pany."
 Sec. 12. Be 1t further enacted, That eec- ton 3943 of the code shall be amended so
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