The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
Tax on Capital Stock of corporation ton. /,

Tax on Capital Stock Of CORPORATIONS
Telegraph companies taxed report re 500
Telephone companies taxed; rapport re-
EXPRESS companies taxed; rerort re-
Comptroller's duty in certain cases pen
atty for failure to make reports; venue
and jurisdiction in Travis county 800. eZz'
Companies having no capital stock en-
gagged in business named in articles
I s22O 1921, 1922, taxed Just the same b22f
Article 1920 Every Joint stock assoclauor'
company copartnership or corporation,
whether incorporated under the laws OF this
State or of any other State. or OF the United
States. or of any foreign nation engaged III
Transmitting to. from, through, in or across
the SIate Of Texas. Geographic messages shail
be deemed and held to be a telegraph COM
pany; and every such telegraph company,
January and the first day OF March make
out and deliver to the comptroller of public
accounts, statement verified by the oatn
of some officer or agent of said association.
company. copartnership or corporation. with
reference to the frst day of January, next
preceding, showing:
]. The total amount OF capitai STOCK OF
such association, company, copartnership or
/ q The number OF shares of capital stock
issued and outstanding and the par or face
4 Its principal place OF business.
/ 4. The market value of said shares OF
stock on the first day OF January next pre-
ceding. and If such shares have no market
value then the actual value thereof.
D. The real estate. structures, machinery.
fixtures and appliances owned by said asso-
citation company, copartnership or corpora
ton. and subject to taxation within the State
OF Texas and the location and assessed value
thereof in each county, where the same is
assessed for taxation.
8. The specific real estate, together with
the permanent improvements thereon, owned
Iby such association company, copartnership.
of Texas and not directly used in the conduct
of the business. with specific description
of each such piece, where located, the pur-
pose for which the same is used and and the
sum at which the same is ass3ssec ior taxa
ton IN the locality where situated.
4 T. All the mortgages on the whole or any
part OF its property together with the dates
lpnd amounts thereof.
5. 1ai The total length OF the lines Of
said association company, aopartnership oil
CORPORATION.
lines as are outside OF the State OF Texas
4 fc) the i.ngth of the lines within each
lof the counties within the State OF Texas.
Art. 522l. Every telephone company doips
business in this State. whether incorporated
under the laws of this state. or OF the United
states. or OF any other state. or OF any for
eign nation shall. annually. between iae mrs.
each year make out and deliver to thu
pomptioller Of public accounts. staLemen
verified by the oatn o. ahe o s.is or ri,
:.
reference TO the frst day OF January mex
preceding, showing;
n l. The total capital stock OF such nsso
ciation. company copartnership or corpora
ltion,
q The number OF shares OF capital stool
Issued and outstanding. aud the par or fac
|, VALUE thereof
i g. Its principal place OF business.
Il 4 The market value OF said shares OF stool
on the hrst day OF January next preceding
land II such shares have no market value
then the actual value thereof.
| 5. The real estate, structures. machinery
/, fixtures and appliances owned By such com
pany association. copartnership or corpora
ton and subject to local taxation within tn
State OF Texas. and the location and assesse
, value In each county where the same Is as
sessed for local taxation
G. The specific real estate. together wit
, the permanent improvements thereon. owne
| by such association, company, copartnershi
4 | Or corporation, situated outside OF the Stat
OF TEXAS and not directly used in the con
duct Of the business, with specific deserip
: tion OF zach piece, where located the purpos
I | Tor which the same IL used. and the sum a
which the came is assessed for taxation 4
o The ioraity where situated.
All mortgages on the whole or any par
Y of its property. together with the dates an
amounts thereof.