The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-28


hundred aud ninety-three. Is hereby
amended by striking out. in the first line.
III w rds, "at any term of The supreme
judicial or superior courts. the" and bv
inserting instead thereof the word any
ind by inserting. after the word justice
In the second line, the words. nj the
supreme judicial court Glse by striking
ut. in the twelfth linz. the words. he
shall receive for hts services. from the
treasury Of the county IN which the
cunt is held the sum allowed by the
court not exceeding six dollars day
for attendance. six cents mile for act
ia. travel, and ten cents for every one
hundred words of the long hand copy
furnished for the Use of the court" and
| by inserting instead thereof the follow
in. he shall receive for his services
| fftecn hundred dollars a year. payable
! quarterly from the state treasury on the
I ilrst days Of january, April, July and
| October. which shall be in full for all
services now legally chargeablc by him
| to the countless; also by striking out tine
word aforesaid" in the last line and
! Inserting instead thereof the words of
| Ten cents for every one hundred words. :
read as follows:
Section las. Any justice Of the supreme.
)n9i''al court may appoint stcnograph-
or 10 reDO't the proceedings thereof who
shall be an officer of the court. and be
worn Ia 1 faithful discharge of his duty
tie shall take full notes of all oral tes-
| t.m"ny, and other proceedings in the trial
II "aus"a. inc uding the charge of the
Justice and all comments and rulings of
.asd justice In the presence uf the Jury
dufihg the progress of the trial, as well
n al statements and arguments OF coun-
gel addressed to the court, and furnish
FOR the use Of the court or any party in
tsfesled, fa!r iegibie, long hand copy
81 :" mnrh OF his notes as may be re-
CURED. He shall receive for his services
fifteen hundred dollars a year, payable
quarterly from the state treasury on the
October, which sh iii be in fun for ali
services no" legally chargeable by him
i copy Of so much of the evidence and
oth"r proceedings, taken by him, as
ither party TO the trial requests on
payment therefor by such party al the
iaie, - Ell cents Tor every one hundred
WORDS Approved March 2O.1
Chapter 229.
~ ~: Il rotation; 7f,,,9:stss7, ard n,
provide Tor a revenue thererrom
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
- REPRESENTATIVES in Legislature assem-
hled. as follows:
Section !. Every corporation incorpo
rated under the laws Of this state, except
ing religions, charitable, educational and
oehcF"'1nt corporations, and excepting
such corporations as may be organized
hnd"r cnhptcr nfty-tive of the revised
statutes. ard such corporal Ions as ar,. IL
able To u franchise tax under some other
law ~ this state, and such corporations
AZ nave b""n Dr may hereafter be excused
rom mag annual returns under the pro-
HiAIons OF section thirtY-Six OF chapter
ortN-slN of the revised statutes, so long
is ITS franchises remain unused. shall,
on or before the lirst day OF June, an
hnallN. He in the Office of the secretary
u state, return signed by its president
or treasurer verified under oath, CON
tanning the names of its directors presi-
dent. treasurer and clerk, with the resi-
dencc of each. the location OF it's principal
Office In this state, and the amount of it's
authorized capital stock: ana for this pur-
PpSe The secretary Of state shall furnish
blanks IN proper form and safely keep In
his "tcce al such returns Every cor
poration falling to comply with the pro-
visions OF this section shall forfeit to the
state two hundred dollars to be rccov-
cred win costs, in an action of debt To ne
rrosoc uled in the name Of the state by
the attorney general.
section ,. 1t shall be the duty of TIE
secretary ri state, on or before the frs,
day Of July. annually. t. furnish the at
l0rnGV general with statement showing
which Of said corporations. II any, have
failed to comply with section one hereof,
with such other memoranda from his Of
flee a. ~il I'D the attorney general In
obtaining AerVice upon such DELINQUENT
cprlh ration. Th1 attorney general shall
promptly prosecute such delinquent cor
poratlons and make itemized return
thereof In his annual report.
Section !. Every corporation incOrpo
rated under the laws of this state, except
such rs are excepted by section one ~
ms acG shall pay an annual franchise
izcd capitol of said corporation does not
exceed iifty tho1sand dollars of ten dol
l&rsi provided said authorized capital
stock exceeds fifty thousand dollars md
Ices not exceed two hundred thousand
dollars, OF twenty-five dollars. provided
said authorized capital exceeds two hun
cre$ thousand dollars, and does not ex-
coed five hundred thousand dollars, of
hlty dollars, provided said authorized
capital exceeds rive hundred thousand
dollars, and does not exceed one million
dollars, and the further sum of twenty
I'VE dollars per annnm per one million
dnllarS; or any part thereof. in excess of
one million dollars.
Section T. The state board Of assessors
shail, on or before the first day of JULY
annually, assess the annual franchise tax
provided for by section three of this act
up"h the authorize capital stock of each
oil SAID corporations and shall certify and
report the same to the secretary of state
who shall thereupon notify each of said
corporations OF the amount of said tax
assessed 10 II. ana such tax shall become
dae ana payable from said corporation
INTO the state treasury, on the first day of
September thereafter.
Section .. Such tax shall be a debt due
tfom such corporation To the state, for
which an action of debt may be main
tained after the same shall have been In
arrears for the period of one month:
such tax shah also he preferred de bit In
case of insolvency under the laws of this
state or IN any process of liquidation In
It's courts.
Section 6. If any corporation liable to
taxation under this act shall for one year
neglect or refuse to pay to the state any
TAX OF penalty assessed against Ii under
this act, It's charter shall be liable to for
lecture as hereinafter provided.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty of the
state treasurer, whenever any tax due
under this act from any company shall
nave remained in arrears for q period of
SIX months after the same shall have be-
come payable to report the same to the
attorney general, who shall forthwith APP
ply to the supreme judicial court in equity
IN the name OF the state, for the forfeit
TIRE Of the chartef of such delinquent cor
poration, and said court shall order such
notice to all parties Interested as ii may
deem proper and shall have Jurisdiction
In said cause to appoint receivers, issue
m1unctions and pass interlocutory de-
crees and orders according to the usual
course of proceedings in equity. and to
make such linal orders and DEGREES as the
nature of the case may require.
Section 8. Section seventeen of chapter
toTty-eight of the revised statutes, IA
amended by section one of chapter nine
tS-nlne of the public laws of eighteen
hundrHd ana ninety-cnn, Is hereby further
amended by striking out the words. nor
more than ter Million" so that said sec
ton seventeen as amended. shall read az
follow:
Section Il. Their first meeting shall be
called by one or more of the signers of
said articles. by giving notice thereof.
the meeting To each signer, in writing or
by publishing ii In some newspaper
printed in the county. at least fourteen
days prior to the time appointed there
for. At such meeting they may organize
INFO d corporation, adopt "A corporate
name, tletile the purposes of the corpo-
ration, Il the amount of the capital stock,