The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-18

priations should not be made. but ii is GER
tainly false economy in the management
OF the affairs of the State, or individuai,
TO refuse TO invest 81 when il is certain 10
bring at least s. in return. i believe that
the minimum fee for filing articles OF as
ISOLATION of foreign corporations with nee
essary certificates, etc, should be at least
SO. instead of $40. now fixed by statute
In fact, l doubt the advisability OF per-
mitting any corporation. either foreign or
domestic. formed for pecuniary pront, to
file articles OF association for less fee than
the amount named above. An Increase IN
the minimum fee and proper supervision
by some department of state government
of corporations doing business in Indiana
would. in my Judgment, go far toward
of which is formed as experiments only,
and the other for absolutely dishonest pur-
poses.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
1.-The law governing foreign corporations
should be amonded so as to provide for the
increase of capital stock and for the filing
of notice in this office by a corporation or
ganized under the laws of another State
and doing business in this State when said
corporation ceases to transact business in
Indiana. Better provision should also be
made for winding up the affairs of domestic
corporations, and when a corporation de-
sires to terminate it's corporate existence
notice to that effect should be filed in the
Office of the secretary of state.
There should also be a statute enabling
all corporations organized under the laws
of this State to amend their articles of in
corporation whenever necessary TO the
proper transaction of the business of such
corporations.
'The voluntary association act of 1901
should be so amended to merge Sections
IL, is and q into one section. thus permit
ting a single corporation 10 carry on the
business enumerated in the three sections
mentioned.
"The fees mentioned in the beginning of
this report do not include the money re-
ceived from the sales of Supreme and APP
pellate Court reports, which for the fiscal
term beginning Nov. .s !, 11o Iss and ending Oct
''In addition to the usual matter con-
tanned in the report of the secretary of
state. this report contains a complete list
of members of the Indiana Senate and
House of Representatives, and the counties
represented by them, from the first session,
which met at Corydon Nov. 4. 1916, up to
and Including the sixty-thrd session, which
meets in Indianapolis Jan. s. 1903.
'"The report of Thomas j. Carter, clerk
of the Bureau of Public Printing, Binding
and stationery, is also included herein, ana
affords another evidence of Mr.. Carter
business ability and peculiar fitness Tor TINS
important position.
NEEDS OF THE OFFICE.
"T now desire TO call the attention OF
your Excellency to a few of the needs of
this office. The increase of the last few
years in the business of the office of Sec
retary of state has made it necessary to
provide the office with additional file boxes,
shelves and cases for filing and preserving
documents and records. Valuable papers
are now being placed in temporary file
boxes made of pasteboard, which we are
compelled to stack upon tables and upon
the floor. Corporations and other records,
House and Senate journals and enrolled
acts of the General Assembly are with
out receptaces for their proper and neces-
sary protection, and must, therefore, be
piled upon the floor and be exposed to
dust and dirt.
when adequate provision is made for
these necessities all available space in the
upper office rooms will have been utilized.
"A part Oh TINS space is now occupied oy
a small supply of each volume of Su-
preme and Appellate Court reports to meet
the daily demands therefor. When this
change is made the work of storing. sale
ana Shipment of these reports must OF
necessity be done entirely in the basement
| room belonging to this department. This
room is underneath room No. 3, which is
used Jointly by the secretary of state and
| the. Board of Public Printing, Binding
and Stationery. At present the only way
| or reaching this basement room is long
| and inconvenient. When the fact is TAX
| en- into consideration that a number of
| trips to and from this room are made
each day In the sale of these reports ii
| is apparent that stairway should be cut
! from room No. 3 into this room below. This
| basement room should also be equipped
with shelves. or, rather with bookcases
with doors, in which to keep the court
reports and protect them from dust and
| dirt.
II desire to thank the state officials
with whom / have been associated for
| the kind and courteous treatment accord
| ed me by them at all times. Our relations
nave been most pleasant. / desire also in
| this public manner to thank my efficient
assistant, Mr.. Richard T. Burrell, who has
at all times been a careful and painstaking
| official and who has discharged the re-
| sponsble duties of his position faithfully
honestly and to the best interest of the
State"