The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-28
SYNOPSIS OF BILLS INTRODUCED
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
Five Measures Have Been Introduced Which
Relate Directly to the Establishment Of
= Mining Bureau-Another Is to In.
pos Tax oae Corporations
tative Robbins Bill Abbreviated.

Mining legislation has apparently
been commenced in real earnest at
Salem, the capital city OF Oregon, where
the twenty-second session Of the state
legislature is now sitting. Up to last
Monday the following bills pertaining
TO mining had been introduced:
II. b. by Hale, Of Josephine county (;
H. b. by Wheldon, Of Wasco county /;
II. B. by Eddy, Of Tillamook county.
Senate bills by Myers, Of Multnomah
county, and by Booth, of Josephine.
DOuglas.I.ane counties.
All Of the above measures, except Mr..
Eddy's bill, provide for an act for the
establishment, maintenance and sup
port Of u Bureau Of Mines to be known
as the Bureau Of Mines Of the State
Of Oregon" for the appointment OF a
board Of governors and for the duties
and powers thereof for the appoint
ment OF n ommissioner Of mines and
deputies, and to define their duties and
powers; to promote and encourage the
collection Of minerals and mineral prod.
ducts to he used in the mineral exhibit
Of the Lewis 4 Clark Centennial and
American Paci fic Exposition and Orien.
tai Fair; to promote the mineral resour.
ces Of the State Of Oregon, and to make
appropriations for and provide for the
maintenance of such bureau Of mines.
The bill OF Mr.. Eddy simply provides
for a license or franchise tax on all in.
corporated companies doing business in
the state; such as domestic CORPORA.
tions, foreign corporations, joint stock
companies and associations. 1t pro-
vides that every corporation hereafter
organized or formed for profit under, by
or pursuant to law in this state, shall
pay the secretary OF state, upon presen-
tation Of its articles of incorporation
for filing, an organization tax of one.
tenth Of one per centum on the first
100000 or fraction thereof, and one.
half Of said rate ON its capital stock
above 100000. In no case shall the
fee he less than $25. All INCORPORATED
companies not exceeding $50, 900 shall
pay an annual license tax of $40. Ex-
ceeding 100000 and not over $500 600,
to pay tax Of so. Not exceeding
81 900, 900 shall pay $50 and any com.
pany that shall exceed 81 ,OOO, 900 capi-
talixation shall pay an animal license
tax OF 500. The foregoing is about all
this bill contains which would affect
mining corporations.
The other bills are brief even to the
preamble, the one used in this article is
copied from Hon. j. II. Robbins bill, as
it covers more thoroughly the objects
for which such legislation 10 intended.
Each and every bill provides that Port.
land shall be the headquarters Of the
proposed bureau Of mines; and Senator
Myers goes 20 far ~ to name five resi-.
dents Of that city, who. on the passage
OF his measure. shall be the first mem.
bsrs Of the board.
Representative J. H. Robbins bill is
. voluminous affair, consisting Of twenty.
eight sections; some Of which are di.
vided into subsections. showing that its
frsmer has gone into every subject with
the most minute detail.
Section l 10 hereby given in full