The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

as shall be agreed upon by and between the said State Tax Commissioner and himself which amount shall be paid out of the amount realized to the State in such case or cases. And the State Tax Commissioner by and with the consent and approval of the State Board of Com promise, may compromise, adjust or set tie, any claim in favor of the State or any of the counties thereof which may be involved in any proceedings which may have been commenced by any County Tax Commissioner or of which either the State Tax Commissioner or his deputy or dep- utes, or any County or District Tax Commissioner may have charge of.
 That Subdivision of Section 3s11 of the Code be amended and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That on and after the first day of October, 1908, no mortgage, deed of trust, or other instru- ment in the nature of a mortgage, which Is given to secure the payment of any debt, which such mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument of like character shall be executed so as to convey real property or any interest in real property or personal property which Is situated within this State shall be received for record unless the following privilc ye taxes shall have been paid upon said instru- ment before the same shall be offered for record, to wit: Upon all such instru- ments which are executed to secure any indebtedness which shall not exceed one hundred dollars there shall be paid the sum Of fifteen cents. and upon all such instruments which shall be executed to secure an indebtedness f more than one hundred dollars there shall be paid the sum of fifteen cents for each one hun dred dollars of said indebtedness or por- ton thereof which Is secured by said mortgage, deed of trust or other instru- ment Of like character to be paid for by the lender; @ That upon the filing for record of such mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument of like char acter, the person to whom the same shall De made payable or his agent shall pre- sent the said instrument to the Probate Judge of the county within which the property conveyed thereby or & material portion thereof Is situated, and shall pay to the Probate Judge the amount Of the tax required under this Act to be paid upon such mortgage or deed of trust or other instrument of like character. and upon such payment the Probate Judge or his clerk shall certify on said mort gage, deed of trust or other instrument of like character the fact that the said tax has been paid, and when so certified by the Probate Judge or his clerk such instrument shall be admitted to record in any county wherein any of the prop erty mentioned in said instrument is sit- uated, without the payment of any fur ther tax thereon except the fee of the Probate Judge for recording such instru- ment, and such certificate of the Pro- bate Judge shall be recorded by the Pro- bate Judge when such instrument is re- corded; (O There shall be no other tax collected upon any such instrument which shall have paid the tax prescribed in this act, either State, county, or municipal: yO Of the taxes collected by the Probate Judge under this act, there shall be paid to the County Treasurer of the county in which such taxes is collected one-third of the amount so collected by him to be accounted for by the said County Treas urer as other county taxes are accounted Tor by him, and the remaining two-thirds or said amounts collect ed by the Probate Judge sHall be paid by him to the State Treasurer. The Probate Judge shall re- ceive five per centum of the amounts collected by him as compensation for his services in collecting said money and cer- trying said instruments, said five per centum to be retained by him out of the moneys collected by him under this Act. (b) Any Probate Judge who shall file for record or shall record any such in- strument without the same having been certified by the Probate Judge as provided by this act shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. and shall be fined on conviction not less than ten nor more than one hun dred dollars. -s--.., sssss,..,
 ILLUMINATING OIL.-44 1-2
 Any DerS0n firm Nov
 porlion selling or offering Tor sale or exchange. any Illuminating oil in the State shall be required to have tags as hereinafter provided attached to each tank' barrel, can. package or parcel of said and oil shall also be required to use tars for every gallon sold in bulk from tank wagons or storage. said tags to have printed thereon Guaranteed - Derreea Fire Test" designating in the blank space the true test of the oil offered for sale, the tags to bear a facsimile of the signature of the Auditor and o6 the ex-offi- clo State Chemist or Professor of Chem lStry Of the Alabama Polytechnic Insti- tutlon. Any person, finn, association or corporation who sells, offers for sale ar exchange any Illuminating on that will not test one hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit, shall upon conviction be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than i've Hundred dollars for each sep arate ofrense. The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute shall nave tested any sample of oil sent by any dealer or consumer of oil being offered TOT sale In the State. and shall be re- qu1red from time to time to secure sam pies Of oil being offered for sale in diff ferent parts of this State, and to test the same for fire test and also for chem
 ical composition and quality, before off,
 tering Illuminating oil for sale or ex
 change the person, firm, association or
 ''-.- atm proposing to sell or exchange.
 1rnf ratin proposing to sell or exchange
 must submi: to the said ax-oficto State chemist at Auburn. Ala, a written ar printed statement setting forth: list. Name and brand Cnde- which aa1d oil ia to be sold or exchanged, ,he number of gallons to be contained in the tank. bar- reAs' cans. parcels or packages in which IL IS to be put upon the matter. and the name or names of the manufactur
 CTS or dealers; 2nd, Statement setting Iortn the lire test which they are willing to guarantee to be a true test of each brand Of said Illuminating oil named in Sucn statement and such statement shall De held to be a qua tr1ntee to the pur- chaser. Any person, firm, association or corporation certifying falsely in the state ment hereinabove provided for must on conviction be fined not less than fifty dol lars nor more than five hundred dollars Tor each separate offense. The Board of trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic In- sutute shall keep on hand for sale tags printed as hereinabove provided for of such denomination of gallons as will be