The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-03

whom service of a summons may be
made, which designation shall be by
instrument of writing duly signed by
the president of such company and at
] tested by the secretary. with the cor
porte seal attached, and which instru-
ment of writing shall give the name
and address OF such agent, and shall
be fled with the secretary of state OF
the state of Kansas.
Sec. 8. That when any private
corporation organized under the laws
of this state does not have and MAIN
tain its headquarters and principal
place of business within this state but
maintains its headquarters and prln-
cipal place of business in some other
state or territory, it shall be required
to pay to the state treasurer OF the
state of Kansas, annually, a license
fee Of one hundred dollars. and in ad-
dition thereto, as part OF sueh u
cenSe or fee. a sum equal to one-Ienln
Of 1 per cent upon its authorizes cap
ital stock. which payment shall be
made on or before the first day OF
January, 1905. and on or before the
first day of each succeeding January
thereafter.
Sec. EVERY private corporation
Incorporated under the laws of any
other state territory or country DONG
business in this state shall, IN addltlOn
to the fees now required to be paid
by any law of this state, on or before
the list day Of January, 1905, and on
or before the list day of each succeed
ing January, pay to the state treas
urer of the state of Kansas a license
fee of one hundred dollars, as a con-
dltiOn precedent to its right to do
business in this state for the ensuing
year; provided. that as to such cor
pOrauons engaged exclusively in IN
terstate commerce this section shall
not apply, but as to such corporations
as are engaged partly in interstate
business and partly in business wholly
within the state. the license fee of one
hundred dollars is only intended to
apply to that part of such business as
IS or may be local and not interstate.
Sec. all moneys paid into the
state treasury of this state as license
fees under the provisions of this act
shall be kept in a separate account,
known as bridge and road fund ac-
count and on the 1st day OF March,
1906, and on said date each year
thereafter, the same shall be dis
tributed to the several counties of the
state in proportion to the assessed
valuation of each county for the year
next preceding, and, when so paid to
the several counties, shall be by each
county treasurer credited to the bridge
and thereafter used and expended eX-
ciuSlVely for the improvement of the
roads and bridges of said county.
Sec IL II any private corporation, do
nestle or foreign. shall fail, neglect or re-
fuse to comply with each, all and every
requirement OF this act and the laws of
the state obligatory upon them. it shall be
the duty of the attorney general, on being
advised of such neglect or refusal. to in
sutute quo warranto proceedings against
such private corporation in the
supreme court of the state of Kan
sas, and if personal service of summons
can not be made within the state, as in
other actions, service of notice of such ac-
ton may be made by publication in the
oIIclal state paper, as provided by the
code OF civil procedure, and the hear
ing OF such action, if the court shall find
that such corporation has violated the
provisions of this act, or of any law of
the state of Kansas obligatory upon it as
a condition precedent to its doing business
in this state, Judgment of custer shall
be entered by said court and said corpOr-
alton shall shall not thereafter be per-
m1tted, in its corporate name. to transact
any business. of any kind or nature, in
the state of Kansas
On the final consideration of the entire
bill by the committee of the whole. a mo-
ton to strike out the first section was
lost for the second time. a motion to
strike out the enacting clause was de-
feated and a motion to report the bill
back to the senate, subject to amendment
and debate, was defeated and the final
vote TO recommend the bill back with the
recommendation that it be passed by the
senate, was carried by the vote of Is to
At The conclusion of the fight over the
bill Senator Waggener said This bill
means that if it becomes a law that some
thing Ike 10000 year in fees will be
paid INTO the Kansas treasury by corpor-
ations."