The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
Senator Waggener's Bill Aimed
at Private Corporations.
Penalties for Those That Ignore
the Law.
FREE KINDERGARTENS.
They Are Provided for in SEN
ator POrter's Measure.
Secretary of Senate Would Limit
His Say to $500.

at the short session of the senate Mon
day afternoon, which will bring forth
opposition from the private corpora
tions-
Senator Waggener's bill is intended
to regulate and govern Kansas and
foreign corporations doing business in
the state. There are corporation laws
but the corporations some times obey
them and sometimes ignore them and
this bill is for the purpose of making
all corporations obey the Kansas laws
Senator Waggener said: Corpora
lions are doing business in Kansas
without authority and without comply
ing with the laws of the state. There
are no penalties and the officials are
powerless to act"
Senator Waggener's bill in part is:
THAT it shall be unlawful for any
private corporation organized under the
laws Of any other state, territory or
country to purchase, own. lease or pos
sess any property, of any kind, real or
personal, in this state, or to enforce any
contract obligation in this state re-
sulting from or growing out of an at
tempt to do. or the doing. or the trans
action of any business in this state,
without first having secured permission
from the harter board to do business
in this state, and fully and in all re-
SpectS complying with each, all and
every requirement of the laws of this
state relative to foreign corporations.
"An property, real or personal, for
feited to the state of Kansas under the
provisions of the preceding sections of
this act, shall be sold under order of the
court decreeing the forfeiture. as upon
execution, and the proceeds, after pay
ment of costs and a reasonable attor-
ney'S fee, to be fixed by the court, shall
! he Maid info the aOmn1np CohnOl fund
That any private corporation, organ
lied and existing under the laws of this
state, shall not be permitted to migrate
from this state, or by virtue Of such in
corporation, under the laws of this
state, to transact business in any other
state or territory. unless it shall keep
and maintain in this state a designated
agent, upon whom service of a sum
mons may be made, which designation
shall be, by instrument of writing, duly
signed by The president of such COM
pany and attested by the secretary, with
the corporate zeal attached, and which
name and address of sue agent, and
shall be filed with the secretary of state
of the state of Kansas.
That when any private corporation,
organized under the laws Of this state,
does not have and maintain its head
quarters and principal place of bust
ness within this state, out maintains its
and principal place of
cuisines In some other state or terri
tory, it shall be required to pay to the
state treasurer of the state of Kansas,
annually. a license fee of 500. and in
addition thereto, as a part of such
license fee, a sum equal to one-tenth
of 1 per cent upon its authorized zap
ital stock, which payment shall be made
on or before the first day of January,
1906, and on or before the first day of
each succeeding January thereafter.
Every private corporation, incorpor-
ated under the laws of any other state,
territory or country, doing business in
this state. shall, in addition to the fees
now required to be paid by any law of
this state. on or before the 1st day of
January, 1906. and on or before the 1st
day of each succeeding January, pay to
the state treasurer of the state of Kan
sas q license fee Of 500 as a condition
precedent to its right to do business in
this state for the ensuing year, provid-
ed, that as to such corporations engag-
ed exclusively in Interstate commerce
this section shall not apply, but as to
such corporations as are engaged partly
in interstate business and party in
business wholly within the state. the Ii
cense fee of 500 is only intended to ap-
ply to that part of such business as is
or may be local, and not interstate.
"Al money paid in to the state treas
ury 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 account" and on the 1st
day of March, 1906, and on said date
each year thereafter, the same shall be
distributed to the several counties Of
the state, in proportion to the assessed
valuation OF each county. for the next
year preceding, and when so paid to
the several counties, shall be by each
county treasurer credited to the bridge
and road fund account of such county,
and thereafter used and expended ex-
clusively for the improvement of the
roads and bridges of said county"
Senator E. r. Porter ~ntroduce a bin
II, the canafn at the session MnnHou IF
ternoon providing for the establishment
of kindergarten schools in cities of the
second and third class. The bill pro-
yides that scho boards may tablis
public schools, for children from 3 to s
years of age but 1t specifies that chill
dren attending such kindergartens shall
not be included in the census of school
children and the law shall not change
the school ages. This provision is TO
prevent the increase of the school pop
ulation in school districts, by reason of
the younger ages of the kindergarten
scholars, and thereby make a decided
difference in the distribution of state
school tax.
pion of the kindergarten and manual
training ideas. said: Il think that the
child should be given every advantage
in the common schools. If the common
school develops the nil then the high
er edcuation Will come but h child must
be started right. I am greatly in favor
of kindergartens."
Senator Peck has introduced a bin in
the enate setting aside 8 per cent of the
annual fremen's fund, collected by the
state department of insurance. for the
purchase of prizes to be awarded at the
firemen's tournaments. The idea of the /
proposed law is that by offering prizes
the hremen will be jealous in striving
for them and thereby the efficiency Of
the departments viii be on the increase.
This bill is directed toward the volun-
teer fremen's tournaments.
At the REQUEST Of W c K-a+e;,-e.