The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-10
Proclamation.

w uoICdSp luS ScCT0ldTV VI SL8t0 Oh the
state OF Oregon, has notified me in writ
ing that pursuant to the provisions of an
act entitled "An Act making effective
the initiative and referendum provisions
of Section OF Article w of the Constitu-
ton of the state OF Oregon, and regulat-
ing elections hereunder. and providing
visions of this act," approved
State Grange duly filed in this office on
February Sd, 1896, an Initiative petition
containing 7 .648 signatures properly at
tached to copy of said measure, certi-
fed in accordance with law, demanding
that proposed law, the title, tenor and
effect of which is hereinafter particularly
set forth, stall be submitted to the legal
voters of the state of Oregon for their ap-
proval or rejection at the general election
to he held in said state Oh tine 4th day of
June, being the first Monday in June,
1906.
Now. therefore, I. George E. Chamber
| lain, governor of the state of Oregon, in
| obedience to the provisions of sad act
hereinbefore first mentioned, do hereby
make and issue this proclamation to the
people of the state of Oregon, announc-
ing that the said Oregon Grange has filed
said initiative petition with the requisite
number of signatures thereto attached
demanding that there shall be submitted
to the legal voters of the state of Oregon
for their approval or rejection ut the reg
ular election to be held on the 4th day
of June, 1906, said day being the first
Monday in laid month. bill to propose
by initiative petition bill entitled "A bill
to propose ny initiative petition law to
provide additional revenue for state pur-
poses; TO levy license on the gross
earnings Of Sleeping car companies, Re-
fri gerator car companies and Oil compa-
niss: defining Sleeping car company, a
+ frigerator car company and an Oilcom-
y ry within the meaning of this act; de
ming the manner of ascertaining the a.
/, cunt of such gross receipts, providing
penalty for violating the provisions OF
'',> act. :" the teLor and effect of which
l., ',rief is:
First. To require every Sleeping car
! c. :npany, Refrigerator car company and
q company to pay in addition to taxes
rt"v provided for by law, a license of three
s.,.h companies, annually, to the treasur.
eI the state.
Second. To particularly define each
OF said companies included within the
terms of said act.
! Third. To provide the manner of as.
certaining the amount of such gross re-
ceipts by requiring the proper officers ot
such companies, as particularly mention
toned in said bill, to transmit to the
: state treasurer on or before the Ist day
of March of each year statement under
oath of the gross receipts of such compa
nies from business transacted within the
state during the preceding year ending
December 3Ist, and giving in such state
ment information as to the name of the
firm, company. business or corporation
, the nature of the business transacted by
it; the location of its principal office ant
: under what laws it is organized, an6
whom, if any one. it represents, and p
. certain cases provided bv the bill whose
wares it handles; the name, address anC
place of residence of the proprietor, chic
officer or managing agent of the business
Or company in the state of Oregon; de
} tailed statement of the real estate ownet
: by the firm or company in the state O
Oregon, where situated and the valu
thereof as assessed for taxation.
Fourth. To provide for the paymen
5 of ten per centum additional to said Ii
cense fees in case of failure to make tn
!, statement OF 10 pay the Incense require
to be made or paid by the terms of sal
! act, and to provide the method of collee
t ton thereof.
: Fifth. To provide that if any officer {
any company or corporation or other pei
l sou mentioned in said bill shall fail, re
e fuse or neglect to make and file the an
: nual statement therein required to b
( made for thirty days after the 1st day G
6 March in each year, on conviction there
: of he shall be punished by a fine of nc
less than $4,000 nor more than 81, ooc
or by imprisonment in the county ia
not less than thirty days nor more tha
six months, or by both fine and impri:
onment in the discretion ofthe court, an
J. making it the duty of the district attol
e ney of the proper Judicial district to CON
mence and prosecute for violations c
said bill in any court of competent juris
diction an action at law to enforce sal
penalty.
Done at the capitol at Salem, this 2St
day of February, A. D., 1906.
(Signed) GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN
Governor
(Signed) F. I. DUNBAR,
Secretary of STATE