The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-24
Proclamation.

! Whereas, the secretary of state of 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 fled in this Office on
February sd, 1906, an initiative petition
containing 7,o48 signatures properly at
tachedt to copy of said measure, certi-
fed in accordance with law. demanding
that proposed law, the title, tenor and
effect of which is hereinafter particu1 ny
set forth, 81 all be submitted to the lSsal
voters of the state of Oregon for their ap-
proval or rejection at the general election
to be held in said state on the 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 sal act
hereinbefore first mentioned, do hereby
make and issue this proclamation to the
ing that the said Oregon Grange has filed
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 at the reg.
u1ar election to be held on the 4th day
of June, 1906, said day being the first
Monday in aid month, bill to propose
by initiative petition bill entitled "a bill
to propose by initiative petition law to
provide additional revenue for state pur-
poses to levy a license on the gross
earnings of Sleeping car companies, Re-
fri yerator car companies and Oil compa-
nies: defining Sleeping car company, a
Refrigerator car company and an Oilcom-
pany within the meaning of this act; de
fining the manner of ascertaining the a.
mount of such gross receipts, providing
a penalty for violating the provisions of
this act" !" the teLor and effect OF which
in briefs: s~f
First. To require every Sleeping car
company, Refrigerator car company and
Oil company to pay in addition to taxes
now provided for by law, a license of three
per centum upon the gross earnings OF
such companies, annually; to the treasur.
or of the state.
Second. To particularly define each
OF said companies included within the
terms of said act. '4 ~
Third. To provide the manner of as.
certaining the amount of such gross re-
ceipts by requiring the proper officers o1
such companies, as particularly mention
toned in said bi11,t 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 and
b under what laws it is organized, and
s whom, if any one, it represents, and II
certain cases provided by the bill whose
wares it handles; the name, address and
: place of residence of the proprietor, chic
officer or managing agent of the business
= or company in the state of Oregon; de
q tailed statement Of the real estate owned
: by the firm or company in the state OF
: Oregon, where situated and the valus
= thereof as assessed for taxation.
- Fourth. To provide for the payment
f of ten per centum additional to said Ii
: cense fees in case of failure to make the
e statement or to pay the license required
- to be made Or paid by the terms of sale
= act, and to provide the method Of collec
t ton thereof.
e Fifth. To provide that if any officer o
e any company or corporation or other per
: sou mentioned in said bill shall fail, re
fuse or neglect to make and file the au
nual statement therein required to b,
:, made for thirty days after the Ist day O
=" March in each year, on conviction there
: of he shall be punished by a fine of no
y less than $4,000 nor more than I,ooo
!. or by imprisonment in the county iai
). not less than thirty days nor more thai
six months, or by both fine and impris
l. onment in the discretion ofthe court, an,
J. making it the duty of the district attor
a. ney OF the proper judicial district to com
II mepce and prosecute for violations O
- said bill in any court of competent juris
s. diction an action at law to enforce sait
G penalty.
- Done at the capitol at Salem, this 2stl
day of February. A. D., 1906.
l. (Signed) GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN
IS Governor
= (Signed) F. I. DUNBAR,
>f Sko{r