The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-27
To Commissioners.
state Corporation Commission.
Richmond. Va, May ., 1905.

Richmond. va, May y, 1900.
To the Commissioners, State Corporation
Commissions:
Gentlemen.--On the 18th day of April.
1905, as your clerk, / brought to your no.
e eia Of the the employees Of this department.
which appeared to me as being not only
irregular. but such such, as Is calculated to
possibly into dsrepute. On the 9th day
Of April the parties named in the paper
submitted We're slngly, called before you.
Mr.. Fairfax to postpone further action
in the matter for few days
assigned no reason in making this re-
quest. and he asked for none. but It was
made in order that might prove TO YOU
the correctness of my statement that Mr..
Tyler, In making a list OF delinquent COM
panies; was furnishing the list to the
atedl for their use first. and then to have
1t returned to the commission. This is the
list he gave to Mr. ,Lanier.
betical order. beginning. with the COM
panies under the letter "a" etc.
have in my possession q letter. adj
Locomotive Appliance. Company, WASH
ington, D. c., dated April 81, 1905, read
ing as follows:
much surprised yesterday morning to re-
ceive from the Virginia Corporation Com
pany dncorporated) LITTER stating that
this company was In arrears as to their
On the 18th day of April, 1905 Original
In my. possession). the Virginia Cornora-
ton Company dncorporated), by j. u.
Patton, president, addressed = letter to
the American Locomotive Appliance Com
pany dncorporatedl, care DR.. N. j. Cros-
sen. 500 Nineteenth Street. Morrill,.
Washington, d. c., reading in part as
follows
Upon examination of the records or the
State Corporation Commission, we find
number of corporations that are i'll de-
fault for two years. either in making the
report required under our tax law, or in
payment Of the annual registration fee re-
among the number. II this default con-
tinues for ninety days after the expira-
tion of the time prescribed 1t works Il
forfeiture orr OF the eompany's charter. AS
take the liberty Of bringing the matter
to your attention."
On the 10th day of April (otlginal carbon
in my posscssiom, Mr.. T. Conrad Dodge,
secretary and treasurer of the American
Locomotive Appliance Company, wrote to
Mr.. j. D.. Patton as follows:
Your favor OF the 18th received and
contents noted will thank You to in
form me by return mail Just what amount
Will be !, necessary to pay your fee and all
letter. IN my possesson), the Virginia cor-
p. Patton, president addressed COM
and treasurer of the American Locomotive
Applance Company dneorporated). 1904
Il. Street. Northwest. Washington, u. c.,
reading In part as follows:
Z 3"Replylng TO your Favor of the 10Th In.
slant, we beg to say that upon eXaHlina-
ton of the records of the State Corpora
ton Commisson, We lind that. your COM
pany, made no reports as required by tho
tax law for the years, 1904 and 1905, and
that You have not paid the annual regis
traton fees or franchise taxes. The
penalty for non-payment OF this franchise
tax, in the proper time, is an addition OF
) per cent, to the amount of the same.
The penalty for the non-payment Of the
registration fee for two Years is forfeiture
OF the charter after ninety days from the
days expire on June 7, so wa would sug-
gest that You give this matter attention
before chat time,
''As above stated, YOU are likewise in
default in making the required reports,
and are already subject to a penalty OF
from so to 800, You have also failed 10
make the annual report under section "
of our corporaton act. which ncurs q
IKE pen4hl nSy stata, .a,, an,,o,,,od
maximum capital Is Si0onOo,. and the
above taxes are based upon this amount.
Y 1T may he that your actual capital Is
considerably less, II so, 1T might he we'll
for you to amend your charter and re-
duce the maximum authorized cnptal 70
,the amount of your actual capital, or
thereabouts, and thereby. save Z, good
wise us of Your actual capital, and the
amount TO which, YOU could reduce, your
authorized maximum capital, we will ad-
wise YOU OF lust what you could save ~
this way f5i !. Ei i5
j wish to call especial attention 70 the