The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25

manner as the Judges OF said court are
now paid.
approved March 5, 1907
official:
Frank N. Julian,
Secretary of State.
No. 81 AN ACT Gil 165.
For the relief of ]. D. Grow. an INDECENT
and aged Confederate soldier
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of Alabama that there shall be APP
propriated out of the treasury OF Ala
bama not otherwise appropriated, for
the relief of ]. d. Crow an INDECENT and
aged Confederate soldier, a citizen of
Morgan county, Alabama the sum of
fifty-two dollars and sixty-fve cents
(s5265) for the years 1903 and 1904, as pen
sion.
Approved February 81, 1907.
Official:
Frank N Julian
Secretary of State.
No. 215) AN ACT Is. Sc.
To further regulate the doing of business
in the State of Alabama by foreign or
nonresident corporations organized I'M
der or by authority of the law of any
other State government than the State
of Alabama. and to fix a punishment
for n violation thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature of Alabama, that after the first
day of July, 1907. each foreign corpora
ton, or nonresident corporation or cor
poration organized under or by authority
of the laws of any other State or gov
eminent other than the State of Alabama
shall be required to procure from the
Secretary of State license authorizing the
doing of business In the State of Ala
bama by such corporation, which said
license shall be prepared by and counter
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Alabama and shall be delivered by said
Auditor to the Secretary of State In
well bound book with a stub and blanks
therein for showing the date thereof, the
names of the corporations and when is
sued. and the character or nature of
business engaged In by said corporation,
and for such licenses of said corporation
shall pay to the Secretary of State fee
of five dollars for the six months from
July :, 1907, to January l. 1908, or any part
of such time, and thereafter ten dollars
per annum or any part of year.
Sec. 2. That said Secretary of State
shall keep a full and complete account of
all moneys received by him for and on
account of such license and shall pay
the same into the State Treasury as all
other moneys coll ,cted or received by
him are paid into said Treasury.
Sec 3. That it shall be unlawful for any
such corporation mentioned in Section l
of this act. its agents. officers or SER
wants, to do or transact any business for
or in the name of such corporation within
the State of Alabama, without such cor
poration first having secured said IL
cense, and all contracts, engagements or
undertakings or agreements with, by or
to such corporation, made without a
compliance with this actN by the pro-
curement of said license, shall be null and
void.
Sec. 4. That after said first day of July.
1907, should any foreign corporation or
nonresident corporation or corporation
organized under or by authority of the
laws of any other State or government
than the State of Alabama doing bust
ness in the State of Alabama and having
said license, or being sued in any of the
courts of the State of Alabama, file or
caused to be filed in said court any pc
ttion, motion or plea, praying for or
asking that said cause be removed to anv
federal court, or cause or procure the is
suance of any writ, warrant, notice. cita-
ton or summons from any federal court
removing said cause from said court to
any federal court, the clerk of said court
shall forthwith certify a copy of said
petition, motion, plea, writ, warrant no.
tice. citation or summons to the Secre-
tary OF State, who shall thereupon i'm
mediately cancel said license and make
and enter on the stub thereof an order
for violation of the act under which
issued. by the removal of a civil cause
from the court of this State to the federal
court, date and sign the same and q
certified copy of which stub and order
thereon under the seal of the office of
the Secretary of State shall be evidence
of such fact in any of the courts of this
state, provided that no obligation then
existing to the corporation or any cor
poration then existing shall be affected
by such cancellation.
Sec. 5. That after such license shall be
SO cancelled any contract. agreement or
undertaking with or By or to such cor
poratlons shall be null and void.
Sec Z. That after cancellation of such
license as provided for in this act, it shall
be unlawful for the Secretary of State
to again issue a license to such corpora
ton to do business in this State until the
said corporation shall pay to the said
Secretary of State for the use of the
State a sum in cash equal to one-tenth
OF one per cent of the capital stock of
said corporation and after such payment
and tho issue of such new license such
corporation shall be hereby restored to
the right to engage in and transact bus
mess in this State, but such new license
shall be subject to forfeiture as herein
provided.
Sec. S. That any corporation or any per-
son acting as agent, servant or officer
OF such foreign or nonresident corpora
ton or corporations organized under or
by authority of the laws of any other
State or government than the State
of Alabama, who shall make or
attempt to make any contract,
agreement, undertaking or engage
ment or, with, by or In the name
of or for the use benefit of any such
corporation without such license. or after
the same shall have been cancelled as
provided in this act, shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor and on conviction shall be
fined not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars and
ma. also be imprisoned in the county Jail
or sentenced to hard labor for the county
for not more than twelve months. one or
both, at the discretion of the jury trying
the case. Provided, that it is not in
tended hereby to interfere with or pro-
hibit the transaction of interstate bust
ness authorized under the laws and con-
stitutior of the United States.
Sec. . That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Approved March 4, 1907.
Official.