The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-16

nership, association, company or eorpor- ation interested therein. and upon any property, privilege or franchise of said person. partnership, association, company or corporation unless and until said find ings judgments, assessments, valuations or orders shall be corrected, reversed. altered, changed, set aside or restrained by decree or judgment of court of com petent jurisdiction and power.
 Sec F. Said commission shall require the secretary to keep on file in his of flee as a public record the orders and proceedings of the commission and said commission shall upon the approval Of the Governor, print and cause to be cir euated from time to time such informa- ton as to its proceedings and the gen eral matter of taxation in this state as it may deem proper and useful and the expenses of said publication and circula- ton shall be paid out of the state treas ury in the manner provided hereinabove as to other expenses incurred by it.
 Sec. 13. The said State Tax Commission shall appoint. subject to the approval of the Governor, one County Tax Commis- sioner for each and every county of this state. Provided. however. that the pres ent County Tax Commissioners shall be continued in office for the term for which they were appointed unless sooner re-
 
 case of any vacancy in the office of Com- ty Tax Commissioner the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment by the State Tax Commission for the uneXpired term, by and with the approval of the Gov ernor. Any County Tax Commissioner may be removed by the Governor at his discretion, or by the State Tax Commis- sion, by and with the approval of the Governor, for any inefficiency or mal- feasance in office, and of the suffciency of the ground or cause of removal the Governor shall be the sole judge. Said County Tax Commissioners shall have and exercise all the powers which are now conferred or which may hereafter be conferred, upon them by law, not in- consistent or In conflict with the pro- visions of this act
 Sec IT, It shall be the duty of the At torney General and the various solicitors of the state when requested by the State Tax Commission to represent the com mission and the state in any and all legal proceedings instituted by or against it. and to institute any legal proceedings which said commission may request or deem necessary to enrorce the provisions of this act, or to compel obedience to or observance of the same, py any person. partnership, association. company or cor poraton upon whom such obedience is herein imposed to represent the state at any hearing before the commission And the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to employ any special counsel to institute or defend such legal pro- ceedings or to assist the attorney General therein and to contract with said special counsel concerning a reasonable compen- saton for his or their services which compensation shall be paid out of the state treasury on warrant drawn by the auditor on the state treasurer, upon the approval of the Governor.
 Sec. 15. That the office of State Tax Commissioner be and the same is hereby abolished
 Sec. 16. That this act shall go into effect immediately upon it's passage and ap- proval and that all laws and parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed
 Sec. r. No officer of any bank or bank ing institution shall be required to dis close to the Tax Commission or any of its agents or clerks the deposits of it's customers.
 Approved March 7 19O7
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.