The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11


 or merger, and the purposes of it's in
 corporation as expressed in it's charter
 or articles of association. 8. The place
 where all books, papers and accounts
 are kept and the names and post of- flee addresses of the president, secre-
 tary, cashier, treasurer, superinten-
 dent general manager, general coun-
 sel, directors and all other general of-
 ficers thereof. 4. The locality of its
 principal office and the total amount and kind of business done by 1t in this
 State and the total gross receipts de- rived from it's business in this State. including due proportion of It's in- terstate business, if it has done any business of that character. 5. Its total authorized capital stock and the num-
 Der of shares of stock issued and outstanding and the par or face value of each such share. 6. The market value
 of said shares of stock; if they have no
 market value, then the statement must
 show the actual value thereof, and the
 highest price at which any such share
 has been sold during the next preced- ing twelve months. [. A brief descrip- ton of each tract of real estate and of the improvements thereon, and of the buildings, structures, machinery, fix lures and appliances and all other
 tangible property and assets owned and assessed, or liable to assessment
 
 and the location and assessed value l thereof, and the county, city or town | wherein the same is assessed for tax 1 ation for State and county and muni- | cipal purposes. or is liable to assess 1 ments. S. A brief description of each | tract of land and of the improvements | thereon, and of the buildings, struc- | lures, machinery fixtures, and appli- ances and of all the other tangible l property and assets o|ned and held | outside of this State, and of all other | property and assets having fixed situs out-side thereof, and the location I of each item of such property, and the l purpose for which 1t is used, and l whether or not 1t is specifically used in the business of the company, cor | poration or association, or individual l in whose behalf the report is made, | and it's true and fair market value, and | the sum or value at which it is assess | ed for taxation, and the locality in which 1t is assessed. g. A statement of | each and every lien, mortgage and oth-
 CT charge upon the whole or any part l of the property of said company, cor | poration, association or Individual, and 1 detailed statement of all series of | bonds, debentures, or other securities l forming a part of its funded debt, with date of issue maturity, and rate or in- l terest together with a statement or 1 the pfoperty encountered or charged | thereby and of the total amount of | unpaid debts secured by each such 1 mortgage lien or charge, and of the l interest charged thereon, and to what | extent interest has been paid, and l the true and fair market value of every
 such debt 10. A statement of the gross
 income and earnings. (and statement
 of the net income and earningsO for | the next preceding twelve months, in- l cluding therein all interest on invest
 ments, and all rents, fruits, revenues, l and receipts from every source whatso- | ever and a statement of the income l used for repairs and Of the amount l used for betterment and the amount
 used for extensions. Il. Every railroad
 company and telegraph company and i every telephone company and every l pipe line company shall show in each
 statement made by it the following l particulars, which are in addition to I the foregoing requirements towit: (a) l The total lengths of all the lines of
 said company, whether within or out l side this State, and (b) the total
 length of so much of said lines as are
 within this State, an (c) the length of
 its lines in each of the counties and
 cities or towns of this State into or l through which It's lines extend The
 length of the lines ot the telegraph
 companies and telephone companies
 shall be estimated and stated accord
 ing to it's mileage of poles, conduits | or cables, or either. 1z. Every sleep
 ing car company, parlor or palace car | company, dining car company, chair
 car company and company operating
 cars of any and every other kind over
 any railroad shall also, and in addi-
 tion to the said foregoing require-
 ments, show by each of it's said state
 ments, (a) the total mileage travelled
 by the cars of the said company during
 the next preceding twelve months, | whether within this State or beyond | its borders, and (b) the total mileage | travelled by such cars within the State | during the same period. and Co the | total mileage travelled by such cars | within each county and each city or town in this State during said period.
 13. Every express company shall also, | in addition to the foregoing require-
 ments having application to such com
 pany, show (a) its total gross receipts | from all business done under its char | ter, whether within thig State or out
 side thereof, during the next preced- ing twelve months, and (b) It's total | gross receipts within this State for | the same kind of business done during i the same period. including a due pro- | portion of receipts from interstate l business, and Co It's total gross re- | ceipts in each county and in each city
 or town in this State for the same kind
 of business done during the same per- | iod.
 Sec. 5. The State Tax Commission of l Alabama shall receive all such state | ments offered to 1t under the provi-
 sions of this Act and shall endorse up- | on each the date on which 1t was re-
 ceived and sign the endorsement off | cially. It shall examine the statements
 as soon as may be practicable, and if | any of them be found to be insufficient, l or if said Commission shall believe
 other or further information to be necessary, 1t shall at once demand such | additional statements and information
 as it may think proper.
 Sec. 6. The said State Tax Commis- sion shall carefully examine and con-
 slider the said statements and informa- tion, and shall hear evidence and se- | cure further and additional informa- tion so far as may be in it's power, and | whenever 1t may deem 1t necessary so | to do, to show the true value of the | properties of such corporations, com | panies, and individuals, and the true l value of that portion thereof which | is situated within this State and with in the respective counties and cities
 and towns in this State; and each in- terested company, corporation, asso-
 citation or individual may appear be-
 fore said Commission and introduce the same, touching the true value of
 it's said property within this State and the apportionment thereof. From these statements, evidence and information adduced before 1t the State Tax Com