The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11


with the provisions of this act
Sec. g. On or before The first day of
June, 1907, and between the first day
of January and the first day of March
in each subsequent year, every COM
pany, corporation, association and IN
divldual embraced within the provisions
of Section l of this Act, or coming other
wise within its scope and intent, shall
make out and deliver to the State Tax
Commission of Alabama a statement con-
tanning the information hereinafter pre-
scribed, which statement shall be duly
verified by the affidavit of one of the
officers of the company, corporation or
association or by the individual in whose
behalf it is made.
Sec. A. Each such statement shall show
the following items and particulars as
the same stood on the next preceding
first day of October, together with any
other facts or information that may be
called for by said Commission. The
name and principal place of business OF
the company corporation, association or
individual in whose behalf the state
ment Is made, and the character OIL pusl-
ness engaged in. 2. IL q company, asso-
citation or corporation. the State or gov
eminent under the laws OF when II
was Incorporated, or authorized TO 40
business the date of original organiza-
solidation or merger, and the purpose
of It's Incorporation as expressed In It's
charter or articles of association, q. The
place where all books, papers and ac-
counts are kept and the names ana post
office addresses of the president, secre-
tary, cashier, treasurer, superintendent
general manager, general counsel dlrec-
tors and all other general officers tnere-
of. 4, The locality of its principal office
and the total amount and kind of bust
ness done by it In this State and the
total gross receipts derived from lts
business In this State, including que
proportion of its Interstate business, II
it has done any business OF that charac-
ter g. Its total authorized capltal STOCK
and the number of shares or STOCK issued
and outstanding and the par OF lace
value of each share. 6. The market Nalue
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 snare
has been sold during the next preceding
twelve months. l. A brief description OF
each tract of real estate and or the I'M
movements thereon, and of the buildings
structures, machinery. fixtures ana appi-
ances, and all other tangible properly
and assets owned and assessed, or llaole
to assessment for the same year WITHIN
this state. and the location and assessed
value thereof and the county, city or
town wherein the same Is assessed 1or
taxation for state and county ana mum
cipal purposes or is liable to assessments,
g. brief description of each tract Oh
land and of the Improvements thereon'
and of the buildings, structures ma,
chinery fixtures and appliances ana oL al
the other tangible property anu esse. u
owned and held outside OF this state
and of all other property and assets nav
ing a fixed situs outside thereof, ana the
location of each item of such property,
and the purpose for which 1t Is used
and whether or not 1t Is speclncahS
used in the business of the company,
corporation or association or mulNiuua,
In whose behalf the report Is maue, anu
it's true and fair market value anu tho
snm or value at which 1t Is assessed LOT
taxation, and the locality in when II Is
assessed O. statement of each ana
every lien, mortgage and other charge
upon the whole or any part OF the prop
ertv of said company corporation asso
citation or Individual, and detailed st1ie-
ment of all series of bonds, depehtures,
or other securities forming part OIL ils
funded debt, with date or issue ma nc,
turity, and rate of interest, together WIN WIN
a statement of tine properly encumpereu
or charged thereby and OF the tolai
amount of unpaid debts secured by each
such mortgage lien or charge, ana Vi
the interest charged thereon, and TO VIVA.
extent interest has been pala, ana 'iio
true ana fair market value of every such
deht 10 A statement of the gross III
come and earnings, (and statement "
the net income and earningsD ior .no
next nreceding twelve months, ncluoihs
thare,n ali interest on Investments, and
all rents, fruits, revenues, ana recsipes
from every source whatsoever ana
stateuent of the income used Tor repair .
and of the amount used Tor petterihen'
and the amount used for extensions. -.
Every railroad company ana 'eiesi ap w,
company and every telephone coiiipanS
and every pipe line company shaii sno~
in each statement made by IL tne IL
lowing particulars, which are in aooltioh
~ the foreeoing requirements towit: (a)
,rha total lengths of all the lines OF saio
oon,nonv whether within or outside thls
ctota and (b) the total length OF SO much
of said lines as are WITHIN TINS o."'o,
and IL, the length of It's lines IN each ol
the counties and cities or towns OF tnis
state inn or through which lts ines
extend Whe length Of the INES oi ,,1o
acknowledgements and teiephone ,ola
NAMES shall be estimated and stated &C
nording To its mileage of poles, conduits
~ 90 hIes or either IL. Every sleeping
cor ,omnany. parlor or palace car COM
nonv dining car company, chair car coi-
nany and company operating cars VI an
and avery other kind over any raiiroau
shall also. and in addition to the SAID
foregoinp requirements show by each OF
its said statements Ia the total hiie,
age Travelled by the cars OF the saiu
company during the next preceuiiis
twevle months. whether within TINS state
ar beyond It's borders. and CD the totai
mileage travelled by such cars Withih
the state during the same pelrod' anu 'cl
the total mileage Travelled by such Cars
,'rithin each county and each city or
torrn IN This state during said period.
"a EVERY express company shall Also IN
addition to the foregoing requirements
having anplication to such company, snow
fa1 its total gross receipts from al pusi-
nos. done under Its charter. Whether
within this state or outside thereof, dur
ing the next preceding twelve months
and m its total gross receipts WITHIN thls
Sta+a for the same kind of business done
dur;ng the same period including due
nronortion of receipts from Interstate
business. and (c) its total gross receipts
in each county and In each city or town
In this state for the same kind or pusl-
ness done during the Aa,ne period.
Sec g. The State Tax Commission OIL
Alabama shall receive all such state
vents offered to It under the provisions
of this Act and shall endorse upon eaci,
fine date on which 1t was received ana
sion The endorsement officially 1t shall
examine the statements as soon as may
be practicable, and II any OF them be
found to be insufficient, or II said Com
mission shall believe other or further In
formation to be necessary, 1t shall at once
demand such additional statements ana