The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03
SOUTHERN MAY AC-
 CEDE TO DEMANDS

GDE lU UEMANUS
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 within the State ot Alabama. it would require . little time for orders to this effect to be promulgated among all the multitudinous agents and ofncials and employees of the system, even were they to be sent by telegraph
 E1ect on Railroad Taxes.
 One argument in favor of such de- cision by the railroad was advanced at the Capitol yesterday. That was to the effect that the Southern. If 1t had no franchise, could not be sued or In other manner be compelled to pay any taxes into the State treasury.
 Those who advanced the idea be- lieved that in this manner alone the act of the revocation of the charter of tho railroad would prove to be . great boomerang to the State.
 It would seem quite certain If the railroad has no franchise. that no franchise tax" could be assessed against 1t.
 The provisions of the statute under which the revocation of the charter or tho Southern was made Thursday by the Secretary of State are somewha! 0oCulIaIs Ine 8tdtutS pIOS1uoo Ses-~S s>> railroads shall take out a license 10 do business in Alabama, to cost $b, De- ginning July l, 1907. and fixes a pun- ishmeut for any violation of the stat ute.
 Incidentally, the enactment, in Sec tion 1, provides for tho revocation or the license should the railroad com. pany remove or cause to DC remoVeo any ease from the State to tho Fea- oral Courts.
 Text of the Act.
 The full text of the act under which the action was taken Is as follows:
 ''To further regulate the doing Of bus mess in the State of Alabama by for- eign or nonresident corporations or corporations organized under or by an- thority of the law of any other state or government than the State or Ala bama, and to fix a punishment for vi- olation thereof.
 'section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That after the first day of July. 1907. each foreign cor poration or nonresident corporation or corporation organized under or by au- thority of the laws of any other State or government other than the State or Alabama, shall be required to procure from the Secretary of State license authorizing the doing of business In the State of Alabam& by such corpora ton. which said license shall be pre- pared by and countersigned by the Auditor of the State of Alabama and shall be delivered by said Auditor to the Secretary of State in . we'll 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 or business engaged in by said corpora. ton, and for such licensee of said corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of five dollars for the six months from July 1st. 1907, to Jan uary 1st, 1908, or any part of such time and thereafter ten dollars per annum or any part of year.
 sec. g. That the Secretary of State shall keep a full and complete ac- count 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 collect ed or received by him are paid into said Treasury
 Sec. B. That 1t shall be unlawful for any such corporation mentioned in Section 1 of this act. its agents, ofi1- cers or servants to do or transact any business for or in the name of such corporation within the State of Ala Ddma, without SUCH CcIpoidtAoh nov ing first procured said license. and all contracts, engagements or undertak- ines or agreements with, by or to such corporation, made without comph- ance with this act by the procurement of said license, shall be null and void.
 Sec. 4. That after said first day Of July, 1907, should any foreign corpor- ation or nonresident oEgarzsS unaer hv authority of the laws of any other State or government than the State of Alabama, doing bus mess in the State of Alabama and having said license, or being sued in any of the courts of the State of Ala bama file or cause to be filed in said court any petition, motion or plea' praying for or asking that said cause be removed to any Federal Court or cause or procure the issuance of any writ, warrant. notice. citation or sum mons from any Federal Court removing said cause from said court to any Fed eral Court, the clerk of said court shall forthwith certify copy of said petition, motion, plea writ. warrant notice. citation or summons to the Secretary of State. who shall thereupon immediately can- eel said license and make and enter on the stub thereof an order in sub stance, This license is cancelled for a violation of the act under which is- sued, by the removal of civil cause from the court of this State to the Fed eral Court date and sign the same, and a 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 obligations then existing to the cor poration or any contracts of the cor poration there existing shall be affect ed by such cancellation.
 Sec. 5. That after such license shall be so cancelled any contract, agreement, engagement or undertak- ing with or by or to such corporation shall be null and void.
 Sec. T. That after cancellation of such license asR provided for in this act, it shall be unlawful for the Sec retarx of State to again issue a H.