The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-08
MISSOURI ZOE TAFT, Ia


charge and control o. the public buildings
az The seat Of government; D. a member
n the State Board Of Equalization. which
oquaiizes the assessment Of real and par
aonai property between the several coun-
ties Of the state. and which Assesses rsn-
roads. street railways. bridges, telephone
and telegraph lines; receives and complies
tho annual reports and antitrust M
davits required ~ eaoh corporation au-
thorized 10. do business in me State.
The issuing Of a charter 10 a domestic
corporation. or Of a license 20 a foreign
corporation permitting Il 20 transact busi-
ness IN Missouri Is not a mere perfume
tory ministerial act. but one that requires
familiarity with al the avs relating 10
corporations and a strict and honest en-
forcement Of them. Mr.. Euanger has
given to this department painstaking,
careful and impartial administration. n
has ~endeavored al an times 10 protect
the interests Of the State b. seeing that
all the laws were strictly complied with
before granting charter or license. As
business Is being done largely now BY
corporations the work Of this department
has multiplied. and the many questions
that have daily confronted the Secretary
q State have required much labor and
research Of the laws bearing on the
same. the one purpose being 20 give force
and enect 20 an the laws governing this
important branch Of the State Govern
mont. and to give assurance 70 the peo-
ple that every charter issued by the State
TO a cooperation was issued IN strict con-
formity with The Law. -
As has been stated. 81 Is the duty Of
the Secretary % State TO receive and COM
Pile the annual reports and antitrust
amdavits Of an corporations chartered or
licensed to do business In this State This
Il a department requiring q vast deal o.
work When the present incumbent came
into ofce he found thousands Of corpora
tons that were not complying with these
laws and The law was virtually o dead
letter on our Statute books. He has re-
vived this law and has insisted on the
Prosecuting Attorneys u the State en-
forcing q IN their respective jurisdictions,
and through the cooperation q these
Officers corporations have been made TO
comply with It's provisions. and those not
complying have been subjected to fines
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that these laws are being more generally
observed by tbs corporations q Missouri
than ever before since their enactment
The Secretary of state is ex-oflcio ex-
aminer Of banks and trust companies
The law requires that he shah examine
every bank under HIS supervision az least
once O. year. When Ar. swanEer came
into oGice he found that there were over
200 banks that had not been thus KAN
ined The number o. bank examiners
then provided By law was four. an In
suHcien, number 20 perform the work
! Al TIE nrst session % The Legislature the
number was Increased 20 six and al the
last session two mort were added 20 the
force The number q banks has In
I crcascl since 1865 while the number o.
examiners has been Increased from four 20
eight. yet there has not beoE added a
dollar ~ expense 60 the state. as The
fees collected Cor the Inspection has moro
taaa paid The expenses and salary con-
nected with the cxamlnauona 80 that This