The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10
LEGAL.

LEGAL.
time until the business before it is fin
ally disposed of. In case of the failure
| or refusal of any. company and its agents
to make the statement required by law,
| or to furnish the Commission the infor-
| nation requested by it, the Commission
! shall inform itself as best it may the
attecf necessary ,fV to 9de n9 eroIn @ IN order
any time after the meeting of the Com
! mission on the first Monday in June, and
| before the gross receipts of any COM
pany for business done within the state
] of Kansas are determined, any company
or person interested shall have the right
on written application, to appear before
| the Commission and be heard in the matt
| ter of such determlnatlon, After the de-
termination of the amount OF the gross
receipts of any company for business
done within the state of Kansas, the
to the first Monday in August, on appli-
| cation of any person or company infer
ested, or on ITS own motion, review and
correct its finding in such manner as may
seem to it to be just and proper.
Section g. In case any company re-
quired to file a statement under the pro-
visions of section 2 hereof fails to make
and file such statement ON or before the
31st day of May. such company shall be
subject to a penalty of five hundred dol
lars, and an additional penalty of one
after the 31st day of May to file such
statement. said penalty to be recovered
on collection paid into the state treas
ury to the credit of the general school
u.
quest of the Tax Commission, shall in
stitute such action against any company
so delinquent. in any court of competent
jurisdiction in Shawnee county, or of any
county in which such company does bus
mess. In case any local agent of any
ment under the provisions of section 3
hereof fails to make and file such state
he shall be deemed guilty of a nisdennea-
nor, and on conviction shall be fined in
any sum not less than twenty-five dol
Each days failure after the Goth day of
June to make and file such statement
shall constitute a new offense. The Tax
Commission shall have power to require
the president, secretary, treasurer, receiv
other officer or employee or agent, of any
express company to attend before the
spection of the Commission, any books
or papers of such company in his pos
oath touching any matter relating to the
organization or business of such COM
pany. Any member of the Commission
is authorized and empowered to admin
lister such oath. Amy officer, employee
or agent of such company who shall re-
when required to do so, or shall refuse
to bring with him and submit for the in
spection of the Commission any books or
papers of such company in his possession,
custody or control, or shall refuse to an
SWer any question put to him by the
touching the organization. business of
such company, shall be deemed guilty of
be fined not more than five hundred dol
lars, or imprisoned not more than thirty
days, or by both such fine and imprison-
Section g. The Tax Commission shall,
on the first Monday in August, report to
the auditor of state the amount of the
gross receipts of express companies for
business done within the state of Kan
May. 1t shall be the duty of the auditor
of state, annually in the month of Decem-
Der, to charge and collect from each ex-
press company doing business in the state
of Kansas a sum, in the nature of an ex-
else tax, to be computed by taking four
per cent of the amount fixed by the Tax
Commission as the gross receipts of such
company for business done within the
day of May and certified to the auditor
of state; provided, nothing contained in
press Companies from the assessment and
taxation of their tangible property in the
All taxes collected by the auditor of state
under the provision of this act shall be
paid into the state treasury, and be cred
express company fails or. refuses to pay
said tax during the month of December,
the auditor of state shall add to the tax
on, and shall forthwith proceed to collect
by law for the collection of taxes by
county treaSurers. 1t shall be the duty
of the attorney-general or any prosecut-
state, to prosecute any proceeding for the
collection of such tax, and such officer
cent. on the total amount collected, to be
retained and paid to him by the auditor
OF state. The balance of the amount col
lected shall be paid into the state treas
may be brought in the name of the state
in the county of Shawnee or in any eoun-
ty in which such express company is do
Section Z, Chapter 9oe. Laws of 1907.
and all acts or parts of acts in conflict
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publi-
cation in the official state paper
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
February Sth. 1909.
Concurred in House Amendments March
w. ]. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate.
2. E. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February 9th, 1909
J. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk & OF the House.
W. r. sTUBBs.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State
T G. E DENTON, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed |
my official seal, this 6th day of March, |
fSeaLJ c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
published in The Topeka State Journal |
March 10, 1909