The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

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of Chapter Sections s 49,
1899 g all. and all amendments thereto;
The repeal Of the law or any part Of a
law specified in the. foregoing schedule
affect any act done or offense com nit
ted, or penalty, forfeiture, or punish
m i.a incurred red, or accrued prior to the
same may be. enforced, prosecuted and
inflicted as fully as If such act had not
been repealed and all proceedings. COM
so repealed, may be continued and pros
ecuted to final effect as fully as they
m sseto be q i t This LAWS Sa then
known as the military law-(Approved
April %
Chapter 2O7. .,.
An Act relating to Life Insurance Com
panies doing Industrial Business Civ
bers OF Lodges and Labor Unions
Any life insurance company doing
business on the the Industrial plan in this
dowment insurance, with or without an
nuity. with special rates of premiums.
less than the usual rates of premiums,
unions, lodges, beneficial societies or
similar organizations, or employees of a.
single employer who, through their Sec
rotary or other officer or employer, may
take out insurance in an aggregate Of
not less than one hundred members and
pay their premiums through such Of
ficer or acknowledgements April %
Chapter 2o8.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
one hundred and twenty-eight of the
Revised Statutes in regard to Mali
cious Mischiefs.
Section one Of chapter one. hundred
is hereby amended by inserting after
the word animal in the second line
thereof the words or dog SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows;
Section l. Whoever wilful1y or mali
ciously kills. wounds, mains, disfgures
or poisons any domestic animal, Or dog,
with intent that the life of such animal
should be destroyed thereby, shall be
punished by imprisonment for not more
than four years, or by fine not exceed
ing five hundred dollars.'-
April %
Chapter 2o9.
An Act to amend Chapter forty Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to Inspec-
tor of Factories, Workshops. Mines
Section 'forty-seven of chapter forty
of the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed bys striking out. in the fourth and
presented by the commissioner" So
that said section when amended, will
read as follows:
Section Al. The expenses of the de-
partment, including all bills for the ex-
penses of the inspector of factories,
workshops, mines and quarries, and for
the services and expenses OF assistant
inspectors shall be paid on vouchers af-
ter the same shall have been audited
and approved by the governor and
council.'-(Approved April %
Chapter 210.
An Act to amend Sections thirty-five,
ter eight Of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to Taxation of Telephone and
Telegraph Companies
Section /. Section thirty-five of chap
ter eight of the revised statutes is here
by amended by striking out, after the
word receipts in the sixteenth line of
said section, the words from business
done wholly within the state for oper-
ating such business" and inserting in
place thereof the words of such cor
poration. association or person collected
phone or telegraph business 50 that
said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section s5. Every corporation, as
ISOLATION or person operating in whole
or in part telephone or telegraph line
for toll or other compensation within
the. state shall annually. between the
to the secretary of state under oath Of
it's treasurer, if a corporation, the
amount of the capital stock of the cor
poration, the number and par value of
the shares, and a complete. list of it's
shareholders resident within the state.
with their places of residence. and the
number of shares belonging to each on
said first day Of April; if a person or
association, the owner or owners or ore
of them shall annually make a return
under oath to the secretary of state, be-
tween the first and fifteenth days of
April of the names and residences of
the owner or owners and the relative
interest each owner has in any such as
The returns shall also contain a state.
ment of the assessed value in each town
of the real estate of such corporation
association or person person used solely FOR
business, and taxed by any municipal
ity, and the gross receipts of such cor
poration, association or person collected
within this state on account of its tele-
phone or telegraph business during the
preceding year ending April first
Section 2. Section thirty-seven of
said chapter is hereby amended, so that
said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section 81. The amount Of such an
nual excise tax shall be ascertainad as
follows: When the. gross receipts of
such corporation, association or person
collected within this state on account
of it's telephone or telegraph business
during the year for which the tax is as
SeSSed on such corporation association
or person, exceed one thousand dollars
and do not exceed five thusand dollars,
the tax shall be one and one-fourth per
cent of such gross receipts; when such
gross receipts exceed five thousand dol
lars and do not exceed ten thousand
dollars, the tax. shall be one and onr-
half~per cent of such gross receipts;
when such gross receipts exceed ten
thousand dollars and do not exceed
twenty-five thousand dollars, the tax
shall be one and three-fourths per cert
of such gross receipts; when such gross
receipts exceed twenty-five thousand
dollars and do not exceed fifty thousand
dollars, the tax shall be two per cent of
such gross receipts. and so on increas-
ing the rate of the tax one-quarter of
one per cent for each additional twenty
five~thousand dollars. or fractional part
thereof, of such gross receipts provid
ed that the rate shall in no event ex-
coed four per cent of such gross re-
ceipts.'
Section 3. Section forty-one of said
chapter is hereby amended, SO that said
section as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section A. The excise tax collected
under the six preceding sections shall
be in lieu of all taxes upon any cor
poration therein designated, upon Its
shares of capital stock and It's prop
erty; provided, however. that the lane
and buildings thereon owned by such
corporation, association or person shall
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