The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-19
SENATOR !. \ / |. ! !
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BILL INTRODUCED In 55sEitATE 10
TAX nATuRAi. GAS PRO
i:f pucTlo N. 4 Fl

+, BILL INTRODUCED IN 3SEitAIEsEQ
| lTAx: :ttAruRAi. Gas PRO
DucTlo NJ iEs
CHARLESTON, u ": WI. 5nn: 10 :-:
The Introductory sklr mishing IN shsI
ash. for: taxation ots coal. oil and fsas.
began in the senate today Haeas NJ
Bailey, q. Taylor county ntIpIneed
a, blll 10 tax natural ns, is
modelled after the original blll lEreeotn.i
mended b. the tax commission which
revised tho tax laws and Sproyldi sforl
cent aud onethlrd lax upon each
100000 feet Of natural gas prod dpeeds
in tae State. Il It Is estimated hit,
this will produce about. $50 900 ssin
revenue annually, which WIN sbeB paid
into the State treasury The Staxs
falls upon ali natural gas aliks;
whether consumed within the State
~ .zTFs-
or shipped out Of 5lt Naturally the
gas companies are required % apply
to the State auditor for license tos d.
business and to give an estimate o.
their production for the ensuing yenr
In the same manner that the brewers
give estimates upon their: Iproductions
before being granted license. Az w int
end Of the year they tilesan atlidaYits
stating exactly what the production
has been. II Ii Is In excess Of stheif1i
estimate they pay the Inference M
it IL less, it Us refunded. The pro-
duct!on Of natural gas In West
sinla Is estimated SutiS i5s, 400, $4,000
cubic feet annually. tsI;s ~
Haziets's Bill. ssssl ;;,
Senator Hazlett introduced Bis
county local option bill yesterday $nit
ernoon: IT Is modelled after but some
what more drastic than the n \ Rose law
Of Ohio In It! tae county Is the Suait
and IS per cent: Of the quail VAT
ers may petition for % election. Four
years must elapse after one election
before another u can y. aeld. Tho
election must beSheld within s4ss days
Of the ailing Of the ped titlon. but s.hsfs
IS an advantage TO- salpon Respsrss
oyer the Rose law 81 S.hat y thes seoun;
t u soes dry d saloon u sans cons
tinue in business until tic piratioas
ot$ the N period Tor 4 Iswhie II 4 j i A A:hes spaid
license. N e III: n
On the other band ff Vi county
votes wet, mo license can Sbe assue6
for a precinct, ward u. dtstict inE /
that county which cast a mat tority
dry. An election must be held within
four days Of the filing of$ the pet etiion..
Proper safeguards are tembodl lied m
the bill governing the appoln ntment os
officials. The BILL vent Ito the Judiciary
committee. /: ;ii q
Begins Real Work. n II
The legislature did Ia real days
work yesterday, twentythree Bills be-
Ing introduced in the Senate and forty
i've in the House. This is consid der
ably less than the average arst dayai3s Il
business in l this line. but ia range
Of subjects treated upon and tynnetys
Of reform put under way It was asfecs
ord breaker. 4s;
The bills introduced ran from pre-
hibltIon, primary election law; nat
ural gas taxation, Sabbath breaking.
anti.lobbylng. local option; q meas
ure affecting boys who play baseball
on town lots. Two prohibition meas
ures we're shot into thehouse and stwofl
local option bills started H On Their
rocky way in the; Senate: The Ohio
county members were busy and un.
loaded their measures early ing tho
game. 4! 4
Introduction Of bills swas the Sprlnct,
pal business I'M both houses. S1elt