The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-02-16
Ga S LIg E NSE TA
Bill AS q D G R & I'D

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fore the hoard the sports ietnrned
ia him ne nsst precealnB see-
tlon. The board shall proceed to as
certain and q eterlnlne the amount 81
natural gas produced ~ every cone
pAny doing business wIthin this state
for the year next preceding the iirst
day Of October. The amount pro-
duced by each company as eseertained
by said board shah be held and
deemed to be the amount Of gas pro.
dueed by each company IS ascertaiped
dar year beginning on the first day 81
January first next succeeding, and
shall serve as the basis upon which a
license tax shall be assessed against
such company for engaging In It's bus
iness in this state. The board may adj
journ from time to time until the
business before It Is finally disposed
q. IN case OF the failure or refusal
Of any company to make the report
REQUIRE by this act, or to furnish the
board any informa ton required by ii,
the board shall Inform itself as best
1t may, on the matter Necessary 10 be
Known. IN order to discharge Its
duties under this act, and make as
sessment OF the license tax Of such
company therefrom. AndSat any time
after the meeting Of the board as
herein provided, and before the final
adjournment thereof, any company
interested shall have the right, on.
written. application. 10 appear before
the board and be heard in the matter
Of the determination Of the amount
of gas produced After the determl-
nnation OF the amount of gas pro-
duced iby any such company the board
shall fix the license on the production
thereof according to the rate pre-
scrlbed in section two; and 1t shall he
the duty OF the secretary of the board
to notify each company by notice sent
through the mails to the address OF Its
chief officer or managing agent in this
state as given in the fifth subdivision
Of section three. of the amount of such
tax. Every such notice shall state the
time when such tax is payable and the
penalty Tor failure to make payment
accordingly. Before the first day OF
the following January the board may.
on the application of any company
interested, or on its own motion,
change and correct its findings in such
manner as may seem to 1t to he just
and proper, and give notice thereof
as hereinbefore provided.
Sec 5. If any company required
herein to make report shall fail to do
so as required by section three, 1t shall
be subject to a penalty Of 1--WE hum
bred dollars, and an additional pen
atty OF one hundred dollars for each
day OF such failure aistet the thirty
first day Of october. Such penalty
shall be deemed license taxes and may
lbe recovered Iby action in the name Of
the state, and shall be paid into the
state treasury, two-thirds to be cred
tied to the general school fund and
one-third to the state road fund. The
attorney general on the request of
the auditor, or of said board, shall in
stitute action against any company so
DELINQUENT, in the circuit court OF Ka-
nawha county, or IN any county in
which such company does business.
The state tax commissioner shall have
power to REQUIRE the owner. or any
partner, or the president, secretary,
treasurer, receiver. superintendent, or
Confined on page six.)