The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-09
CORPORAT|ONSMUST PAY BIG FEES
 IN ARIZONA
Act Passed By The First State Legis- Iature Will Bring Into the State Treasury Approximately
 $1OO,OOO OO.

IdCusS VIII 0TIn9 lnIO the SCdLe Treasury Approximately
 $1oo,ooo.oo. In accordance with an Act passed by the First State Legislature of Arizona, known as House Bill No. 6S, the cor porations doing business in Arizona large and small, foreign and domestic will be required to donate a neat little sum to the State Treasury for the priv ilege of doing business. A circular letter containing the pro- visions of the Act, which becomes eff fective this month, is being mailed by the Chief Clerk De Souza to every ing business under the laws of Ari- zona.
 It is estimated that the revenue from the fees required will total from S75, 900 to $1OO,OO0.
 The circular letter being mailed to all corporations in Arizona this week is as follows: Phoenix, Ariz., August 3rd, 1912 Dear Sir:-
 House Bill No. 6S, passed the First State Legislature and approved May 18th, 1912, requires:
 Sec. 3 (a) Every corporation or ganized under the laws of this State and every foreign corporation doing business in this State shall during the month of June in each year, pay an annual registration fee of Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars, such fee to be paid to the Corporation Commission. (b) At the time of paying such registration fee every such corpora tion, domestic or foreign, shall file with the said Corporation Commission report subscribed and sworn to by it's president and secretary, showing:
 l. Its assets, liabilities, and accum- ulations.
 ?. The amount of it's capital stock paid up and issued.
 3. A statement showing in detail all property both real and personal owned, and leased or controlled by the corporation, and in what place or places the same is situated, and the value thereof"
 The filing fee for said report is $500.
 Domestic Corporations
 Under the laws of Arizona, domes- the following filings and pay the fol- lowing fees to this office:
 1. File articles of incorporation, filing fee $10.0O.
 ?. File certified copy of articles of incorporation with county recorder of county in which principal place of business is located.
 4. File appointment of agent with this office, fee $500.
 4. Publish articles of incorporation in county in which principal place of business is located, and file publishers affidavit within ninety days with this office. No fee for filing.
 5. Procure certificate of incorpor- ation from this office, 5000.
 6. File annual report, fee $500.
 '. Pay annual registration fee S15.00.
 Foreign Corporations.
 l. File certified copy of articles of incorporation with this office, fee $10.- %.
 2 File articles and appointment of agent with county recorder in each county in which it transacts business. 3. File appointment of agent with this office for each county in which it transacts business, fee $500.
 i. Publish articles of incorporation in each county in which it transacts business and file publishers affidavit within ninety days with this office No fee for filing affidavit.
 ,. File annual report with this of fee, fee $500
 6. Pay annual registration fee S15.- 0O
 License tax, S15.OO
 Qnsurance and surety companies ex- empt, from license taX.)
 If your company has not compiled on or before Sep. 30, 1912, with any or all of these requirements, this Com under the statutes, will be forced to place the matter in the hands of the Attorney General, who will proceed to bring action against your company. Please give this matter your inn mediate attention. Neglect will i'm perial the right of your concern to con- tinue business under the laws of this State. We have checked the legal requirements your company has not met.
 Respectfully yours,
 ARIZONA CORPORATION
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