The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-24
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED
on ADDING MACHINE Co.
State Corporation Communication Assesses
$1,000 Against Dalton Company
For Law Violation.
DECLINED no DoafBsrCATE


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Fine OF $1,000 was imposed by the
state Corporation Commission yester.
day upon the Dalton Adding Machine
Company, an Ohio corporation. doins
business In Virginia, for violation OF
section i104 of the Code Of Virginia
I'm having failed TO domesticate its
charter that it might, legally transact
business In the State. The case has
been before the commission for some
time. but 1t was not until few
months ago that the commission could
issue rule against the corporation, the
adding machine company having had
their case In the Federal courts
In handing down the opinion for
the State Corporation Commission yes
tarday. Judge Rhea concurring, Judge
Prentis. chairman Of the commission.
wrote:
THE commission having maturely
considered the evidence and the argu-
ment OF counsel and being Of the
opinion. for the reasons stated In writ
ing and flied as part of this record,
that the defendant company has vto-
lated section l104 Of the Code Of yir-
gfnia. 90 amended. by transactinG bus
mess In the State without having frst
obtained the certificate Of authority
therefore required by law: therefore.
1t Ia considered by the commission
that the Dalton Adding Machine COM
pany render unto the Commonwealth
Of Virginia a fine OF $1,000 and the
costs incident TO this proceeding. and
unless same shall be paid to the clerk
of the commission within sixty days
from this date that execution of heri
facias issue, therefor. according to
law
Maximum Fine Imposed.
The State was represented by At
torney-General John Garland Pollard
and Christopher b. Garnett, assistant
attorney-gcnerai. Thomas A. Banning
and Harold 8. Bloomberg are counsel
for the defendant corporation.
The Dalton Adding Machine Com
charged by the State with violating
section IiO4 Of the Code Of Virginia.
requiring foreign corporations as o
prerequisite to doing business In the
State. to obtain from the State Cor
poratton Committee certificate Of au-
thority TO transact business In the
State" Section I1u5 provides that
any foreign corporation which chall
transact business in the State without
having first obtained such certificate
shafi A. fined ..not lees than $40 or
u,or. than n. 400.
Conniudinr- the op,nson sets forth
that the conamisrson enters the order
.sr sha usn.i FORM. imposinw a fine
~ ~ 400 upon TIRE defendant Company
tnst, hesnr the amount 81 the fee
whsrn fhs .aia companv would have
hee,s re0mircd ID nv n case II had
cor,rlssa rvish the yirsinia statutea. >
m addsstor ~ hsvfnr e nav the
yyr@ : "A rfafs the Daifon Addinr Ma
ehsne COMPANY must elso pay the fss
for ADMINISTRATION. ahouid It continue
~ A h,sincss IN virrtnia. n 10
,nderstood thst fha addinx machine
romnsny win take an appeal to the
stafs supreme Court OF Appeals, and
If !, loses there. to the United states
supreme Court.
Busirces sfe. goo Annually.
The 20 Of ri. coo for demonstration
n hased upon the amount at which
the compsny IL capitalized. Capital
~ ths sddinr machine corporation
,s sake. 900. The record OF the
S,ata Ccrporation Commission finds
that the Corporation has been dsing
hu.sresa An yirrfnsa sance 1919 that