The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-09

sale; providing for the collection
thereof; providing for tho distribu-
ton and use OF the revenue derived
from said tax; making an appro-
priation and fixing penalties" "
House Bill No. 1891. introduced by
Woner. is an act regulating drilling
operating and abandonment OF oil
and gas Wells Referred to the com
mittee on geological survey.
Please note the following action
taken on bills mentioned in previous
| legislative letters:
! California-Senate Joint Resolu-
| tlon No. 25, introduced on April 4.
by Breed, passed the senate on April
10, 1921.
Senate Bill No 400. introduced on
January 20, by Harris, possed the
! senate on April IS, 1921.
Idaho-Senate Bill No. 1s2, intro
duced on February by the bank
ing committee was signed by the
governor on March 26, 1921
Senate Bill No. 27l, in
troduced on February /. by Cooper.
was signed by the governor on April
22, 1921.
West Virginia-Senate Bill No. 50.
| introduced on January rs, by
Sanders. passed the senate on April
q, 1921.
Michigan-The legislature ad-
| jurncd April 20.
/ Minnesota-Th legislature ad
| journed April 81.
Misouri-The governor OF Mis-
souri, Will call a special session to
convene on or before the first day
Of May 1921.
NnAYugL
journed April 2S.
Ohio-The Legislature was to haVc
adjourned April 20.
Oklahoma-The special session OF
the Legislature convened April 25th.
Penney legislature ad
journed April 2S.
Rhode Island-The Legislature ad-
journed April %.
West Nirginia--The regular ses-
sion of the legislature adjourned
April 90 There will be special
session of the legislature of West
Virginia. The date has not yet been
fixed, but n resolution to that affect
has passed both houses.
Summaries OF some of the bills
mentioned in this or in previous leg
islative letters.
Michigan-House Bill No. $40. in
troduced on April l3 by Atwood
liz an act to provide for a license tax
OF one cent per gallon on the sale of
all gasoline and other substances in
tended for use in the operation of
motor vehicles. Persons liable to the
payment of tho tax shall report
monthly to the secretary of state all
such motor vehicle fuel sold in the
state of Michigan. Section ., requires
that the tax shall be paid by any
person, firm or corporation import
ing or causing to he imported any
motor vehicle fuel or producing, re-
filming, manufacturing or compound
ing such fuel within the state.
Ohio-Senate Bill No. 233. intro
duced by Bender, levies upon every
retail dealer in gasoline a tax of one
cent per gallon. Reports must be
made to the county auditor between
the first and tenth day of each
month. One-half of the tax received
will be paid into the county treasury
! for road purposes, the other half
! into the state treasury.
Pennsylvania-Eou Bill. No.
| 1881, introduced on April Z by
| Woner. is an act to regulate the
| drilling, operating and abandonment
I OF oil and gas wells. II would require
the plugging OF wells in the follow
ing manner. First fill up a well with
rock sediment TO a point 20 feet
above the top of the lowest oil or gas
| bearing strata or formation en-
| countered, and drive a round seas.
oned wooden plug at least three feet
| in length equal in diameter to tho
| diameter of the well below the cas-
I ing, and shall in like manner keen
| plugging and filling until all produc-
| ing sands have been plugged when a
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