The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-11
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Senate bill No. 43 II an act en-
powering the county commissioners
to grant rights-of- for laying or
maintaining OF pipe lines for oil and
gas transportation over the public
highways, under such rules and
regulations as the commissioners
may determine. The hill provides a
maximum limit to the franchise OF
10 years.
Senate bill No. G5. Introduced by
Senator clifford, authorizes the
boards OF county commissioners II,
tho respective counties to lay out,
establish and maintain gas districts,
outside OF Incorporated munlcipah.
ties, and to acquire, construct, main
tain and operate any public gas
supply or gas works system within
any gas district. Public gas sup
ply" as defined in the act means
wells or other source of gas supply,
pumping equipment distributing
mains and systems, tanks and reser-
voirs, equipment and lands, right
of-way and easements necessary for
the proper development and distri-
button of the supply"
Oregon.
Senate bill No. l69, introduced on
January 20 by Hare, contains only
one section reading as follows:
THAT sections 2,234 and 2,2S5 OF the
oregon laws is, and they are hereby
repealed" The section referred to
relates to the specific gravity OF
gasoline.
Pennsylvania.
Senate bill No. 5s. introduced on
January 25 by Baldwin, Is "A bill
granting to partnerships Of asso-
Citations formed under existing laws
for the purpose OF trsnsportion and
storage of oil by means OF pipe lines
and tanks, the power 10 take lands
or property sufficient for their pub
lie needs and to acquire n right Of
way easement for the purpose Of To-
eating their pipes or branches over,
upon. under or across any lands,
streams, rivulets, roads, turnpike
roads, railroads. canals or highways,
In case OF location within the col
porate limits of any city, consent OF
I the municipal authorities must first
be obtained. such associations shall
not acquire the fee title in any
lands, except such as are acquired
| by actual purchase; and upon the
| uodlluoliIiltilb va piP' illi'S SuNi
lands over which the association has
an easement shall revert to the
original owner.
1t Is required that The pipe line
shall be buried at least "a inches
below the surface. All tanks
erected for the storage or transport
tauon of oil shall be protected and
surrounded by ditches and embank-
ments.
Further provisions OF the bill re
late 10 damages and the manner OF
settlement thereof.
. West virginia.
Senate bill No. 1l6. introduced Oh
January 10 by Block, Is one impos
ing an annual special privilege Ia,
on the business of transporting ma
tural gas or petroleum by mean!
of pipe lines. The tax amounts /,
per cent on the annual gross
revenue of any company carrying
on business in the state and arising
therefrom. The bill provides thai
no tax shall be assessed ar col
lected from any company where the
tax for any one year does moi
amount TO $40.
Companies liable to the tax shall
REPORT to the tax commissioner the
gross revenue arising from the bust
ness, when the tax shall be assessed
and the company notified of the
amount. The tax commissioners IL
given authority in case of failure OF
refusal TO make return TO obtair
tho facts and information by ar
examination of the books, records
and papers of any such company. l
! la IA Ian trnNiHaA thut Inn Injunction
shall be awarded by any court o
Judge to restrain the collection o
all or any part of the taxes imposed
and assessed under this act cXcep
upon the ground the assessmen
, thereof was in violation OF the con
stitution of the United States or O
this state; or that the same wa
, fraudently assessed or that ther
, was a mistake made in the amour
, OF the taxes assessed: and in cas-
, of mistake, no such injunction shal
be awarded unless application shal
: be first made to the board of publ
works to correct the alleged mistak
, and the board shall refuse to do SC
, etc."
House bill No. 5l4. introduced o
January 26 by Weiss, imposes a Ia
, on the business OF producing an
, selling coal, natural gas, petroleum
, or crude oil. lumber, limesto an
, fire clay. A tax of per cent is I
be measured on the value OF tn
coal at the mouth OF the mine; o.
: natural gas the tax is per cent o
> its value at the mouth OF the well
or If sold by purchasers to consum
ers in the state, the value wher
: sold to the consumer shall be used
. the tax on petroleum or crude oI
shall be 2 per cent Of the value a
the mouth OF the well; on lumoe
l-2 OF 1 per cent at the mill; O
> limestone i-2 of / per cent at IN
quarry, and on fire clay IL OF
per cent at the mine,
The provisions with respect I
assessment and enforcement ar
similar to those referred TO In senat