The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-28
SPECT|ON WILL
BE CONT |NUED Of
ALL MOTOR FUELS
Act of 1919 Which Requires
Inspection Not Repealed by
New Law, Attorney Gen.
eral Davis Holds
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU +,
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 81 /

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. ~
The state highway department viii
continue to make an inspection of all
gasoline and motor fuels sold in Ala
bama. Harwell G. Davis, attorney
general, today advised w. S. Kel sr.
state highway engineer. tina the az
levying tax of two cents 4 "a loa
on all motor fuels and repes Ing fae
inspection fee of ne-twent : 81 cns
cent al gallon did not rope rs
of tIs1s wnicn requires the aspe SIS
81 gasoline.
The highway department Faeae ssfs.
an opinion when it was un4 ertaih IS
TO its authority to have cher Is
make examination when Tie s@s
law becomes effective N .ch AZ.
torney General Davis rule that vs. hila
Section 13 of the new iw does re-
peal the inspection fee 10 ang PRIOR
legislation in conflict Nth he new
law the section requi Ms an ins
srection does not conf iet Wilh tAe
new law and therefor Isl apf re-
pealed.
The inspection fee sHQ lsg.ed "a
1919 for the purpose of caring f5y
the cost of examination. but the APP
preparation for examination work
was made from the general fund
limited only by the amount collected
in inspection fees. Therefore, the
highway department this year may
eXpend in inspection work an
amount up to the total collected in
inspection fees last year.
TAX COMMISSION ORGANIZES.
Members of the state tax commits
sion Tuesday completed their organ
ization for the next four years by
assigning the five members to spe-
cific duties and by re-electing all
employees of the former commission.
Judge l.. L. Herzberg of Gadsden
chairman of the commission, was as
sned the general supervision of all
work of the commission. Commi sion
er Rob Z. Roberts of Eufaula, was
given the advalorum work. Commits
sioner Il. f. Pitts of Union Springs
was assigned the public utilities
Commissioner Frank Marquis Of
Dora, the automobile licenses and
gasoline tax. Commissioner c. Brooks
Smith, the FRANCHISE tax.
Through the retention of employees
of the former commission the fol-
lowing persons viii remain with the
new commission during the next -four
years.
General office: Miss Julia klinge
secretary; II. 4. Knight, chief clerk
j. II. Stewart, franchise clerks Fl. C.
Allen, general agent; L. X. Brannan
clerk, Juliet Leucheter, clerk; Mar
garet Ryan, clerk; Susie 4. Bovine
stenographer; Annie Ryan, stenogra-
Eber; Isabelle Evans, stenographeri
Annie Nelson, stenographer.
Automobile department: Clerks
Pride Baden Mary A. Pruett
Blake Fielder; stenogra piers, Katie
d. Giles and Fannie Adams.
Field agents. L.. S. Armstead and
II. c. Ziegler.
JULIAN TO GET JOB
Frank n: Julian of Sheffield viii
be appointed Insurance commissioner
curing the next few days. This IN
formation was given out by Gov
ernor Brandon today. 1t has been
known for many weeks that Mr..
Julian would be rendered this POSI-
ton, and his retirement as active
editor of the Sheffield Standard was
announced last week. lie mas Deen
a prominent figure in the states po-
litical life. He was elected secre-
tary of state in 1906 ana served four
years. He was then elected a MEM
Der of the railroad commission, the
predecessor of the public service
commission. On his retirement from
this position he purchased the Shelf
field Standard.
BUREAU MAILS OUT CHECKS
Checks, totaling Approximately
100000, are being mailed each day
to the members of the Alabama Farm
Bureau Cotton association from the
head office in Montgomery and the
work will continue until approx
mately $1.500,0O0 will have been dis
tributed throughout Alabama.
According to Fl. S. Houghton, treas
urer of the cotton association. these
checks are the third payment to be
sent to each member of the assoc,a-
ton, making total of 20 cents per
rsrnd hasis niddeing, for thcrc,
When cottua Was delivered Zach
srewer Was permitted 20 ORR
scStinaea % nnse rwolt