The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-29

person' and giving notice thereof IN .he
CactiAe Iure1 by Section 6 of this Act
aseessoS IL Lien OF Tax. The License Tax
@SsesSed against any person unde- +h;s a. 49,
together with all penaities a,S IN Ac5
- snau De a lien upon any and ali 49,
Gty owned by such person within +bis 81.
~ 10y such person in connection vUitb
such prone.+m' winch lien shall attach to
tav p4operty on the date when the license
49, q VertIIled TO the State Treasurer nv
Sne state Board Of EauaIiza+ion 81
sen : may be enforced in the name of The
9Cate OF Montana, in the same ~
0'her hens are enforced at law
Section II. Disposal of Proceeds % To-
COIo OF all license taxes, penaltias and ~
IereSt collected by the State Treasr~er ~
" the provisions of this Act shah he b.,
tba pau mo and deposited to the credit of
ne Seheral fund of the State. and 5Ocz sbou
x deposlted to the credit of the C0noraon
SenoOl interest and Income Fund. and when.
ever any license tax is paid under A. -
slSIohs OF THIS Act the State Treasurer shan
lSsue 70 the person paying the Same a licenSa
authorlzing such person TO engage in "a
larry on such business until the first 5av
OF January Immediately following +be voo.
Tor which such license tax Is nd - yeaT
license issued. pau anu Sueh
Section Is. Commencing Business t.
person snail, after the first dav of Janusrv
y any year, engage in or commence fbc
oarry!ng on Of the business of working or
operating a mine or mining proner+v IN 4bis
sCaIe' from which any merchantabie roo+aI
pLeSlOus' and semi-precious gems and stones
are extracted and produced such perso, roue4
wSnln SIXTY days after SO engaging in or
commencing to carry on such business. notify
both the State Board of EQUALIZATION and tbs
oIaOe treasurer of such fact.
section IA. The license taxes herein pro-
xIued Tor shall be in addition to all other
taxes licenses, and other fees. now reon;red
10 be paid by persons subject to the nrovis-
ions Of this Act. y" WIVES
,o Sectl4n %; The License tax for the year
1879 snail be based and computed on the
1929. 'iehu@T year
Section l6. UncOnstitutionality and In
ARMY II any clause, sentence, paragraph
oL part OF THIS act shall for any reason, be
5dJ1udged by any court of competent iu1is-
dIction to be invalid. such Judgment shall not
AFFECT impair or invalidate the remainder
vi inc act, but shall be confined in its
operation to the clause. sentence, paragraph.
or part thereof, directly involved in the cor
troversy in which such Judgment shall have
oeeh rendered. No caption or any section
or set OF sections shall IN any way affect
me Interpretation of this act, or any part
Section II. Sections 2344 to 1855. both
inclusive of the Revised Codes of Montana.
l91l' are hereby repealed, provided. however.
that no person shall be relieved from the
payment of any license tax. which NAV bsy
been computed. levied, imposed or assessed.
and which IS due or shall become due under
the provisions of said sections. or of anv
penalty or interest thereon. but all such IL
cense taxes, penalties and interest shall b;
paid and collected as though said sections
were not repealed by this Act.
Section Is. This Act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its approval and
proclamation as provided by law.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS.
State of Montana.
l, Z. I. Stewart, Secretary of State of the
State of Montana. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of Pro
posed Petition for Initiative No. 28. entitled
"A Bill to enact by the Initiative a Law
providing for licenses for revenue purposes
requiring all persons. individuals, firms, co.
partnerships, associations, joint stock com
panies, common-law companies, bushes.
trusts, syndicates and corporations. engag
ing in or carrying on the business of work
ing or operating any mine, or mining prop
erty in the State Of Montana, from which
gold. silver. copper, lead, or any other meta
or metals or precious or semi-precious gems
or stones of any kind shall be mined, ex
tracted or produced. to pay to the Stat,
Treasurer an annual license tax for engag
ing IN and carrying on such business in thi
State: fixing the amount of such license tax
providing a method for the assessment an,
collection thereof and the disposition Of tn
proceeds of such license tax; prescribing pen
alties for violations Of the provisions o
v~atiOns, Sections 2344 to 1855, both inclusiv
? Of the Revised Codes of Montana OF 1921.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have here
] unto set my hand and affixed the great Sea
P Of the State of Montana, at Helena. tn
D Capital. this Fourth day of October, 1924.
= c.. T. STEWART.
2 (SEAL) Secretary of State.