The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-29

and shall be treated and considered in
computing such license tax in the same
manner as though the same had been
sOlo 70 dealers or to other persons"
Sectlon 2. That Section 1883 of the
REVISED Codes Of Montana Of 1921, as
amended by Chapter $50 of the Laws
OF 1879 and by Chapter 1S6 Of the Laws
OF 1928, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 1883. Every dealer shall for
the year 1927 and each year thereafter
When engaged in such business in this
STATE, pay to the state treasurer for the
exclusive use and benefit of the State
OF montana license tax for engaging
IN such business in this state equal to
Jhree cents for each gallon Of gasoline
SOLD or distributed by such dealer in
TINS state during such year provided
however that no gasoline sold by such
9Gealer which was purchased by him
from producer or distributor who had
paId the tax thereon, shall be included
or considered in discriminating the
amount of such license tax to be paid
Dy such dealer, but only such gasoline
as was shipped, transported or import
ca INTO this state and purchased by
such dealer before it had arrived in and
was brought to rest within this state
ana then resold by such dealer. whether
IN the original packages or in broken
packages, shall be included or consider
ca Tor the purpose of computing such
license tax"
Section 8. That Section 1892 of the
revised Codes of Montana of 1921. ais
amended by Chapter $50 Of the Laws of
1873 and by Chapter 1856 of the Laws
OF 1925, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 1892. All money received nv
the state treasurer in payment of Ii
cehSe taxes under the provisions of this
act shall be deposited by him and cred
lI TO the state highway fund. All
nloHey so collected and deposited in the
state highway fund shall be used and
expended by the State Highway Com
MISSION IN the construction, reconstruc-
llon Detterment, maintenance. admins
ITaJlon and engineering on the Federal
highways system of highways in this
state selected and designated under tn
provisions of the Federal Aid Act an
proved July II, 1916, and the Federal
1lghWay Act approved November g. 1921
anu all amendments thereto, and for the
purpose OF construction, reconstruction,
DeIterment, maintenance, administrator.
ana engineering Of highways leading
from each county seat in the state III
sad Federal Highway system of Fed
efal AID roads where such county scar
IS not on said system, and for the pur-
pose OF construction, reconstruction, bet
terment, maintenance, administration
ana engineering of such other roads as
nave been or may be authorized by the
laws or Montana. Provided that the
1ONell AISt COSl TO the state To Ta0mlniS-
Ifatlon and engineering on the Federal
Aid work contemplated by this act shall
not exceed for any fiscal year 500 of
the total State, Federal Aid and other
available funds expended under the SUI
pervision of the State Highway Com
6,lsslon, 1t shall be the duty of the
State Highway Commission in expeno-
ing such money, to carry forward con-
/ Struct1on from year to year using the
money expended through the matching
up or Federal Aid allotments to Montana
upon the said Federal Highway system
OF highways in the various parts of the
state, so far as it may be possible with.
IN reasonable development Of the
whole Federal Highway system. in pro.
| portion to the amount Of mileage still
| 70 be constructed in the various see.
tlonS of that system"
Section 4. This act shall he in ful
Iorce and effect on and after January
UNITE STATES OF AMERICA
State Of Montana, SIS.
| 4, Z. 1. Stewart, Secretary Of StaI,
| OF the State of Montana, do hereby GER
| tlfy that the foregoing is a true am
/ correct copy of Proposed Petition fo1
initiative No. 81, being:
| A bill to enact by the Initiative a Law
to amend Section 1882, Section 23S3 anC
Sectlon 2SS2 Of the Revised Codes O.
! Montana of 1921, as amended bv Chan
| ter $50 of the Laws Of 1923 and h,
| Chapter 1876 of the Laws Of 1925. relat
| ing to the imposition of a tax on n,
sale OF gasoline and the collection An,
| disposition thereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I hav
| hereuntO set my hand and affived III
Great Seal Of the State Of Montana. a
Helena, the Capital, this Second dav q
! October, 1926.
6SsE3AL) c. T. STEWART.
i @'-4' Secretary OF State