The Bozeman courier., 1926-10-08
NOTICE or ELECTION
PROPOSED PETITION FOR
lNlTlATlNE 40. 31.


PROPOSED PETITION FOR
INITIATIVE NO. 81.
A bill TO enact by the Initiative a law
to amend Section 1882, Section 1888 and
Section 1892 Of the Revised Codes OF
i5O Of the - Laws avs Of 1928 and By Chapter
1856 OF the Laws of 1925, relating to the |
imposition Of tax on the sale OF gaso- |
line and the collection and disposition
thereof.
Be Il Enacted by the People Of Montana:
Section l. That Section 23S2 Of the Re-
vised Codes of Montana Of 1871, as
amended by Chapter 15e OF the Laws 0f %
1925, be and the same is hereby AMENDED
to read as follows; ,,..-,L,,.,, .n.,,
Section 1882. Every distributor snan
pay for the year 1927 and each year
thereafter to the state treasurer license
tax for engaging in and carrying on sucn
business in this state in an amount equaI
to three cents for each gallon OF gasOilhe
refined, manufactured, produced or I'M
pounded by such distributor and SOLD Dy
him in this state, or shipped, transporter
or imported by such distributor into ana
distributed and sold by him within TINS
state after Il has arrived in ana is
brought to rest within this state, wheLh-
or sold in the original packages or IN the
broken packages during such year, pro-
vided that all gasoline delivered py iany
distributor to any Of his service statlons
in this state ate shall shall be be tTssss a1d con
! sidered in computing such license tA4 III III
the same manner as though the same
had been sold to dealers or to other per-
Section 2. That Section 2sss Of the Re-
| vised Codes Of Montana Of 1921, as
amssnded by Chapter 1Se OF me the laws laws Of Of
| 1925, be and the same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows: IN a.
| Section 1888. Every dealer snaIl, M IoI
| the year 1927 and each year thereaIter,
| when engaged in such business IN TINS
state, pay to the state treasurer .ot lnS ne
| Montana a license tax for engaging IN
! such business in this state equal 10 tnree
cents for each gallon Of gasoline SOLO or
| distributed by such dealer IN TINS sSate s1S
! during such year provided, however. that
| no gasoline sold by such dealer, which Wes
| purchased by him from a prooucer OF
/ distributor, who had paid the tax there
| on, shall be included or considered IN oe-
termining the amount Of such license tax
to be paid by such dealer, but only sucn
gasoline as was shipped, transported or
| Imported into this state and purchased oy
such dealer before II had arrived IN ana
was brought to rest within this state
and then resold by such dealer, whether
in the original packages or IN broken
packages. shall be included or considered
for the purpose Of computing such license
tax"
Section 8. That Section 1892 Of the Re-
vised Codes Of Montana Of 1921, as
amended by Chapter $50 OF the Laws o.
1929 and by Chapter 186 Of the Laws OF
1925 be and the same is hereby amended
section 1892. All money received by
! the state treasurer in payment OF license
taxes under the provisions OF this acs
shall be deposited by him and creolteo
to the state highway fund. All money sc
collected and deposited in the state hlgn-
way fund shall be used and expended by
the State Highway Commission In tn'
construction, reconstruction, betterment
maintenance, administration anG engln'
eering on the Federal Highways system
of highways in this state selected ane
designated under the provisions Of thu
Federal Aid Act, approved July IL, 1916
and the Federal Highway Act approved
thereto, and for the purpose Of construc
tion, reconstruction, betterment, main
tenance, administration and engineering
of highways leading from each count!
seat in the state to said Federal High
, way system Of Federal Aid roads wher'
; such county seat is not on said system
, and for the purpose of construction, re
construction, betterment, maintenance
, administration and engineering OF sEcl
other roads as have been or may be au
thorized by the laws OF Montana. Pro
vided, that the total net cost to the stat
: for administration and engineering o.
! ! the Federal Aid work contemplated b.
: | this act shall not exceed for any fisce
: year $50 Of the total Of State. Fedora
d Aid and other available funds expende
under the supervision of the State High
i, way Commission. II shall be the duty o
u the State Highway Commission, in ex
: pending such money to carry forwar
= construction from year to year. using tn
{ money expended through the matchin
: up OF Federal Aid aliotments to Montan
upon the said Federal Highway syster
OF highways in the various parts Of tn
state, so far as II may be possible with
in a reasonable development Of the Who'll
II Federal Highway system, IN prOportio
y to the amount Of mileage still to be con
t structeo in the various sections of tina
= system"
Section 4. This act shall be in fu
n force and effect on and after January
l. 1927 a
D UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Montana S.
n I, G. T.. Stewart. Secretary OF State
= the State OF Montana, do hereby certif
that the foregoing Ii true and correC
= copy OF Proposed Petition, for Initiativ
y No. 81. being:
n A BIN to enact BY the Initiative a IA,
q to amend Section 1882, Section z883 an
1r Section 1882 Of the Revised Codes Of Nor
le tana OF 1921, as amended by Chapter j.
" OF the Laws OF 1923 and by Chapter Il
= Of the Laws OF 1925. relating to the IN
% position Of a tax on the sale OF gasolr
z. "a and the collection and disposition there
az Of
~ IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. has
hereunto set my hand and affixed n
Great Seal Of the State OF Montan
= at Helena, the Capital thia secor
= day Of October. 1926.
(SEA1.) Q. T. STEWART,
Secretary Of Stat