The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-15

such distributor into and distributed and |
sold by him within this state after it /
mas arrived in and is brought to rest |
within this state, whether sold in the |
original packages or in the broken pack |
ages during such year, provided that !
all gasoline delivered by any distributor |
to any of his service stations in this !
state shall be deemed to have been sold |
and shall be treated and considered in
computing such license tax in the same 1
manner as though the same had been
sold to dealers or to other persons"
Section 2. That Section 1888 of the
Revised Codes Of Montana of 1921, as
amended by Chapter $50 Of the Laws
OF 1928 and by Chapter 1876 of the Laws
or 1925, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 1888. 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 a license tax for engaging
in such business in this state equal to
three cents for each gallon Of gasoline
| sold or distributed by such dealer in
/ this state during such year. provided,
! however, that no gasoline sold by such
! dealer, 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
] by such dealer but only such gasoline
! tiS Was SLlppGu, transported or import
ed into this state and purchased by
such dealer before it had arrived in and
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 consider
ed for the purpose of computing such
license tax"
Section 8. That Section 1892 of the
Revised Codes of Montana of 1921 as
amended by Chapter $50 Of the Laws Of
] pT Of ha
of 1925 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows;
Section 1892. All money received by
the state treasurer in payment of IL
cense taxes under the provisions Of this
act shall be deposited by him and cred
tied to the state highway fund All
! / money so collected and deposited in the
state highway fund shall be used and
expended by the State Highway Com
mission in the construction, reconstruc-
ton, betterment, maintenance admins.
: tratiOn and engineering on the Fedora
3 Highways system Of highways in this
! state selected and designated under tn,
e provisions OF the Federal Aid Act, ap
Z proved July IL, 1916, and the Fedora
: Highway Act approved November 8, 1921
and all amendments thereto, and for tn,
Z purpose of construction, reconstruction
. betterment maintenance. Administrative,
and engineering of highways LEADING
4 | from each county seat in the state t
said Federal Highway system of Fed
:, | eral Aid roads where such county sea
= ! is not on said system, and for the pur
. pose of construction, reconstruction, bet
= terment, maintenance, administrator
q | and engineering of such other roads a
; have been or may be authorized by tn
b laws of Montana. Provided that tn
Y total net cost to the state 70 radminis
d tration and engineering on the Fedora
y Aid work contemplated by this act sha'
d not exceed for any fiscal year $50 c
II the total State, Federal Aid and othe
IS available funds expended under the ST
lie perViSiOn of the State Highway Con
IS mission. 1t shall be the duty of til
" State Highway Commission, in eXpenC
Is ing such money, to carry forward col
= structiOn from year to year. using I'll
- money expended through the matchin
up of Federal Aid allotments to Montar
=. upon the said Federal Highway syste
Is of highways in the various parts of IL
e. state, so far as it may be possible witt
1e in a reasonable DEVELOPMENT Of II
Is whole Federal Highway system, IN pr
IN portion to the amount of mileage sti
in to be constructed in the various Sc
SIX tiOns of that system"
ly Section 4. This act shall be in fl
" force and effect on and after Januai
= UNITE STATES OF AMERICA,
Ie State of Montana, SIS
as 1. c. T. Stewart. Secretary Of sta
~ of the State Of Montana, do hereby &C
81 tify that the foregoing is true al
% correct copy of Proposed Petition f
Initiative No. 81, being:
ia A bill to enact by the Initiative a Il
on 10 amend Sectlon zS6z, section 1883 a
ch Section 1892 Of the Revised Codes
20 Montana of 1921, as amended by Cha
ne ter $50 Of the Laws Of 1928 and
Chapter 186 of the Laws Of 1925, rel,
to ing to the imposition Of a tax on I
sale of gasoline and the collection a
mt disposition thereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I ha
Ell hereunto set my hand and affixed
re Great Seal of the State Of Montana,
icH Helena, the Capital, this Second day
80 October 1926.
- (SEAL) c. T. STEWART
az 2I-4t Secretary of Sta