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THE STATE OF TEXAS}
COUNTY OF TARRANT } Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared IRA Cox who being duly sworn , upon oath, states that he is
the Manager [Give Title of Officer] of the Consumer Light & Heating Co., [Give Title of Corporation]
that he is cognizant of the facts given in the foregoing report, and that said report is true and correct.
IRCox
[embossed seal of notary public]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29th day of Feb A.D. 1908
J. B.[ Sintejahan?]
Notary Public
In and for Tarrant County, Texas

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1125-1205-2½M

ANNUAL REPORT
OF
Consumers Light and Heating Co
Fort Worth
In Compliance with Chap. 33, Gen. Laws, 1905.

Filed in the Office of the
City SECRETARY OF STATE Mch

This 2nd day of March 1908
WJ Estes
City Secretary of State

THE STATE PRINTING CO. AUSTIN

CORPORATIONS—REQUIRING ANNUAL REPORTS
FROM.

An Act to compel all corporations in this State, owning,
leasing or operating in cities or towns of over twenty-
five hundred population, street railways, electric light-
ing, or power plants furnishing light and power to the
public, gas plant furnishing gas to the public, and
sewerage company, or water plant furnishing water to
the public, to file annual reports and providing pen-
alties for the violation of the provisions of this Act.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:

SECTION 1. Every corporation within this State own-
ing, leasing or operating in this State in cities or towns
of over twenty-five hundred population, according to the
last official census of the United States, a street rail-
way, electric lighting, or power plant furnishing light
or power to the public, gas plant furnishing gas to the
public, water plant furnishing sewerage to the public.
shall annually on or before the first day of March of
each year file a report with the Secretary of State upon
blank forms to be furnished by the Secretary of State
showing the following facts:

First. The authorized capital stock of such corpora-
tion, the amount of such stock that has actually been
issued and how much of such stock actually issued is
common and how much preferred and how much is due
upon unpaid stock.

Second. The bonded indebtedness of such corporation
and how many bonds have been actually sold, the rate
of interest upon such bonds and when such bonds mature
and the price at which such bonds were sold.

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Third. Any other fixed lien or mortgage upon such
property, and the amount thereof.

Fourth The floating indebtedness of such corporation
including all bills payable of whatever nature.

Fifth. The value of the visible tangible property of
such corporation, giving separate values of lands, ma-
chinery, buildings, tracks, and equipment and in gross
all bills receivable and cash on hand.

Sixth. The annual cost of operating such corporation,
showing under separate items, (a) Amount paid for sal-
aries; (b) Amount paid for labor; (c) Fixed charges
including interest taxes and insurance giving each sep-
arately; (d) Amount paid for fuel; (e) Amount paid
for extensions, repairs and maintenance giving each sep-
arately; (f) Amount paid for claims or suits for dam-
ages; (g) Amount paid for miscellaneous expenses.

Seventh. The annual gross earnings of such corpora-
tion including revenues from every source showing by
separate items amount received by departments such
as amount received for light, amount received for sew-
erage, for power, water, gas, amount received for street
railway fares and tickets.

SECTION 2. The corporations mentioned in section one
hereof shall also make the Secretary of State upon
blanks to be furnished by him reports as to the price
charged the public for sewerage, gas, water, light, power
and the price charged per passenger upon street rail-
ways and if any such corporations have contracts with
cities or towns for furnishing water and light, then the
amount of such charge.

SECTION 3. The reports provided for in section one
and two of this act shall be under oath and shall be
made by any officer of the corporation having knowledge
of the facts or its general manager or superintendent.

SECTION 4. A true copy of the reports required by
the provisions of this act sworn to as provided shall
be filed annually on or before the first day of March of
each year with the Mayor of the city or town where
the corporation has its principal place of business and
there shall also be filed at the same time a true copy
of said reports with the clerk of the county court of
the county in which such corporation has its principal
place of business and by said clerk delivered to the
Commissioner's Court and such reports shall be recorded
in a properly indexed book to be kept for that purpose
and open to the inspection of the public at all times.

SECTION 5. Any such corporation as described in sec-
tion 1 of this Act which shall for thirty days willfully
fail or refuse to file the reports in the manner provided
by this Act shall forfeit and pay to the State $100, for
each and every day during which it shall continue in
default, which shall be recovered by suit in a court of
competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General of the
State of Texas.

SECTION 6. The fact that there is now no law provid-
ing for securing data and statistics concerning corpora-
tions owning and operating gas, water, electric light and
street railways in this State creates an emergency and
an imperative public necessity requiring that the con-
stitutional rule which provides that all bills shall be
read on three several days be suspended and such rule
is hereby suspended and it is so enacted.

[NOTE.- The enrolled bill shows that this act passed
the Senate by a two-thirds vote, yeas 27, nays 1; and
passed the House of Representatives by the following
vote: yeas 68, nays 27.]

Approved March 22, 1905.

Take effect 90 days after adjournment.