Show PROCEEDS TAX TO BE HARD FOUGHT VT that the net proceeds tax is unconstitutional und and cannot be collected under the law is the attitude taken by most of the mining com companies of tate only one out of corn pinies paid the tax without probst prot dt 4 several tendered the tax of 1 as an occupation tax ad aid paid the nek net proceeds tax with the stipulation that they will bring suil suit to reco recover st most of the companies refused to pay the proceeds tax at all among those who paid under protest are independent coal and und coke company spring canyon coal company united states fuel company carlan fuel company and ind others among those which did not pay at all are scofield coal company cameron coal company the total amount of tax money involved in the bissu is ot it is pro probable bible that all the suits et the state wili wil be con soli dated into one but each company nay prefer towage to wage its own fight in a separate suit however the lower cou courts arts dec deada de the question it vili go 90 clear up to the supreme court of the united states for final sett settlement lewent |