Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-15
TAXES
The Hill to be Debated To-day In the
House OF Representatives.
what the Mtnarify of tlls Ways and
Means Committee think We
can stand.

The following was presented to the
| house Of representatives. on Friday Of the
week before last, as the majority report of
the committee of ways and means Of the
house, but, upon q count CT the names
appended to what was sent in ss q minor
ity report, It was found that their status
was reversed, and what was really the mi
uority should be the majority report.
Both will come uS for debate to day. The
following will, We expect, be defeated.
The other report By Messrs. Mccall,
Crews, Lumpkin. and others, will no
3onht prevail:
A bill 70 be entitled an act to provide revenue
for the state OF Tennessee.
Section l. BE II enacted By the General As
sembly OF the state Of Tennessee, That the
STATE tax on every hundred dollars worth of
property, upon which taxes are by law as
seSsed Tor state purposes, shall be fifty cents.
sec. 4 Be II further enacted, That section l
OF an act passed May "a, Iso0, be 50 amended as
70 read " on each presentment OF Indictment,
Sec. ). 5s it further enacted, That State
tax Of nve dollars shall hereafter be imposed
upon each defendant in tate cases in the su-
preme court, where said defendant has the
costs 10 pay.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in all suits
brought before justices ot ths peace in the
state, the following rate Of taxation shall be
levied and collected uo-wtt: suits where the
judgment IS less than one hundred dollars, q
otate tax of MY cents. Suits where the iudg-
ment Is more than one hundred dollars one
dollar. Suits where the Judgment exceeds two
hundred dollars, Two dOllsIs. In all criminal
causes submitted under the small ofIenAe laws
before justice Of the peace, a SIaJe tx Of
three dollars In each case; and the bond re-
CURED 10 be executed by section 5004 OF the
code Of Tennessee by justices Of the peace
shall be held TO include and make II. BILE the
Omcers mentioned in said section for the taxes
imposed and collected under This section, ex-
cept that said SJate tax shall be by said ON
CeTs paid 70 clerks Of the county courts Of their
respective counties. instead Of TO the county
trustees.
sec 5. Be It further enacted, That In all
causes, civil or criminal, before any mayor or
recorders court in this state, the defendant,
or party taxed with the cost, shall pay state
tax Of one dollar, 10 be collected by said re-
eOrder and paid over by him 70 the county
eouTt elss K OF the county, IS in oases OF jus
der the preceding section; and the county
court clel ks receiving revenue provided for in
this act are hereby directed TO pay over 10 the
STATE OmpIroller SAID revenues 50 received,
As. other STATE revenue received by them.
Sec. g. Be ii further enaoJed, That section
Of the act Of March IS, lSoo, be so amended as
that hereafter all claim agents shall pay g
SJate TAX Of twenty-five dollars; and that
architects and OWL engineers shall pay tax
Of twenty y-nve dollars each, Instead Of ten dol
lars, as now provided by law.
sec. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That the hold
ers of all fnteIest-beaItug eJsts. N;ouuty and
corporation bonds IN this State S5sn psy al
al Ua0Tera tax thereon equal 70 ts,s tax on
other property upon the actual valG' of said
DOnds in the ma ket, aud SECTION ~ ok,tns &C
dI Marcn l. loo 50 lar a. II exHmpLi SAID
ooL ds hom TAXA ion Is hereOy repealed.
&C, 8. Be Il III thee enacted, That section
Of the act Of January "a, 1871, 70 prOvide Ieve-
nue. Ior the STATE shall be SO amended as TO
read that each railroad company and every
Other tncorpora ed company, exceps hRn-
table and religious, doing business in this
State shall pay Ito tte state treasury nve
mills On Ihe dollar on tn money received by
such railroad or other company over and above
N necessary expsuSes In operating or keep
ing up 50 comp ny and teI est pad by said
company upon any Indebtedness due and
owing.
SO. 0. Be It further enacted, That section
of an act passed January "a, lS7l, TO provide
revenue for the -tate, shall be 50 amended
that otummers shall hereafter pay q privilege
TAX OF twenty dollars per Rnnum 70 the state
Instead OF ffty uCllars As now provided by
law, and the county tax on drumners Is here
by repealed.
sec. To- Be Il further enacted, That the sew.
eral collectors OF this Stats shall receive IN
payment OF the taxes assessed snd due the
State bank, notes OF the bank Of Tennessee,
not rendered void by the amended constttu-
ton or laws OF the State Of tennessee, war
rants Of the state treasury, gold and silver,
nited States legal tender notes and national
bank notes anu that all laws snd parts OF
laws in conflict with this section, directing
revenue officers TO receive anything else for
payment OF taxes are hereby repealed.
Sec. II. Be IL further enacted, That au laws
Of the State IN reference 70 taxes, except as
altered, repealed or suppressed by the pro-
visions Of this act, shall remain In fun force
and effect And the public welfare requires
that this act take e1eot from and after It's
paSSag6.