The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-04-03
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WEDNESDAY, pnll. q sts
TAXATION NoFfEry kEolsrE 4
Which ever ~ay wo II.


and public obligation; aud IN wliate'e
war we look for extrication. taxation is the
only door Of escape which presents itself
fo people already grooming Under ifiIfni-
cipal. county, State aud national taxes. few
new subjecis upon vhich.taxes can be le-
Wed are found without making already lea.
Wy burdens the more intolerable. Never
theless. the responsible tiles upon the State
cannot he eYaded, and must be met IN some
way. To meet them 50 as to keep public
faith is the impefa,ise duty Of the states
man, while to do.so. calls for the most sa-
gacious consideration to make tbe burden as
little oppressive as. possible.
The same considerations have embarrass-
ed other States. Tine 10 least has adopted
40 expedient which seems 10 recsncile all
difficulties The ,lotfett bin punch steers
clear Of al constitutional obstacles, whilst
II secures handsome revenue based alto.
gether aron luxury OF appetite. The very
subjects Of legitimate taxation, because tax
ing morning IN the world from LABOR o. "a.
pital. and imposing q INK 50 Insignificant in
itself rs scarcely 10 be felt by the subjects
Of its imposition.
Il is time thas North Carolina should Be.
gia TO examine the experiment q Virginia
With . vieH % profting BY her example.
and We propose 10 give some information o.
the bel punch. derived from observation Of
It's workings and information obtained in
connection With IL.
The Register is the invention Of DR..
Samuel b. MotIett. Of Rockingham county.
aiprsesical farmer and a graduate Of The
University Of Virginia. " his reflections
upon the debt If Virginia. be thought the
liquor traffic the fittest subject for lev and
additional im,Osisicu. of taxes buthe knew
chat direct taxes upon liquor was uucousti-
tutional, and that high specific taxes on Ii,
eenses would give few dealers monopo-
u AID be fell upor the idea Of taxing each
drink under cover of an excise lsw. Todo
this. IL was essential 70 devise some mode
by which sellers would be compelled 70
make record If their sales. This could
only be accurately ascertaiued by sumo con-
trivanee whieh would make and preserve
such ,ecord. free from the control Of the
seller. Df. Moislt derived his idea Of bis
register from the indicator used at the gates
Of the entrance to the Centennial grounds
at Philadelphia. by which he entrance
monies were faithfully accounted for. Up,
On this HUT lbe register was made. and j.
now il universal use ir Virginia. The ma
chine itself IS very small. not more than
eight inches long and four or Eve wide and
af the same depth. and il is permanently
Fixed on the bar OF behind il 10 full view.
IL has number Of disis, about BALI an
inch III diameter which are moved BY .
crank and spring. Upon turning The crApk.
a.....a..-.r,s.. r.'..,, - -. -
$50, ~, - -. ss..s, !.
Le tempered with without detection. Al
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A'heo ~ sshs 's'''' 4 a'.'Ou' '-D''
ties az sns'a'@ sssef'i h'aa' ~ ''cehre'
are op'A'nea namely. 70 -" y qa'a'"'e,
moi ies 'nau n'e ss''" : 1a0~s.'s snO
fe'a'' l'espse e0'Ss'nsa "n'cn ap'ao,'l ::
me SAFE 2. que ea''O".'' n9'e ,s''" =
oshss' WISE a'v''s .s'p' Wy .''A'' $3.50
ne ga'oa' ~ - ~. : . 80 :
o'AA y" iss ~ ~ = 49,
licenses q Oo'ue' =. : ''r t0o'' "Ss's'
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