The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-17
TAX ON SLEEPING CARS
The State Controller Issues Number
of Executions.

The State Controller Issues a Number
of Executions.
! ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 16.-The controller
has assessed and issued tax execu lions
against the railroads in the state which
operate sleeping cars other than their own,
with the exception Of the Western and
! Atlantic, which has paid the tax, and the
! Est Tennessee. Under the act of 1883 roads
( pulling sleeping cars owned by nonresident
! persons OF corporations were made liable 70
a lax Of 500 70 $500, according 70 the
/ length Of tie line. Ia order that the act
might not discriminate in violation Of the
constitution against non-resideuts, an
| amendment was introduced in the last
| legislature, changing the verbiage so as t.
read sleeping cars other than their own.
WHEY THE TAX WAS DUE.
! The license tax was due Oct 1, but no
| attempt was made TO collect il till after the
| Adjournment Of the assembly. when the
controller notified the railroads that the
/ law must be complied with The roads
either failed to respond, OF gave evasive
answers, ald to-day f. fas. were issued
( against them for the amounts due the
/ state, as follows: Central. $500; South
| western, 500; Atlanta and Char
lotte. 800; Georgia Pacific, 800;
Savannah, Florida and Western, $500;
Brunswick au1 western, $500; Georgia,
Savannah and Florida, $500; Atlanta and
West Point, $780, The East Tennessee road
will be levied on. if it resists taxation. Tax
executions will also be issued against the
Pullman Palace Car Company, the Pullman
Southern Car Company and the Boudoir
Mann Car Company, these companies hav-
ing failed TO pay thetax.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW.
They are required by law to return the
number of miles over which they are oper-
ated in the United States and in Georgia,
and the aggregate value of their cars They
are then taxed in the proportion, that the
number of miles in the state bears to the
number in the United States, at the regular
state rate of mills on the dollar The act
under which they are taxed was copied
from the Massachusetts law, under which
they are compelled to pay, the supreme
court having declared it constitutional.
MINING PROPERTY TO BE TAXED.
The tax collector of Polk county has been
advised by the controller TO comply
with the Instructions of the grand
jury of the county to collect the tax on
1921, 900 worth of mining property, not in
cluded ia the tax digest.
The bond Of Everett & Co. has lbeen ac-
cepted, and theg will again take charge of
the stock of Akers q Bros. tomorrow.
When the bills of sale are checked and stock
taken some definite information as to the
firms creditors may be arrived at.
The governor signed a treasurer's war
rant to-day covering 1854, coupons for
interest on the public debt.
LEGAL TINE.
The supreme court has decided that rail-
road, or standard, time is not recognized by
law. In the administration of the law
or the performance of duties under the
law sun time must govern. The impor-
lance of the decision in contested election
cases is apparent Other decisions of the
supreme court handed down to-day were:
Sims, guardian, vs. the East and West
railroad; from the city court Of Carriers
Vile Affirmed.
Kennedy ct al, administrators, VS.. Wof-
ford; from Barlow. Reversed.
King vs. the state; from Gordon. Re
versed.
Ford VS.. Thrailkill from Whitfield. At
flrlned.
Henderson vs. Reynolds; from Cobb. Re-
versed.
CLOSED BY THE SHERIFF.
Woodward g. Hall, wholesale tobacco
nists, were closed by the sheriff to-day on
a mortgage for $4.65O in favor of B. e.
Boggan. Lawyers were busy to-day draw
ing papers for an assignment.
meeting will be held to arrange for the
establishment of a reformatorv school in
this county.
COLLISION AT A CIR ossING.
A switch engine on the Richmond and
Danville railroad tonight ran into the
regular train at the Decatur street crossing.
and serious accident resulted. Engineer
George Robinson and Fireman Hardeman
were seriously hurt and their engine was
badly smashed. The switch engine, with
its engineer, sustained no damage worthy
Of mention.
About 10 o'clock tonight, Henry Sim
mons, white man, stabbed a negro named
John helms in the back, in the alley at the
rear of the opera house. Simmons claims
that two negroes assaulted and attempted
to rob him, and he was forced to defend
himself. His story is not credited. Nelms'
injuries are of such character that the
doctors are in doubt, but yet hesitate to
pronounce them fatal.
NEGRESS INJURED
A negro woman named Sally Martin
walked off a wall level with the street into
an excavation on Hunter, between FORSYTH
and Thompson streets. tonight, and sus-
tanned such serious injuries that it is doubt
full whether she will live.
Mrs. French, a white woman who is
credited with the possession of considerable
means. but whose name does not appear
in the city directory, either attempted
suicide tonight or took an overdose of NOR
PUNE by mistake. She is exceedingly
Ill, and four doctors are at work trying to
keep her alive. At last accounts it was
probable that she would live The police
say she attempted to kill herself once
before.
BAD GAS AT BRUNSWICK.