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out OF thi- section on the second read
ing of the bill.
Mr.. White asked il druggist, were
not required 10 get license To sell
liquor.
Mr.. Hileman: They do sell IL with
out license
Mr.. White Then why DO you not in
diet them.
Mr. Hiieman: They self under pre-
scrlptions from physicians.
Mr.. Henderson said h- could get a.
much liquor a. he wanted in any drug
store. He had no difficulty ia getting
Il prescription Ia last hol. wear. At
ti:e convention in Ienoir, dry town.
We drank about twenty gallons Of
"hiokey al - a gallon-all on prc-crip-
ton.
Mr. Hilrman's amendment was
adopted by vote OF ;. tor.
Mr.. Robinson moved IL strike out
the last sentence OF section - which
eXeWpts druggists from license tax by
any county, ciIy or town. Mr.. Hilr-
nan moved to amend 10y inserting the
words "ligu"r license" before tax. Lost
by vote of :}3 10 II.
Nr Williams moved 10 amend by
I
Ihe amendment was lost
Two amendments were sent up by
Nr. White ana lost.
Mr.. smith ui Gates sent up two
l>t,imrrd section - TN in
>crtInG between words also" aud ALI
in line ei -sht, the following I'm addi-
ti"n 10 the al yalorem tan prov idrd in
this section This amendment was
lost.
Amendment ,. by Mr.. smith. ad-
ding, prov ided that this act shall not
authorlze any druggist to deal in
>p!rltuOus. VlI0us or malt liquors eX-
cept upon the prescription OF Il prac-
ticlng physician "a HOW allowed by
law This amendment was adopted.
Mr.. ilileman offered an amendment
to tax lawyers $40 each. The amend
nent provoked a very spirited discus
sion which was participated in by
Me>>r5. Monroe, Mckenzie. Lusk, Hem
derson and others. The vote on this
motion was a tie, - to ~. The Speaker
gave the casting vote in favor OF the
Mr.. Monroe moved to amend by add
ing that no city, town or county
shall impose any additional tax on
lawyers" The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. llileman Introduced an amend
ment To tax each and every practicing
physician the sum of SO Mr.. John
son moved to amend by eXempting
county physicians. Johnson's amend
ment was voted down.
Mr.. Smith, of Stanly, sent up an
to include tooth-carpen-
tcrs. rhe Speaker said if the gentle
nan ment dentists. he would put the
amendment before the House. provided
the gentleman would put his amend
menI in proper language, otherwise he
would rule it out of order.
Mr.. White of Bladen, moved to
amend by adding that mo city, town
or county shall impose any additional
tax on physicians" He wanted ply
sicians to stand on the same footing
as lawyers. The amendment of MIR.
White was adopted and Hilcman' :
amendment as amended was voted
down.
Mr.. Robinson moved to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment to
tax lawyers lWas passed. Mr.. Ewart
moved ', lay the 'iotion on the table
The motion to table prevailed.
Section 30 was amended so aS to i'm
pose a tax OF 80 cents for each bed
room kept for use in all hotels and
boarding and lodging houses kept for
the business Of furnishing either
board or lodging, or both, TO regular
or transient boarders for pay or hire
Mr.. Henderson thought il very un-
just to tax poor widows who Were
keeping boarding houses, 80 cents on Il
bed, and then raise such a noise about
taxing lawyers.
An amendment was passed imposing
taxes on each and every private buSl-
ness corporation (rallrOadS, banks, anC
insurance companies excepted, Il fran.
chiSe tax in proportion to the amount
of its capital stock. BY the term ''capi
tai stOck" in this section iS meant Tia,
authorized amount of capital stOcl
fixed by the corporations charter, Ol
by the stockholders pursuant to pow
ers granted in the charter, whether tn,
said capital stock has been issued b,
the corporation and is outstanding %
not. That. in addition to penaltie
otherwise provided in this act. the con
tinued failure To pay the franchise ia,
imposed by the lSt day OF January
1886. shall cause forfeiture OF tn
and its charter in that event shall b
repealed.
Mr.. IIileman explained that thi
amendment was proposed To meet tia
class of corporations that got out char
I ters to build railroads and make pub
| lie improvements, and did not max
the improvements, but held on TO thei
charters and kept others from enjoy
l,, tl..,r a il.... .tlsnr
Pending the discussion Of the reve
/ nue. bill the house toook recess ii
! 80 p. IN.
Night Session.
The House met at : 40 o'clock an
proceeded at once to business. Th
following bills
PASSED THIRD READING.
! 1910, bill, to provide for constructio
of bridge across Trent river; 3l6, (
provide for working public roads {
! Warren: l40S, to create new town
ship in Sampson county: 1914, to au
| thOriZe the commissioners of Stanl
county to issue bonds to build a jail
lab. to allow commissioners and jus
tees of the peace to levy a special Ia
in Anson county: 1898. To isscorporat
the Bank of TarborO: 1909, TO repe;
laws relating to killquick in Edge
combe county. On motion of NJ
Howard the bill was tabled.
REVENUE ACT.
Mr.. Hileman called the preyiOu
question, Mr.. sent up tW
. amendments, first to tax each owner
a sawmill $40, second to tax nOtarIt
public $40 each. Both amendment
were vOted down and the bill passe
its third reading and was sent to IL
senate. Vote on final passage Ga to
| PUBLIC PRINTING.
The report of the minority was rea
recommending that the matter be r,
referred to the committee. This repo
was signed by W. c. Dowd, W.
Lindsay, Edgar Leinback, L. NJ. Silk
leather.
: Mr.. Henderson was opposed to t.
law. | was on the committee. | heaI
Edwards & Broughton say at fir
Stewart was the lowest bidder. The
afterwards employed experts living
Raleigh that said Edwards Il Brougl
ton were lower than Stewart. We a