The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-05

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In the senate the bill providing for
a bank examiner was reached and
there was some unexpected opposition
to the bill, but it finally passed to It's
third reading. The following Senators
voted to kill the bill: Archer, Barn
well, Barton, Brice, Brown, Buist,
Derham, DuBose, Harrison, Kirkland
Mauldin, Miller, Norris and Watson
gNoTEs OF THE SESSION. =.
Mr.. Harper, of Colleton, has intro
duced a bill to provide an additional
magistrate for that county. IS
Mr.. Fowler has offered q bill to pro
vide for an income tax. The bill con;
tains the following as its principal
provisions:
After June 1, 1896, there shall be as
sessed, levied, collected, and paid am
nually upon the gains, profits and in
come received in the preceding Gallon
dar year by every citizen OF this State,
whether residing at home or abroad,
and every person residing therein,
whether said gains, profits or income
be derived from any kind of property,
rents, interest, dividends or salaries,
or from any profession, trade, employ
ment, or vocation carried on in this
State or elsewhere, or from any other
source whatever,a q tax of Q per centum
on the amount SO derived over and
above $1,000, and a like tax shall be
levied, collected and paid annually
upon the gains, profits, and income
from all property owned and OF every
business, trade or profession carried
on in this State by persons residing
ty officials are to collect the tax. 1t
is to be paid upon the gains, profits
and income for the year ending Dec.
31st next preceding the time for levy
ing, collecting and paying said tax.
The Governor officially notified
both houses of the death of Mr.. James
Sprott, a director of the penitentiary.
Among the house bills passed to
their third reading are the following:
To exempt certain portions of Pick
ems county from the operations OF the
general stock law; to authorize and
require the treasurer of Kershaw
county to pay the auditor of said
county $50 for extra service; to change
the name of the State lunatic asylum
to that of the State hospital for tho
insane; to repeal the act to prohibit
emigrant agents from plying their vo-
cation in this State without first OBJ
tanning a license therefor and for
other purposes; to require the county
boards of commissioners in this State
to provide footways wherever neces-
sary on the public roads in their re-
spective counties; to authorize the
county boards of commissioners OF the
several counties in this State to change
the location of the public roads ia said
counties and to condemn the land for
rights of way forsame. &
Senator Jordan has introduced Q
joint resolution to emp over the board
of county commissioners OF Aiken
county to renew and pay certain or
dinances of Indebtedness. 30
Senator Stribling has introduced
joint resolution to authorize and re-
quire the county board of commissions
ers of Pickens and Oconee counties to
build public bridge ac,oss Keowee
river at or near the mouth of Little
river. J-l@.s ~
At 80 the Senate adjourned.
The two houses have settled their
differences as to the new Supreme
Court. The Justices salaries will be !
81, $50 each, and the court will hold
two sessions year. 81
In the absence of both the lieuten-