The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
collection of taxes in said year: The
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collection of taxes in said year: The
amounts so borrowed from said sink
ing fund during any current year
shall be repaid to said sinking fund on
or before the first day of the following
January. and all amounts realized
from the collection of any taxes levied
for the purpose of creating said sink.
ino fund shall Immediately upon col
lection be placed to the credit of said
fund. All unexpended balances of
taxes raised for ordinary county ex-
nenses and all unexpended balances
of taxes raised for any special county
purpose excepting school purposes
Shall at the end of the year be carried
to the credit of said sinking fund.
Sec. 8. Whenever the said sinking
fund shall accumulate to such an
amount as to equal the amount of the
ordinary annual expenses of the coun-
ty, thus enabling the finances of the
county to be placed upon a cash basis,
then the said fund shall be carried to
the credit of the general account of
the county, and the said sinking fund
shall be closed and this act shall cease
to be operative.
Sec. 4. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately upon its approval.
Mr.. Pollock called for the income
tax bill but the supply bill was de-
manded. Upon a division vote the
supply bill was taken.
The section making the general
State levy reads as follows:
Sec. 1. That a tax of Al mills, exclu-
sive of the public school tax hereinafter
provided for, upon every dollar OF the
value of all taxable property of this
State be, and the same is hereby levied
for the purpose of meeting appropria.
tions to defray the current expenses OF
the government for the fiscal year
commencing January 1, 1896, and to
meet such other Indebtedness as has
been or shall be provided for in the
several act and joint resolutions passed
by this general assembly at the regu'
lar session of 1896 providing for the
same.
The bill was then ordered to third
reading.
THE INCOME TAX.
Mr.. Pollock's income tax bill was
then called up, and Mr.. Magill moved
to strike out the enacting words.
M. j. G.. Saunders moved to indeh
nitely postpone the bill.
At the night session the speaker
ruled that the educational bill could
be made special order. 1t was then
made a special order for noon tomor
row.
Then the income tax bill was taken
up again, but the debate was suspend
ed temporarily to allow the report ot
the committee on conference on the
new county bill to be read. The com
mittee had failed to agree. A commit
tee of free conference was asked for.
Mr.. Patton suggested that there wa:
only one such place.
Mr.. Pollock What country, France
Mr.. Patton-No, heaven. Laughter
The roll call was demanded on tht
motion to strike out the enactine
words. The bill was then killed by {
vote of 60 to 80.
The clincher was then put on anc
the waste of time ended.
Those who voted for the bill were
Messrs. Blackwell, Bramlett, Burns
Brown, Ellerbe, Fowler, Hammettt
Hardy, Harvey, Connor, L. S.; Hiott
Hollis, Lennon, Lesesne, Moore, Nc
Intosh, Nunnery, Pickens. Pollock
Price, Sturkie, Tatum, Thompson
Thurmond, Tyler, War;, Williams
T. S.; Williams, Fred; Wolff ano
Speaker Gary.
After further discussion the bill wa:
killed by decisive vote.
The subsequent proceedings were o
no public interest.