The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-05
The Union Times, Union, S. G.

| The ways and means comfnrIree IN
! come tax bill was introduced and made
/ q special order. 1t is entitled "a bill
to provide for the assessment, levy and
collection of an income tax" -. {.
AT the night session the Legislative
| APPROPRIATION bill was presented by the
committee on ways and means and
made a special order. The followino
were among the third reading bills:
Colcock's bill to empower the super-
visor and board of county commission.
ers to borrow money for certain pur-
poses; Winkler's bill to amend section
,O13 of the revised statutes relating to
the reports of the school commissioner
to the court of sessions; the Senate bill
to amend section 81 of the county go~.
ernment act; Perritt's bill to clearly de-
tine the powers of the town of Darling
ton in regard to taxation under its char
ter; the Senate bill to amend section Is
of the free school law; Sanders bill re,
qulring that n committee of one Senator
and two members of the House of Rep
resentatives be annually appoined to
examine the accounts, books and vouch.
ers Of the penal and charitable. institu.
tions of this State. The COMMITTEES
amended the bill slightly; the bill OF
the committee ON rules changing the
jurisdiction to the magistrates' courts
in cases Of gambling; Goodwin's bill to
amend the free school law, relating to
the time OF appointment OF school hus-
Tees III the various school districts.
=, Armstrong withdrew from the files Of
the House his bill to provide for the
payment of $40 to persons furnishing
evidence to convict persons of carrying
concealed weapons, which had been un-
favorably reported.
iha .anafa hill ~ -~~-s<1o So~ A. a,
election by the qualified voters of the
respective townships in the State of the
boards OF township commissioners was
continued till the next session.
With 5-mile tax levy already fixed
three other revenue bills were intro
duced through the Ways and Means
Committee. These bills 60 so far even
as to tax the washer-woman of the
state for the privilege or earning live
llhood by means of the tub, soap and
water: All three of the bills have been
placed on the special order calendar
ana cen be called up any day after the
third reading bills.
The House then adjourned until
Tuesday ut 10 o'clock, Monday being
Washington's s birthday
TUESDAY. The House began work
again, after having a holiday in honor
OF the birthday of the Father of His
Country: Among tho thirty three third
reading bills We're: The senate bill to
amend the general corporation act:
Ns:ner's bill requiring railroad COM.
pan!cs making contracts for the deliv-
cry ot crossties, etc, to receive and
pay for same within sixty days after
their delivery upon the line of such
railroad under certain penalties; Phil
tps' u to regulate the election of
trustees in special school districts where
by special acts said trustees have been
heretofore appointed by the State Su-
of educntion; Goodwin's
bill to amend section Sc of the free
school law relating to the time of ap-
pointment of school trustees in the va
ions school districts; Perritt's bill to
clearly define the powers of the town
Of darlington i'll regard to taxation un-
,ler Its charter; the Senate bill to
amend section - of the free school law;
the rfhe" r,rc iSHuto IN rr'ustegs tot rne
school district of the town of Laurens
to submit to the qualified voters the
question of issuing bonds; the S-nate
bill 70 amend section "a of the county
government act so far rs it relates to
the -h;.>.- owl ,.,";"+n;ni,,rr +hn rouds