Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-17

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from portions of Abbeville and
and: Edgefeld counties, to be
known as Greenwood county.
4 1t was learned yesterday satur'
day from a reliable source thai
the administration would try te
make up the deficiency in ths
funds for running the govern
ment by the enactment of an in
come tax bill, a license bill and
an insurance bill fixing a gradu
ated license ON the gross premiums
earned by companies. By these
no profession, trade or industry
will be spared. All will have tt
bear their part of the burden.
} These measures have beer
mentioned before as a means o1
making up the deficiency, and
they have evidently found favor
in the sight of a good many. The
three meaures .oppoced many be
briefly outlined thus:
MILLS AND BANKS INCLUDED.
The license bill, as explained
is a graduated one, imposing O
small license upon all professions.
trades and industries. The cot
ton mills by this bill are taxed SO
cents upon every $1,000 of capital.
Bagging factories and similar
industries including banks are
taxed in the same way. A lawyer
or any other professional man,
whose profession nets him $1,000,
say would have to pay about Sc;
the clerk who gets a salary of
$1,290 would pay So. This
estimate for professional and busi-
ness men applies to only those
whose incomes or salaries is 81, 600
or more OH which one-fourth of
one per cent, will be levied.
This bill alone is expected to
ra.se about $4,000 or $4,000 per
annum.
THE INCOME TAX.
The graduated income bill
begins with an income of $4,000
and imposes a tax of 1 per cent;
ON $4,000, 212 per cent; on
$4,000 and upwards, 3 per cent.
This is intended 10 reach the man
who has an income but no visible
property. Property holders whose
incomes reach any of the
above figures will come within
the provision of tho act also. 1t
is hoped that from this source
$4,000 or 100000 will be derived.
Senator Gaines has introduced
the following bill in the Senate,
which if passed gives Edgefield
seven judicial districts, each pre-
sided over by magistrate:
There shall be in Edgefeld
County seven judicial districts,
as follows, to-wit: The frst shall.
Shaw's Greek. The second dis
tricts shall embrace those portions
of Johnston, Mobley and Ward
townships remaining tn Edgegeld
Comfy and that part of Shaw
township north of Shaw's Greek,
The third district shall embrace
Merriwether, Gregg and Collier
townships. The fourth district
shall embrace Washington Ryan
and Collins townships. The fifth
district shall embrace Talbert,
Moss and Hibbler townships. The
sixth district shall embrace
Blocker township, that portion of
Gray township lying south of the
line surveyed for Greenwood
County, that portion of Pine
Grove township remaining in
Edgefield County and that portion
of Pickens township lying north
of Little Turkey Creek and west
of straight line running from a
point OH said creek 500 yards
above the bridge on road between
Capt J. G. Brooks, and estate of
John Harris in a northeasterly
direction to the Saluda County
line at point so yards north of
Calvary Church. The seventh dis
trict shall embrace Cooper town.
ship and that portion of Gray
township lying north of the line
surveyed for Greenwood County.
The Office of the Magistrate of the
first district shall be at Edge6eld
Court House and his salary shall
be one hundred and fifty dollars
per annum. The office of the
second district shall be at John
ston and his salary shall be one
hundred dollars per annum. The