Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-21
THE RETAILERS MEET
MANCHESTER MERCHANTS To CON-
SLIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CITY STATUTE.
Committee on Ordinances Recon-
mends One Governing Tax on Manu-
Observation-Disclosures Fight-Hustings
Court-Othcr Items.

The recommendation recently made by
the Manchester Council Committee on
Ordinances Of an ordinance imposing a
license tax of s1.75 upon every slC0 capital
invested by the retail merchants OF this
city has created a considerable stir among
them, as many believe that the tax they
pay now will be thereby largely increased.
They have been discussing the matter ever
since the Ordinance Committee took the
action. but yesterday the talk crystallzed
into a call to the merchants to meet and
take decided action. The following is the
call:
To the Merchants OF the City OF Manches-
ter:
There is a proposed ordinance TO change
the merchants license; 1t Is important for
all merchants to meet and investigate the
proposed change as we think the change
will be onerous to us. The time and place
will be tonight March .2lsO, at $50
o'clock. at the Mayors Court room.
(Signed L. i. JONES,
(Signed) ID. l.. TONEl.
THE ORDINANCE IN QUESTION.
The ordinance in question has. perhaps
been misunderstood. 1t has been prepared
to meet recent decision of the supreme
Court of Appeals touching the question
of city and county taxation of capital IN
vested fin business. Under the old law IN
Manchester. which this decision pracu-
cally annuls. the city imposed a tax or
s.. Is upon every 800 invested In business
by retail merchants. Under the proposed
ordinance every retail merchant snail
make a statement on oath TO the Commis-
sioner OF the Revenue April LIST, or WITH
in ten days after of the amount or capital
he has invested in his business, and shall
pay to the City Treasurer $l.75 for every
500 of the sworn capital-exactly the
same amount of the former ad valorem
tax. However. there will be no discount
nor will there be the 3 per cent. added as
I'm the former way Each merchant VIII
have To pay the fee of the Commissioner
of Revenues cents. This sum is un-
changeablo. and is paid regardless of the
amount of the capital. 1t is thus easily
seen that a merchant will not have to
pay more than he does now, save the %
| cents fee.
The CITY Treasurer. Mr.. J. w. Bro
naugh. Jr.. made a most positive state
ment TO this effect to a representative
of the Dispatch last night. and impressed
upon him that there was no imposition or
any sort on the retail trade.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE.
| The Ordinance Committee held an adj
| iourned meeting I'm the Council chamber
! last night. and decided to recommend to
the Council an ordinance governing the
taxation of manufacturers. as an induce
mont for them TO come to Manchester
The ordinance provides that manufac-
turer for purchases amounting TO N,V9 or
less shall pay a tax Of s. per year; pur-
| chases amounting to more than X.OOo and
less than g.. 600 $40; all over 5000 and less
| than $4,000. 30 cents on every $lOo' ana
also the original $40: for less than $1,000,
but more than $4,000. 20 cents per SEQ
over $4,000: for $4,000 up TO $1,000. 10
cents on every 800 over $40 &c rms Is
all the city tax of any sort mahuidc-
turers will have to pay.
The body then went into the consider
alton OF an ordinance fixing the tax on
wholesale merchants. After that they adj
journed.
| NEGROES HAVE \ FIGHT.
lanes Harris and "Stulley" carter, two
coiored denizens OF the First Ward. had
4 fight Yesterday. in which Carter knock
ed Harris out in the first round Police
man Wright summoned both men TO APP
pear before the Mayor this morning.
officer Wright arrested Harvey Drury'
| q colored boy, yesterday for the KEN
mond police. The boy Is charged win
cutting Nat. Robinson on SATURDAY night
Captain Iipscomb yesterday afternoon
arrested a negro named Beverly Johnson
on the charge of being drunk on the street
and unable TO take care OF himself. The
man IS from Granite.
BY.P. L. QUARTERLY MEETING.
Tho next quarterly meeting Of the Bap
fist Young Peoples Union OF Richmonc
and Manchester will be held at the BAN
bridge-Street Baptist church. this city OF
Easter Sunday april 2d) at +. Nj. Iher'
viii he fine music, good speakers. &c
Falling on Easter Sunday, II the wea.he
Is fine there will doubtless be very
large crowd. This is the second quarter
" meeting held In this church' Inc irs
was held two years ago.
The place and time of meeting was de
cided upon at a meeting OF the Board
Managers last evening
The CITY Central Committee VIII NEE
NJ 3 o'clock this evening at the Mayor
Court. o,.,.r
HUSTINGS COURT.
The March term of the Hastings Cour
Judee Ingram presiding, convened yestei
dov morning. This is not a grand Jur
term and i'm consequence, the wftnesse
In the criminal cases were recognized 10
their appearance next term.
The case of Mary Bailey, the colore
woman who is charged with ihlahtic'u
:, making away with her infant, Will
heard AZ the next term, as will also I'll
coee OF Robert owens (cOloreO. who
charged with cutting william Braxton
Tohn Monroe. the colored barber VIII
wos fined SO and required to give secl
ritv for elk months. had already paid h
dne and given security, and the warrar
was dismissed
Mrs Emma ]. Williamson qualified &
oyocutrix Of the estate of G.. 5. William
son. -,
hearing civil cases.
MAYOR MAURICE'S COURT.
Navor Maurice had one of the wor
nogroes I'm Manchester i'm the Police Cou
Yesterday morning. He has a p
cuIiar trick Of walking up 10
White man and smuggling him, withoI
ai,.ipo him the show of protecting hin
self He played his game on Fred. Ha
stead Saturday night, and was later al
= rested for IT and locked up Mayor MAJ
, r,ce fined Goode s. and sent him TO ia
for six months.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. Thomas Nelson, OF New YORK,
visiting friends in Manchester.
Dr. +. f.. Williams. of Pope, Southaml
tom county. is the guest OF his frien
Mr.. W. j. Carter
The Hul-street cars are now runnir
! through 70 Morrisette's store.
Rev. X. H. Pitt, of Richmond preach'
: an excellent sermon AT Ciopton-Stre
| r-.t.. church Sunday morning fro
I isaiah chapter IS, verses S. 3, and 10, II
: elusive.
The members OF the Swansboro' Soci
| c,,., LIN on next Friday night give the