The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

$500 On each county dispensary: 800
ON each in O town OF less than 500; 800
on each in town OF between 800 and
1000 and dispensaries in cities or towns
having no township dispensaries $500,
and on dispensaries in cities or towns
having over 4, 900 people $1,000.
FoETY FOURTH DAY. - The House
amended the revenue act taxing dis
pensaries for cities over 9, 900 inhaLi-
tsnts o. for counties $500 year. Sec
tian 30, imposing graduated franchise
Tax on railroad capital stock, was
adopted. the tax ON undertakers was
reduced from S2j TO SO on Carrolrs
motion. Section 60, im siDg the new
graduated tax on gross arnings Of rsi.
roads, was adopted without any altera-
tlon. The tax on telegraph, telephone
and express companies 10 fixed at 2 per
cent. on gross receipts in the State.
Counties, sections and towns are not
allowed to levy any additional tax,
license or fee except ad valorem tax.
Auctioneers Uay sl5 tax in towns OF
over $4,000; bicycle agents. $40; rent
collectors, 3l5; butchers, $3.50; wood
and coal dealers, S2O; cotton com
presses which press not less than 100. =
600 bales, 500; cotton factories in cities
Of over 1,20O, S15. On marriage
licenses are 81. The motion to strike
| out commissioners ''mav" grant
| license and substitute SHALL" was
| defeated.
| FORTY FIFTH DAY Tho House dis
cussed the proposed tax on the gross
| earnings OF the railways. Judge Con-
nor offered as substitute o resolution
directing the Railway Commission to
assess oil railway property on the basis
| OF Blk per cent. on the net income OF
railroads
FORTY. SIXTH DAY. In the House
Julisn's motion to strike ont the sec.
tion OF the revenue act taxing
railroads on their gross receipts
was voted down, after lengthy debate.
Overman introduced q resolution di.
recting the Railway Commission to re.
assess all railway property, taking into
consideration the gross income and
franchises. A bill passed to restore
the old form Of county government to q
number OF counties. 1t provides for 9
return to the mode of election of com
m!ssioners bv justices of the peace. II
applies to Vance, Washington, Cas-
we'll, Bertie, Pasquotank, Montgom
cry, Warren, New Hanover. Perqui
mans, Franklin, Edgecombe and
Granville. Clarkson introduced bill
to make the appropriation of $40, 900 FOL
the Soldiers Home.
Forty. SEVENTH Day In the House
o bill passed. preventing the Stat,
treasurer from paying warrants issuet
by the board of the State Deaf Nut,
School. The revenue bill passed. AL
substitutes for the section imposing al
income tax on railroads were votet
down. A bill passed changing tn,
time for local option elections from
June to August Under o suspensio,
of the rules the Senate bill appropriat
ing 1000 for use by the new execu
tive board in meeting the immediat
necessary incidental expenses of III
States prison, was passed, Republi
cans voting no. The bill came up +
provide for the better working of tn
public roads of the State by ALLOWING
any county's commissioners to levy
special tax Of not less than 5 nor NOR
.han IS cents OIL 500 valuation for per
manently improving the roads. Th
} bill was not voted on, but goes over
1t does not apply to all counties
} about 40 being excepted.