The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
nrponr or COMMITTEE.
Recommended TO the
Tax Bill.

Austin Texas. February 5.--The follow
ing is the text of the report OF the COM
mittee on revenue and taxation on the tax
hill submitted to and adopted by the house
this morning
Your committee on revenue and taxation
10 whom was referred house bill NO j.
heinv "A bill to be entitled an act TO
amend title 10i, and acts amehnatorS
thereof. of the Revised civil Statutes OF
1895. relating to taxation and repeating an
laws in conflict Herewith" have had tho
same under consideration and ] am In
structed 10 report the same back to the
house with the recommendation that IL 90
pass, with the following amendments W
wit: ,
Amend chapter 1. article 5O46, page :,
line ~. bv striking ont the words ELL
cents" and Inserting in lieu thereon
cents" l,,,..
Amend chapter l. article 504S. by adding
after the word year in line Is, indians
nat taxed and persons insane, blind, deb
and dumb. or those VINO nave losI Gus
hand or foot, exempted.
Amend chapter =, article 504s. by strlk-
inc ont line u to line 80, inclusive, page
q, and line / 10 line 90 Inclusive, page 10,
and inserting the following: From every
merchant. whose gross annual purchases
amount 10 $1,000 or less. an annual tax OF
81 and from every merchant whose gross
annual purchases amount 70 more than
$1,000 the sum OF 80 cents for each sddi-
tional $1,000 or fractional part thereot,
Amend chapter 2 article 5o49, by ad-
ding at the end of line "a, page 10 the FOL
lowing but the provisions OF this sub
division shalt not apply to exclusive gram
dealers"
Amend chapter =. article 504s. by ad-
ding after line 20, page 10. the following.
Prom every dealer in fireworks there
shall be collected, in addition 70 the regu
lar merchants license $40. Fireworks, as
defined herein. shall mean cannon crack
ers. roman candles. sky rockets, pin
wheels. whistling bombs toy pistols toy
pistol caps. tCrpedoes and all other SINH
lar goods usually known as fireworks,
Amend chapter 2, article 504a subdi-
vision II, by adding the following But
the term land agent shall not be SO con-
strued as to lay a tax upon lawyers, In
addition to the one herlnatter levied.
Amend chapter 2, article 504v, subdivls-
ion n. By adding the following; That
this tax shall not apply 10 billiard or pool
tables owned and used In private resi-
denees ana social clubs for the amusement
OF the members OF the same and without
Amend chspter 2. article 5o4s page IS,
by striking out the words so" in line Q,
and inserting the word 81" and by strik-
inc out the words 's2' In line 10, page 10,
ana inserting In lieu thereof the words
.is1 .50.r and by striking out the words
's3" In line II. page Is. and inserting in
dn lieu thereof the words ga
Amend chapter 2, article 504s, subdivis-
ion % fclass 'D'D by striking out sixty
and inserting in lieu thereof forty"
Amend chapter 2, article 5Oi9' subdiyls-
ion %. BY striking out the words $50
and inserting In lieu thereof the words
300"
Amend chapter 2. article 5o49, subdivis-
ion 35. by adding after the word tax" In
line 9. page is. the following; "of s25 to
the state and IS 10 each county In which
such vocation is pursued" and by striking
out all Of said subdivision after said word
tax"
Amend chapter 2. article 5Ois subdivis-
ion ~. by striking out the word ten in
line 80, page 10, and inserting In lieu
thereof the words "one hundred"
Amend chapter 2, article 5o4e. subdivis-
ion, 81, by adding subdivision So, as fol-
lows:
sub. IS. From every person nrm. or
association OF persons, engaged in deal
ing exclusively in grain ss5, and by re-
numbering the subsequent subdivisions OF
said article to correspond With such
change
Amend chapter ?. article 5o4s. by strik-