Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-05
TREASURER WANTS MONEY
The Vance Monument Arrives at Raleigh
and Will BE Unveiled August ecd. New
Cotton Mill Organized at Lnmbcrton :
Changes in the Baptist Female Univcr-
sity staf-Large Attendance of Dele
gates to National Democratic Conven-
ton.
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treasury department is sending the
following letter to sherffs and tax col
lectors: ~ beg to call your attention
to the decision of the Supreme Court
in the case of State VS.. MORRISON, rela-
tive to liability to license tax of per-
sons selling pianos and organs. Section
27, revenue act of 1899, requires that
every person. company or inanuIac-
turer who shall engage in the business
of selling pianos and organs by sam
pie, list or otherwise, in this State.
shall before selling or Offering for sale
any such instrument pay TO the sheriff
or tax collector. tax OF Sl0 on eacn
brand and obtain a license which shall
operate one year from its date, and all
licenses provided for in this section
Shall be countersigned by the register
OF deeds, and shall not be valid unless
so countersigned." The court has de-
cided that each agent or salesman OIL
ferng pianos and organs for sale shall
procure 4 license from the sheriff for
each kind of instrument having u
separate or distinct name. sold by
him or them. 1t is the duty of the
Sheriff to see that every person selling
pianos or organs in his county has
license as above stated. III some
cases q firm has paid the tax and sent
out several statesmen under the one Ii
cenSe. This is an error. Gnder the de-
ciSion of our Supreme Court each one
of these statesmen should have a Ii
cense, as required in said section. and
exhibit the same TO the sheriff of any
county in which he sells or offers TO
sell. The sheriff is the proper officer TO
collect this tax and issue the license.
Under the law of 1885, chapter ZIG, sec
tion 20, the license tax TO sell pianos
or organs was $3.50, and under it the
parties paying the license tax could
employ an unlimited number of agents
without additional tax. Under the
law OF 1897 the tax was reduced to $40.
but no provision made for the parties
paying the same to send out statesmen,
except by paying the tax for each
salesman or agent employed. There
fore. you will see that each agent or
salesman in your county has license
for each kind of instrument sold by
him. This is in accordance with the
decision of the Supreme Court and
should be observed"
MONUMENT UNWILLING.
The Vance statue arrived here yes
terday. and is now in the eastern por-
tico of the capital.
AS soon as the representative of the
foundry that moulded the statue ar
rives it will be put in place on the pc
destal erected some months ago near
the eastern entrance of the capital
square.
canvass until August 22d. when the I'M
yelling ceremonies Will take place.
On that occasion 1t is expected that
there will be great crowd in Raj
eigh. Reduced rates have been given
on all railroads, and special excursions
are to be run from a number of points.
Already preparations for a grand
occasion are being made by the local
committees, and the occasion Will be
made one of State Importance.
On account of the unvcilng core
monies here the railroads have given
reduced rates to Rareigh and return
from points within the State of North
Carolina. including Norfolk, Suffolk
and Danville. Va.
NEW COTTON MILL.
a Lumberton special says:
The Lumberton Cotton Mill was or
ganized here to-day with a capital
stock of not less than $4,000 and not
more than 100000. The following OIL
GERS were elected: r. d. Caldwell,
president: a. w. Mclean, vice presj-
dent; and the following board of direc-
Tors: II. ID. Caldwell, a. w. Mclean
a. e. White. G. Il. Mcleod. G. b.
Iownsend. Il. a. Normcnt. Lock Shaw,
X. Vamphill, r. a. Mc1achern. n. A..
Mclean. S. a. Edmund, Il. *. Proc
TOR, ", l.. Fl. Caldwell. About SIS, 900
nave been subscribed, and the balance
OF the 100000 is in sight.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
The students of the Baptist Female
University will next session find a
number of new faces among the facul-
~ and officers of the institution.
f1rst, or course, will be Rev. II. r..
Vann, who succeeds DIR. Blaslngame as
president.
Then there is DR.. Karl Hoffman, the
new musical director. assisted by his
Wife. They succeed Professor and
Mrs. Apply,
a teacher of elocution is to be chosen
70 take the place Of Miss Reynolds.
N VINO Is soon to be married
M AND Tor. the business department n
successor is TO be chosen to Miss Far
Tior, who was married immediateiv
after commencement
Also natron will be selected for
the east building. Mrs. Shea will con
tinue IN charge of the main building.
a LARGE ATTENDANCE.
All OF the originally chosen delegates
70 the National Democratic Convention
nave gone To Kansas City save two. G.
Lyon or Bladen, resigned, and II.
elected to succeed him. A. w. Ora
ham, of Oxford. was unable to 90. ana
4 his alternate went.
CHARTERS.
The State charters the Statesville
Grain Milling Company; capital $50. :
600, f. A. Sheriff. and Others stock
holders; also the Dixie Chair Manu-
featuring Company, Of Trinity Ran
4 dolph county, capital. $4,000, N. c.
English and others.
The Beet Prescription for Chllls
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is simply Iron and Quinine in a Ia sfelas.
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