The news & observer., 1901-03-07
THE HOUSE PASSES
INHERITANCE TAX
Penitentiary Bill Goes Thro-
ugh Unchanged.
THE BOARD or DIRECTORS
Questions Adopted TO be Asked Under
the Income Tax.
TAX ON oil TAKNs ADDED TO THE BILL
This Was Proposed by Judge Conno- Another
Antitrust Bill introduced by Mt. r.Daught-
ridge. School Bill Passed
Final Reading.

final Reading.
At the morning session yesterday the
House passed the School Bill on it's third
| reading and the bill for the incorpora-
| tion of the States Prison on its second
and third readings. Both were passed
practically without change. The Revenue
Bill was again discussed. and the inherit
ancc tax section passed. The questions
Tor the income tax were also passed, but
the section prescribing the rate was post
poned on account OF the absence from the
Hall of the members of the Board of I'M
parchment managers, who desired to be
heard on the subject. Many other sec
tions of the bill we're adopted.
Mr. Daughtridge introduced bill of
considerable interest 1t is for the pro-
lection of teachers. and provides that it
shall be misdemeanor for any corpora
tion or manufactory TO sell goods to a
merchant on the condition that that mer-
chant shall handle The goods of no other
concern. This is another antitrust bill.
THE SCHOOL BILL
The school Bill came up oD it's third
reading as the special order. Mr.. McCul-
ioch sent forwartls an a9aendment to sec
tion 16 which provides that the county
superintendent shall be AT the time of his
election practical teacher or shall have
had at least two years experience in
teaching school. The amendment. which
was adopted. is as follows:
Provided that ar one who has filled
the office of Superintendent for four years
may be eligible to the office in Bladen
county, lC his election is approved by
The State BOARD of Education.
The question was then put. and The bill
passed by a vote OF Il 10 3.
MIR Blythe was excused from voting. on
the ground that ne had not had an oppor-
iunity 10 examine the bill
Mr.. Ebbs said he had voted for the bill
on it's second reading; bit he had ex-
amined it since then and he thought
some politics We're mixed with it. lie
thought the county should have the ap-
p0ntment Of the county boards. and not
the General Assembly. He was forced TO
vote no and he asked that his vote OF
the previous day be changed.
The three voting against the till were
Burnett. Ebbs and McCuiloch.
The counties of Gates. Cleveland and
Warren, were by manir nous consent in
cluded in The amendment to section Is.
THE REVENUE BILL.
Shortly after II o'clock the House went
into Committee OF the Whole, and again
took uD the question OF the Inheritance
tax provision Of The Revenue Bill Mr..
Wright renewed his amendment to strike
out sections Is to so inclusive, the sec
tiops containing the tax provision. The
question was put without discussion, and
The amendment was lost by a vote of II
TO 49, Mr.. Watts raised the point of no
cucrum The chairman. Mr. Winston
ruled that there could he no question of
a quorum IN Committee of the Whole
Meesrs. Watts and Rountree then said
they would oppose the tax measure on the
floor of the House. The committee then
adopted the sections containing the in
bertanCe tax. 10 to 30
The Income tax was taken up next and
that part of Il specifying the questions to
be- asked was adopted after some discus
son
Section SO. the rate of income tax. was
passed over: The sections adopted were
as follows:
Section 81. Tax payer to show his in
come or list.
The TAX payer shall show on his list
the source of bis income and the tax
lister shall see that specific answers are
made to each question in regard to in
come s$RsF
Section 30 What question blank shall
contain in regard 10 income.
The blank for listing taxes shall contain
the following questions in regard 10 in
come
What vas your gross income during the
twelve months ending june 1st?
From State or United States bonds?
From salary and fees?
From annuities?
From trade or profession
From any other source except property
tax.
Subject TO .hc following deductions:
For exemption, $l,oeo
Income for taxation.
Sbo,,ld The tax-li5ter fail to require q
snec;fic answer TO each question in regard
IN income he shall be subject to pen
altv of five dollars for each question un-
anewered and the Board of County Com
n,iesioners shall deluct the amount of the
ronaltr from the compensation due the
"a, Iie+or or the amount NAV be sued
for NV anv Individual one-half Of the
,n,onn, recovered 10 20 TO the person !
hringin. The suit and one-half 20 tie I
state
4 eoctior was added by the committee.