The news & observer., 1901-03-10
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This convinced him there was nothing in
the bill.
MIR. Page submitted the report OF The
special committee to investigate the in
stitution for the Blind, and ii was read
10 the House 1t will be found printed in
another column OF this paper.
THE MACHINERY ACT.
On motion of Mr.. Gattis, the House at
1860 Went into Committee of the Whole
TO consider the act to provide Cor The as
stsstnent Of property and the coll actlun
Of taxes, known as The Maahinnry AZ -"
The following sections were adopted
section ]. Creating the Board oil Cor
poratlon Commissioners anu Board ot
state Tax Commissioners
Sec. 2. Permitting the Boa!1 to elect
Secretary and such clerks as may b.
necessary.
Sec. 3. Providing that the members tf
the Board shall receive an annual sa.a-
ny Of $500 in addition to their salary ns
Corporation Commissioners
Sec. 4. Sessions to be held at The office
OF the Board in Raleigh. Members TO have
access to books, papers, etc. with power
10 subpoena and examine witnesses.
Sec. 5. Time for holding regular meet
ings, first Tuesday of March, June, July,
August, September and October Chair
man may call special meetings
Sec. 6. Board 10 exercise general Hu-
pervsion over tax listers and assessing
officers of the State; to receive COM
plants and investigate tn, same; to see
that each county in the State be visited
nt least once year by member OF the
Beard to require from any officer such
reports as shall enable board to astar-
tain assessed valuation Of all property
lihted for taxation TO make investigation
concerning revenue laws and systems Of
other States; to report to the Legisla-
ture of each regular session or a: such
other times as Legislature may direct.
whole amount OF taxes collected, clasci-
fed
See. z. AS amended on motion OF Judge
Graham, board to maze annHa, report
TO Governor by first of December. Two
thousand copies to be printed BY January
first. Five hundred copies to be placed
at disposal of State Librarian, aud a
copy sent to every member of the Legis
lature.
Sec. s. Inspection and preparation of
tax lists.
Sec. 8. Board to report TO proper as
sessng officer any property not assessed.
ed. These. Mr.. Gatlis explained, are for
the most part the same as in the pres
ent law.
Judge Graham proposed to amend sec
tlOn. 12 so that the first assessment of
property should be made in April 1901,
instead of 1903. He said that in the re-
cent litigation it had satisfactorily shown
that much property was not assessed ut
its true value. This was the beginning
OF new century, and was the proper
time to do 1t.
Mr.. Smith opposed the amendment. II
would not be right 10 re-assess now.
Judge Allen said il would nart the
Democratic party TO re-assess the prop
erty Just after the re- assessment.
Judge Connor did not see why The reg
ular order OF assessing should be upset.
II would hurt the State, because it would
hurt the party.
Judge Graham said that his works had
proved that he was as solicitous for the
Democratic party as any one. 1t had
come out that there were gross inequali-
ties in the assessment. and such a state
of affairs ought not to go on. The gtS<
fleman from Wilson said it was a new
departure. He would remind him that
the first 10 sections of this act just
adopted were very great departure.
Mr. Gattis said the matter had been
thoroughly investigated by the sub-com-
mittee While there had been some un-
LIBERALIZATION, it had been shown that
there was no systematic undervaluation
The General Assembly had the right to
make an assessment every year. But it
has been the custom to DO this every four
years There had already been a howl
from the people that could afford to hire
attorneys and come before the commit
tee The farmers would be heard from
later, If we re-assessed their property
now
Mr.. Baldwin: 1T would amount 10 al
mCst d revolution" He hoped the amend
ment would not be adopted.
On the question being put, the amend
ment was lost.
Judge Graham gave notice that he
should offer the amendment upon the
reading before the House.
Section 13, real property to be assess
ed at value of private sale after actual
view If practicable, is different from The
old law
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