The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-20
JUDGES SALARIES
ARE NOT LIABLE
Considerable Comment Over the
sup5ems Court Decision.
GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTION
North Carolina School Children Are
Contributing to Sir Walter Raj
eigh Monument to be Erected
in the CAPITAL City
cs2ee.a, Dispatch TO The Tines. !,


RALEIGH n c., December Is,-There
IS much and varied comment IN Ratsish
and many other parts OF the state aver
The decision Of the North Carolina Su-
pTeale Court. through the adoption OF
Acknowledgement Giime-'s opinion On the
Su41ect that Judges OF the Supreme end
Inferior Court judges are no: liah!e 70
income tax on tneir salaries ne oes>
legal authorities conceoe thai me posi-
ion OF the court is incoatroveTtoie. aho.
IN tact, that the same legal ana con-
stituiional authorities exempt LIE Sala-
ries O. all other State oLiciE-s from Ins
TAX. However. there is a large ciaSs oi
good people who condemn very NiSor-
ol.sly the raising Of such posut ana lie
avoiding of the tax by the JuoiciaIS,
None Of the officers il anE OF TIE other
departments will avoid the TAX.
B-ie1iv stated. the ground for the rul-
,,e- that M judicial officer shall be liable
10 the tax is the constitutional provision
.be- tho judicial legis-ati We and execu-
.Ive 6enar;rnents shall be kept separate
and independent The salaries of Judges
shall not be decreased during their term
oc Office Tie authoritative ruling N
various courts is that to ta-e such saia-
rIes is to reduce them, and Il the laIl-
guase Of the court The power OF the
Legislature to tax sucn salaries is the
power to diminish. OF II may be. to
destroy.
RALEIGH MONUMENT,
The State Superintendent Of Public IN
siruc.ion is receiving contributions from
2 number Of public schools for the Donu-
mont 10 Sir Walter Raleigh. which II IS
proposed to erect IL Nash Square In this
city. a feature Of the methods of rails
Ing money far this monument is TO give
every public school pupil Il the Stato an
opportunity 10 contribute a penny.
= United States fish commission car IS
here for several days TO distribute fish
for restocking the streams and ponds in
his sectioa. They arr principally BLACK
bass and trout The car has visited
many central points In Virginia AID
North Carolina. and will so from here
be ok to tie hatchery al Erwin. Tenn
Judge T. " 1imberlale, who IS here
from Louisburg. SAYS the claim made
that he is 2 candidate for appointment
as assistant district attorney is not true
II was Claimed that he wanted the ooe
IN the event O. J. Sf,ears was removed
on the charges made against HIN oF
JUDGE Teurpeil for contempt or unheco-n-
Ing conduct in the court room Ills r.
,noval Is stin al open question
PASTOR WELCOMED.
Arrangements are being made for an
elaborate welcome service Sunday night
for Rev. ". c TyTee as pastor Of the
First Baptist Church who cones from
Durham TO sacceed the late a. "A Mar
shall. Pastors OF several churches OF
,-hAr denominations viii probably taka
part
State Auditor Dixon says II viii be
absolutely necessary for the incoming
General Assembly TO make provision for
NJ least two hundred more inmates at
the several Institutions The expense.
at the Srate Hospital at Raleigh last
vrsar was $SG 6ot.7i: 70 rthe State Hospital
at nforranton. $171,.GsSrs-el: for the coIored
hospital ct Goldshoro 81 03a6.. and for
she dangerous insane at the State prison,
se,5E-7t.
The State Treasurer to-day changed
El3 lC3 in six per cent coupon bonds for
ihe sane amount IN registered, .tlow
negotiable bonds. for New York say
snrs bank This makes 1886 COO OF this
class Of State bonds that the treasurer
has thus exchanged fer one savings
bank n New York During Treasurer
I.scv's two years official term he has
exchanged for various Northern concerns
S3oScop CT the=e bonds. while during six
years previous only s2s.0 %, was exchanged
CHRISTIAN oRPEANAGE.
RsT. J. L Foster. OF the Committee to
Locate the Orphanase of the Christian
Church OF North Carolina and Virginia
..vv that the committee VIII meet here
about January 10Th and hopes 10 make
anal decision then oners of site
f,.va been received from CLAYTON and
Sjd~ews-. The latter offers any one OF
cou- locations
THE raleigh Volunteer Fire Department
XII rresen, 10 their chief. r. E Lums-
dem handsome gold medal for his Ell
hc,ey,t services rendered during the state
F7.re-oen's Tournament here last su-n.ner-
The Secretary OF State To-Day ct,aI--
,,~a.7 +-e Veyt FIJI Mercantile Company.
~ M Airy with s1seo3. TIE incorpo-
r-,1n-s are }. II I'LL. A Y. West and
J. z. Hi.