The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-28
TO TAX THE BONDS.
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til the next session.
Somehow or other the rumor got
abroad in the House that Speaker Nor
ris has had some difficulty in finding
an appropriate name for his new baby.
The result was the Introduction of a
resolution as follows:
BY Mr.. Franklin of Washington:
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed from the House to sug-
gest a suitable and appropriate given
name for the son and heir of the hon
ored speaker"
Mr. Fielder of Bibb, who was occu-
plying the chair at the time. promptly
named Mr.. Franklin chairman, while
Messrs. Mitchell of Thomas and George
of Morgan. Speaker Morris opponents
in the recent race, were made the
other members.
An interesting bill, introduced by Mr..
Blackburn of Fulton provides for the
establishment of patrol in each mill
itia district of the state. This bill
provides that the patrol shall consist
of a captain and SIX men selected by
serve twelve months. 1t is made the
duty of the members OF the patrols to
patrol the entire militia district at
least once a week and arrest all idle
persons, Migrants and criminals. Bond
ed constables in each district are TO be
ex-officio members of the patrols. The
members of these patrols are to be ex-
empt from road duty. and are to re-
celve the same fees for making arrests
as the sheriff of the county.
Among the new bills introduced in
the House were the following:
By Mr.. Steed of Taylor-To allow de-
PENDANTS in criminal cases to testify
in their own behalf.
BY Mr.. Walker of Pierce-To amend
Section 974 of the penal code of 1895
so as to make the number of challenges
allowed the defendant in criminal cases
ten instead of twenty, and the number
allowed the state six instead of twelve
BY Mr.. Rainey of Terrell-An act to
amend the charter of the city of Daw-
son so as to reduce the salary of the
Mayor of said city to the sum of $500
per annum.
BY Mr.. Steed OF Taylor-An act to
protect Confederate and other soldiers
mentioned in an act of the General
Assembly OF this state approved on
the 9th of December 1897.
By c. c. Houston of Fulton-An act
to regulate the employment of children
in factories and manufa cturing estab-
lishments of this state, to provide pen
alties therefore, and to provide for en-
forcement of same.
By Mr.. Martin of Elbert-An act to
make it a misdemeanor to sell or Of
fer for sale unginned cotton, commonly
called seed cotton, between the first
day Of September and the first day of
December of each year.
BY Mr.. Dunbar of Richmond-An act
to require any person seeking a writ
of certiorari to correct the Judgment
or a recorders court or other police
court of any town or city, by whatever
name known, to give bond, except I'M
der certain conditions, to provide when
such writ or bond shall operate as a
supersedeas.
BY. Mr.. Rankin, of Gordon-An act
TO require applicants for charters of
incorporation, or amendments thereto.
either to the secretary of state. or to
the superior courts of this state, to fix
the amounts of the capital stock of
the corporation for which charter is
sought in the charter or amendment
and to pay therefor
The Senate.
The Senate was in session less than
half an hour. There was practically
no business before the body, and as
| soon as routine matters were disposed
| of adjournment was taken until to-
| morrow at noon.
A resolution deploring the death of
Representative Berry was adopted and
a committee of five to represent the
upper house of the General Assembly
at the funeral, was appointed by Pres
ident Howell. The funeral takes place
tomorrow at Newman.
Mr., Rankin of Gordon county pro-
poses to make the railroad commits
sioners elective by the people. What
Is OF more interest, perhaps, is that
Mr.. Rankin also wants the railroad
commission turned into a board of tax
assessors which shall assess railroad.
telegraph, and telephone property for
state, county and municipal taxation
Another bill with reference to the rail-
road commission was introduced in the
house by Messrs. Steed and Hfxon of
Carroll, and provided that the COM
mission should be given authority to
require railroads to receive and receipt
for freight whenever it is delivered to
them for transportation.
The progress of Mr. Rankin's bill in
troduced In the House to-day will be
watched, no doubt, with great interest.
The bill, which provides for the election
OF the railroad commissioners by the
people, specifically provides for the
election Of the successor of each of the
present commissioners. 1t states that
the successor of Judge Spencer r. At
kinson shall be elected the first Wed
nesday in October, 1904, the successor
OF j. Pope Brown, the first Wednes-
day in October, 1906, and the successor
of G.. Gunby Jordan the first Wednes-
day in October, 1908 The bill also pro-
vides for the extension of the terms of
office of the present incumbents to the
January LIST following the election of
the successor of each.
Mr.. Rankin's bill to make a board of
assessors of the railroad commission is
entitled an act to provide for a fair and
just assessment of railroad, telegraph
and telephone properties, and for the
collection of taxes therefrom for state,
county and municipal purposes.
This bill provides that railroad, teIe-
graph and telephone companies shall
file schedules with and make returns
to the Controller General as at pres
ent, but all of these schedules are to be
turned over to the railroad commission
which is constituted a special board of
tax assessors for the properties indi-
Gated. These schedules must be accom-
panied by affidavit. 1t is required that
the commission as a board OF assessors
shall take into consdera ton the capi-
tai stock, corporate property franchis-
es, gross receipts, market value of the
capital stock and the bonded debt.
1t is further provided that the Con-
troller General shall collect the taxes
due the state from all railroad, tele-
graph and telephone companies, while
municipal and county taxes shall be
collected in the same manner as mu-
nicipal and county taxes on other
property.