The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-24
THE INHERITANCE
TAX IS ADOPTED
Midways at County fairs
RoundIy Nounced.
TO PROHIBIT CIGARETTES
An Amendm ,nt to Exempt County Fairs From
Tsxaiion Defeated Doughton ard
Judge Graham D .fand the Inhsri-
tarce Tax.

tai W oNs
The House yesterday in Committee of
the Whole adopted the Inheritance Tax
on all legacies of personal property.
This is included in schedule AA.
Then section five was adopted, too.
This repeals all tax exemptions granted
by any act of Incorporation The only
exception is on property belonging to
State and municipal corporations, or held
for the benefit of churches religious So
cieties, charitable, educational literary
or benevolent institutions or orders, and
also cemeteries. But there is provis-
ion that no property used for specula-
tion or rent shall be exempt.
There was an amendment put to this
last provision, that the rent OF such
property should not be taxed unless the
rent be used exclusively for charitable
or benevolent purposes, or TO pay inter-
est on bonded Indebtedness of any relig-
ious charitable or benev0lept institu-
tions.
Quite discussion arose over Mr.. Rob-
ersons proposed amendment to except
county fairs as educational institutions.
Mr.. Blount declared that The kind OF in
formation disseminated by the midways
at county fairs was anything but con-
duciye to the moral betterment of the
community. He was horne out by Mr..
Gattis, who proposed to amend Mr. Rob-
erson's amendment by adding that no
county fair should be exempted whose
directors permitted any games of chance,
'hoochee- -koochee Dances snake-eat,
or other immoral exhibitions Not enc
cent OF the peoples money. 30 declared,
should so to any such fair, lis marks
we're literally applauded.
A memorial was presented I3y Mr Rob-
erson from the North CaroliI Society Of
Friends, as follows:
1--WE the Permanent Board OF North
Carolina Yearly Meeting of the Society
of Friends, assembled in the city of
Greensboro, this the Goth of February,
1908. do hereby most respectfully and
earnestly petition and memorable your
honorable body to so amend the present
law. that juries in our State courts be
allowed as juries in the Federal courts
are allowed: that is to bring in a verdict
of guilty with the clause without capital
punishment appended--see 29th u. S.
statutes at large, page 4S7, passed jan
uary 18th. 1897. ii says: The jury may
qualify their verdict by adding thereto,
WITHOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT,
and whenever the jury shall return YER
dict qualified as aforesaid, the person
convicted shall be sentenced to imprison-
| ment at hard labor for life
Mr.. Kinslaw, of Haywood, introduced
bill prohibiting the sale of cigarette
paper in North Carolina.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at ten O'Clock. and Rev. George f.
Smith, pastor of Edenton Street Metho-
dist church, made the opening prayer.
PETITIONS.
Scott: From Alamance for the London
| bin
Hooker: From Core Point, Beaufort
county, asking for incorporation.
Britt: From Robson asking for re-
peal of stock law.
Dobson: From Surry for the London
| bill.
Rucker: From Colfax township, Ruth
erford county, asking for the anti-jug
law
Robertson: Memorial from the Society
of Friends of North Carolina asking
that capital punishment be abolished.
Kinsand From Haywood against es-
tablshing a dispensary in Canton.
McRae: From AnsOn for London bill.
Anderson From Clay for road lcgisla
ton.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Blount, of Washington TO establish a
graded school at Plymouth.
McNel. of Scotland; TO amend sed-
tion s. chapter $50, Laws of 1901 relating
to permanent registration
Britt. of Robeson: To appoint Justices
of the Peace
Alexander, of Tyrrell: For advance
ment of education in Tyrrell county.
Alexander For the relief of George
T. Liverman, Clerk pf the Superior Court
of Tyrrell county
Alexander: To prohibit the discharge
of firearms in the town Of Columbia
Morphew, of Graham: Relating to
throwing sawdust in streams OF Graham
county.
Morphcw To incorporate certain
churches in Graham county.
Morphew; To prohibit the manufacture
and sale of liquor near certain churches
in Graham county.
Pegram, of Wilkes: For the relief of
Miss Zera Foote public school teacher
Kinsland of Haywood: To prohibit the
sale of cigareUes and cigarette paper in
North Carolina.
Scott of Alamance: To establish a
graded school at Mount Olive.
West, of Cherokee: TO authorize the
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