The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-03
SENATE WORKS ON
THE REVENUE BILL
Takes Committees Report on
Income Tax.
CIRCUS SHOWTA WTAXSTANDS
Lively Fight Around The Section Which Taxes
0s!eOpaths and Heaters moi Physicians the
Only Change Being the Word Pre-
tendeo" 10 "Professed."

iendeo" 10 "ProfesSed."
The Senate held two sessions yester-
day, morning and night, and during these
struggled mainly with the bulky Revenue
| bill, in Committee of the Whole.
The introduction of bills did not con-
sumo much time as these were few.
Many were received from the House
while the second and third readings OF
| roll-call bills occupied time.
The enrolled bills presented for ratif-
cation made long list. There were 1O2
Of these, the greatest number pre-
sented at any one session of the pres
ent Assembly. The Senators rested while
Reading Clerk Murphy exercised his vocal
chords
The Senate went into Committee of
the Whole with Senator Glenn presiding.
In the absence of Senator London the
bill was in charge of Senator Hender-
son.
Without any change except that of
verbiage, by which the bill was strength
ened, all the sections of Schedule A were
adopted, as were all the sections of the
came on sections % and %, these relat-
ing to the Income Tax
The two sections as adopted by the
House We're stricken out on motion of
Senator Henderson and in place of these
| the following, being those reported by
the Finance Committee, were adopted by
motion of Senator Henderson,
Section %. The tax payer shall list
fo,, 4hO
first from any and all sources in excess
Of one thousand dollars"
Sec. %. The blank for listing taxes
shall contain the following questions:
Was your gross income from salaries
fees, trade, profession and property not
| taxed, any or all of them, for the year
| ending June first, in excess of one thou
sand dollars? If so, what was that ex-
! cess?
Senator Burton offered an amendment
to section IS, which regulates the tax of
travelling theatrical companies which
would not make liable the owner of an
| unlicensed hall for the tax of com
pany did not pay This was voted down
Various amendments were offered to
the Circus Shaw tax section The sec
tions provides that on every exhibition
of a circus, show or menagerie, to which
the price of admission, including re-
served seat, does not exceed fifty cents
| for each day cd part of a day the tax
shall be two hundred dollars, and on each
side-show, fifty dollars On every other
show given under canvas or otherwise
in which animals are exhibited, or ira
peze or juggling performances are given,
| for each day or part of day, fifty dol
lars, whether free or otherwise. The
county is given the right to fix the coun-
ty tax not to exceed 81 eco nor be less
than half the State tax. Senator Well
born wanted to say mot less than the
State tax" Senator Woodard wanted the
amount exactly as the State tax, as did
Senator Blow, but all the amendments
were lost.
The section by which charitable enter
tainments are exempt from tax has not
a feature by which no exemption is al
lowed operas, star courses or theatrical
trOupes such as usually appear in licensed
halls or theatres Senator Baldwin want
ed to exempt these, but no change was
made
There was hot fight about section 81
which lays q tax on each and every prac-
ticing lawyer. practicing physician, den
tist, oculist, photographer, optician, os-
teopath or any person practicing any
pretended art of healing for fee or re-
ward. the sum of FIVE dollars: Provided,
that no city, town or county shall levy
any additional license tax on lawyers,
physicians, dentists, oculists or opticians.
To this many amendments were offered,
the idea of some of these being to re-
lieve the section of any idea of rejecting
Upon any engaged in any kind Of heal
ing Finally the word pretended" was
changed to "professed," this being on
motion of Senator Mann.
The committee rose at this time, re-
ported progress and an adjournment was
had till o'clock at night.
SENATE-FORTY-E EIGHTH DAY.
The Senate began it's session yesterday
at IL O'Clock with Lieutenant-Governor|
Turner presiding Prayer was offered by
Rev. ]. v Williams.
The Journal was read and approved.
Committee reports were received and the
bills considered later during the session
The bills received in messages from the
House were. referred and some were
placed on the calendar.
But one petition was received, being
presented by Senator Marshall for the
incorporation of Bald Knob church. in
Surry county, against the manufacture
and sale Of liauor.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills passed first. read
ing, some being referred and Come being
placed on the calendar by special re-
quest.
S. B. 121o Mclaughlin: For the protec
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