The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-12
AMONG THE LAW MAkEsS
Tore of the Revenue Bill

bill with Senator Glenn ia the chair
NJ. Henderson had charge Of the bill
Sections / >. :. and ) we're adopted
Schedule "A. the inheritance tax was
ADOPTED without opposition. Sectioa
requiring the TAX 10 b. paid AT the end
oE Two years after death OF decident
with six per cent This was amended
by adding unless the payment is pre-
vented - litigation over said estate
5; clilns 10 y were adopted. Sec
items p. requiring taxpayer 10 show
bis Income on list Mr.. Hicks. of
Granville. opposed the unquestional
features of the bla aka. Mr. Henderson
offered ihe following substitute:
Section - The tax payer shall list
his income fer the year ending June
first from any ana all sources in ex-
cess Of one thousand dollars.
Section - What question blank
shall contain in regard to income. The
blank for listing taxes shall contain
TIE following questions: Was your
gross income~from salaries, fees. trade
profession ana property no: taxed. any
o. all Cf them. for the year ending
June first. in excess of one thousand
! lCllars? If so, what was that eXcess?'"
/ These were adopted.
Section % imposes Il State tax on
ci;Cusss, that charge more than 80
( cents admission irclUt.lng reserve
seats. OF $3.50. Gnl On each side show
$50 da%. On other such shows under
canvass So a day. The bill allows
county commissioners to impose q
/ county tax not exceeding 81 600. Mr..
/ Woodard opposed the latter saying
droases were educational institutions
10 many people Mr Webb said the
Ci:cuscs made a dead set for the coun
y commissioners. ana he thought the
tax should ne fixed. All amendments
, were defeated and the original sec
tions adopted.
Section 80, eXempting entertain
ments given solely for religious.
charitable Or educational purposes
/ was adopted.
! Section 81, imposing a tax of s. on
! lawyers. doctors dentists, Cculists.
I photographers, opticians, OSteopaths
! o. an person practicing any pretend
! Ell art for healing for fee or reward.
Mr.. Woodland wanted the part ''or any
I person practjCing any pretended art
Of healing stricken out This was lost.
! MIR. warren sent an amendment pro-
Viding that no additional county. city
0" town license tax should be imposed
was lost
Mr.. Spense moved to allow any
county 70 impose tax not exceeding
$1c0 on persons not licensed by the
State board of medical examiners
TIkis was lost. Mr.. Webb opposed
NJ. Spence's amendment, saying
there We're some useful osteopaths in
Buncombe Mi Mann advocated strik
i1rfr fj,n h.
protested against the Legislature going
out CT its way to cast slur on Chris
tian Scientists and others. Mr. Travis
said no Cne would say that his art was
a pretended one, SO unless the word
was left out nothing would be derived
Nh Hicks, Of Granville. said if pre-
tended was lett out and nothing sub
Stituted it was a recognition of these
arts. Mr.. Wellborn said these arts
ought to be prohibited. mfr. Hicks
amendment to substitute ''professed'
fOr pretended healing" was adopted
The section was then adopted.
Senator Pharr's b. ! introduced re
Quires railroads to receive cars ten
dered at The sidetrack for any ware
house connected with the railroad b.
siding.
II the House Tuesday the following
bills passed final reading:
To empower the commissioners o
the town Of Enfield to donate part o
profits OF liquor business to the gradet
schools
To repeal the laws taxing dogs il
BEncOmbe county.
To regulate the sale OF wines ant
liquors at Nag's Head Hotel.
To incorporate the Noriina, Warren
ton & Carolina Railway Company.
To regulate the game laws in Gran
Vile
A resolution of thankks to the editor
and compilers of the North Carolin
regimental histories.
To regulate the Pilot Mountain pub
lie schools.
To incorporate the Salisbury Rail
way Company.
To authorize the commissioners G
Tyrrell county to issue bonds and lev
a special tax to build court hous
and Jail.
To repeal the charter OF the town c
! Hertford and re-charter the town
TO incorporate the Lily Mill an
, | Power Company.
To authorize the commissioners {
Brunswick county to levy a speci;
| tax.
TO authorize the commissioners
| Edgeconbe county to levy a spoci:
| tax.
. To provide for working public roa;
in Scuppernong township, Tyre
county.
To authorize the commissioners
Wake county to issue bonds and pa
its floating debt.
= To enlarge the corporation limits
the town OF Roxboro.
. To supplement an act to work Il
roads Of Henderson county
To amend the charter of the tow
Of Columbus.
To incorporate the town Of Wende
, in Wake county, provided no whiskt
shall be manufactured OR sold in sa
town.
: To amend laws Of 1901 relative to Il
, town OF Tryon in Polk county
To amend the charter OF the town
:. Spencer, Rowan county
To authorize the commissioners
Cabarrus county to submit to tie qua
lied voters the question OF issuil
bonds for road Improvement
To amend the char,,- {. t1e toaa
oxford.
To authorize the commissioners
/ Iredeil eo@nty 10 ,.sua Ec.:: TO Il
o cadamiZe reads
To incorporate n" Virginia -CarG,:i
: Southern Railway Company
: To amend III" charter Gt the sc.
!, | Carolina Central Railroad Company
= To n-0yi6e for the CON stTnrf;0n 81