Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-21
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1909.

failed to pay their corporation license
tax Of half q mill on the capital PAID
in. A special act Of the legislature
provides a penalty Of $500 and 500
day for each day Of failure. The tax
was due the 1st Of April, making the
bunch Of thirty due the state In PEN
alties 100000 in round figures. or
course there Ia no likelihood OF the
state collecting even q small amount
of these penalties, for in practically all
of delinquencies the capital paid in IL
the companies have long since gone
out Of business, although the law
makes no allowance for this unless
dissolution notice Is served with the
secretary Of state. Mr.. Jones said to-
day that he would recommend q change
in the law by the legislature next
spring 80 as to make the penalties
reasonable and provide for their col
lection by execution through the sher-
ifs.
Columbia special Of September 1s.
to News and Courier: The dispensary
alleged graft cases will come up next
week. The first definite announcement
to this effect was made in court Of
general sessions this morning by So
licitor Cobb, who stated that most
probably the cases would come up the
early part Of next week. The an
nouncement was very brief and was
coupled with the request for dismissal
Of all Jurors. 1.-THE dispensary cases."
said Mr.. Cobb, sometimes called the
graft cases. will very probably come
up the early part Of next week.
have no more jury cases for this week,
and I ask your honor to dismiss all
jurors not engaged In. the present
L., kk,a
pense under which all had been held
as to the possibility Of some develop
ment in the graft cases this week. It
was not, however, expected In court
circles that the cases would be called
the present week, there were so many
preliminary matters to get straishten-
ed out before the cases could be
brought up. Several conferences Of
attorneys have been held during the
week, and both the prosecution and
the defence have been very busy get
ting in line for the hard work that Is
to come. It was not indicated this
morning which Of the men under in
dictment would be tried frst. The gen.
of the last board Of directors will pos
sibly be the first under fire In court.
1t Is also generally understood that
all the cases cannot be completed at
this term Of court. Two weeks Of the
term have already passed by, and
there remains two weeks more Of the
criminal term Of court. In the dis
pensary cases there Is going to be
mass of evidence and testimony and
for this reason the cases will progress
slowly, as compared with other cases.
Neither side has shown its hand to
the public in any manner, and It Is to
be expected that some startling
developments are In line on both
sides Of the matter Perhaps no
happening in South Carolina In
recent years has caused such state
wide interest as the handing out
of the indictments in these cases last
week. 1t has been long wait for
some official step In the prosecution
Of those who were connected with the
old state dispensary, and now that the
actual trial Of the cases Is close at
hand interest is intense. There is no
end to the questions and discussions
being raised throughout the state.