The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

JOHN n. WEBB, Norfolk, va.
lions Of lobby lawyers" Mr.. Elliott
had offered an amendment Friday
night that was adopted, this amend
ment being stricken out at yesterdays
session.
Senator Doughtcn, Of A1leghany.
recently ~roduc a bill in the Leg
i%slature to provide for the inspection
OF oil. A correspondents
suggested tina there was "a cat in
the meal tub something hidden in
the bill, etc. Referring to this state
ment Senator Doughton says the bin
was because the people
OF my section and other sections have
been imposed upon by an inferior
grade OF Oil. not for the purpo OF
trlkln at any Oil l know
Lat tennessee and many other
states have such an act and it works
well. I have heard hat oil CON
emned IN States that have inspec-
ton has been sent to North Carolina.
The oil we have gotten has been O
tie poorest quality. The object Of
the bill is to protect the people. II
Will hurt no Oil that is fur
n1shing good Oil; those mpa
that sell am inferior quality of oil
ought to be hurt" Glory to Senator
oughton 1t is a fact well known
to people who use kerosene oil tha
yer. Inferior grades OF oil are sold
in this state. Despite the fact that
this has been the case for years, no
law has been passed to protect con-
sumers Of oil. The Standard Oil Com
pany not only sells inferior grades Of
Oil at whatever prices it chooses to
Tx, but it has influence enough to
prevent the enactment of any laws on
the subject, for several times bills
looking to this end have been defeat
ed in the Legislature. Other states
have oil inspection laws. North Car
DINA has laws to prevent the sale OF
adulterated foodstuffs and stock feed,
ana the Legislature can pass a meas
ure that will stop the sale of inferior
grades OF oil if it wants to.-States-
Vile Landmark.
8 + 8
One Of the best bills passed by the
General Assembly is that Of Senator
NlmOcks, Of Cumberland, ~2uthorizine
the boards of commissioners Of each
county IN the state to levy. a special
pension tax OF two cents on
and six cents on the poll, to supple
ment the amount appropriated by the
state Tor pensions. This bill passed
its final reading in the House Friday
night and was ratified on yesterday,
and is now a law. 1t is estimated
that this act, if generally adopted by
all the counties OF the state, will in
crease the amount for pensions $50
900 to 100000 annually. 1t is ex-
pected that the various county pen
sion boards will present the matter of
leVNing the tax authorized to be levied
under sthe act at the meeting of the
county boards OF commissioners in the
several counties of the state the first
the regular annual tax levy is made,
until all counties have made the levy.
Cumberland county has raised $1,000
annually h past two years under a
similar law.
The following is a full tex Of the
act:
A bill to be entitled an act to au-
thorize the boards Of commissioners
Of the several counties Of the state to
increase the pensions Of Confederate
soldiers and the widows Of such and to
authorize said boards to levy a special
tax therefor.
The General Assembly Of North
Carolina do enact:
Section l.. That the boards Of coun-
tv commissioners Of each county in
the state. Of North Carolina be and
they are hereby authorized and en-
powered for each and every year to
levy q special tax at the same time
n in the same with the
levieS of other county taxes. of not
exceeding two cents on the hundred
dollars valuation Of property and six
cents on each taxable poll. the con-
stitutiona1 equation between property
and poll to be observed each year;
if in their discretion such levy be
deemed advisable.
Sec. 2. Such tax shall be collected
and accounted for by the sheriff or
other tax collector in the same man.
ner and under the same penalties as
other taxes are levied for said county,
and the net proceeds thereof shall be
applied each and every year to in
crease prorata the pensions Of such
persons as stand upon the Confede--