Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
NEW TAX MEASURE
MAY Be PERMANENT
General Tax Bill Introduced in
House Monday Provides That 1t
Shall Continue in Effect, Sub
ject to Amendment.

Except for the significance OF the gen
lral tax measure introduced by Mr.. Reid
u Campbell county, chairman OF the
scuimittees on ways and means, there
Eas an air Of grind about the house OF
representatives during the hour that II
vas IN session. Monday morning, that re-
minded one OF a grist mill.
Representative Reds bin, which was
read for the first time and referred to
he committee on ways and means, In
ficates a radical departure from estab-
1shed precedent in that IL IL passes as
( stands II viii remain in force and ef-
.ective permanently. subject 10 amend
nents By each Legislature but not sub
lect necessarily 10 re-enactment In Its
sntfrety. Heretofore each legislature has
enacted a new tax law at its first ses-
sion. 10 continue in force two years. This
method has made the states taxation I'M
sertain and unsatisfactory in number
II particulars Hereafter. II the Reid
sin passes, every man who pays taxes
INTO the treasury OF the state can be
reasonably certain Of what he will have
10 pay several years ahead
TAX on AUTOMOBILES
A state tax OF SIS on automobiles Is
contained in the new tax law. Retail and
Eholesale tobacco dealers are also tax
ID. II has many other features. all Of
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and senate have acted on them
S'he formal resolution authorizing the
governor TO borrow money TO meet cas-
nal deficiencies in the revenue. such as
> adopted by each legislature, was adopt
i'd
Ffve measures were tabled after they
lad been read the third time. Two OF
Them will remain only temporarily on
he table until the committee on ways
Nr.af~ ma 1xer-
20 help perfect them further one OF
hem. 10 Increase the salaries Of jus
does OF the supreme court. introduced by
Messrs. VInson OF Baldwin, Anderson OF
BuIloch and Persons Of Monroe. WIZ
probably lie on the table until next ses-
1ion and may die there without further
action, as the sentiment Of the house
evidenced by its refusal to increase the
salaries Of judges OF the court OF ap-
peals, is against such step.
At Il-O5 o'clock the house adjourned.
RIIIs THAT WERE PASSED.
The following bills and resolutions were
passed by the lower house Monday;
BY Mr.. Mcwhorter OF Greene-A bill
10 change the time for holding the SUI
perior court OF Green county.
Pv Mr.. Reid. Of Campbell-A resolution
10 authorize the treasurer OF GeerEsS to
sign his name 10 certain bonds ts<EsA& -
the state.
-5r Mr.. Reid Of CampbelI-A resolution
authorizing the governor 10 borrow money
10 supply casual deficiencies in the vol
umes.
BY Mr.. Burch OF Laurens-To amend
the act Of establishing the city court of
Dublin.
By Mr.. Reid of Putnam-To abolish the
board of county commissioners of Putnam
county.
n 49, r3--n.-5.ro "a raoolrar ~
WfIkes-To change the time Of holding
The superior court OF wilkes county.
BY Mr. Miller Of Calhoun-To amend the
act creating the city court OF Calhoun
ny Mr. Reid OF Putnam-To create the
eface OF commissioner OF roads and reve-
nues OF Putnam county.
BY Mr.. Stovall OF Elbert-To invite DIR.
J. y. MacCarmack. Of Kentucky, organ
lzer OF the American Medical association
to address the legislature and the public
upon pure food. drugs. sanitation and
public health. some time during the lat
ter part OF July or first part of August.
NEW BILLS READ.
BY Mr.. Persons OF Monroe-To amend
section 40 Of the code OF 1885 I'm reference
10 the running OF freight trains on Sun
day.
BY Mr. Cannon OF Rabun-Prohibiting
fishing In the Little Tennessee river ex-
cept with hook and line.
By Messrs. Mcfarland of Mcintosh:
Smith and Kennedy OF Tattnall; Kick
lighter OF Bryan; Anderson and Simmons
Of Bulloch-To take fattnan county from
the middle judicial circuit and add IL to
the Atlantic circuit.
BY Mr.. Ellison OF Harris-To repeal the
act establishing the city court OF HamiI-
ION. Harris county.
BY Mr.. Childs OF Taylor-To incorpo-
rate the town Of CharfnR
BY Mr.. Lewis OF Hancock and Mr. Tar
YER OF Whitfield-To provide restrictions
upon the instance OF warrants for GRIM
lnaI offenses.
By Mr.. waddeu Of HARRISON and Mr..
Ault OF Polk-To partially exempt tine
ture Of laudanum from the operations OF
the narcotic drug law.
By Messrs. Couch and Kirby OF Cow
sta-To amend the charter OF Granville
By Mr.. Reid OF Campbell-The general
tax act
By Messrs- johnson OF Barlow and
Reid OF Putnam-To create the ONCE OF
state veterinarian. empowering him to
enforce quarantine. etc.
Also-a bill-to protect the live stock OF
Georgia from all contagious or infectious
diseases: TO authorize the commissioner
Of agriculture to establish quarantine
lines. etc
By Mr. Cowan Of Rockdale-To regu-
late the grading OF cotton seed meal
By Mr.. HUE Of Clayton-To prevent the
misbranding Of agricultural seed and pro-
vide for their inspection by the state.
BY Messrs. Field and Alexander Of De-
KaIb-To make effective par. 3. sec /,
art III OF the constitution. making Il
lawful for any person TO prepare plans
or maps Of counties for use in proceed
ings for the dissolution Of merger Of such
counties
BY Mr.. McAIichael Of Marion-To revise
the school laws so as to change the
state board Of education; TO provide for
a state superintendent OF public instruc-
tiOn instead Of a state school commission
er. and for county superintendent OF ed
ucati0n lnsead Of county school commits.
sioners.