The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-16
SUGGESTS TAXATION.

mers of Abbeville county, to meet at
the Court House on Sept. 2Sth, and
discuss the cotton situation in order
that our representatives may know
the sentiment of the people when they
attend the extra session of the legis-
lature next month.
Judge of Probate, J. F. Miller, has
received the following suggestion, and
has handed it to us for publication,
and we urge upon all farmers and
business men the Importance Of at
tending this meeting, to DISCUSS this
and other questions which require
immediate action:
The Proposed Law to Be Adapted
The following suggestion is offered
as basis for law which, if it can
be adapted and enacted by the several
cotton growing states, will afford i'm
mediate relief. Copy of this has been
sent to the ordinaries of each Of the
cotton counties in the Southern states
asking the ordinaries to call mass
meetings to endorse cotton reduction
and the plan to tax it in order to ac-
complish this reduction. Governor
Slaton Gala Governors conference in
Atlanta September 10 to consider this
proposition and other plans which
have been suggested. The bill follows
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Georgia, and it
is hereby enacted by authority Of the
same, That from and after the pass
age of this act, and during the year CT
1915, it shall be unlawful for anyone
to grow cotton in this state unless he
first obtain from the Ordinary of the
county of which he is resident, a H.
cense to grow cotton. The Ordinary
shall receive a fee of ten cents for
each license issued, to be paid by the
applicant. The license shall certify
the number of live stock he will use
in blowing said cotton, and his license
shall permit him to grow three 500-lb.
bales per head of live stock actually
used in cultivating said cotton. He
shall upon harvesting his cotton make
oath before his ginner, who shall
qualify as a notary, as to how many
EOO-lb. bales per plow he actually pro-
duced, and for each 500-lb. bale in ex-
cess of 8 to the plow he shall pay a
special license of cents per pound
He must exhibit his license to his gin
ner upon having any cotton ginned.
The ginner shall record on the back
of said license the date and number OF
bales ginned. =.
Each ginner shall obtain from the
Ordinary of his county license for
1915 to gin cotton. He shall provide
himself with a standard form book to
be furnished to the Ordinary by the
State Agricultural Department, in
which to keep accurate record of cot
ton ginned. His license shall cost him
81. 90 and the form book shall cost
him $780,,
Be it further enacted, That the gin
ner shall collect this license tax OF 8
cents per pound, receiving for his
service IA cent per pound, remittins
the balance to the Ordinary OF his
county, who shall receive IA cent per
pound a shis compensation and remit
the remainder to his county treasurer
for the use of that county on It's
schools and roads.
Be it further enacted, That anyone
planting cotton in this State before
obtaining license and making report
afterward to ginners as above provld-
cd shall upon conviction be punished
as for a misdemeanor.
Be it further enacted, That the At
torney General and Secretary OF Ag-
riculture of this State shall prepare
the necessary forms and oths to make
this law eeffctive.
Be it further enacted, That this la"
shall not become effective until SIM
lar law shall have been enacted by
South Carolina, North Carolina, Florl-
da, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.