Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-12

tificate Is a prerequisite to the hold
ing of any kind Of a public office from
governor down. and while the posses
sion Of n municipal registration certi-
ficate Is a prerequisite to the right to
vote in a municipal election, II has
nothing to do with the holding OF q
municipal office.
There were changes in the munich
pal election ticket that was nominated
in the courthouse last Friday. because
it developed that Mr.. C. R. Simmons
had no municipal registration ticket,
and several Of the nominees for alder
men declined to serve. There was an
other meeting last Monday night, and
at an election held on Tuesday the fol-
lowing were elected: I. w. johnson,
mayor; ]. c. PARROT, E. A. Hall, ]. M.
Ferguson, W. N. Mcconnell, J. War
rem Quinn. J. H. Carroll. aldermen; DR..
w. G. White, commissioner Of public
works: ]. N. Stroup and DR.. r. A.
Bratton, school trustees. In all. fifty
votes were cast.
Although many OF the surrounding
towns have been suffering more or
less distress for lack OF Ice. thanks to
the enterprise OF the Yorkville Cotton
Oil company. Yorkville has not suf-
fercd. BY reason OF increased prices
at the factories and advanced freight
rates the local people have been COM
PEELED to advance prices somewhat;
but still they are selling ice on n
smaller margin OF profit than last
year. More ice is being used In the
community than was being used last
year: but up to this time the people
have had no hint Of shortage or of
the difficulties with which the local
dealers are meeting in keeping up the
supply.
If the corporation Of Yorkville
shall really go bankrupt by the default
Of interest on its bonded indebtedte ees
It will be necessary for the court to
take charge and administer the reVe-
nues. And so far as the way out IL
concerned, there will be nothing for II
than to rely upon the business license
tax law. This law provides for an
EQUITABLE tax on all businesses and
professions on basis Of capital invest
ed or gross income. Il case Of a busi-
ness based primarily on invested capt.
tai the tax should be levied on tina,
capital, and In the case Of professions
deriving income from knowledge, VIII
and the like, II is intended that the taS
be levied on income. There Is no per.
centage limit to the taxes that may be
levied. II 1t shall devolve upon a cour'
official to levy such license tax ne
will naturally undertake to secure
something like equity by requiring tax
es alike from all on 4 basis Of the same
percentage of gross income or invested
capital, as the case may be. He VIII
hardly pursue the plan heretofore fol-
lowed Of taking the taxes out OF those
least able to pay; but will make the
big fellows pay in the same ratio
as the little fellows. And since this Is
what is going to happen In case the
court has to take charge, 1t will be
mighty good idea to forestall such q
happening by the adoption Of such
policy now. 1t is perhaps also well te
remember that II the town Is placed In
the hands of a receiver, there will moi
only be q big rake of for the receiver
or receivers, but the attorney or attor'
neys who shall be the advisers OF the
receivers will also have to be paic
quite literally.