The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-02-20

the house committee on fa1ncn. anil
is regarded as the most notable
measure of the kind crered in the
legislature in years. It increases the
State tax for schools from 20 cents TO
90 cents on the hundred dollars 'yalu-
atlon and cuts the regular state tax
levy from % 2-3 cents to II 2-3 cents
however, five per cent Of the 20 2-3'
cents levy heretofore has been set
aside as State equalizing fund.
FEB. 12.-The Doug71ton constitu-
tional amendment for incomes and re
V1slng poll tax and franchise privi-
leges was threshed out and generally
agreed upon in a long argument on
the floor and then the bill was carried
over for some changes as to wording
before it is finally passed and sent to
the senate. It carries the general in
| come tax provision, limits poll tax to
| So with no county or municipal poll
tax, removes poll tax prerequisite for
| voting and allows voters in the State
| one years residence instead of two
years.
The senate debated until II O'Clock
the Stevens-Scales State highway bill
| and the Stacy substitute and in the
end adopted the Stacy substitute by a.
vote of 80 to. 10. Adopting the sub
stitute made it necessary for the
measure to go over for the second
reading. being roll call measure.
The Stacy substitute imposes an
automobile tax of $40 and SIS and
truck taxes of $40 to $3.50 and pro-
vides for $2.500,0oO bond issues an
! nually, the auto tax revenue to pay
interest and provide sinking fund.
The senate took up the special or
der, the bill by Long, of Montgomery.
to increase the pay of members of
, the General Assembly through consti-
tutional amendment. It was explain
ed to provide through committee SUI
stitute $40 day for members and SIS
a day for the presiding officers.
Senator Glicewell thought tb4.mem-
bers were entitled to ample pay. He
had no close kin here to help him re-
duce his expenses. The argument
wagged on without much point until
Senator Gray moved the previous
question and closed the debate. The
vote was by roll call. and was 38 to
for the measure. The third reading
was then had and the bill sent to the
house.
The house was convened at 2
o'clock by Speaker Brummitt.
New bills were introduced as fol
lows:
Kelly-Amend the 1915 local laws
relating to working public roads.
Ill e. IS,k
and pay their taxes where they do
business.
Pharr. by request-Fix guilt Of yer.
sons falsely representing themselves
as having physical defects. Amend
the 1905 act relating to eminent do
main Amend the law as to the right
of the State to appeal in criminal
cases Relating to the penalty for
usuary. Make it a misdemeanor to
have carnal intercourse with a mar
ried woman knowing her to be such.
Feb. ia motion by Senator Bed
dingfe1d prevailed for the reconstruc
ton of the bill passed two days ago
for sanitary privies, the State board
of health measure, and it again took
it's place on the calendar.
Roll call bills passed final reading
in the senate as follows: ..
Re-enact the road law of 1917 for
graduated county and State bonds.
Re-enactment to remedy defect in pas.
sage two years ago whereby it passed
two readings on single day.
Brown-Provide for physical exam
nations of school children in the
State Make superior court clerks
members of the county board Of
health. Amend the law for co-opera-
ton in the development of rural sanf-
tation. ~a
Connor-Amend the constitution to
grant equal suffrage to women.
Representative Sellars sent up a Pc
tition from Robson county automo-
bile owners against excessive tax
New bills were introduced in the
house as follows:
Mu1l-Provide physical examination
Of school children.
Hewitt-Submit location Of county
buildings to popular vote
Amend the 1917 act as to public |
welfare by providing for supervision
and inspection of private institutions, |
ORDINANCES and other chartered In
situations.
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