The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22

as the governor WOulQ nave III
They voted to retain the income tax
at the rate of per cent up to $500 net
earnings with maximum Of per cent,
and refused by Is to IA to increase the
exemptions from the $1,000 and $1,000 for
single and married persons respectively,
dxed in the original draft of the bill
The senate, sitting in committee of the
whole to consider the revenue bill, re-
manned in session until 7:45 tonight,
when the senator's tired out from the
eight hours work, adjourned until $3.50
o'clock tomorrow morning. The income
tax is yet to be adopted, and following
sf,4 viii come the coal and iron tonnage
.,saste reconvenes at 10 o'clock to-
ing, but it will probably go
ssa5rs + ee of the whole at once to
- the revene bill
CONVENE AT $3.50
terts reconvened in committee
gt.5is at $50 this morning.
~asar IcDowef1 of Barbour Of
ar nendment exempting do
10 insurance companies from
-,5e-ceBt of franchise taxes when
raw TIE capital stock tax, and eX-
gr0r1 he payment of such tax
q ne amez.o4nent was adopted.
senator Rogers of Sumter offered
an amendment providing that the au-
sc7aobile license tax shall be applied as
now or hereafter provided by law. The
.Asssndment was adopted. The original
s.eh .,duIe directed that all motor We
= ge license taxes should be turned
5rt1 the state highway fund and was in
=. oil hatpll
az bond issue and construction pro-
mme which will probably be sub
"a ted to the voters of the state on
81 posed constitutional amendment
Eement The original draft of the
btI contained provision directing
40 motor vehicle license should be
laid into the highway fund, but the
house changed this to require 80 per
cent of these licenses to be turned over
to the counties.
Senate West Of jefferson Offered
arr zmeno "a mt ro7iAvira H. tsN asaea-
sor of the du-y -l Eepaf dar e4te
book of asalgsJnHnss {n counties OF
500 ooO,6n8 5a-assebJe - lees o. org.
and it W. sr1p ed. = applies ~ dFk-
ferson counl5 na.5
o. aa a. off sna - 81 Haia
s4t t.5ala was eea2
sef taat f4e ,i,,iHa.
ap3 cnIts mot ~ trucks Owned
oNr tY .hs slaie or any 20 unity
apIie lity from spe nsymef< u
iHT
t5p vas added do 'tl d.
af lie re1ugi s al aH2us }i-
Ia i S25oo o. cash emii Fsnt
ss duri1g business IN Lais
i ga aphias I'm 70 siFo bona
5000 so to~a eng lam
aulf b. reason ne.r ac-
tas is the same as the Ben
DiN ehich was passed and ap-
Cd 40 or three weeks ago.
an amendment offered by Senator
I of Mobile and adopted. federal,
county, municipal and highway
au8s are to be deducted in ascertain
~ he amount of franchise tax insur-
,ssirse companies shall pay.
8 eenator Carmichael moved that the
S.n.ee in committee of the whole I'M
Al s.si ately go into the consideration OF
he income tax to be followed by the
osl and iron tonnage taxes, but on
n "a ~ esticn of Senator Phillips OF Ice
nended to read Immediately after
40 recess and the resolution pre-
vt43ti. =,
senator Phillips offered amend
ssren which would give the tax asses
SCR Ind tax collector commissions OF
fsx aer cent each on all special taxes.
3rffH ling Speclal ulstTlCt anu oSHoot
taxes, assessed or collected by them,
satS commissions to come out of the
t0f- al taxes. 1t was contended by sew
era senators that the voting of this
commission would be an act OF bad
faith with the people, who were told
before levying the special school taxes
that no part of these would be paid
out for assessing. collecting or any
other purposes except the maintenance
OF the schools The amendment was de-
feated.