The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-13
CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
Columbia. Jan. 12.--The legislature
(By John K. Aull.)

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III .o.,.o.o +or,orrou
T,a -,r;,,,e n,.+ter which # will face
will ho tho oooa roads Question There
,,.,,., ,,., 60 ,,,,r nronos;+;ons sinh
,,,;.toJ =, +h;s ranora th.+ + vii, take
.,,o oon,h;roa wisdom, If the assembly
- ooreo ,,noo sometbi,e hut the pre-
,,o;1;vm o,>;,;on seoms RI be that some
s+ort vii, ba made The co-ordjna-
.: c c.o+o h;rhu..v svstop, with
+l,o oc,,.+7. rn;fs seems now to he the
,,,,o,,.;,;,a ;ao. y ;s not nrohoh]e
tso+ . ;>;;l c,,rv;no ,ov great amount
- ,,,ora1, 81 +b;e +;re will he nassed. .
h,,. + ;s h;gblv likely that some CO.
or3;n.+ed scheme wi, he adopted. and
. method nrovided for the use of the
1a,o.a ,n,ol,n+ now exnended includ-
;nm the automobile license tax, for the
yea] Improvement of the roads.
T,a+;oa
r7.o+ +oxes will, ba raised seems 70
on v;+hont saving The state has
orovr and # is going to take more to
o,r,,, ., tho states various deoart-
oents Under q wise system of taxa
t;on however. this ought not to re-
o,1ire a heavier burden on the people.
As in any other business enterprise,
the increased revenues ought to take
care Of the expenditures-and in any
other business of the size of the State
of Sorth Carolina there ought to be a
not eo;n In the states business
however. this has not been the rule.
Eror1, vear for q number of years
n.st Wa have even been borrowing in
avnactat;on Of the collection of taxes,
and thereby wasting thousands of
dollars in interest. All of. this would
he saved. with the state on cash
bas;s hnt no legislature has vet seen
fit to do so. The comptroller gen.
eral. as has been pointed out in this
correspondence, is urging the legisla-
tire to pass Inheritance and income
tax laws which would relieve the
property taxes.
The state has tried out the income
+,x low which was = wise measure,
bnt which was not enforced. for the
roocon that nn}lic sentiment was not
he,;nd Il However. at this time. in
v;ew If the wise provision Of the
fede,al government. sentiment will
,rohablu he behind it. and such a law
con]d he enforced.
An inheritance tax law will meet
with tho general approval of the
neonle of the state. but for some rea-
son II has failed of passage in re-
cont wears
D,r;no tho mast wear the state tax
cor,,,;ss;on has revised in a great
n,anv narticnlsrs the taxes on various
r,.,dos If nronertv and has increased
+ho +ov.b1e valuations of the state.
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