The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-12

Suffrage Ratification First on the
List Tax and Financial Subjects
Occupy Most of General Matter in
Call-Service Men May Be Exempt
ed From Poll Tax and ROard Duty
Much Business To Be Handled.
Gov. Roberts Saturday afternoon
issued the call for an extra session of
the State legislature to convene at
noon Monday to consider 143 general
and local legislative subjects.
The first section of the call asks
that action be taken upon the pro-
posed nineteenth amendment to the
Federal constitution, giving women
full right of suffrage,
The second would fix the legal
status Of women, while the third is to
prescribe qualifications of women for
suffrage, including the payment Of
poll tax and their registration.
The fourth section would exempt
soldiers, sailors and marines from the
payment of poll tax or work on the
public roads, while the fifth asks for
the refund to ex-service men of the
amounts paid by them for poll tax
since their enlistment.
The sixth secJion would exempt
county and municipal bonds, hereafter
issued, from taxation.
The seventh section provides that
county courts and municipalities
shall have the power to reduce and
otherwise fix rates of taxation on
property within their respective
jurisdictions.
The eighth section asks provisions
for the assessment of the intangible
properties of foreign and domestic
corporations. and sec ion nine to pro-
vide more effective methods for I'M
covering and assessing personal and
intangible property in this State.
The tenth section would authorize
the Board Of Equalization to employ
experts to aid them in determining
valuations of property and to cali
upon the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for records and evidence in
their possession with respect to the
values of railroad property and to
make appropriations for same.
The twelfth section asks provision
for an institu ion for the feeble
minded, including appropriations and
authority to condemn the property
necessary.
The thirteenth section requests a
legislation to enable the State to con-
struct a short railroad from a juno
ton with some other line to a point
on the state-owned lands in Morgan
county.
The fourteenth section asks the leg
islature to provide for issuance Of
bonds at rate Of interest that will
make their sales possible to raise
money for the State Normal and
Polytechnic Institute.
The sixteenth section would pro-
vide for the purchase of a small tract
Of land adjoining the state-owned
property in Morgan county
A child welfare code, embracing
legislation effecting children and the
rights Of parents, is asked in section
seventeen.
The next section would compel cor
porations, firms and individuals to
file reports when called upon by the
State Board of Equalization or chief
tax statisticians.
Section seventeen asks provision to
require all municipalities, making
separate assessments, to make tax
alton on all properties assessed by
the Railroad Commission equal and
uniform.
Section seventy-two would provide
for the State of Tennessee to Dor
row money and issue short-time
notes to replace funds used February
20, 1920, in payment Of notes and for
other purposes.
Section No. 1877 asks provision TO
curb profiteering.
Another section asks for establish
ment of budget commissioners for
counties and cities to limit the power
and authority of county courts and
city commissioners with respect to
tax levies.
Following is part of the official
call:
ssYou are hereby called to meet in
extraordinary session at the State
capitol in Nashville, Tenn, at noon,
on Monday, August 8, 1920, for the
purpose Of taking action upon the
following subjects deemed Of suffi-
Gent Importance to require immedi-
ate attention, to-wit:
Il. To take action upon the amend
ment of the constitution of the United
States, proposed by the Congress,
giving women full right of suffrage,
being the proposed nineteenth amend
ment to the Federal constitution.
"2. To fix the legal status of wo-
men.
90. To prescribe the qualifications
Of women for suffrage, including the
imposition Of a poll tax. to provide
for their registration and to enact
such legislation as may be necessary
to this end.
"a. An act providing for the ex-
emption from poll tax and from work
Oh public roads by soldiers, sailors,
and marines engaged in the world
war. or any other war in which the
citizens of this State enlisted, so far
as the State constitution will allow.
IS. The refund by the State to ex-
service men of amounts paid by them
IN uoll taxes since their enlistment in
the service.
IS. TO exempt all county and mu-
nicipal bonds, hereafter issued, from