Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-24
USE OF MOTOR TAX
FUND FOR CURRENT
EXPENSES OPPOSED
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upon the property already on the
| tax books. Neither should we in
crease the tax rate. Additional rev.
enue should be raised by discovering
and placing upon the tax books the
! huge amount of intangible property
that is never returned for taxation.
One of the great tasks of this ses-
| sion should be to frame legislation
| which will uncover this intangible
property, and subject it to taxation"
Mr.. Holders views on the taxation
problem were greeted with loud and
brief address with a plea for the
| great institutions of the state.
| Five new members of the house
! took the oath of office. They were
sworn in by Judge Marcus Beck, Of
ceeded members either deceased or re-
| signed during the past twelve
months. In the senate one new men,
| Der was sworn in to succeed the late
| Senator T. H. Parker of the Forty
! seventh, who died suddenly in April.
The. new members of the house are
Burton L. Weston, of Brooks county,
| succeeding J. G.. Mccall, resigned T.
| J. Andrews. of Chattooga, succeeding
| T. j. Worsham, deceased: John Camp
Davis, of Floyd, succeeding John W.
Hancock, succeeding R. ". Moore, de-
| ceased; A. D. Jones, of Meriwether,
succeeding J. E. Justiss. resigned.
The new member of the senate
Senator M. NJ. Kendall, of Moultrie.
Chief Justice William H. Fish, of
the state supreme court, admins
tered the oath.
President Samuel L. Olive named
Senator j, H. Ennis, of the Tween
place on the senates good roads
committee.
President Oliver, Of the senate, an
nounced the appointment of Senator
J. Fl. Ennis. as chairman of the good
roads committee to succeed Senator
T. H. Parker, of the Forty-seventh
district, deceased.
A resolution was passed fixing the
hours Of session from 10 a. m. until
l p. M, Atlanta time.
Major D. f. McClatchey, secretary
Of the senate, is officiating again
this year, having as his assistants
Pat HARRISON, of Evansville; Roy M.
Nix, of Lawrenceville, and Henry
E. B. Moore, clerk of the house Of
representatives, has Fred Bridges, of
Laurens county, as reading clerk
Among the vitality important prob
lens to be considered this year are
the depleted condition of the state
ing the taxation laws or providing
more revenue to meet appropriations ;
competitions of the highway pro-
gram; remedying of the defects in
the motor, vehicle license tax law; ex-
tending the work of various depart
ments and institutions of the state;
amendment of the oil inspection law
so as to obviate the present comp1i-
| cations affecting it's legality.
The capitol removal bill and the
a a
stitution head the calendar in the
senate, although it has been indicat-
ed that neither measure will be press
ed early in the session.
Governor Dorsey, who has been
busy with meetings of the budget
and efficiency commission, is expect
| ed to send his annual message to the
; general assembly on Monday of next
week, while the report of the budget
commission will probably go forward
| at the same time
Bills Introduced
The following bills were introduced
| in the house:
Br. Mr.. Pace, of Sumter-To
amend the act establishing CONSOLE
dated public schools.
By the Richmond De1egation-To
| fix the salary of the judge of the
city court of Richmond county at
| $1,000 per year.
By the Richmond Delegation-To
fix salary of court reporters in the
| Augusta circuit of the superior court
at $500 per month.
BY the Richmond Delegation-To
| fix the salary of the clerk Of the
board of commissioners of Richmond
county at $4,000 per year.
By the Richmond Delegation-To
authorize the treasurer of Richmond
| county to employ a clerk at a salary
/ n 000
BY Mr.. Bush of Mitchell-To
establish the Australian ballot sys-
| tenn in Mitchell county.
By Mr.. Bush, of Mitchel1-To
place tax on all soft drinks Of one
cent for each five cents or fraction
By Mr.. Stubs, of Laurens-To ap-
| propriate $12,794.58 to pay salaries
| of railroad commissioners from Au-
gust 10, 1920, to December 81, 1921.
impose a special tax Of $40 on doc
tors, osteopaths, dentists, architects
| and other professional men and to
| prohibit municipal Or county occupa-
BY BY Mr.. taseter of Dooly-ro
By Mr.. Stroller of Bibb-To pro-
vide for putting counties in possess
sion of property purchased at tax
sales.
By Mr.. Whitaker of Lowndes-To
authorize the sale of land by eXecu-
tors, administrators and trustees.
By Mr.. Blalock of Clayton-To
abolish the office of treasurer OF
Clayton county.
/ By Mr.. Neill of Muscogee-To pro-
vide for the reconveying of real
property.
BY Mr.. Bush of Mitchell-To
amend charter of city of Putnam.
By the Wilkes Delegation-To
amend charter of city of Washington.
By Mr.. Daniel of Forsyth-To
Forsyth county.
By the Ebert Delegation-To pro-
vide for the appointment by the gov
ernor of the solicitor of the city
| court Of Elberton.
BY the Fulton Delegation-To pro-
vide for the purchase of Parks code
for use of the supreme court.
BY Mr.. Bush of Mitchell-To
amend charter of city of Pelham.
By Mr.. RReid of Wilcox-To pro
vide for sureties on bonds of county
officers.
BY Mr.. Moore, of Butts-To amend
the inheritance tax act by exempt
ing property in trust for education
al or religious purposes.
By Mr. Dobb of Cobb-To amend
the prohibition law, so as to put the
burden on the claimant of confiscat-
ed vehicles to show that he had no
| knowledge of their use for that pur-
pose.
By Mr.. Nichols, of Spalding-To
amend the contribution to create the
county of Lamar.
By Mr.. Bush, of Mitchell-To fix