The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-16
|IpORTANT RESULTS
troRGIA LEGISLATURE
.,,cANcE OF WORK TO
UNI ~n,vERs. CONSERVATIVE
AlnanpopRIATIONS BILL.

svah the closing u nv 81 -
WV W. Wednesday the results OF
|dn W., session, while not imposing
DE- .,mbers. are regarded by many
,srs as highly important from
Sl ',,dooint of their significance to
+,y y Of the state
'4 .hs first place the general appro-
"" hill carrying total OF So
uo l. the most conservative pass
w. INV legislature in recent years,
oresents what might be termed
;a,nm estimate of the revenue OF
.,,ts for the next two years as
& .",ated by Comptroller General
sDht and Governor Hardwick.
.hs outset of his administration
l,,nor Hardwick laid down the
..a,;tion that appropriations must
rn,;ted to reasonable and con-
alive estimate of the prospective
-. of the state. In so far as the
p,ra appropriation bill is concerned
1 ro,ernor has been able to carry
1 Ii, FG, policy, as the bill carrying the
H. a"' stated sum for the year l9zz
j tbs we wear 1928 is $4,000 less than
Wy mot nj the prospective annual
I.nnp OF the state for those two
.oslation estimated to produce an
g,ssse Of 81 100000 year in the rev.
n NJ the state was passed at this
ESon, in the form Of two bills.
The Gasoline Tax.
h. is the gasoline tax bill, impos-
4 retail sales tax of one cent per
EIm on gasoline, the tax to be col
I'll by the retailers and turned into
/ reasury monthly. This bill be
h., effective immediately, but its
a operation is likely to be delayed
test in the courts of its constitu-
Inity, Atlanta gasoline dealers hav-
2nnounced their intention to bring
4 The bill is estimated to be worth
. last 100000 year as a revenue
hduCer.
4 general revision was made of the
epoation taxes of the state, which
embodied in what is commonly
DNn as the general tax act. This
ward revision, according to Comp
ller General Wright, will produce
increase of about $240,000 in the
Yenue of the state.
4 treasury deficit of approximately
100000, representing unpaid appro-
atoms for 1920 and 1921, will be
d by Governor Hardwick from the
I of the Western and Atlantic rail-
ID rentals for a period OF five years.
b bill authorizing a discount of the
thb for this period has passed the
|lse and senate and has been approx
BY the governor. He estimates that
/ transaction will place in the treas
approximately $2,500,000 cash with
iih to paw the existing deficit and
gin the next year with a clean imam
slate,
The bill creating commission to
sa the governors mansion tor a
bod not exceeding fifty years has
In passed by the house and senate
awaits the governors approval. 1t
the governors intention to speed up
work of this commission as rapid
as possible, so that the state may
gin at the earliest date to derive a
venue from the famous old property,
used by him, at the corner OF
achree and Cain streets in Atlanta.
Women's Bill Passed.
The right of women to vote and
I'D Office in Georgia is provided tor
aanate bill which the house passed
Wednesday morning and which IS
Pected to receive the approval OF
OVunor Hardwick. This bill allows
omen to vote in all elections and to
I'd any and all public Offices and
hTwlSe to perform the functions OF
! citizenship, but exempts them from
y duty, military duty, police duty
d road duty.
legislation has been passed at this
sion providing for a commission to
axe a general survey of the tax sys-
n Of Georgia and report back to the
1 legislature plan of revising the
ne; commission to investigate the
olect OF establishing a board OF re,
ns to administer the educational
stem, including the University OF
iorga and its branches; a commis-
N to work out a plan of redistricting
{ congressional districts OF Georgia
conformity with expected legisla-
N by the federal congress which will
V Georgia one additional member
he national house on the basis OF
ly4O census, and commissions tor